Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-31


 of more than ordinary interest, al. though he is no stranger to the city Many times in the past two years and immediately prior to his triI abroad, MT Bryan was here to attend to duties as executor of the estate oi the late Philo s. Bennett and to ap. pear as party in the legal complica. tions developed by his administration of the trust. During that time he met many of the people of the city in . personal and social way, and to them there was no special curiosity in his visit here. The throng on the streets from the station to Music hall where luncheon was served this noon. was made up largely of per sons from the summer resorts in this vicinity within easy riding distance of the city. The. city people turned ont by the thousands at the mass meeting on the green. Trains from the east and west all the morning were crowded mostly with men who bore marks of travel as If coming from considerable distance. The drift of trolley traffic from outside began early and the streets soon bore many aspects of holiday, especially the green, on which under the shade of the elms the crowd early took up station.
 The days program was marked by m absence of formality, the only spe- cial arrangements being the erection of a small section of seats near the band stand and the issuance of tick cts to the luncheon.
 The holiday aspect of the day was added to by the fact that following custom the mercantile houses closed at noon and their employees swelled the throng at the mass meeting.
 The first stop of MT Bryans train was at Stamford, and there 1t was only momentary pause, as the train was fifteen minutes behind it's sched- ulad time. A crowd of many hun dreds ofspersons had gathered. but they only had a feeting glimpse of MT Bryan. The reason for this was that when the train was stopped the oar Connecticut was at the west end of the station and at. a place which could molly be reached by foot bridge. In consequence scarcely a hundred people got to the rear plat form and heard MT Bryan speak. He said: Ladies and gentlemen: Ihave only a moment to. greet you and that is not time enough to enter upon the discussion of any subject. I'll come again." and the train moved on with Mir Bryan smiling and lowing his acknowledgements of Q very hearty greeting of the crowd
 Three Minutes at Bridgeport.
 At Bridgeport the train stopped but three minutes. but MT Bryan did not speak. Only small crowd was present. He reached New Haven at 1915. At the station a long line of carriages for the members of the Bryan party were in waiting. He was greeted by Lieutenant Governor Woodruff and Mayor Studley as he stepped from the train. Mayor Stud ley, ex-Senator McNeil of Bridgeport and Chairman Hewitt of the local committee rode with Mir Bryan in the private carriage. The procession to Music hall, which was headed by a brass band, was greeted by thou sands along the line Of march. The interest of the people was very keen. Arrived at Music hall where lunch con was served the tables were so ar- ranged that each New England state representatives were seated at table by themselves, while the guests of honor sat at table facing them all. Covers were laid for 500. Dr A. B. Fuller, who in the past cam paigns was an ardent supporter of MT Bryan, acted as toastmaster. Alexander Troup had charge of all the arrangements. Among the late arrivals was Chairman Carver of the democratic state central committee of Ohio, who. upon being recognized, was loudly cheered. As Mir Bryan passed to his seat of honor he was rousingly cheered, everyone stand ing, some of the more enthusiastic standing on their chairs and waving flags and banners. The serving of the luncheon was slow and it was al- most o'clock before Postmaster Fuller arose and in behalf of the democratic club welcomed the guests. Mayor Studley then extended the well come of the city of New Haven to Mir Bryan and his party in the follow ing words:
 studley Quotes Poetry.
 The mayors welcome was as fol- lows:
 "Mr Bryan and gentlemen:
 "A celebrated poet once asked: 'Breathes there a man with soul so
 dead
 Who never to himself hath said This Is my own, my native land; Whose heart within him ne'er hath
 burned
 As homf his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on foreign
 strand!'
 "If such there breathes. that per con is not the distinguished guest of this occasion
 Formerly we considered him and spoke of him. as belonging to the great state of Nebraska And it vas an honor in itself to be the leading character of his state. Bat he vas nominated for the presidency of the United States by one of the two great political parties that seem dsstined