The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-18
Steam Whistles, Cannons, Horns
and Firecrackers Make the
Night Hideous.
ESCORTED BY A BIG PARADE.
AT the Legislative Building the Boy
Orator Tells the Peop'e How
He Loves Them.

ana about the railway station. How
many thousands there were it would be
difficult to estimate. Men, women and
children with tin horns, which they blew
Justify, steam calliopes, steam whistles,
cannon, irecrackers and everything else
that could De conveniently handled, helped
turn the vicinity of the station into a
pandemonium.
As Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, with the Lin
coin contingent that had gone to meet
them, stepped from the train mighty
howl went up from the crowd, and then
began the din of artificial noise. Shrieks
grunts, whistles and yowls continued with
persistence that showed a keen enjoy
ment on the part of those handling the
instruments of torture.
In some way Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, their
children and the others with them man
aged to get through the assembled masses
and were placed in carriages. Mayor Ora
ham and reception committee had
charge OF the arrangements and under
their direction the nominees party were
conducted to the Bryan residence. 1925 D
street, where neighbors and friends were
waiting to give them hearty welcome.
The house had been decorated profusely
and an informal reception was held by
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan until supper was an
nounced. There was hasty meal, for the
procession that was to escort the Demo-
cratic candidate to the State capitol was
already forming and people were getting
impatient for another chance TO cheer.
At $50 o'clock Mr.. Bryan went to the
Lincoln Hotel in carriage to take his
place in the parade, Mrs. Bryan
and number of friends proceed
ing directly to the Legislative build
ing. 1t had begun to rain by
this time, but the ardor of the people was
not diminished, and when Mr.. Bryan
drove up to the hotel he was greeted with
a repetition OF the delirious enthusiasm,
expressed by lung power and by the in
struments of torture that had been given
HIM on his arrival at the railway station.
Then the procession was started for the
State house. A platoon of police led the
parade. First came F. A. Miller, chief
marshal, and his staff, including a number
of army and National Guard officers, fol-
lowed by the Second Regiment band and
the Lincoln Light Infantry. Mr.. Bryan
came next, and after him Company S of
II N. y.
county and city officials followed in turn.
and the rest of the procession was made
up of civic organizations of every charac-
ter including travelling men and relief So
cieties.
The Bryan Home Guards bore flambeaus
and discharged rockets, while many of the
other paraders also INDUCED in pyrotech-
mic display. A brass band headed nearly
every organization and there was no lack
of musical effort.
Packed in the rain outside the State
house were people by the thousands.
They cared nothing for the wet under foot
and the wet overhead, and stood in the
mud as patiently as If it had been the
most propitjous weather. And their en-
thusiasm was something wonderful.
Nearly every young man and woman
was armed with a TIN horn and they
spared not their lungs. But their cheers
drowned out all other attempts at ex-
pressing feeling. When Mr.. Bryan was
introduced the shout that went up was q
mighty one and it was repeated over and
over again.
A temporary platform had been erected
at the north entrance of the building and
from this Mr.. Bryan spoke as follows:
Fellow citizens: am proud tonight to be
able to say to those who are assembled here
these are our neighbors. [Applause.l beg to
express TO Republicans, Democrats, Populists
Prohibitionists and all the parties the graft
tude which we feel for this magnificent demon
stration. say we, because she who has shared
my struggles deserves her full share of all the
honors that may come to me. lApplause.l
This scene tonight recalls the day nine years
ago this month, when by accident rather than
by design first set foot within the limits of
the city of Lincoln. / remember the day, be-
cause l fell in love with the town and then
made the resolve to make it my future home.
lGreat cheering.l 1 came among you stranger
In strange land, and yet no people have
treated a stranger more kindly than you have
treated me, and 1 desire to express tonight
not only our grateful appreciation OF all the
Kindness, socially and politically, that you
have shown to us, but to give TO you the as
surance that ii by the suffrage OF orr country
men. |, Tor short time, occupy the most hon.
orable place In the gift of the people, that
shall return to the people who first took me in
THAR arms. [Applause.l
This shall be my home. And when earthly
honors have passed away l shall mingle my
ashes with the dust of this beloved State. This
is no political gathering. 1 see here the face:
OF those who VIII not be with me on the issues
OF the day, but am so glad that love can lear
across party lines and bind in holy friendship
judgments that go apart.
l thank the Mayor OF this great city for the
Charity which he has shown to-day. thank
those OF all parties who have been willing fol
moment to forget differences that exist be
tween us ana join in celebrating the fact thai
at last the nomination for President ha.
crossed the Missouri River. [Great cheering
and loud and long applause.l We are GLAD
tnat the Prohibition party came to our city fol
It's candidate, and if the great Republican
party, which for SO many years has dominated
In the councils of the Nation. had selected 6
Nebraska man for the head of the ticket
should have led you in honoring him, re
CARELESS OF what his opinions might have been
lGreat applause.J
am glad that the other States OF this Ma
tion, east and south and west will have their
attentions turned toward this great prairie
state and toward this capital city. / believe
my friends. that when our fellow-citisens in
other sections of this land shall have become
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