The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-28
WHEN BRYAN
COMES HOME
NERRAsSAf1s ARRIVE ~ NEW
YORK AND INK Tttiias5 UP
s. FOR WJl4LlEis szRlylAt.

NEW YORK, Lug: % a. rlle nebras.s.
Ia delegation TO the Bryan recept lon
arrived IN Jersey city over the Penn:
syivania railroad Sunday night, near
Iiy Ave hours late The special train
was due al e:15 O'clock and arrived
al 1890 o'clock. The delegates. who
number 400 were 50 weary from the
long hide that they we're glad to- get
over to the Hotel Victoria, where say.
enty rooms had been engaged for
them.
The fact that the Nebraskans were
quiet after their arrival here, however,
does not argue that they will not
.whoop things up during the rest of
their stay. In fact, they announced
that they would make New Workers
sit up and take notice before they left
town, especially SO far as the shouting
for their %favorite son" was concern.
ed.
In the party were seven mayors:
Brown, of Lincoln; Dolman, Of oma.
I ha; Hunker OF West Point; Watzke,
OF humboldt; Dearfng, of Plattsmouth;
UhlIg. of Holdredge. and Burke, of
Friend, Neb. With the party also
were ]. w. Outright, Of Normal. Bry.
ans home town, who was formerly
Bryan's secretary; H. s. Daniel, secre-
tary of the state Central Committee,
and States Attorney Isle j. Abbott.
All of the members of the delegation
wore badges bearing the. words in
large letters, organs Nebraska Home
Folks"
The delegation had n lot Of trouble
with its baggage after its arrival in
Jersey City, because the road had not
put baggagemaster on the train and
many of the trunks had been shipped
through ahead or had not yet arrived.
Many of the members were making
their first trip to New York, and, al
though their first glimpse Of the city,
with its sparkling lights. caused some
expressions Of surprise, they took the
edge of their admiration by poklng
lot of fun at the Twenty-eighth
street crosstown horse cars, on which
most OF them came over to the hotel.
They said they had that sort of loco
motion beaten dozen ways in the
smallest town in Nebraska.
The delegation also brought a lot
OF transparenctes, which will be dis
played around the hotel during the
stay here and which will also accom-
pany 1t to the Madison Square Garden
meeting. Here are some Of them:
1--WE Have Kept the Faith"
eve Knew They Would Come to
Know Him.
"what is Home without a Bryan"
"Tbey Called Him fhe Boy Orator
of the Flag"
"And Watterson Came Also"
@Who Said, Repudiator?'
Unexampled in the history of New
York will be the series of feasts to
be given during the coming week to
the out-of-town visitors brought here
to welcome the home coming Of Bry-
an. A Democratic jollifcation of the
highest proportions will continue from
next Wednesday until the following
Monday, and longer, If there are any
stragglers left alive and well. In ad-
dition to open house at the National
Democratic Club and the Manhattan
Club, the societies made up of local
residents from various States will
give receptions to visiting delegations
from those States.
The Missouri Society will entertain
Gov. Folk and the host OF Mtssourians
coming with him. and ex-Gov. Stone
and Crittenden, Then the North Caro-
lima, South Carolina. Georgia, and Ten
nessee Societies will follow suit. Jo-
sephus Daniels telegraphed from Raj
eigh. N. c., that he would be in New
York ON Tuesday wednesday with
$50 Bryan Democrats, including the
governor of the State; both Senators,
and eight members of the House of
Representative. On the heels of the
North Carolinians will come the Mary
landers and thousands from the other
Southern States. Three special trains
from Missouri will roll in on Wednes
day, and from Washington State. Ore
gon, and Oklahoma, smaller patches
will be on hand by Thursday morning.
On wednesday night $50 members of
the st. Louis Democratic Club will
arrive at the Hotel Saranac. The Il
linois delegation promises to be sec
ond only to that Of Missouri.
The Committee on Hospitality of
the Bryan Reception Committee met
at the Victoria Hotel to complete ar
engagements for the reception Of the
delegations. The organized bodies
viii be escorted to the Democratic and
Manhattan Clubs, where refreshments,
wet and dry, will be unlimited for five
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