The San Francisco call., 1896-11-25
Visit of the Boy Orator
to the Capital of
Colorado.
Everybody Turns Out to See
the Defeated Silver
Candidate.
Driven in Carrisge Through
Crowded Streets the Nebraskan
Gets an Ovation.

DENVER, Colo, Nov. 24-Cheers that
found their echoes in the mountains rent
the air as William Jennings Bryan stepped
from his train at 80 O'Clock this morn
ing told the silver leader that he was well
come In the Queen City. Mr.. Bryan had
come to Denver TO view the vanguard of
his army, and found it ready for another
contest 250, COO strong. Such a welcome
as he received has never been accorded
10 another man in the West. The crowd
that cheered him filled the station, ex-
tending into Sixteenth street. and fringed
the long viaduct that reached over the
railroad yards and the river into North
Denver, three-quarters of mile away.
The reception committee, headed by
Hon. I. NJ. Patterson and aided by
squad of police, worked like Trojans to
get him to his carriage, and the crowd
warmed around the carriage shouting
Tnd cheering, and accompanied him TO
the residence of Hon. C. S. Thomas. where
he took breakfast with the reception COM
mittee. Each mouthfuI they ate was
punctuated with cheers from without, and
every few moments a sound wave
greater than the other arose. caused
by the words of some impromptu speaker,
who would ask, whats the matter
with Bryan ?' and the answer, Hes all
right" would be rolled back in voice OF
thunder. At the Brown Hotel at 10 O'Clock
the women of the city rendered g recep-
tion. The front of the building for nine
stories was banked with flowers, ana when
Mr.. Bryan was introduced there was
scene OF excitement thst moved high.
Mrs. Mary C. Bradford made briefspeech
and presented him with memorandum
book of Colorado chased silver. The OBJ
verse side bears the seal OF Colorado and
sixteen silver miners and one gold pick.
On the reverse side is picture of the Mount
of the Holy Cross and fac-simile engrav-
ing OF the silver dollar, surrounded with
mbines the State flower.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Patterson introduced the
speaker, who paid tribute to the women
by speaking first OF his wife, whom he said
he hoped would be the nrst 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 acknowled ged the
work done by the women, not only those
with the right of suffrage, but those with
out, and concluded by saving that he
would trust the wome n ALWAYS, for they
were always found on the right side OF
every great question.
A reception was held at which Mr.
Bryan shook hands with all who came to
him. This consumed nearly two hours,
when he was driven to lunch, and the pro-
gramme of the afternoon was carried out
This Included q 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
forward Tho
through an ocean OF sounds that rolled up
between the high walls of the buildings
and made the ear-drums sore with its
deafening din. Flowers were thrown at
him ana people alongside the carriage
screamed to attract his atten ton, almost
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 ii he failed in 1896 the
future held In its clasp victory in 1900.
"Wouldn't he make an ideal President?"
shouted some one. and Immediately the
crowd began to shout, We'll stay with
Bi1lyF' You're our leader!' 1--WE re
with you first, last and all the time!p and
the like. At the corner of Sixteenth and
Lawrence streets there was an outburst
CT enthusiasm that stopped the progress of
the carriage. The people flowed into the
street and jammed up against the car
riage.
"a
words he simply remarked that though de.
feated the people here were equally as
happy as those East. "Our enemies" as
he terms them, were III their victory.
This sentiment pleased the crowd, and for
five minutes it yelled until it seemed as
though the noise would shatter the win
dow panes. Then the carriage moved on.
The next stopping place was at the State
Capitol grounds, where 5000 school chill
dren were to welcome him. The streets
that face the grounds were packed with
people; the grass was covered With chill
dren, carrying flags and flowers ard wee
bits OF children. The wild crowd that
surrounded the ground taxed the powers
OF the police to hold it back. 1t was
scene OF simplicity and youth. The little
ones screamed in delight at the sight of
Bryan. Their elders roared in deeper
tones. The noise was frightful and con-
stantly growing in volume.
AS the carriage assembled the hill to the
entrance of the buildings the cheering
reached its height as Mr.. BRYAN arose in
the carriage for an address. The children
swept up the hill. followed by the crowd
that broke through the line of police like
an invading army until they were weGged
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 expected
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
it was Eoarse.
After this Mr.. Bryan made brief ad
dress and, escorted by a juvenile military
troop, his carriage was about to proceed
onward, when the Newsboys' Union, with
banners and flags, crowded forward and
gave him such rece ption as only street
urchins know how to give. The crowd
was now so dense that it was hard to move
one way or the other. The police were
powerless. Mr.. Bryan was in the hands
OF his friends. Then one officer pointed to
the foot of the hill, and the crowd that
could see, but not hear, thinking the car
riage would ascend the hill, SWEET down 1t
like an avalanche. This left room for the
carriage which moved down Seventeenth
avenue. At Seventeenth and Broadway
another big crowd, enough to populate a
city, was waiting, and for the want of any
thing better to do, wes cheering because
they knew Mr.. Bryan was coming. Only
8 few words we're spoken here and then he
vas driven back to the Thomas home,
where dinner was served.
at z 80 O'Clock TO- nir ht tho doorr of tlo