Daily camera., 1899-07-13
Red Letter D0y
For BOU|ded|eS
BRYAN'S RECEPTION.
Boulder Gives the silver Champion a Big
Ovation,

Ovation.
William Jennings Bryan came. saw and
conquered. From the time OF his arrival
in the morning to the departure in the
afternoon he was given one continuous
ovation. Thousands greeted his arrival
at the station. thousands accompanied
him on his way up the streets, blocking
his way TO get handshake or a word
and thousands listened enraptured to his
magnificent address at the Chautauqua.
1t was great day for Boulder and the
5000 visitors from the neighborng town
and villages joined in making it the
great day that it was. The stores in the
City closed at noon and a short time
after major part of Boulder's adult
population were at Texado park.
For several hours previous to the ap.
pearance of the speaker, the vast audit
orium was packed to Overlooking. 1t is
estimated that 5000 people were crowd.
ed in the building. Crowded is good but
damned would be better, as every inch
OF available space was occupied.
Upon the stage were seated number
of guests from Denver, party of
Pennsylvanians, including Gen. Goblin,
Col. Dick and others and number OF
sisters from St. Ger,rude's academy.
AS Col. Bryan stepped upon the stage
in company with Governor Thomas. DR..
Wilson, T. E. Fisher. Major Fulton, Col.
Nicholson and others the band struck up
Hail to the Chief" and the crowd burst
into the widest tumult of applause.
Cheers, yells, handclapping, waving of
hats and handkerchiefs, roar of sound
and seething sea greeted the ear and
the eye simultaneously.
DR.. Wilson frs, introduced Governor
Thomas, who, after few words OF well |
come introduced Col. Bryan. In his in
PRODUCTION, DR.. Wilson alluded TO the
governor as the next senator, to Col.
Bryan as the next president and to him.
self as the next chaplain of the house of
AS Col. Bryan stepped forward, the |
applause was renewed and continued |
until with a wave of his hand he notion |
ed silence and began his address, an ad. |
dress interrupted throughout by applause
and manifestations OF satisfaction.
After complimenting the Chautauqua
and the city he launched into his subject
Pending Problems" He treated the
subject under the heads, taxation, the
money question, trusts and expansion,
Lack of space prevents details of the
speech.
From the stage, Mr.. Bryan worked his |
way to the rear OF the building shaking
hands with the hundreds who crowded !
about him. While he was seated in his
carriage crowd Of state university boys
got together and for few moments the
hills reechoed with the rolling LIQUID |
Boulder yell" 1t was feature the dis. |
guest seemed to enjoy and he |
called the boys to his carriage to greet
them in person.
From the grounds Mr.. BRYAN was
driven at once to the railway station and !
returned to Denver on the afternoon
train.
The entire day was an even. never to |
be forgotten. The crowds were omni. |
present and were universally good ma
tured and Jovial. Owing to the great
crush, the car company could not carry |
all, but even the carriages and hacks that |
were pre- ssed into service we've made |
quate and many were obliged TO walk. |
Even this they did without murmurs. In
the auditorium hundreds were compelled |
to stand, which they did patiently. Even
;he heavy shower which tell during the
progress of the speech did not dampen
the ardor. And the hundreds who were
compelled to stand at the entrances
merely raised their umbrellas and staid
on. Altogether the event marked the
greatest day in the life of the town.