Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-10


paigning trip OF the year have an easy
and comfortable time OF 1t compared
with the experience Of those who fol-
lowed the fortunes Of the Democratic
candidate on his swings around the CIR.
cult In 1896 and 1900 When he LETT
Lincoln the other day for Des MoiDes.
where his first formal address was
delivered, he was accompanied by
four correspondents. and as soon as
the train started they went to sleep
calmly, assured OF the fact that in
the offices Of all the newspapers
there reposed copies OF the speech
Bryan was to deliver.
1t was different in 1896. The only
set speech Bryan delivered that year
was the one in Madison Square Gar
= den on August l3, when he was notl-
fled formally Of his nomination. All
the rest of the thousand or more which
he delivered were imprOmptu, and the
troubles of the correspondents on the
Bryan train never ended.
The newspapers watch on Bryan be-
ean the moment after he was nomi'
mated in Chicago on July.7, 1896. That
was the first experience Mr.. Bryan
had OF metropolitan newspapers enter
prise.
Immediately after my return from
the hail. he said. speaking of those
experiences, "a representative OF
local paper asked ME il would nave
any objection to his sitting in my
room. | replied, No and then limo
Gently inquired why he wanted TO SIT
there.
HE informed me that his paper
had sent him over there to report any
thing Of interest. In a rev minutes
another representative OF the press
dropped in upon the same mission ana
then another, until my room was luh'
His Every Act Covered.
Il found that they were prepared W
infinitely report circumstances tnat
10 me seemed trivial. The angle OF IN
clination was noted as ! lay upon the
he'd was given credit for using a
naner to protect the bedclOthes from
nv feet; the rabbits foot given me as
7 left the convention hall was repro
duced in the papers; the bulletins an.
nounced that Mrs. Bryan preserved
her composure during the nominating
scene, and when ! remarked that
was glad she had done so, the world
was at once permitted to share my
10Y" ,,-
II did not take him long to discover
that this was one of the attentions
a presidential candidate must expect.
Over a dozen newspaper men traiieu
the candidate home. This was MS
first trim. He went home from chicago
nv way of St. Louis, and the speeches.
on route we're nonpolitical. The trip
was $50 miles long.
The second trip as from Lincoln 'c
New York, almost direct, with but
few speeches en- route. II was Jus.
before he left Lincoln that he referred
tn the East as 'sthe enemys country.
~ occurred in a sentence herein he
p said. II expressed the desire 10 DC
notified in New York in order tnat our
cause might be presented lirst III INC
heart of what no seems 10 DC III.
epemy's country, but which we nope "
be our country before this campa's"
Is over"
Rrvan's second tour. from Lincoln 10
New York, by way of Canton ana rus,
burg returning by way OF Buliaio anu anu
Milwaukee, covering 1888 miles. ne
arrived home Immediately after HIS
Labor day speech in Chicago
Traveied 1900 Miles Campaigning
THREE DAYS later he started on MS
longest trim of the campaign and din
NOT get home till two days before
election. He travelled nearly l3'oVV
miles and dipped as far south as
North Carolina, going thence as iaf
north as Manchester, n. h
Doubling back and forth ami cover.
In. ain of the trans Mississippi anu
The trans Missouri country. he got as
Tar In the Northwest as Fargo. ~:
Dak-. His fourth trip. snort one y.
aIa miles in Nebraska, gave hfm d
grand total OF 1S.00S miles.
In these trips he broke all prece
a,et. "A we'll a. all records Tor pfes
Mental candidates, and the ierSor
.na enthusiaem he managed to IN
spire kept a tig train OF ne~spas.
correspondents in his wake. MI. OF:
an said that he found the ne3spap
men always advising his reursme ~
At an early hour. which gave rise '"
. suspicion that their interest IN MS
hehaH was somewhat sharpened Dy
the fact that they had to SEND IN"
6;.natchcs after he went TO bed-
T. vas hard enough work fo'o~'ns
tho candidate during the day. "heh-
&C. NO left the train the correspoh'
ante had to be close at hand. and the
omninrescut local committee became
an acute source Of woe.
These gentlemen. swei!ed by me .n
,,-t,nce Of the occasion. were fnvarF
ably inclined to shunt OIL the news
naper men. and the latter. IN return H.
had to learn football formation VI
nrdsr IN he able to pursue Mr.. Bryan
n all times. Once the committee so'
n,r.n away from them. which proceen-
cd on time. II was not until some
time next day. Sunday. that ne eansa'
n BIZ chasing across a corner OF r Iii