The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-11-25
Greatest Reception the Defeated Can
didate Ever Received.
The Crowd SO Great That His Car
rage Was Hardly Able to Pass
Through the Streets-Tendered a
Reception by the Ladies. at Which
He Was the Recipient of Hand
some Souvenir-Banqueted by the
Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber OF commerce.
DENVER, Nov. 24.-Cheers that
found their echoes in the mountains
rent the air as William Jennings Bryan
stepped from his train at 1870 o'clock
this morning, and told the silver leader
that ne was welcome in the city.
Mr. Bryan had come to Denver to
view the vanguard of his army, and
found it ready for another contest, 2oO,-
600 strong. Such a welcome as he re-
ceived has never been accorded to an
other man in the West. The crowd that
cheered him filed the station, extending
into Sixteenth street, and fringed the
long viaduct that reaches over the rail-
road yards and the river into North
Denver. three-quarterS OF mile away.
The Reception Committee, headed by
Hon. T. NJ. Patterson, and aided by
squad of police, worked like Trojans to
get him to his carriage, and the crowd
sWarmed around the carriage, shouting
and cheering, and accompanied him to
the residence of Hon. c. S. Thomas,
where he took breakfast with the Re
ception Committee. Each mouthful
from without, and every few moments
sound wave greater than the other
arose, caused by the words of some inn
promptu speakers, who would ask,
What's the matter with Bryan" and
the answer, Hes all right" would be
reared back in a. voice of thunder.
At the Brown Hotel at 10 o'clock the
women of the city rendered Mr.. Bryan
reception. The interior of the build
ing for nine stories was banked in
flowers, and when Mr. Bryan was intro
duced there was a scene of excitement
that moved high. Mrs. Mary C. C.
Bradford made brief speech, and pre-
scented him with a memorandum book
Of Colorado chased with silver. The OBJ
verse side bears the seal of Colorado and
sixteen silver miners and one gold pick,
On the evers9tide is picture of the
Mount of the|Aoly Cross, a fac-simile
engraving of the silver dollar, surround
ed with coiuf1bines, the stats mower
Mrs. T. NJ. Patterson introduced the
speaker, who paid a tribute to the
women by speaking first of his wife,
VINO, he said, he had hoped would be the
first lady of the land in fact; and though
defeated, he said that to him she had
always been the first lady of the land
He acknowledged the work done by the
women, not only those with the right of
suffrage, but those without, and con-
cluded by saying that he would trust
the women always. for they were always
found on the right side of every great
question.
A reception was held, In which Mr..
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Of all who came to him. This consumed
nearly two hours, when he was driven to
lunch. and the programme Of the after
noon was carried out. This included a
carriage ride over the city. The streets
Were packed and black with people.
Just space enough was left by the crowd
for the carriage to proceed in to move
forward. The vehicle moved through
an ocean Of sounds that rolled up be-
tween the high walls of the buildings
and made the ear-drums sore with its
deafening noise. Flowers were thrown
al him; people alongside the carriage
screamed to attract his attention. al
most wild in their enthusiasm. Block
after block, mile after mile was passed
in this manner, and the sentiment of the
crowd seemed to be that if he failed in
1896 the future held IN its clasp victory
III 1900
At the corner Of Sixteenth and Law
renee streets there was an outburst OF
enthusiasm that stopped the progress of
the carriage, when Mr. Bryan arose to
utter a few words, simply remarking
that though defeated. the people here
were equally as happy as those in the
East. Our enemies" he terms them.
were in theirvictory." This was the SEN
timent of the crowd and for five minutes
the crowd yelled until 1t seemed that the
noise would shatter the window panes.
Then the carriage moved on.
The next stopping place was at the
State Capitol grounds where 5000
school children went TO welcome him.
The streets that face the grounds were
packed with people, the grass was COW
cred with children carrying flags and
flowers, and wee bits of children. The
wild crowd that surrounded the grounds
taxed the efforts of the police to hold
il back The little ones screamed in
delight at the sight of Bryan. Their
elders roared in deeper tones. The noise
was frightful and constantly growing
IN volume as the carriage assembled the
hin to the entrance of the buildings, the
cheering reaching its hight as Mr.
Bryan arose in the carriage for an ad-
dress. The chilren swept up the hill,
followed by the crowd that broke
through the line of police Ike an in
vading army, until they were wedged
In about the carriage so closely that it
was impossible for anybody to move.
Mr. Bryan's voice could scarcely be
heard as he accepted from Mrs. Dora
Phelps Buell. flag, the present of the
East Denver High School. The words
they exchanged could not be heard.
The cheers became more frequent. the
noise greater. and then the whole
crowd that overran the grounds gave
way TO its feelings and cheered until ii
was hoarse.
After this Mr.. Bryan made a brief
address, and guarded by juvenile mill
ftary troop. his carriage was about to
proceed onward, when the Newsboys'
Union. with banners and flags, crowd
ed forward and gave him such recep
ton as only the street urchins are
known to give forth. The crowd was