Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-07
RECEPTION PLEASES BRYAN
EOuparIisAn Character Of Affair Feature
Which Appeals to Him.
STRENUOUS TINES ARE AHEAD or HIN
state Fair Attendance of over Thirty
thousand Makes Managers Feel
Good--saIine County Exhibit
Given First Prise.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


LINCOLN, Sept. 6-(special)-W J.
Bryan today expressed TO friends his deep
appreciation Of the reception rendered him
at Lincoln. II desire to express the heart
felt thanks Of myself and Mrs. Bryan no
said, for the magnificent reception. 1t
deeply touched my heart. l never spoke
to a larger crowd in my life. The manner
in which partisan republicans Joined in ex-
tending a welcome to myself and wife was
pleasing beyond expression"
Mr.. Bryan has arranged an itinerary that
will keep him away from home until Octo-
Der l. on which date he will give a dinner
at his country home, "Fairview," to the
Bryan home folks" the Nebraskans who
went to New York to welcome him.
Mr. Bryan will leave Lincoln September
TO- He will speak in st. Louis September
IL; Louisville. KY. September II; Cincin-
natl, September l3; Bradford. Va. Septem-
Der l6 and somewhere in North Carolina
September IA and IS and later in South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.
He will return to Lincoln shortly before
October /.
A peculiar Incident happened today. Mr..
Bryan walked down o street when 1t was
crowded. He was unaccompanied, and
among the hundreds of persons who fought
for standing room at the state house
grounds on the previous evening for the
purpose of seeing him, many of them
rubbed elbows with him and never recog-
nized him. At least, there was no demon
stration when he appeared on the street.
He was recognized by several merchants
and Lincoln people and was warmly
greeted. He has consented to appear at
the ampftheater at the state fair grounds
Friday afternoon and make a few remarks.
Fair Attendance Large.
The attendance at the state fair today
again surprised. the managers, the total be-
ing 1900, The committee on county col
lectiye agricultural exhibits submitted It's
score 10 the Board of Managers tonight,
marking many counties below 800 points
and thus cutting them out of ;10o prize.
Twenty-eight counties entered in the con-
test Saline was rated first by the COM
mittee, with a score of l,2s5; Washington
second. with LBS; Kearney third. with
1Oll Two thousand dollars Is to be pro-
rated among the contesting counties that
score over 500 points. The board held a
meeting and refused to raise the score Of
the counties that had been marked less
than 500.
The morning amusement was largely
confined to the base ball game down in
ward, two OF the strong independent ball
teams in the state, played an interest
ing game before a good-sized crowd. FREE
mont won by a score OF to o. Two for
mer Lincoln pitchers, Harmon and Morse.
officiated on the slab.
Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock will
occur the big parade Of prize winning ami
mails. The judges have about concluded
their awards, and the owners of the ami
mails that got the blue and red ribbons
will bedeck them early in the morning with
the various trophies they won this year
and at other places and seasons and ex-
hibit them to the folks who will be at
the fair. The parade will be from the
live stock sections down the main street
to the race track. The grandstand will
be thrown open for the free admission OF
ali who care to take seats there, while
the animals will be paraded up and down
| In front.
Fridays program IL as follows:
10 a. m.-Parade Of prize winning anil
mails
%. m.-Pacing. 2.s5. purse OF $500; 'trot-
| ting 2.23 purse of $500; running half mile
dash. purse, 800. Exhibition by guideless
wonder. DIR. Tom
Orphan Boy PAGES against 2:1o record
Concert by the York Commercial club
| band.
Singing by MorphS, 1.-THE man who sings
| to, beat the band"
| Attractions on the Pike.
| w J. Bryan makes an address on the
ground in the afternoon.
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