Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-09
Vice Presidential Nominee Steven
son Arrives In Lincoln,
HE Is WELCOMED BY BRYAN
AdIai says He II Too Modest Nan
60 Make the FIRST speech Ina the
Presence Of Next President


venson, Democratic nominee for the
vice presidency. arrived here today to
attend the conference OF the Democratic
leaders The hour Of his arrival was
not announced until late last night. and
as a consequence not more than q thou
sand people were gathered az the depot
TO welcome him. What they lacked In
numbers however, they made up In en-
thusasm AS the train rolled in w. ].
| Bryan and Senator j. H. Jones hurried
into the car and warmly greeted Mr..
| Stevenson. Alighting from the car. Mr..
! Stevenson shook hands with other men,
| beers Of Mr. Bryans party. including
| Charles A. Towne. National Committee
| man Campau. OF Michigan, Johnson. OF
! Kansas stone. OF Missouri; Daniels Of
| North Carolina, and Sergeant-at-Arms
John Martin. and then arm In arm with
| Mr. Bryan, walked down the long sta
ton platform between two lines Of
cheering people 10 the carriages.
CHATS WITH GOV POINTER
Here Mr. Stevenson was introduced to
Gov Poynter Of Nebraska and chatted
with him a moment. Chas a. Towne
and Gov. Poynter occupying one car
riage Escorted by two or three brass
| bands the Bryan home guards and
| Bryan Continentals, uniformed march
| ing clubs. and several hundred people
| the party was driven TO the hotel.
Two or three thousand people had
| gathered about the hotel, and as Nh.
Bryan and Mr. Stevenson ahghted,
roar Of cheers went up In welcome.
Stevenson, speech speech shouted
the crowd, and Mr.. Stevenson. smiling
and bowling, mounted the steps leading
10 the rotunda.
STEVENSON SPEAKS.
u can only say to you. fellow citi-
zens," he said. that 1 thank you for
this cordial welcome. am too modest
"a man to make the first speech when l
stand In the presence OF the next Presi-
dent. At some futu.e time / viii do
| myself the honor 10 address the Bryan
! men, which means the Democrats, Pop
ulsts and Free Silver Republicans all
the elements IN opposition TO the Re
publican party. / thank you for this
| honor"
Mr. Bryan and Mt Stevenson, stand
ing together. then shook hands with
several hundred people who passed in
line rapidly before them But as they
| turned 20 60 up stairs 10 where the
Democratic conference committee was
10 meet, the crowd shouted for Bryan
Mr. Bryan shook his head, bal the
crowd Insisted
II am glad so many have turned out
on short notice TO greet Mr. Steven
son, said Mr.. Bryan II want him 20
feel that when he comes 10 Nebraska
he comes among friends, Shouts Of "he
Isl and when he goes back 10 Illinois
TO help US carry Illinois. ! want him to
tell them there is no doubt OF Nebras-
ka."
Mr. Bryan was cheered as he conclud-
ed. Then shouts went up for Towne.
Mr.. Towne was not present, and ex-
Gov. Stone OF Missouri spoke briefly
When he had concluded, however, the
shouting for Towne was renewed, and
finally Mr.. Towne appeared
Mr.. TOwNE TALKS.
1T is a great pleasure for me to re-
ceive this welcome said Mr. Towne.
but / am perfectly well aware that Il
IL because OF the principles 1 represent
and that you all believe In. There
never was period In the history OF our
country when such a crisis was impend-
ing as al the present time And
propose from now on 10 give all the
principles our grand leaders represent"
George Fred Williams OF Massachu-
sets was then introduced by Mr..
Bryan and spoke briefly.
Cyclone" Davis of Texas followed
Mr.. Williams, and finally, in response
10 repeaaed calls, Senator Jones came
out OF the conference room and add
dressed the crowd This finished the
speech-making and shortly afterwards
the members OF the committee with
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Stevenson and Mr..
Towne. went into conference. Among
the subjects 10 be discussed by the
Democratic leaders, besides Mr.. TOwne's
proposition the vice presidency. are
the establishment OF national head
quarters. the appointment OF a cam
paign committee, and In general the
plan OF the campaign. including the
work TO be done by Mr. Bryan and Mr..
Stevenson. Senator Jones said that
although he believed the work OF the
committee would finish today the gen
eral plans would not be announced for
several days.