Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1896 — BRYAN’S TRIP EAST. [ARTICLE]

BRYAN’S TRIP EAST.

Crowds at tbe Stations Along: the Route to See the Nebraskan. W. J. Bryan, the Democratic presidential candidate, was the recipient of omoy demonstrations while en rohte from his home in Lincoln, Neb., to New York city to receive tbe official notification of his nomination. The trip was inaugurated under favorable conditions. It was a day of torrid temperature, but long before the time for the departure of the Bryan party the Rock Island depot platform ia Lincoln was crowded, apd when the carriage containing Mr. and Mrs. Bryan drove up a round of cheers went up from over 1,000 throats. From that time on until the train pulled out people jostled ench Other as they pressed around their fellow citizen and grasped his hand and wished him God speed. As the train drew away from the station a thousand fluttering handkerchiefs waved a parting adieu. On the second day of the trip the party left Des Moines at G:SO a. pi. Colfax was reached a few minutes before 8 o’clock and nearly 1,000 people were .wedged into the narrow space between the tracks. Many of them were miners with their lamps in caps. At Newton at 8:15 there were L2QQ to 1,500 enthusiasts on the platform. ■ They were so bent on cheering that it was with difficulty that Gen. Weaver succeeded in finally restoring order while Mr. Bryan made a brief speech. At loVa City a ten minutes’ stop was made and 1,000 people voiced their enthusiasm through the' medium of a brass hand. The crowd at Davenport followed to the hotel and stood in the parching sun until Mr. Bryan had finished his dinner, when he addressed them from the hotel porch. When Chicago was reached at 7:20 o'clock Saturday flight, there were nearly 10,000 people massed about the Rock Island station, anxious to catch a glimpse of the presidential candidate. Almost . 1,000 of these were members of the various silver organizations which went to makeup the procession that escorted Mr. Bryan to his hotel. The streets were filled with pimple anxious to see the nominee for President. Mr. Bryan bowed to the right and left continuously all the way to tlie ho'tel. When the Clifton. House finally was reached Mr. Bryan went immediately do the balcony, where’ the formal exercises were held. William J. Strong, the Republican chairman of the reception committee, delivered the address of welcome, and Bryan spoke to as many people as could crowd jn front of the hotel balcony. The party left Chicago Sunday night, continuing the trip east.