Show A TOUR TIM A series ol of orations lons froni from Et braska new kea york L ariJs waiting at each station to catch a glimpse and hear the voice the great champion Oliam pion of silver lincoln aug a 7 the bryan our aw through 0 the east was inaus 0 abated at 2 this afternoon inder alider decidedly favorable condi lions and auspices li it was a day of torrid temperature but long be fore the time for the de departure depar tuie of the bryan party from lincoln the rock kock island depot platform was crowded arow ded and when the carriage ionta opta obtaining ining mr and mrs bryan brove up a sound of cheers went ip from a thousand throats As betrain the train pulled out anxious peo ole dle jostled jostled each other without compunction pu tion ion as they pressed around their no honored fellow citizen and aberly grasped his hand and slung lung to it long enough to breathe i fervent godspeed Goda pred for himself and his mission children were car ried along by the pressure of the bowd and their childish voices 1 be heard above the uproar in auti liar greeting good bye mr brn anan art after fotr mr and mrs bryan had m the car there was war a request or them to appear upon the roar rear riat form which they did As mr kiryati ap appeared the ban baking wed and in response to and perl peri intent calls for a beech mr brian said eaid ladies Ladie and sand gentlemen in or nary times I 1 would have desired have the notification take place aay ia home but this is ig not at an linary binary campaign and I 1 felt that i cause should arise above any bonal desire we ne might have an and d e fore expressed the desire to be tided in new york vork in order that r cause might be presented first the heart of what now seems to the country but which hope to be our country before campaign is over great ap use oluse and cheers 1 I appreciate the kindness which a neighbors have shown and all at 1 can promise you is in that lether what I 1 do meets your SP ap oval or not I 1 shall do ION my duty I 1 see it and accept all consciences which may follow follo len en usia cheering and applause 1 mr and mrs bryan were e drawing room of the pullman iab eh every section of which was copied As the train drew away rn the station a thousand fluting handkerchiefs waved a part r adieu the fond sincerity of lich was attested in many ways my iny men women and children shed along the platform as the on lin moved by and persisted in alongi ug the ordeal of band bandehas banashak shak 9 A crowd of boys boy did not stop len ien the platform was passed and e lad who was most reluctant to we re up the chase was rewarded th a bryan button which was waa rown to him by mr bryan in 11 of the handclasp he be was unile le to win the first stop ft A as at murdoch Al eb a small way station tation fc where a of about fifty men and hoys boys ere at the depot mr bryan upon the reat real platform and raved aved a greeting at them but blit one ilver republican a cripple per isted in climbing upon ane moving rain and shaking hands with him As aa usual mr bryan was able to greet him by name name at albright about fifty people were assembled one old lady clung to mr Dry atis hand as aishe she homed hou ted mr bryan I 1 hollered for ye up iu in omalia and am hollerin in yet vet it at avoca was encountered a manifestation of increased interest A crowd of fully 1000 people was gathered at the station it was an enthusiastic crowd and during mr bryans brief remarks there was a succession of cheers and noisy assurances of sympathy mrs bryan was introduced in response to calls for or her mr bryan presenting her vs ps the better half 0 of f the bryan family it p in when the train arrived at des mons A cheering shouting concourse of people filled the streets for 0 p blocks in each direction the reception committee met the party parly at the depot and a of ol ladies were presen to greet mrs bryan an open decorated carriage drawn by six white horses was in waiting There were calls for a speech as soon as mr bryan was escorted into the glare of the illumination around the depot mr bryan was ushered into the carriage while mrs bryan and other mem herb of the party garty were disposed of in other vehicles the he party moved up the cro croal ded street amid a continuous roar of cheers and were escorted to the tabernacle taber n a a large hall on the east side of the ahn river witha seating capacity of or the auditorium was crowded to its utmost capacity mr bryan was introduced by gov boies who said of his that while ho he was the nominee of wree three parties no convention had bad nominated him as he enjoyed the enviable distinction of having namina nominated ted himself the applause that followed was a distinct ovation dryan bryan concluded his speech as follows ibay you yon feel because my friends we have reached a great turning point in the history of events upon the action of this nation may inay depend the action of the civilized upon the money question upon the action of this state may depend the action of this nation grave are the responsibilities of citizenship and never more grave than now but I 1 can simply appeal to you to do your duty as you see it and then stand up and take the consequences before your fellow men A midst amidst cheers that followed his hi remarks mr bryan hastened from tit ohp tabernacle and was driven to the tit corner of sixth street and grand avenue where arrangements had been made fo for an overflow meeting gov boies accompanied mr bryan when they reached the place the crowd was so large and so io densely packed around the large platform that had bad been erected that they were unable to rough reach it and rid mr bra br min an spoke from his carriage his address was brief but it ib left ift the crowd in a very cry good humor cheer after cheer being given the speaker mr and mrs bryan were then driven to their hotel and it was midnight before they were permitted to enjoy seclusion and retire A mr mcbryan bryan could not conceal liia his pleasure at his reception iu in this city his movements about t the ll 11 e city from the time he left the train until he reached the hotel after the ovations were over were through continuous lines of cheering enthusiasts grinnell Irin iowa aug 8 although the hour when mr bryan departed from des moines was sufficiently early to quell interest and enthusiasm in in most people quite a crowd had gathered at the railway station they cheered as the train drew out A large crowd gathered to ete ece the democratic candidate at fairview twenty three miles from des dee moines which was reached at 8 continued on aa pays A TOUR CO MInued from s page at altoona eleven miles from des moines where the first stop was made and at mitchellville Mitchell ville a number of people assembled to see eee and aid cheer him general J B weaver who accompanied mr air bryan from des moines to ewton presented the nominee to the people of colfax his homp home A large gathering pt hering assembled as sir air brynn bryin began to address them unfortunately for the remarks which mr air bryan intended to deliver they were cut short by the erg engineer e ineer who pulled the train according to schedule another bis I 1 crowd turned out at nawton where a populist conference is being held today the newton people were full fall of enthusiasm thusia sm and succeeded in getting a brief speech from mr bryan kedio kellogg a g also turned out its quota of enthusiasts grinnell iowa this town gave 11 mr r bryan adrya n a I 1 vely lively i reception the nominees train remained at the station fifteen minutes and this gave mr air bryan a chance to respond to the demand for a speech without the necessity for cutting it short to fit the schedule iowa city in wa aug 8 the train bearing candidate bryan reached iowa city at 1030 the ra railway station was packed and mr air bryan received an enthusiastic greeting he made a brief address addres s brooklyn had a large audience and secured a speech mr air bryan was presented by major J H tucker the rock island agent there west liberty iowa an aug 8 most of the great areat crowd at iowa city were greetah at a point on the platform some di distance bance from where mr bryans car halted when it was learned that lie ha was in the rear coach a rush ruh was made in that dire direction tion and in a minute men women and children were struggling and screaming in a couf confused cou fused ased mass so was the crush that several children were nearly suffocated and during the time mr air bryan was speaking there was a constant shrieking shii eking and shouting froni from the frightened spectators between iowa city and west liberty a stop was made at lowney where mr bryan received more cheers five hundred people received the nominee here when the train rolled in at 1120 a in A stop of twenty minutes was made for dinner and mr air bryan went immediately to the station dinio dining room davenport la ia aug 8 during the time mr air bryan was at dinner it at lowney bebas he was serenaded by the band and on his reappearance appearance re he responded happily to cries for a speech at ailsa where the train halted a minute people there shouted for mckinley Me Kinley and bryan with equal emphasis at stockton and at walcott the preparations that had lean been made to receive the nominee were c spoiled by I 1 he departure of the train be fc mr bryans presence was dis c davenport was reached at I 1 chicago aug 5 magnificent receptions were given mr bryan at davenport la ia rock island ill and moline Aloline these three cities with their combined population of 7 9 are situated so closely together as to be practically one and the three epee speeches ches of mr amr bryan made in the trio of towns were delivered in such rapid succession that the nominee was almost exhausted hausted when the moline speech was finished at the davenport station fully people were gat gathered heredi pushing jostling and crowd crowding ingin in an endeavor to get near the bryan train when mr na r bryan appeared on the ie rear accompanied nied by the members of a local reception committee who haj bad met him at iowa city a mighty shout went up a brass brags band played and the members member of tho the bryan club yelled with frantic vehemence the train remained at davenport tive five minutes only but it was a lively five minutes for mr air bryan and his audience followed by more speaking gl the train drew out from davenport across the mississippi into illinois the nominees native state rock island was ready for him with a band and a great collection of her population male and female when mr air bryans speech was concluded the 92 or more people in the assemblage made a mad rush to shako shake mr air bryans bryane hand band and those who could get near enough but did not succeed seemed just juit as happy to shake hands with mrs airs bryan A big bunch of roses rosea had beet been thrust into mrs bryans bryan s hand and the these se she begun began to distribute to the pus pushing bing struggling enthusiastic crowd this caused caused the scramble to become wilder and it was in progress vi when ben the train drew out bureau III aug 8 at moline the lobal reception committee conducted mr air and mrs bryan to a truck about fifty yards from the train chih they reached after a hard tassel with the hundreds of struggling people to get near to the him big figure in the white hat bat with perspiration streaming amino from his brow his collar wil wilted t ed and his black alpaca coat all awry mr air bryan in made ade a short speech in tones seemingly more earnest than he be had employed elsewhere els where during g the day there were people who cheered at east moline carbon cliff and colona and Gene geneseo sec managed to put a maximum of anth u inam into the minimum of time allowed mr air byan bryan was there by the train schedule eche dule the crowd wanted wafred a speech and mr bryan thanked them for the interest manifested and asked them to keep it growing until november vember Mo at every small email station where the train stopped crowds of from 50 to were gathered and everyone I 1 wanted to get a glimpse of mr bryan half a dozen old soldiers were fo in the demonstration at bureau which was very cordial the train reached the junction at and mr air bryan gratified his audience by a few remarks at spring valley on an interested inte interesting feature of the reception was the presence of a number of be grimed coal miners with smoky lamps in their hats bats here one of the heartiest welcomes mr air bryan has received on the trip was given LaSalle la salle a large alarae manufacturing town was hysterically enthusiastic in her greeting these scenes were repeated at every station until the arrival at chicago where although it was night fully fifty thousand people met him at the depot and the number was more than doubled before the great procession reached the clifton house where the party spent the night mr air bryan was much exhausted by the efforts of the day and rested lor for an hour and a half before ap appearing pearin D on the balcony but the immense throng instead of decreasing dec decreasing reasin g was added to his appearance was the signal for sach each an ovation of cheers that it was some gome minutes before he could be heard in conclusion he sald raid 1 I gratefully accept your greetings an and d in the words of abraha abraham lincoln say the people of the south ind and north are ready to join with the people of the east in say loo that this government of the people by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth 1 I thank you for your attention 1 I A white banner with a golden crown of thorns thorna and a cross illustrative of mr air bryans famous ep epigram agrani and a blue banner with the words our next president the boy orator of the platte williana william J bryan was presented to mr air bryan A boy sang a campaign song from the balcony an and d after calling in vain for silver dick bland who did not attend the demonstration the thousands slowly dispersed |