Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-14

ton committee, stated to the crowd
that the visitor would make two
speeches tomorrow (meaning to-day
and that as he had a hard trip to this
city he would ask the indulgence of
the crowd not to address them and
would retire.
Such being acquiesced in, the crowd
dispersed and Mr.. Bryan slept at the
Commercial club last night.
To.DAYs PRoCkKDlNGs.
This morning, at o'clock, In the
gold-line barouche and drawn by the
same four white horses, MIR. Bryan, ac-
companled by Mayor o. N. Marion.
Alderman Summers Burkhart, and
George A. Campheld, executive COM
mltteman Of last years territorial fair,
drove to the Hotel Highland, where
breakfast was served under the per-
sonal supervision of Arthur Kings
bury, acting manager OF the hotel. At
the hotel the visitor was introduced to
and shook hand with large number
of callers.
A drive was then taken over the
city, and at 1O:S0 o'clock. by request,
Mr. Bryan stopped at the Albright Art
Parlors on North Third street and had
pictures taken in three sittings.
From there he was taken to the Com
merclal club where public reception
was held from II rs to ~ o'clock noon
He shook hands with several hun.
dred gentlemen and ladies, among
whom were a number OF well-knowr
and active republicans.
The citizen representative was ac-
corded an opportunity to interview the
distinguished orator, but he declined tC
| be interviewed. To the question that
| the people would like to have hi,
opinion on the Dewey candidacy, Mr.
Bryan emphatically stated as follows
II have answered that question tn,
past two weeks; decline to be inter
viewed on the subject"
| Among the callers at the Commercial
club were N. c. bennett and his ora
tor boy son, Louie. After they hat
shaken the hand of Mr. Bryan. the lat
ter stated: Yes, have heard of you
Louie: you are the little boy orator o
the Rio Grande, and I would like {,
hear you recite." Louie then recitet
the great piece, Eternal Justice" b.
Charles Mackey, and during the recita
tion a pin could have been hear,
dropped on the floor. Mr.. Bryan wa
then presented with a picture of tn
little boy.
After the reception at the CONNER
cial club, Mr.. Bryan. accompanied b.
10 a.. % a
driven TO the home OF Hon. II. B. Fer
gusson, where a lunch was served.
Promptly at 3 o'clock this afternoo
Mr.. Bryan began his speech on tn
grounds of the Midway Plalsance" O
last years territorial fair. being In
troduced to the big crowd by Summer
Burkhart. He delivered a very elo
lquent speech. and the attention accord
ed him was remarkable from the fac
that every word uttered by the orato
was received with a marked degree q
respect.
Immediately after his speech, thos
who desired were given the opportu
nifty OF shaking hands with Mr.. Brya
and he was kept quite busy attendln
to this fad for about half an hour.
At $3.50 o'clock this afternoon dim,
VIII be served to Mr.. Bryan and III
members OF the local committees at II
: Hotel Highland, and at o'clock b
VIII deliver an address at the new OF
era house.
From $3.50 to train time for the soutI
n reception viii be held In honor 4,
the great democratic orator at II
Commercial club.
Mr.. Bryan will attend the Trans Mi
slslppi congress at Houston, Texas.