Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-30
BRYAN GREETED WITH
CHEERS AT EXPOSITION
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cort him to this city. On arrival in
Clinton it was found that much time
could be saved by means of the inter
urban special. for which General Man.
ager p. p. Crafts cleared the tracks,
than by waiting for the Burlington, on
which Mr.. Bryan had planned TO come
from Clinton. Mr.. Crafts at once went
10 work on the arrangements for the
special, agreeing to deliver the party
at Third and lie Claire streets in Dav-
export one hour from the time the car
left Clinton. In the meantime COM
munication was had with President
| Medill of the Exposition company at
| the Rock Island end, and he agreed to
meet the party with automobiles at the
terminus of the run in Davenport, in
order that the dash could be made
across the Rock Island bridge without
delay.
| When Mr.. Bryan arrived in Clinton
over the Northwestern there was a
lgreat crowd in waiting at the station.
Escorted by the Clinton and Rock Is
land committees, he entered an auto
mobile and procession was hastily
formed, escorting him TO the North
western shops which were just empty.
ling for the day, and standing on the
lseat of his automobile and surrounded
lby cheering crowd of 5000 people
he made 15-minute speech, and was
then hurried away to the special inter
urban coach, and with the newspaper
men accompanying him on all his trips
land others, the start was made fol-
Rock Island at 55. At 6:55 the spe
cial, which ran the distance without
; a stop, was at its destination, and bu
| for slowing down because of the loca
cars within the city limits of Daven
port the trip would have been made il
; 10 minutes less. 1t was PERSONAL,
conducted by Manager Crafts himself
The Rock Island committee had ap
pointed Secretary Stauduhar commits
! sary in advance, and he and J. w. Da,
reached the train just before it startet
with goodly supply of sandwiches
: fried chicken, pickles, and a gallon @
: coffee, and the train was hardly on it
: way until the entire party went at tn
Layout ravenously, Mr.. Bryan an
Il those accompanying him enjoying tn
5 lspread particularly, as they had trave
led half the day without anything t
II Ieat. The trip proved jolly one froI
: lstart to finish, and during an interv;
on the journey Mr.. Bryan introduce
> his musical quartet composed of til
{ newspaper men travelling with hiI
l. and who said would render deligh
full little stanZa illustrative of the ia
S lacy of the protection to infant indu
l. try argument The little stanZa, mos
r beautifully given to slow music by tn
L newspaper quartet, ran as follows:
. The mother cried in accents wild.
II Fireman fireman. save my child;
. He dashed up the ladder,
Up the ladder he ran,
But the child was bigger than IL
fireman.
+ Those In the Party.
, Those in the party, in addition
;s Mr.. Bryan and the Rock Island cor
. mittee, were Mr.. Bryan's private Sc
o rotary, R. E. Rose; Major J. j. Dicke
- son of the New York Herald. Robe
= Adamson OF the New York Worl
q lClaude A. Cottarill of the Associate
: Press, John Ewing Nevin of the Unite
A Press, l.. E. Fay, P. p Crafts, A.
q. Schuyler, j. A. Moran and FAITH
A Jones of Clinton and l.. ]. Dougher
lr and Eugene j. Walsh of Davenport.
- When the special reached the jun
;, ltion of Third and LIE Claire streets
10 Davenport, President Medill was {
20 hand with his automobiles, those kin
N lily furnished by w. A. Rosenfeld al
q. Oscar Schmidt, together with a CO
y lriage, and the party was whisked
the Harper house in five minutes tin
There great throng had assembl
Re land it was with difficulty that Mr.. Bl
Jan forced his way into the lobby, whe