Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — BRYAN OFF ON A HIKE [ARTICLE]

BRYAN OFF ON A HIKE

Starts on a Speech Making Tour Which Has Its Opening Gun at Des Moines. HOLDS CONFERENCES BY PHONE Will Also Be in Council with His Lieu* tenants at Chicago. Foraker Talks of His Treatment by the Ohio Republican Managers—Johnson Will Run a Third Race. i . ___ Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 21.—William J. Bryan, Democratic candidate for the left here last night on a •even days’ trip, tn the course of which •toe will deliver several speeches and ttold a three days’ cons erf nee with his (campaign managers at Chicago. The (first stop was at Des Moines, la., twhere tonight he will discuss the tariff question. Tomorrow', Sunday and a part of Monday' he will spend at Chi. ©ago, and on Tuesday he will be present at the notification in Indianapolis of John W. Kern, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, upon which occasion he will speak on the subject of trusts. Two days later, at Topeka, Kas., he will deal with the question of the guaranty of bank depositors, and Will return to Lincoln on Aug. 28. Confers Over the ’Phone. Notwithstanding his eagerness to complete before his departure the preparation of the speeches which he is to deliver within the next fortnight Bryan found time to hold several long distance conferences over the telephone with his campalgfi manager, Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic committee, who is at the Democratic headquarters at Chicago, and to dlsfenss the political situation ;n Idaho »wlth C. C. Stocklager, who is the nntiDubols candidate for United States senator in that state. I’iic subject •natter of the talks was not disclosed. He Is Biking to Fairview. Chicago, Aug. 21.—Warren Morrill, tdxty-five years old. who is riding a bicycle to Lincoln, Neb., to see William J. .Bryan, reached Chicago yesterday •with his >kin burned almost to blackness by the sun and his clothing covered with mud. He has been on the load three weeks since leaving New York city. He stayed nt the Illinois Athletic club last night and started out on his long trip this morning. As lie pedal.'d down Michigan avenue on fils arrival here yesterday women stopped their automobiles to look at him and men and hoys cheered. He asked fhr way te tile Harrison street police station and was escorted there by Patrolman Edward Weber, lie said he had heard so much about that station that he wanted to see It. Later, a policeman showed him the way to the athletic duh.