Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-30

For we are, we are, we are
We are Nebraska boys.
The clamor and the inspiration of w. ].
B. beating time gently with his fine white
felt hat were enough to stir the most slug
gish pulse from normal to something like
15O. The Bryanites the tugs began TO
be real festive. They cheered amain and
at all times. The state banner Of Nebraska,
with man working hard at the forge In a
wheat field. was plucked from its place In
front OF the pilot house and waved to and
fro. 1t was a great sight and great
sound. The Nebraskans burst into song
again, as follows:
We're here, because
We're here, because
We're here, because
We're here.
And 50 on until even the revenue cutter
shed steam in protest.
A photographer on deck asked Mr.. Bryan
to pose for him.
my! I'm glad you asked me-" said Mr..
Bryan. II was afraid that I wouldn't get
my picture taken"
Mr.. Bryan was the center Of tremen-
dous melee of handshaking. They shook
his hand and pounded him on the back.
and altogether mauled him as much as
any man need be to be shown how glad the
people were to see him back.
AS the tugs moved away from the Prin-
zess some person yelled up to the seagoers,
Look at the next President of the United
States" and hearty, earnest cheer shook
the air. Bryan blushed and bowed.
Mr.. Bryan's Speech.
Once they had him alone, the Nebraskans
yelled for a speech. He obliged, as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen there being some
relatives Of the tug captains and his own
wife nstening). 1.-The United States Is the
greatest country in the world. Nebraska
is the finest Of the United States. Cheers.
Lincoln is the best city in the state. Fair
view Is better than Lincoln. (Fairview Is
where Bryan lives) l am glad to be here
and glad to see you here. / would have
come here to me. 1t is good Of you, and I
thank you for 1t. I am going home now,
and am going to do all can to help you
democrats
1909, and then we'll take you to Washing
ton" broke in Mayor Jim Dahlman.
II shall be glad if you let me stay there
until that date" resumed Mr.. Bryan, and
my own accord" he added, smiling pro-
foundry.
Il have had a great deal to say abroad
about things in general, as you may know. l
think shall have great deal more to say
when 1 get home about things abroad, SO
that / won't have much to say here and
now. / only want to say that will Will
ingly give a months wages to the man VINO
can express adequately how good l feel.
And l think 1 could express it well myself.
but my supply of language Is not really ad-
equate."
That was all the formal speaking that he
did. Afterward reporter asked what ne
meant when he spoke about staying in Ne
braska after March, 1909, though not of his
own accord.
THAT simply means" said Mr.. Bryan,
whether 1 am to be a canutdate for the
presidency. 1 have nothing really to say
now for the newspapers about that"
In Robust Health.
Mr.. Bryan looked in robust health and
in fine condition. His friends said that
there had been a vast improvement in the
year. His trousers looked almost as baggy
at the knees as in the London photograph,
but were not really so. He wore long
black frock coat. He has a clear COM
plexion and his eyes shone and danced as
he talked. In fact, he was f1ne-looking
man albeit trifie fat.
Some one was presented to Mr. Bryan
Just before he left the tug, and the Great
Force, with his teeth agleam, said' De
lighted" y
some one while another man said That's
a regular crib from Roosevelt, Mr.. Bryan"
To all of which he returned merely
bright smile.
But the resemblance to Roosevelt was
even greater in other particulars. He shook
hands with the engineer of the Julia Mo-
ran, who somewhat carelessly called him
Mr. @tBrien."
By this time the enthusiasm had lost its
first edge and the Nebraskans began to feel
that it was time to let their man CO. So
he embarked on the tender of the Illini and
went away. The tugboats, with all their
whistles a-toot, started back to the pier.
At the Nixon Home.
It was 4:3O o'clock when Mr.. Bryan got
on board the nlini, and she Immediately
steamed away for Stapleton. The yacht
anchored off the Ocean Yacht Club pier
and all except Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr.
and Mrs. Goltra left the boat. At about
6 O'Clock the others followed. Mr.. Nixon
berger that Mr.. Bryan was going to land
at Stapleton, and the inspector was on hand
with about fifty policemen. A small crowd
had gathered in front of the club house.
and some persons who had heard that the
peerless leader was to land had flags dis
played from their windows. The bunting
owned by the yacht club and used only
for festive occasions was pulled out of the
garnet and the club house was hastily deco
rated.
At the Nixon house last night Mr.. Bryan
met several prominent democrats and men
who are engineering the reception.
Welcome in Song.
While the visitors at Mr.. Nixon's were
at dinner a German singing society trooped
in on the lawn, thirty strong. Unmihdful
of the fact that Bryan comes from Nebras-
ka they struck up the "Old Kentucky
Home" This was followed by two German
songs. Then Mr.. Bryan made his appear
ance on the veranda.
II shall remember this said he, ''as
the occasion of my first putting foot again
on my native land"
Introduce us to Mrs. Bryan, please"
said Nick Muller, one of Staten Islands
local politicians
Mrs. Bryan smilingly stepped out and
Mr.. Bryan compiled with the request, pre-
senting each of the thirty singers to his
wife. Mr.. Bryan said he couldn't thank
the Germans in their own language.
There is no German blood in me-" said
the peerless, but Mrs. Bryan has some,
and all my German is in her name"
Then the Germans did hoch the Nebraska
orator.
In the course of the evening Mr.. Bryan
was asked what he thought of simplified
spelling. He said the new system made
him think of the effort of the boy who,
when asked to spell shirt gave it. this
way "schurtch."
Mr.. Bryan last night expressed his grail
tude for the way in which President Roose-
welt and the Treasury Department had
made it SO easy for him and Mrs. Bryan in
leaving the Princess Irene.
The conference at Mr.. Nixon's house re-
suited in the adoption of a definite pro-
gram for Mr.. Bryan during his stay In the
ga CT He will p0 RI New Haven IN Friday