Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-06
BRYAN WELCOMED AT OMAHA
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Mayor Dahlman arose In his automobile
and in a. characteristic speech told OF the
way Mr.. Bryan had been lassooed at New
York. He ended by saying. Here is the
lasso with which Mr. Bryan was captured
from the people of New York (appiause)
I want to thank all these people for the
generous outpouring to do honor to this
great man. / am proud of Omaha. We
told them back east there were no people IN
the world as liberal as the people of Omaha
and we have made good"
Mayor Dahlman was the happiest man
In Omaha, having brought Mr.. Bryan safely
hpme to Nebraska.
I'VE have had a glorious "trip said Mr..
Dahlman. 1T has been a continuous ova-
ton ever since We left New York We
brought the Omaha boys home safely with
out losing a man."
Mr.. Bryan was conveyed In a carriage
to the Union station, where a special
train was IN waiting to take him
to Lincoln. Here the lack of definite
arrangements for the reception was most
apparent AS Mr.. Hitchcock said to Mr.
Bryan, This is spontaneous and like many
things democratic, by main force and awk-
wardness." 80. 80 O.
When the train was reached and Mr..
Bryan was ready to pull out for Lincoln,
where 10000 people were said to be awaiting
him. he discovered he had lost his wife and
daughter. After these had been found
visiting with Mrs. Dahlman and other
women the train was again ready to leave
when 1t was found the baggage was MISC
ing. No baggage car was attached to the
special train which was made up Of six
chair cars and Pullman. Mr.. Bryan and
| other members of the party had supposed
the special car in which they were travelinR
was to go to Lincoln and while all the local
committee was engrossed in hearing Mr..
Bryan speak none had seen to having the
baggage transferred to the special train.
The baggage was soon rounded up, includ-
ing the dachshund, placed in one of the day
coaches, and the caravan pulled out for
Lincoln at 3:15.
Crowd Gathers Early.
Long before the time scheduled for the
arrival of the train the depot began to fill.
First the waiting room was crowded and
then the runway between the depot and the
tracks. When no more could crowd in these
places the yiaduct filled until by the time
the train arrived every available space was
crowded with people OF Omaha anxious TO
have a look at Bryan and to lend a hand
in his reception.
A band had been provided to lend zest to
the occasion, The band played a few num-
bers in front OF the World-Herald ONCE on
Farnsm street, after which Il marched to
the depot, followed by a large army Of
men and boys. This was not an organized
parade, but simply to gather up a crowd
along the way. At the station the gates
to the tracks were kept locked and specta-
tors had to content themselves with look
ing through the iron fence to see the
great private citizen alight from his private
car attached to Chicago Great Western
train.
Another crowd Of interested spectators
in the welcoming crowd was the party cf
sixty eastern newspaper men and women
returning from the annual convention ct
Denver, which is just over. This crowd
OF scribes and their wives had arrived at
noon. were taken to the Commercial club
for lunch, and then made a rush for the