The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-31
Twice D8BaGi Candidate For Highest Honor Within the Gift Of 100000
600 People is the Object To-day Of All American Eyes
Will Again Be the Nominee.
KEYNOTE OF NEXT PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
COmmerS" Address Al Madison Square Garden Tonight Maybe The Outline Issues
For The Political Fight t9O8ReCeVes the Newspaper Men But Refuses
Talk POliCS~OpnIDn About Russia

New York. Aug 5o.-The appear
srce IN the harbor yesterday Of tho
North German Lloyd liner Princess
Irene, having on board Mr. and Mrs,
william Jennings Bryan, Was the Sig
ma for Wild cheers from the thou
sands OF Democrats from all over the
country who we're gathered at the
pier 10 welcome the distinguished
vanderer. A yacht was chartered by
the Nebraska delegation TO enable
the Ncbraekans to enable them to
be the first 10 grct Mr.. Bryan. Prac-
tlcnlly every Democratic mayor and
official " Nebraska Is here today to
take part in the reception,
Mr. Bryan came ashore at I o'clock
and landed At tho Battery, where he
Was met los COMMITTEES headed by
Governor Folk Of Missouri, Acting
Mayor MCGOWAN OF New York City
and william Hogc, president of the
National Commercial Travellers Anti
trust league. II was this organi2a
ton lhat first suggested national
reception for Mr. Bryan and It's Of
fcials viii he given places Of honor.
al tho reception.
From the Battery Mr., Bryan was
driven 10 the Victoria hotel, where
he was given an enthusiastic ovation
nv reception committee composed
of Ave members from each state and
territory,
At Madison Square Garden where
Mr.. Bryan will speak at s o'clock
this evening, workmen are busily en-
gagged on the decorations and the
great hall will tonight be bower Of
flags, bunting AMI electric lights. The
mammoth meeting will be called to
order by Governor Joseph Folk, who
will make a brief address. He will
be followed by Mayor Tom Johnson
of Cleveland, the chairman OF thel
meeting. Augustus Thomas, the IA
nous playwright, will introduce Mr..
Bryan, who is expected in his ad-
dress to sound the keynote Of the
campaign Of 1908. At the conclu-
sion of the meeting the Nebraskan
will address an overflow meeting inI
Madison square.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Bryan will
be the guest of the Press club at a
banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria and
later will probably visit the Union
Square theatre to witness a play writ
ten by his daughter.
It is generally admitted that the
throng OF visitors in New York today
exceeds any in the previous history
of the city Every state and terri
tory and every important city of the
country Is represented by hundreds
OF enthusiastic Democrats. The de-
mands for seats at Madison Square
Garden far exceeds the supply and
thousands will necessarily be disap-
pointed. Tickets to the number of
about $500 have been distributed
among the various state delegations.
Tammany Hall has received $500
general tickets of admission. The
members of the Commercial Travel
ers' Antitrust league have also been
literally provided for. 1t is proba-
BILE that not less than 1900 people
will be packed into the Garden before
Mr. Bryan begins his speech this eve
ming.
The movement for the reception of
Mr. Bryan, which will have its cul-
mination this evening, originated
early in June with the Democratic
travelling men and hotel men OF the
country. A society known as the
Commercial Travellers Antitrust
league was formed and in a letter
written at Constantinople Mr., Bryan
accepted the invitation of the league