Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-04
oMAHA's nAYoR IN WALL STREET
A Great Spectacle sketched ny .
NatiVe Artist.

A Great Spectacle sketched ny
Native Artist.
No other state delegation at the Bryan
home coming. not even the Showmes OF
Missouri. commanded the attention, admir-
alton and limenght as "Brysn's home
folks" from Nebraska. Naturally some
members Of the tribe from obscure reserva-
tons lacking in reserve vocal power, are
somewhat envious and disposed to chew
their badges" Possibly" says the In
dianapolis News, when those Nebraska
home folks 70 home and give their fellow
citizens a full description OF just what
they saw in Wall street. the horror with
which the place has long been viewed by
all true Nebraskans. will be somewhat les
sened." The point OF this Hoosier baro
is well directed, but patience would he
strained to the limit were the folks at
home obliged to wait until Wednesday for
enlightenment. The New York sun has
been shining genialiy on the bunch since
arrival. and is particularly soclsble in
picturing our Jim" and the herd he led
into the shambles. The Suns account OF
what transpired will prepare the home
folks for the stories the prodigals will
reel or on their return. SO here goes:
Jim Dahlmsn. the cowboy mayor of
Omaha, and his bunch of Nebraskans
threw out their chests yesterday
friday In the pride OF having
been the first ones to grab Neigh
Dor Bryan by the hand on Wednes-
day. and just nacher'ly went cavorting
all over town to show how happy they
were. A tour OF the wall street district,
a visit to Governor Folk and indiscrimin-
ate, full chested visits to the other state
delegations completed round of whoops
and other things
About forty of the men from the Platte
started on for Wall street with a h-yi
and Jim Dahlman for leader. These were
the wild men from the North Platte"
according to London man. A more
date squadron of about twenty from
southern Nebraska, headed by Mayor F.
w. Brown of Lincoln and Press Agents
Johnny Outright and H.. C. Richmond,
trotted up TO see Joe Folk at the Gotham.
The curb market was the first thing
encountered by the visitors.
who are them yAps? They ought to
be in an insane asylum" said a longhorn
from the Wyoming frontier
They're the noisiest critters I ever see,"
went on Mayor Jim. "why. a big bunch
OF the boys right after the spring round
up, full of the cussedest red ticker I'm
Nebraska, couldn't make a quarter O. that
noise. Honest, ] think you've got more
real wild west right here in New York
than We have"
The curb market promptly confirmed this
view by cutting out all their work the
moment they spotted Mayor Jim and
surging up in a cheer with a demand for
| a speech.
Sure" said the cowboy mayor.
well, now. want to say first on that
we've heard tell all about you felIers out
my way. Heard tell about the way you
skin the mavericks in this here Stock
exchange OF yourn and the way you fell
lers do 1t in smaller way right here
What are you yeitn' about7 Ashamed
to be littler swindlers than the others?
Well. swami
But say. the funniest thing is the way
you fellers just nght and wrangIe, like a
bunch OF goats In this here little gutter.
Why don't you jump over these here little
ropes? Guess I'll ship you a few hundred
of our sandhllls when I get home. SOS
you can spread out'n have a little elbow
room.
well, think you fellers are all right
you're Just gamblers and we like a little
OF that ourselves. Now I'd like to do a
little gambling myself. Just one of you
run like hell past me and I'll bet any one
OF you 500 can rope and drop him every
time"
All the brokers did on this proposition
was to yell at It. so Jim moved away
somewhat abashed.