Show the plain common people CHEER BRIAN TO THE ECHO enormous crowds greet him at every stop new york city philadelphia and all the eastern cities turn out enormous crowds of cheering people and vie with each other to do honor to the western man who will carry the standard of democracy to success ew york aug 11 candidate W J bryan arrived in this city tonight he reached jersey city over abo pennsylvania railroad at and was driven to the residence of epst john east thirty fourth he and mrs bryan passed the night although mr bryan bad expressly requested that there should be no public from bands or marching coffos be was received by a large and enthusiastic crowd both at jersey city and at new york lone before the time the train was scheduled to arrive the station was crowded with persons anxious to catch a of the apostle of the free silver cause sixty police under the commandos com mandof inspector lange and captain farrier took charge of the crowd and were busy in keeping them crowding against the gates As it was many of them climbed on the batee and cheered for bryan the coming of the democratic candidate was eagerly awaited by a reception committee consisting of senator junes of arkansas treasurer st john J T national from alabama and arthur sewall candidate for cioe president at of mr bryan e train was lighted and amid cries of hore he comes look out for bryan the train bearing bryan rolled into the elation contrary to general expectation abo bryan party were in the not in the rear which was drawing room car soon as ane train had come to a full stop mr bryan mr and mrs richard P bland mr and mrs james kerr of pa o 0 A creighton member of the notification committee arwa nebraska john A malone J E snyder at clearfield pa john D war Garm II 11 V dively and clarence J gallagher a personal pe friend ot air bryak alighted mr sewall and be other members of the reception corn ia turn ebrok hands with mr aad mrs bryan the party then stepped into freight elevator at the east end of trade four on which track the train entered the elation and were at once lw 1 to the ground floor while the bryan harfy were standi aj on the freiche elevator platform the crowd cheered and shouted itself hoare eaid many climbed up to the very top of the huh ratling the crowd expended to see mr bryan and his party pass through the gates and through the station but in this it was disappointed and a how of dismay went up as the elevator was lowered and j bryan end hie party disappeared as though by magic jt did abot take lone for the crowd to discover what had happened and a rush aue made for the floor below the crowde upstairs pouring down upon the large crowd that bad congregated on the ground floor created i something Eom ething like a riot and the jersey city police who bad already lost cottrol of the crowd became demoralized and rushed first one way and then another with arau drau clubs ae the bryan party from the elevator they were so completely hemmed in by the a crowd that they could not move in any direction while they were waiting for the police to come to their the hundreds of excited men pushing and shoving and shouting for bryan cried speech speech finally a pathway was made through the crowd and at mr bryan and hie frienda boarded the ferry boat hudson city daring the palage the river mr A L bryan was cheered but aside from bowing and saying thank you my frienda did not before the terry boat bad reached the new york side the large crowd on alie dock taking up the cheers on the hudson city shouted and cheered for bryan ane police management on that side was as nearly perfect as could be expected line was opened through the crowd and sir bryak accompanied by mr bryan senator jones and mr sewall passed through the shouting throng of persons to carriages which were in waiting and were driven to mr st johns house where they arrived at 9 25 and where they were again met by an immense crowd who cheered and shouted until mr bryan and his party disappeared babini the closed doors THE PARTY EN ROUTE at every hamlet and station bryak is given rousing reception pittsburg Pitts bure pa aug 11 bryan and party left pittsburg Pitta burg at morning on tho day express over the main line of the pennsylvania railroad atre pittsburg reception committed aided by chairman bowley called at the hotel at 7 and five minutes later the procession started for the depot A good sized crowd in front of the lintel cheered bayaa lustily he looked tired and bleeps all along the route to the station the party was greeted with cheers A crowd bad gathered at the depot 4 the distinguished guest was gibee a hearty bendoff bend off day express is a fast train be Pittsburg and altoona the only topa are Lat robea and johnstown the train thrived at greensbury greensburg Greens burg at a m and only stopped two minutes bryan appeared on the rear platform and was greeted with hearty heers by 2000 people he refused to dyeak bow aag hie ac ra bryan shook hands with a few mr bryan was end it was decided to make no from to new york nearly 1000 were waiting for mr at johnstown the train stopped chort of the station and there was a mad rush of the crowd down the tracks to the rear car ex congress man karr presented mr bryan and mr blace both of whom were roundly cheered neither but mr bryan shook bands with a lago la go number of persons at croshon Cro seon residents greeted the train and cheered the nominee with shook han ic ex governor hopff of texas who ie also to new york was discovered in a forward aar of the train and mr bryan invited him to his coach just before cresson was reached gaab mr bryen a rousing reception cep tion when the came to a standstill thousands of people were lined up along the trade many others balconies and neighboring houses while box care and other cointa of vantage were lined with workmen from the railroad shops the rear platform of the was not in an position to anable most of those composing the to get near mr bayaa and of all the vast assemblage than osuld crowd between the train and guard wall to places directly Wore abe nominee the appearance of mr on the platform brought out a mighty cheer abere were a struggle to get near him and much contusion resulted there were yella e bryan an speech Kt andine bebide mr bryan was mr bland and the latter started to address the audience he told therm that the demonstration vas a repetition of what had been going on in ohio ant in the west end eald it meant victory or the democrats in november the crowd cheered bland but it did not went to hear him and cries of bryana 1 drowned hie warde then congressman ex kerr managed to make some re marLe about abe people of pennsylvania being with the people of the democratic nominees native and adopted states illinois ic and nebraska in their unanimity for bryan this was interrupted with more cries for the candidate but mr bryan chook his head and placing bis hand to lie throat called out in husky voice 1 I cant I 1 cant then a rush toward abe i AAK car was made and sir and mrs bryan went through the hund shaking ordeal several hund ed people were in the audience cu that greeted mr bryan at tyrone they gave him two or three good cheers bland made a little speech and mr bryan again gripped some pennsylvania lianda trenton N J auar 11 when huntingdon was reached at noon mr bland talked to the crowd numbering num berine couple cf hundred while mr and mrs bryan shook bands with those composing it both bland and bryan wore cheered Lewie town junction turned out a mall crowd and the story was repeated there were some counter cheers for mckinley mrs bryan was in great demand and attracted nearly as much attention as her husband one hundred and fifty people at new port cheered bland but forgot to cheer bryan so intent were they in shaking hands with him aa excited overheated over heated enthusiastic mass ol 01 people swarmed beneath the broad porches of the big pennsylvania station building at harrisburg they crowded the platform pla torm hung two deep on railing and ran along with the train as it slowed up preparatory to stopping among the members of the bryan party estimates of the size 0 the congregation were varied some placed it as high as chairman 0 the bimetallic Bime tallio leheup mr bryan cheers followed the announcement and areat cry of speech went up ant mr bryan pointed to hie throat and bis head juet in the midst 0 the fast and furious bande baking in pro gresa and just as mr bland had started a speech the car was shifted cheering shouting and pushing with might and main the people around the car sought to their advantageous position hundreds of them were struggling on the track between in which mr bryan was and the rest of the train As they saw the coach bearing down epou them elmost a panic en aued in the endeavor to get out 0 barma way men teemed to leap over the heads ol 01 others and eoma went down but nobody was injured and the big us orgather or Tather the male part of it made another baah toward the tall d maa who looked ten years older than he did when he left chicago sunday night mr bryan stood on the step of a car and reached out both hands to be grasped ty hundreds ot extended alste while bryan shook hands at the rate of sixty a minute with each hand mr blead tried to talk about the great issue of the but his voice was lost in the of those around the r at iest the train moved away and mr with a relieved look baa to bis drawing room barring the shifting eee the bryen reception at lancaster wild ly erestine tot the was crowded with people to the num berof mt bran eleod on the rear platform of which had been returned to Us ariy ical position at the end af the train abo crowd shouted and there wae a oon struggle to get near the nominee jar blanda speech was again lost alx only people who did not appear to join inthe grand rush for abe se baaska mans swollen hanis wore the bemen standing at abe other end e platform aad the members of the braes baad who had been engred to play pUri otic inre and were fulfilling fal filling indof the audience which chuo constent hail not beca united concentrated itself into one last hurrah as the train mored away so arther stop was aade was reached at philadelphia there was a crowd of pushing people barring the granoe to abe A noticeable fea was its make up it was essentially PLAIN PEOPLE the workingman working maa abe mechanic and abe laborer the became strong that men and women caught in the crush were a danger of being trampled under foot and the railroad officials to relieve the pree suro threw open the gates and let the people through upon the platform with a wild ruath the crowd poured through and reck leea of the constantly conet antly shifting cars risked life and upon the tracks the democratic city committee headed by chairman john curley was in waiting to welcome mr bryan on bis araral but abe train pulled into the 3 t ua k t ba station nt the crowd with a dicer made a wild rush and the committee was swamped in the human tide and swept away before the train stopped the crowd was ee berin rin up to the eide ol 01 the last car and those in the front swung upon the alepa at the risk of their live cheer after cheer went up as mr bayaa appeared on the back platform and the crash was terrific to get near him bryan stood beside her husband and bowed and smiled as some enthusiast in the crowd held up to her a bouquet 0 roses mr bryan leaned oyer the rail of the platform and shook all the outstretched hands iu reach cries for a speech the tired nominee could only respond to by a shake ol 01 his head and raise a protesting hand in the meantime the city committee had succeeded in forcing tonway into the car and none too jooa after a atop of nine minutes the train pulled out for new york amid the cheers of the surrounding mob chairman curley then greeted mr bryan and wished him success and expressed regret that his stay in philadelphia was so brief as otherwise the committee would have arranged for a fitting reception mr bryan res briefly and sank wearily into a seat mrs bryan was presented with a beautiful bunch ot rose the eitt ol 01 the superintendent of the of philadelphia the train stopped only two minutes nt trenton but in this time mr bryan shook hands with all in waiting elizabeth turned out several who cheered lustily during the halt minute the train stopped there when newark wae reached a turbulent aub toward the train cheering like mad A thousand or more pressed into the inclosure between the train and the guard raa those behind pushed and shoved until those in front broke into a run out protection self and on a rapid disorderly trot men and boys ten deep went the platform where mr bryan was et andice making vain endeavors in the quick progress pro aress to grasp bis daml the cheering of those in this unchecked human stream and of the great crowds in quieter positions was continuous mr bryan kept both hands working constantly sky rockets and beman candles were fired and red lights burned and altogether the scene VM one of the wildest excitement and enthusiasm |