The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-03
BRYAN'S HOME
COMING.
He Arrives In Lincoln This
Morning and Votes.
Has to Be Sworn In as He Fail
ed to Register.
BIG CROWD WELCOMES
Him and Watches Him Deposit
His Ballot.
Bystanders Remove Their Hats
as He Votes.

Lincoln Neb. Nov. 3.-A1r. Bryan cast
his vote at II .02. He had arrived from
Omaha almost an hour earlier but was
compelled TO drive some distance to the
polling place and stop on his way at the
City hail to secure a certificate of citizen
ship on account of his failure to register
before hand He was required to take
oath at this place. giving the number of
his residence and to the effect that he had
lived in the state for more than year,
in the county of Lancaster for more than
four months and in the Fifth ward for
more than ten days; that he was quail
ter was due TO his absence from the
state.
He then proceeded to the engine house
in precinct A of the Fifth ward, where
he was given a ballot, retired TO his booth
sure you've got the right electors?''
queried one of the judges as the big bal
name of wv. ]. Bryan was announced
IN take the chances on that" respond
ed the presidential candidate.
When Mr. Bryan was about to vote one
Of the election challengers raised his
spect your 1eiioW ciLl1ells. we an take OF
our hats" The suggestion met with the
unanimous response Of the crowd Of 200
men " ho stood outside the roped nclos-
ure which held the election functlOnarles-
The casting Of the ballot was received
with applause, and after shaking hands
with the election officials nearest him,
MI Bryan wedged ms way out througn
the crowd. lodging the engine horses ana
again taking his seat in his carriage he
was driven to his home.
Mr.. Bryan's homecoming was a mod
est ovation. He was met al the railroad
station by a large escort of the Bryan
home guards, consisting largely OF farm
welcome as he descended from the steps
OF his earrl99ge the aecompas5nylng. s5l oahd aha
guard and miscellaneous concourse OF
people followed in procession as the car
riage wound its way through the streets.
The sidewalks were lined with people and
there were many shouts along the way
for the Democratic standard bearer in
terspersed quite frequently with cries for
It was indeed an imposing Homecoming
when VIM J. Bryan reached his resi-
dence today A large number of his
front of the house TO receive him and
the procession drew up before these. the
Bryan home guard formed line reach
st5rred the air which me nominee has
asked to be the campaign air, Home.
reached me house a mighty shout went
up from over a thousand thrOats- They
inr to them his voice shaking with the
emotion he felt, he said a few words to
them. They cheered him repeatedly and
when he said that the boiling Democrats
der to perpetuate a fraud. his audience
Missed and promised they would do all in
their power to stop any wrong doing lie
Ladies and Gentlemen: have now
done all that can to secure success in
this campaign, and Tor me there IS noth-
ing left but to await the returns. I want
GOOD IrlGndS VINO
so kind and courteous ia my leaving and
my returning and whatever may be the
result of this campaign. shall always be
able to say that my neighbOrs who agree
with me in my political convictions. did
everything in their power to secure sue
cess in this election. / ask you now to
manifest your further interest by giving
so much of the remainder of this day as
YOU can TO getting the vote. to see to it
that everyone understands the form of
ballot so that mistakes win not be made.
You understand that IN this state they
have allowed the boiling Democrats to
20 on the ticket as Democrats and they
did it in order to perpetuate a fraud upon
the voters of this state and it is the duty
OF all our people to defeat the fraud if they
can by having people underst talld just
how the ballot reads. SO that each per
son can vote intelligentIy- All we have
asked in this campaign is that each citi-
zen might be allowed to vote as he pleas
es and when that is done, we shall all
abide the result whatever it may be The
forenoon of election day in Mr. Bryan >
home town very quiet and the day
bids fair to pass without exciting Incl
dent There were strings of people rang
ing from five or six to twenty or thirty at
the various polling places when the voting
began ct s o'clock. and while the crowds
hovered about each Of them during the
day they were quiet and orderly in the
main. The weather was cloudy ana there
was a sprinkling Of rain in the morning
but the weather was calm