Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-11-27
BRYAN AT DENVER.
tThe Democratic Leader Welcomed
to Colorado's Metropolis.
TRULY IN THE HANDS OF HIS FRIENDS
n Tour of the City Made, the Carriage
Being Hardly Able to Move Through
the Throngs of People-SeverA
Short Addresses Made.


day. The crowd that welcomed him
filed the station, extending out into
Sixteenth street, and fringed the long
viaduct that reaches over the railroad
yards and the river into North Denver,
three quarters of mile away. The re-
ception committee, headed by Hon. T.
NJ. Patterson and aided by squad of
police, worked like Trojans to get him
to his carriage. and the crowd swarmed
Around the carriage, shouting and
cheering, and accompanied him to the
residence of Hon. C. S. Thomas, where
he took breakfast with the reception
committee.
Reception by the Women.
At the Brown hotel at ten o'clock the
women of the city rendered recep-
ton. The interior of thebuilding for
nine stories was banked in flowers, and
when Mr.. Bryan was introduced there
was scene of excitement. Mrs. Mary
q. Bradford made brief speech and
presented him with a memorandum
book of Colorado chased with silver The
diverse side bears the seal of Colorado
and sixteen silver miners and one gold
pick. On the reverse side is a picture of
the Mount of the Holy Cross, fac
simile engraving of the silver dollar,
surrounded with columbines, the state
flower.
Mrs. T. M. Patterson introduced the
speaker, who paid tribute to the wom-
en- by speaking first of his wife, whom
Dc said he had hoped would be the first
lady Of the land in fact, and though de-
feated, he said that to him she had al
ways been the first lady of the land.
He acknowledged the work done by
the women, not only the right of suf-
frage, but those without, and concluded
by saying that he would trust the wom-
en- always for they were always found
ON the right side of every great ques-
ton.
- Streets Are Thronged.
The afternoon programme included
carriage ride over the city. The streets
were packed and black with people,
just space enough being left by the
crowd for the carriage to proceed in to
move forward. The vehicle moved
through an ocean of sounds that rolled
up between the high walls of the build
tngs and made the ear drums sore with
Its deafening din. Flowers thrown at
him, people alongside the carriage
screamed to attract his attention, al
most 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 if he
failed in 1896, the future held in its
clasp victory in 1900.
The corner of Sixteenth and Law
renee streets was the scene of an out
burst of enthusiasm that stopped the
progress of the carriages. The people
flowed into the streets, and jammed up
against the carriages, when MIR. Bryan
arose to utter a few words, simply re-
marking that though defeated, the peo-
pie here were equally as happy as those
in the east, "our enemies" he termed
them, "were in their victory" This
was the sentiment of the crowd, and for
FIVE minutes the crowd yelled. Then the
carriage moved on. The next stopping
place was at the state capital grounds,
where 5000 school children were wait.
ing to welcome him.
More Enthusiasm.
The noise was frightful and constant
ly growing in volume as the carriage
assembled the hill to the entrance of the
buildings, the cheering reaching it's
height as Mr. Bryan arose in the car
riage 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 all were
l<rnI ok l..
ly that it was impossible for anybody
to move. MIR. Bryan's voice could scarce
~ be heard as he accepted from Mrs.
Dora Phelps Buell. flag, the present OF
the East Denver high school. The words
they exchanged 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 hoarse. After this Mr.. Bryan
made brief address, and, guarded by
a juvenile military troop, his carriage
was about to proceed onward, when
the Eewsboys' union, with banners and
flags, crowded forward and gave him
such reception as only the street
urchins know how to deal forth. The
crowd was now so dense that it was
hard to move one way or the other and
the police were powerless.
AT Seventeeth and Broadway, at the
confluence of Seventeenth avenue and
Court place, and Seventeenth street and
broadway, another big crowd, enough
to populate city, was waiting, and for
the want of anything better to do was
cheering because they knew Mr.. Bryan
was coming. Only few words were
spoken here, and then he was driven
back to the Thomas house, where din.
ner was served.
Delivers an Address.
The occasion of Mr. Bryan's visit was
the twentieth anniversary of the I'D
mission OF Colorado into the union. Be
fore being nominated for the presiden-
ry he had agreed to speak at the ex-
ercises in commemoration of the event.
AT 1880 p. m. the doors of the First Pres
byterian church were opened. 1t was
the original intention to have Mr.. Bry-
nm speak Tor lecture course and tick
cts were Sold When he came into such
prominence by the political campaign
che management waived its rights, if |
the few ticketholders should be guar
anteed, and the church was opened to |
oil. 1t WAS filled to the doors, while
Others clamored for admission. Mr..
Bryan spoke for three-quarters of an
hour. His remarks were appropriate to
the occasion, as dealing with the prog
Tess of the state in 20 years.
Guest at a Banquet.
At nine o'clock d. IN. Mr., BRYAN was |