Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-31
BRYAN In NEW YORK
Eebraskan is Given Great Reception in
Madison Square Garden.
MAYOR TOM |. JOHNSON PRESIDES
Demonstration Lasting Blight Minutes Greeh
Returning Traveller.
BRYAN's HOME FOLKS ARRIVE IN BODY
They Are Given Seats Just Back Of the
Speakers Stand.
sRYASs HOME FOLKS ARRIVE IN BODY
OUTLINES IDEA or DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Speaker Favors Government owner
ship of Railways, Resuistion OF
Trusts ana Revision of
the Tariff.

NEW YORK. Aug. S0.-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, who arrived in New
York harbor yesterday afternoon and spent
the night with friends on steam yacht
down the bay, landed in New York City
this afternoon at o'clock and was the
recipient of marked attentions from that
hour until late tonight when he had I'm.
ished a notable eighty-mlnute address be.
fore 10000 persons gathered in Madison
Square garden. MT. Bryan outlined clearly
and vigorously the principles he thought
should guide the democrats In their cam
paign.
Greeted by nearly every prominent demo
crat in the country and accompanied by
them, Mr. Bryan was driven from the yacht
landing at the Battery to the Vlctori hotel
where he was called upon for an impromptu
speech and then shook hands for more
than an hour with apparently never
ending line of citizens. He dined with
his family and friends and then was driven
in an automobile to Madison Square garden,
where his welcome home was made com.
plete by demonstration.
The garden meeting was presided over
by Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleveland.
There were brief addresses by Governor
Joseph Folk. Missouri; Augustus Thomas.
the pldyWTlBHLS w. WdlhtT VI tHt
Commercial Travellers Antitrust league.
under whose auspices the reception was
given, and Mr.. johnson.
DahIman Makes an Address.
There were several outside meetings. the
principal one Of which was addressed by
Representative Sulzer OF New York. Gov
ernor Glenn OF North Carolina and Mayor
Dahlman of Omaha. When Mr.. Bryan had
concluded his garden address at few
minutes after 10 o'clock and appeared out
side the hail. he received another ovation.
He needed no Introduction to the vast
crowd which had waited so long to hear
him and spoke briefly
Mr. Bryan was then driven with Mrs
Bryan in an automobile directly to his hotel
where he was greeted by w. r. Hearst.
The party went to the reception rooms
where they talked for some minutes.
Shortly before II o'clock Mr. Bryan. much
fatigued. retired TO his apartments ~
Mr.. Bryan will deliver an afternoon ad-
dress at New Haven tomorrow and wl!l
speak at Bridgeport In the evening.
Cheering Last Eight Minutes.
The home coming OF william Jennings
Bryan was made complete tonight when he
was greeted in Madison Square Garden by
throng of welcomers numbering more
than twenty thousand, Mr.. Bryans eyes
filled with tears as he acknowledged the
laundering welcome. For eight minutes
while the great building seemed to tremble
and shake from the shouts and applause.
he strode nervously from side to side Of
the platform.
Another demonstration greeted Mr.. Bryan
when he told his hearers that he had been
converted to the cause of government own
ership OF railroads.
IT favor the control OF only the trunk
lines by the national government" said MI.
Bryan, land the ownership of all other
railroads by the state governments"
In an instant thousands of voices were
raised and thousands OF face swere turned
toward a box opposite the speakers stand
where William Randolph Hearst sat.
Three cheers for Hearst" was the CRY
which swelled until the speakers voics
was drowned for a moment
Tonights reception which was given
under the auspices of the Commercial TRAY.
eler's Antitrust league. proved really te
be the sounding of the democratic cam.
paign call: Mr.. Bryan's speech was a clea,
cut outline OF his ideas as to what the
democratic policy should be. The election
of United States senators by direct vot,
of the people. regulation of the trusts BY
government, a universal elknN-nOur OaY,
settlement of all international disputes BY
arbitration rather than by resort to force,
and revision OF the tariff were his chief
points. Mr. Bryan declared, however, that
he was merely expressing his own opinion
and not attempting to forecast the policy
OF his party.
Great Auditorium Crowded.
The doors of Madison Square garden were
opened at $3.50 and by that time hundreds of
ticket holders were clamoring for admit
tance. Police lines had been formed for
three blocks from all entrances. In this
way the early comers were we'll handled.
The immense auditorium with it's tiers OF
balconies and galleries rising to the great
glass roof began TO MI up so quickly that
the ushers and policemen had diffieulty in
adhering to the seating arrangements. Ii
was a gay spirited. big natured audience
which had cheer for every one There
were calls and counter calls from various
state delegations. The Nebraska Bryant
Home Folks" arrived I'm a body and were
given seats just back OF the speakers stand
at the Twenty-seventh street side OF the
galden.
The hall was devoid OF decorations other
than the bunting and flags placed about
the temporary stage. But each person in
the vast audience had been presented with
a flag by the reception committee and the
waving OF these made a picture such "a
the garden has seldom witnessed.
Before the meeting was called to order
band played merrily. Such tunes az
Maryland" My Old Kentucky Home"
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River" and
other melodies OF the south caused tu-
multuous applause. But when the FIRST
strains Of Dixie" were sounded the thous-
ands Of Bryan weleomers were on their
feet In an instant and the cheers com
pletely drowned the band,
AS each notable democrat entered the hall
and was recognized his name was called
and the cheering was renewed.
Twelve thousand persons. many Of them
women, were seated by o'clock. and an
hour later not vacant seat was to be
seen. The heat OF the garden. once the
crowd had assembled. was so great that
a large portion Of the glass roof was pushed