The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-08-31
GIANT MEETING At
MADISON SQUARE.
HAILED AS NEXT PRESIDENT BY
ARDENT FOLLOWERS
Received Welcome Such As Is Sell
dom Given a Private Citizen
Bryan Moved to Tears at His Wei
come-Cheers Of the Crowd Lasted
for Eight Minutes When He Was
1ntroduced-sounded Keynote of
the Coming Campaign.

New York, N. Y, Aug. 31-The
home coming of w. ]. Bryan was
made complete last night when he
was greeted in Madison Square Gar
den by throng of welcomers num-
bering more than, 10000. 1t was
such welcome as seldom, if ever
before, was accorded a private citi-
zen. Mr.. Bryan's eyes filled with
tears as he stood and acknowledged
the laundering welcome from 20,-
900 throats. For eight minutes,
while the garden seemed to sway and
shake from the shouts and applause,
he strobe nervously from side to
side of the platform. Only once dur
ing the entire evening was there
anything approaching such demon
stration. That was when the speak
er told his hearers that he had been
converted tothe cause of government
ownership of the railroads.
Il favor the control of only the
trunk lines by the national govern
ment," said Mr.. Bryan, and the
ownership Of all other railroads by
the state governments"
In an instant thousands of voices
were raised and thousands of faces
were turned toward the side of the
building opposite the speakers stand,
where William Randolph Hearst sat-
''Three cheers for Hearst!" was
the cry which swelled until the
speakers voice was drowned for a
moment. Last nights reception,
which was given under the auspices
of the Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust League, proved really to be
the sounding of the Democratic cam
paign call. Mr.. Bryan's speech was
clear cut outline of his ideas as to
what the Democratic policy should
be. The election Of United States
senators by the people; regulation of
the trusts by the government; a uni
versal eight-hour day; settlement of
all international disputes by arbi-
tration rather than by resort to force,
and a revision of the tariff, were
some of the points.
New York, N. Y, Aug. 31.-- Mr.
Bryan's entry into New York yester-
day afternoon was a series of ova-
tions beginning with his landing at
O'Clock and reaching an early
climax when he arrived at the Vic
toria Hotel an hour and fifteen min
utes later. Here the home coming
Nebraskan was fairly mobbed by the
thousands OF persons who had gather
ed outside the hotel entrances and
the hundreds who had forced their
way into the corridors. Finally
an entrance was effectedb by the police
and Bryan reached the lobby stairs.
He was halted and called upon for
a speech AMI the crowd surged about
him, cheering Justify all the while.
s Ladies and Gentlemen, said
Bryan. believe that later this
evening is the time for me to .aake
g speech, SO you must not expect
one now. When man is In a diff
Guilty, he has the right to call upon
dificulty now I am trying to get
his friends for assistance. I am IN
home, but I have been travelling 50
much Of late that for the life OF
me. can hardly tell where home
is''s;9ss
IN Washing gton. 4 called an en-
thusiastic auditor The white
house shouted another /. And w
are going 70 put you there. 3 yelled
4 third Then every one cheered;
Bryan smiling indnlgently.
thought my home was In Ne.
brsska Z he conti Only until
1903 80 shouted the crowd. Some