Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — BRIAN OFF ON A HIKE [ARTICLE]

BRIAN OFF ON A HIKE

Leaves the Windy City for a Po« litical Rush Through the Prairie State. SPEAKS TO WATERWAYS MEN ■ And Does Some Spellbinding in* th( Suburbs Before Leaving. < Taft Registers and Arranges His Ohio Itinerary—Kern Replies to Hearst —“Sunny Jim” Off for the East.

Chicago, Oct 9.—Before a crowd that filled the Auditorium theater Wlllfiim J. Bryan pledged his support to the objects of the Lakes-to-Gulf Waterway association convention, and was cheered to the echo by the delegates. Bryan came out in unqualified indorsement* of the plan for a ship waterway to the gulf. ‘ The project, he •aid, should be carried out by an arrangement between the states, and the national government should do only that part of the work which the states were unable to accomplish. This reference to state’s rights caught the fancy of the western and southern delegates, who applauded loudly. Has Some More Conferences. Bryan conferred with Chairman Mack and other members of the Democratic national committee on his plans for the final weeks of the campaign. He may go to Denver on a tour of the western states just left by Judge Taft This is not fully decided. About Oct. 20 he will start east taking in Ohio •nd Indiana, both going and returning. Three days during the last week of the campaign will be spent in Illinois. The Nebraskan also received many callers with whom he conferred as to the political situation. Does Some More Spellbinding. After completing bis conferences Bryan started out on a spellbinding tour of Chicago suburbs. He went first to Evanston and then proceeded to the southwestern suburbs, which were visited during the evening. Among other places stops were made at Blue Island, Harvey and Chicago Heights. At all these places the Nebraskan was welcomed by large and enthusiastic audiences, and he discussed during the tour all of the dominant issues of the campaign Starts Through the Prairie State. Bryan's trip through Illinois will be the crowning feature of. the state campaign. He left the Dearborn station at 7 a. m.. the first stop being made at Joliet, where Bryan spoke. Speeches from the train platform were made at intermediate stations. Stops will be made at Streator and Galesburg, terminating this evening at Hannibal. Mo. Tomorrow Bryan will resume his tour, working his way toward Lincoln by Sunday.