Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-06
Sixty Thousand NebraSkanS.
Pack Streets of Lincoln to-
Give Glad Hand to Return
ing Commoner.
"GREAT SCOTT WHAT A
CROWD" SAYS BRYAN
Magnificent Ovation to Fellow
Citizen by People of Home
Town is Strictly a Non
Partisan Affair.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept 5.-W. ]. Bryan
returned today to his Lincoln home,
and the "home folks" welcomed him
with every evidence of approval and
satisfaction. II was a neighbOrly well
come, planned as such and carried ouS
i'm its entirety with that understand
ing Lincoln has more republicans
than democrats and Mr.. Bryan has in
the past good humoredly expressed
the beliefthat II would be a task to re-
form the city politically, but tonight
there was no line of partisan division
and the welcome extended to both Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan was sincere and open
handed Everybody showed good ma
ture nobody wanted to quarrel about
politics and nearly the whole popul1-
tion showed that ii was genuinely glad
that so well known a man as Mr., BrE.
an lives here.
1t Is doubtful If Lincoln ever held a
larger crowd than that which came t.
the city today. II was a half holiday
in the city, and every train from over
the state arrived loaded down, bring
ing not only Nebraskans, but many
from nearby states. The city was hand
somely decorated for the home cora,
ing, the fronts of business houses be-
ing a mass of flags and bunting while
in the residence districts Autographs
Of Mr. Bryanin the windows, together
with the national coIors, were every
where seen.
The nOn-partisan nature of the re-
ception was emphasized in every way
possible.
For hours before Bryan's arrival
crowds began assembling and were
rfnf ion h
platforms of freight and express build
ings and on the sidewalks and in the
street for nearly half block away
There was a roar of welcome as the
train rolled in and Mr.. Bryan appear
ed on the platform. In the party, bH-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and thCi.
daughter Grace. was the Lincoln del =
CATION which left here ten days ago t,
meet him at New York and which ac'
cOmpanied Mr. Bryan's party on
homewapd trip. together with few Gi
The Nebraska democratic mayors.
Bryans only expression as he look
ed down on the multitude of faces
was:
Great Scott. what a crowd"
No attempt was made at a parad"
although there was a pretentiou'
mounted escort. policemen on horse
back ;vfraternal organizations and IN
dividual marchers, the. whole preceded
by six bands comprising 1872 must
clans.
Along the route Mr.. BRYAN was "e
ceiyed with every evidence of cordia,
ity and enthusiasm. Among thos'
present were a number of officers an
men who were members of his reg.
ment in the Spanish-American war
and they cheered their colonel hear
tily. The party traversed three of tn
principal business streets lined Wit
cheering crowds and then proceed :.
to the home OF Charles w. Bryan
where Mr.. Bryan had dinner and rei,
ed for time before going to the sta,
capitol grounds for the speaking exec
cises and reception proper.
Two hours before the time for tn
exercises at the state capitol grounds
crowd estimated at all the way fr0r
thirty to sixty thousand struggled 20
points Of vantage around the speaker
stand.
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the stan
by Governor Mickey from his privat
office In the state house. A prayer b
Rev. George w. Martin, pastor of tn
Methodist church, at Normal, Mr.. Bry
ans suburban home, was followed b
"a DIltI SltCCll vi WClNOnit w NhNS
Brown who concluded by introducin
Governor Mickey.
Governor Mickey spoke briefly an
as he presented Mr.. Bryan there we
renewed cheering and hand-clappinl
Bryan said that In his travels he ha
learned the Arabic language containt
500 words meaning camel, and the
since returning to the United state
he has wished that the American lar
.guage contained as many wore
meaning. IL thank you" He declare
The hanplest part of the long jou'
ney was the homecoming. and the
went into a general description of h
travels.
Following Bryan's speech the fol
NAL reception took place In the corr
dors OF the Capitol where Mr. Br.
and shook hands with the thousan'
who passed before him.
There was a brilliant display of FIR
works for an hour on the state hou
grounds.
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