The morning times., 1896-07-18
OE[|R|OUs JOY At LINCOLN
Town Went Wild on Candidate
Bryan's Arrival.
OVATION ON THE ROUTE
Thou sa nds of Shouting Citizens Met
Him ut the Train and Steam
whistles -and Fireworks Formed
Part of the CeIebratiOn-HeM Made
Brief Speech to the Crowd.

| . Lincoln, Neh.. July IT.. Tonight Lincoln
| is delrious. The deIirium fegan when the
| train bearing the Nominee was sighted Dy
| the thousands gilnered in and about tie
| railway station.
How many thousands were there 1t
| would be difficult To estimate. Men, women
| and children, with Tin horns, which they
| blew Justify, steam calliopes vThistlcd, can
| non firecrackers and everything else That
| could lie conveniently handled helped turn
| the vicinity of the statiCn into Il pandemo-
mum.
| AS Mr.. ard Mrs. Bryan, with the LIN
| coin contingent that had gone to meet
| them, stepped from tie train mighty
| howl went up from the crowd, and then te-
| gan the din or shrieks, grunts, whistles,
| and howls, continued with persistence
'tha showed Il Keen ncnJoymento on Inc Part
| of the crowd.
Mr. anu Mrs. Bryan, their children. and
| the others managed to get through the
| assembled II asses and were placed in car
| ria1rs. Mayor Graham and reception
| committee lad charge Of the arrangements
| and under their direction the nominees
marty were conveyed to the Bryan residence,
No. 1925 ID street, where neishtors and
friends were waiting to give them hearty
| welcome.
BRYAN IN THE PARADE.
| At $50 O'Clock Mr.. Bryan went to the
| Lincoln Hotel in a carriage to take his
| place i'll the parade. Mrs. Bryan ana a
number of friends proceeding directly to
| the legislative building. 1t had begun to
1 rain by this tine, out the ardor OF the
people was not diminished, and when Mr..
| Bryan drove up 20 the hotel he was
| greeted with a repetition OF the delirious
| enthusiasm, expressed by lung Eower and
by the instruments OF torture, that h" lad
encountered on his arrival at the railway
station. Then the procession was started
for the statetouse.
! A platoon OF police led the parade. First
came F. A Miller. chief II arshal and his
| staff, including a number of Army and
! National Guard Officers, followed by the
Second Regiment Fand and the Lincoln
Light Infantry. Mr.. Bryan came next ,and
latter him Company d OF the First Regi-
| ment, Nebraska National Guard.
State, county aud city officials follow
| ed in turn and the rest of the procession
| was made up of civic organizations of
! every character including travelling men
| and relief societies.
The Bryan home guards bore flambea us
! and discharged rockets, while many of
the other paraders also INDUCED In pyro-
.
| ly every organization, and there was no
lack of musical effort.
THOUSANDS IN THE RAIN.
Packed in tie Iain outside tie statehouse
were people by tie thousands. They cared
nothing for the wet underfOot and the wet
overhead and stood in the mud As patiently
as if it lad been the mostpropitious weather.
| Andtheir husaSm waSsomething woDcer-
| ful. Nearly every young man and young
| woman was armed with d tin horn and
they spared not their lungs. But the cheers
| drowned out all other attempts at atcXpressng
feeling.
When Mr. Bryan was introduced the shout
that went up was mighty one and it was
repeated over and over. A temporary plat
form had been erected at the corner OF the
building and from this Mr. Bryan spoke
as follows:
Fellow citizens: l am proud tonight TO
be able TO say to those who are assembled
here, these are our Eeighhors tApplause.)
] beg to express to Republicans, Demo-
Gratis, Popusts. Prohibit!onists and all
parties, the gratitude which feel for this
magnificent demonstration.
Il say We. because she who has shared
my struggles deserves her full share OF all
the honors that may come to me. ZAP
plause.) l desire TO express tonight, not
only our grateful appreciation OF all the
| kindnesscs, socially and politically. that you
| have shown to us, but to- give to You the
assurance that il by the suffrages of our
| countrymen for a short time occupy tn,
most honorable place in the gift OF The
people shall return to the people who
first took me in their arms. tApplause.)
HIS HOME THERE.
This shall be my home. And wher
earthly honors have passed away 1 shall
mingie my ashes with the dust of this
beloved State. tApplauseD I thank those
of all parties who have been willing for g
moment to forget differences that exis
between us and join in celebrating tn,
| fact that at last the nomination for Presi
dent has crossed the Missouri River. tGrea
cheering and loud and long applause.)
And now. until 1 can see each one
of you personally. and express my thank
by the pressure of the hand. or by m,
voice. permit me to bid you all. in behal
of my wife and myself. good night" Lont
and continued applause,
After the speech Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan
standing in the rotunda Of the State house,
received a vast concourse of people. They
; were assisted in receiving by Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. d. welch, DR.. and Mrs C. F. Ladd, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel G. Hudson. Mr. and Mrs
r. P. R. Miller. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Har
graves. Gov. Holcomb was also present, as
were many Of the State officials.
WELCOMED AT OTHER POINTS.
Lincoln, Neb., July ia royal welcom,
to his own State was given Mr.. Bryan
The first town after crossing the Missouri
into Nebraska was Rule. Asthe train cam,
to a standstiil three score Of men rushed
forward and began firing the shotguns ant
rifles, with which they were armed.
Then brass band struck up an air o.
welcome. When Mr.. Bryan appeared 81
the platform a great shout went up from
the crowd. Then there was a rush TO
the train and in a minute the nominee wa
in a maelstrom of wildly excited and en-
thusiastic residents OF Rule woman
rush ed witha baby in her arms and managed
to say that the youngster was william
Jennings Bryan Jones. Men pushed for
ward and said: "God bless you' ant
women struggled for handshake.
!: AT Falls City nearly 500 Nebraskans weT
gathered at the little depot to meet Mr.
Bryan, and when he appeared on the plat
form of the car he was greeted with cheer
of welcome.
After shaking hands with large mum
ber, Mr. Bryan said he was glad to SCI
SO many of Nebraska's citizens present