The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-08

in a body to the Bryan home. accom-
panied by a band Mir. Bryan was
aroused and made a speech in which
he said he was greatly faugued from
loss of sleep during the session Of tho
convention as he had spent the greater
part Of the nights reading bulletins
from the convention and Lad remained
up all night during the discussion over
the platform. He apOlogized for not
being at the depot TO meet the delega-
ton, but he had supposed after the
sessions Of the convention the delegates
would be just as tired as he
Mr. Bryan asked for Senator Clark,
but was told that the senator was not
in the party
In the forenoon the Jacksonian club
Of Omaha called on the presidential
candidate.
The greatest demonstration of the
day. occurred this afternoon at O'Clock.
when the Nebraska Travelling Mems
Bryan club. which had just returned
from Kansas City, called on the candi-
date. Mr.. Bryan met them on the
front porch.
H B. Tomson, president of the club,
read the following address:
Mr.. Bryan, Our Friend and Neigh
bOr--We have just returned home from
the national Democratic convention.
OuE party NONSlSAlLlS OF the travelling
Mems club, the Bryan Home Guards,
Continental Guards and HagenoW's
band. desire to congratulate you upon
your nomination By the great united
Democracy to the highest Office in the
gift of the people of the nation. The
platform which you stand on is all
right; your running mate is Kentucky
born; he is a smooth rider, and he is
all right, and you are all right. We
take the opportunity 10 assure you that
you will find US all in the front rank
of the fight from this day until the
close of the polls next November.
standing for you and for Nebraska,
and our reward Will come on the 4th
day Of March at your Inauguration at
Washington, when we VIII march down
Pennsylvania avenue, headed by Hage-
nOw's band
Cheers for Bryan.
Mr.. BRYAN was cheered as he began
and concluded his response He said.
in 9art:
I am glad TO see You in such good
spirits for the fight which is ahead. I
am proud of you, and I am proud of
the Nebraska people. and 1 am glad
5cC n-enf 20 E7rrsTs t''tN --fre Others
and women of our state. / C0ugratiI-
delegation of fifteen that went 20 Kan
sas City to represent US in the national
Democratic convention. You served as
an example before the others. I have
grown somewhat tired Of serving as a
sample for so long.
I want to assure YOU that should
the Democratic candidate be the one
TO be inagurated next March, shall
refuse to allow the Inauguration TO pro-
coed unless HagenoW's hand is there. I
want TO assure you that 1 would rather
have you in your plain clothes Ofhciate
in my Inauguration than to have <-ni-
formed soldiers Not but what a ger
tain number of soldiers are right in
their place, but the resources Of this
nation is her men who are willing TO
work and fight between times.
Lauds the Platform
mo party ever adopted a platform
better than that adopted at Kansas
City 1t is plain and explicit on every
subject I have been informed by sew
eral gentlemen that it was jusO-like
an Old-fashiOned Methodist camp-meet-
ing. I believe, however, there Wers a
few distinguishing characteristics. such
as the manifestation of enthusiasm by
a c2keWalk or dance.
-Four years ago there were those
who went out from the convention &c
work against the ticket and this wear
the hall had to be enlarged to admit
those who wanted to come back. All Of
this indicates good for the party.