Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-30
IN LITTLE OLD NEW YORK
How Che Bryan Boosters Struck the
GOthamits Reporters.
ABSENCE OF WHISPERS DULY NOTED
scFibes Of world and sun Seem SUR
prfsed that the "Home Folks"
Are "a Clean Looking
Lot of Men"


'It's day all day in the daytime; there
is no night in" New York since the Bryan
boosters from Omaha landed in the en-
emy's country" Even the Great White
Way Is whittier than ever and the moon
sheds the favorite silvery glow over the
scene. II there rises at lonely hearthstones
or among friends bereft the anxious ques-
ton, where are our wandering, boys to-
nightY' put it in cold storage. The boys
are all right, New York papers say so,
and what's the use of quizzlng further?
Wait until the boys come home. Perhaps
they will tell.
For present purposes it is sufficient to
know that Bryan's home guard arrived on
the firing lines. Dispatches announced the
fact, and with due diligence record the
principal events of their visit. But the dis
patches did not tell how they arrived and
failed to give the historic event the neces-
sary local atmosphere. New York news
papers of Monday morning supply these
essentialg The Herald supplements its ac-
count with hashlight photograph of the
party taken in the train sheds at Jersey
City, 1t is a unique and interesting pic
ture of the crowd. A concerted effort was
made TO put on a bold face, and some
recognizable in the disguise. but the pleas
ure Of recognition is sadly marred by find
in the front row.
1T was noticed says the critical World,
"as the Nebraskans lined up for a photo
graph after leaving the train that not q
man of them wore whiskers. There was not
a trace OF populism In the delegation nei-
ther Dundreary side, or chin or goat,
or mutton chop or fringe. A remarkably
clean-cut looking lot Of men compose the
home folks party"
What the sun Says.
The Sun gives the party page send
off and pipes the party in a breezy style.
A few paragraphs will cheer the folks
at home:
The Nebraskans travelled in a special
train maze up OF six Pullmans, a baggage
car and Il smoker. They left Omaha on
Friday night and came straight through
with the exception of short stop in Chi
eago and at Niagara Falls. The train was
que m Jersey city at b clock over the
Lehigh Valley, but was about three hours
late. When It did arrive there was nobody
az the station to meet the visitors, and
they were obliged to shift for themselves
as best they could.
Those who expected to see lot of long
gray boards OF the populist type were
disappointed. There wasn't a single whisker
In the crowd. Like their peerless leader
nearly every one of the westerners was
Most of the Nebraskans haven't visited
new YORK before and they have come
oltion to giving their leader a rousIng well
come, Inc wicked corporations came in
, a9T a t hard knock by the Bryanites soon
They discovered that they would all have
=. 70 go DOWN In the baggage room and have
tnelr trunks checked across the river
cried AA' 'nes
The railroad employees were very sorry.
Dut the trunks hadn't been checked at ali
AZ Omaha, and II they wanted to protect
themselves , AGAINST risk in crossing the
checked The Bryanites certainly did want
70 protect themselves. and, sputtering they
oeseended on the elevator to the basement
"A corporation that sells a ticket through
70 New york certainly ought to check a
Then he added "As near as can fnd
out the railroad out west was too tight to
put baggageman on the train, and that's
why we couldn't check our trunks"
Standing around in the basement of the
Jersey city station were a number Of cti-
gems of that estimable city who hang out in
Montgomery street.
We'll said one of the Bryanites, as he
braska now than 1 ever was They aren't
much better here or much worse than we
are: They appear to be just about the
The entire party crowded out on the
front end OF the ferryboat on the trip up
What are those low things all lighted
up down there, asked one, pointing at
wise one.
Good Lordi" remarked another, sur
veying the innumerable harbor craft, "tney
all use oil no wonder Rockefeller Is rich. ."
"All these boats are owned by the cor
porations," said one Of the party to his
wife.
You could tell that, dear" she replied.
from their horrible whistles"
Papa" said lad who was leaning over
the tafrail, ARE there any fish in the
water?"
Perhaps there are" the father replied
Can see an octopus?" the lad inquired
mo, my son, don't look for them there
We will find them In the tall buildings
yonder."
The westerners were hardly in the hotel
before they began to unstrap their political
guns. They had any number of placards
which they intend to post up around town.
Here are few OF them:
I'VE knew they would come to him."
1--WE have kept the faith"
1--WE believe In national honor"
''What Is home without BryanT'
'And they called him the Boy Orator of
And Watterson came also"
who said 'repudiatorg
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