Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-06

some detail closing with a glowing tribute
TO his home and his country.
Followins MIR. Bryans speech the formal
reception took place in the corridors Of the
capitol. where Mr.. Bryan shook hands with
the thousands who passed before him
There was a brilliant display Of fireworks
for an hour on the state house grounds.
Mrs. Bryah called For.
When Mr. Bryan finished his address,
which was free from politics. the crowd
called for Mrs. Bryan in such certain
language she responded and Acknowledged
her thanks by bowling to the multitude.
Then Mr.. and AIRS. Bryan took their
places under the dome of the capitol on
the first foor to shake hands with their
Nebraska friends. The receiving line con-
sisted OF 1865 people, among whom, besides
the two homecomers, were Governor and
Mrs. Mickey and Mayor and Mrs. Brown.
At the Bryan dinner at the home OF
Charles Bryan. these guests besides the
family. were present: Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan,
Miss Grace Bryan. w. J. Bryan. jr., T. s.
and Mrs. Allen. Frank Millson. William
and Mrs Millson, A. II. and Mrs. Allen,
Roy Spangler and Mrs. spangler. John Full
liston and Mrs. Fulliston Of Louisiana.
An immense crowd followed the Bryan
carriage TO the home and hundreds we're
waiting at the door. TO calls for a speech
Mr.. Bryan said: Friends have only time
to eat dinner before am to speak at the
state house, but II I were TO talk to you
from now until time TO leave, ] could only
say. thank you" AS Mr.; Bryan concluded
his little talk Mrs. organs carriage drove
up and she was greeted with cheers. ac-
knowledged with bow to the crowd,
Few Incidents. occurred on the train to
/ In FROM oil 1r prNa m aA
the reporter for The Bee with this re-
mark: THE Omaha Bee and the people OF
Nebraska have sustained severe loss in
the death of Mr.. Rosewater."
A portion of the way down. the dis
tinguished leader slept merely throwing
his feet across the aisle of the car into the
seat opposite and almost in an instant he
! was sleeping. At Ashland he was Joined
| by his nephew. William Millson, the fore
man of his farm. At once the two entered
/ into an animated conversation about the
! farm and the stock thereon, Mr.. Bryan APP
| pearing deeply interested.
Defends Mayor DahIman.
Judge Edgar Howard desires to say
| through these columns to the people OF
Omaha that Mayor Jim Dahlman rs not
responsible for the New York stories re.
garding the experience with the rope In
| tne Dig CITY. lie SAID; mayor DahlnIaf
conducted himself with decorum all dur.
ing the trip. He did nothing of which g
citizen of Omaha would not approve. HI
did lasso Mr.. Bryan and It was all righ
| that he should. He was. with a party OF
home folks and no one else. His exhibition
was given merely for the amusement Of hi,
own friends and was not witnessed b!
Others. We were on our own boat at thu
time. He did not parade up the streets
throwing his rope over the necks of horses
That is ridiculous. Friends OF the mayo
did much to inspire the newspaper storie
and did much TO get Mayor Dahlman &
show his powers with the rope. ], for one
desire to say to the. people of Omaha, thei
mayor is all right and they need not b.
ashamed of anything he did in New Yorl
or on this trip"
Mr.. Bryan has consented to speak a
the state fair grounds Friday afternoon
The Bryan home folks who returned T.
Lincoln are jubilant over their trip, though
they are tired lot of people