The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-13
LECTURE DREW
THOUSANDS

William J. Bryan's visit to st. Paul
this time is less than twenty-four
hours in duration, but 1t has been
crowded with pleasures, not the least
Of which was the opportunity afforded
him last night to get an allowance Of
refreshing sleep that has not been al
lowed him previously for several days.
Add to this a crowd at his lecture
last night that filled the Peoples
church to the doors and netted a nice
round sum for the local bimetallic
union, the delightful reception given
him at the Ryan hotel yesterday af-
ternoon and quiet dinner which he
enjoyed last evening at the home Of
one Of st. PauFs most prominent sill
Yer Democrats, and it will be seen
there are cogent reasons why he should
remember this visit with marked pleas
ure.
In spite of the late hours which pre-
vailed at the banquet of Tuesday
night Mr.. Bryan was up quite early
yesterday breakfasting at the West
with Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Rosing, c..
NJ. Foote, ]. NJ. Hawthorne and Judge
J. w. Willis.
At 1920 the special car which had
been chartered to bring Mr.. Bryan to
st. Paul reached the hotel, and Mr..
Bryan bade Minneapolis fond adieu.
Interurban Car No. 625, in the care
Of Inspector N. J. Nelson, MotOrman
Cook and Conductor HOlton, was as
signed to carry the following delega-
ton: Judge ]. w. Willis, DR.. ]. S.
Pine, J. M. Hawthorne, Thomas D.
O'Brien, T. r. Kane, John L. Townley,
Judge J. L. Macdonald, T. J. McDer-
mott, Judge r. r. Nelson, j. G. Mi
chaels, Pierce Butler, Judge ]. w.
Twohy, J. M. PottgieseT. r. n. Hare,
John Wagener Francis H. Clark, An
ton Miesen, A N. Craighead. Judge
Cory, Joseph Ehrentraut, Fl. G. Haas,
H. F. VESSEL, J. B. Covfngton, r. V.
Fox, John Lyons. Frank Robert, Pat
rick o. Regan, e. L. Murphy, A. L.
Graves, o. B. Robertson, w. H. u
mer, Archie Mcleod, DR.. Sam G. Gin
ner, J. o. Cederberg, DR.. w. H. Sig
Ter, Henry Haws, Enoch Johnson,
Louis Nash, Frank Hoffman, F. A.
Pike, John w Townley.
Reaching the Ryan between il and
-, Mr.. Ryan retired to his apartments
for a brief rest, and at 1870 he lunched
with a few Of the members of the To-
cal committee privately.
The reception to Mr.. Bryan in itself
was a pleasant afternoons incident.
There was not the jam which was in
cident to the similar occasions on
which Mr.. Bryan appeared during his
presidential canvass, but what the re-
ception lost in numbers it made up in
the added element of interest made
possible by the better opportunity to
meet distinguished citizen in really
friendly way.
A consensus of opinion Of those who
met the defeated presidential candi-
date yesterday would show that he has
that faculty, so happy in a man who
has political ambitions, of being able
to give a chatty conversation of but a
few sentences the life of interest and
the charm of variety. For two hours
or more he greeted all comers, and
many pleasant incidents were record
ed, at least in the memories of his
visitors.
Some of Mr.. Bryan's personal friends
took advantage of the occasion to pre-
sent greetings, among them eX-Con-
gresham Robert Neill, of Batesville,
Ark, who CHANGED to be in the city on
a business trip.
Several hundred citizens. together
with large representation of the fair
sex, called upon Mr.. Bryan in the par
lors Of the Ryan during the afternoon.
There were no formalities observed,
the local reception committee merely
introducing the callers. In many cases
Mr. Bryan found in the names the sug-
gestion of old time acquaintances,
who on inquiry, turned out to be rela-
tives of his visitors.