Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-07-23
WITH WILD ACCLAIM
Mr.. BRYAN WELCOMED TIC
HIS NEBRASKA HOME.
Lincoln Turns Out En- Mnsse to Gree,
Him-DemOcrAts and Republican,
Alike Participate In a Most Enthus
IastiO OvatiOn--He Speaks Briefly.

LINCOLN, Neb. July 2O-Amidst an
uproar of booming cannon, pealing
church bells, screaming steam wits.
ties and the shouts of 10000 people
William j. Bryan, the Democratic
nominee for president, entered this,
the capital city of Nebraska, last
evening. 1t was an ovation the like
of which the people of this part oil
the country never before witnessed.
From the time Mr.. Bryan and his
family left Kansas City until they
reached home there was u continuous
ovation. At Kansas City, Judge O.
M. Spencer, general counsel for the
Burlington road, had his private car
attached to the train. He was accom-.
panied by his wife and bright baby
boy, and they did much to make il
pleasant for the free silver nominee
and his family.
AS soon as Mr.. Bryan and his family
alighted from the trall, they were
driven to their home, where friends
and neighbors had prepared a feast
for them. The house had been elab-
orately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing and the lawn was hung with cleo
trio lights. From their home they
were driven in carriage, escorted by
Bryan marching clubs and military
bands, to the state house, where they
received the citizens of the capital
city. The great corridor beneath the
dome of the capitol was banked up
with ferns and tropical plants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan stood beneath
tho donna nd fhn thousands IF or
thusiastic citizens passed through
from north to south and were pre-
scented to them. When the reception
was over, Mr. Bryan went to a plat
form erected at the north end of the
state house, where he addressed what
is said to have been the largest con-
gregation of people ever assembled in
Lincoln. His speech was short, for
there was a most unpleasant, driz-
zllng rain falling. There was no i'm
PRODUCTION. Mr.. Bryan was among
his own PEOPLE and needed none.
When he came forward, he was re-.
ceived with a thunderous applause.
Mr.. Bryan said, in part:
Ladies and Gentlemen: - am
proud tonight to be able to say Of
those who are mbled here 'These
are our neighbors. l beg to express
to Republicans, Democrats, Populists,
Prohibitionists and of all parties the
gratitude which we feel for this mag
nihcent compliment. | say we be-
cause she who has shared my strug-
giles deserves her full share of all the
honors that may come to me. The
scene tonight recalls the day nine
years ago this month when, by acct
dent rather than by design, first sat
foot within the limits of the city of
Lincoln l remember the day because
fell in love with the town and then
made the resolve to make it my future
home.
II came among you a stranger in a
strange land, and yet no people have
ever treated stranger more kindly
than you have treated me. But de-
sire to express tonight, not only our
grateful appreciation of all the kind
ness, social and political, that you
have shown us, but to give to you this
assurance-that if, by the suffrages OF
my countrymen for a short time oc"
cupy the most honorable position
within the gift of the people, l shall
return to the people who first took me
in their arms. This shall be my homo
when earthly honors have passed
away, and l shall mingle my ashes
with the dust of this beloved State"
At every station along the road
from ST. Louis to Kansas City people
assembled to see the candidate and
shake hands with him At. st. Louis,
Sedalia, jefferson City, Warrersburg
and other places, great crowds turned
out. At Vandeventer station, in the
western part of St Louis, Richard P.
Bland boarded the train and accom-
panied the party as far as Jefferson
City. Mr.. Bland went back to the
car in which the Bryan party were
seated and congratulated Mr.. Bryan.
He told that gentleman that his cleo
ton was certain, and in referring to
the fight said: II really felt like
somebody had lifted load off my
shoulders"