The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
HIS HOME FOLK
Bryan's Nebraska Friends
First of Welcoming Dele
cations to Arrive.

Associated Press to The Evening Tlmes.
New York. Aug. SO.2"Bryan's Ne
braska Home Folks" the first to arrive
here of the state delegations which are
to attend, the Bryan reception at Madi-
son Square garden tonight, reached the
Hotel Victoria Monday night at 1890
o'clock, nearly five hours late. They
had had their troubles before they saw
the lights of Broadway. and most of
them sought their couches as soon. as
they could be assigned to the rooms
reserved for the delegation. Early to-
day they began to wander through the
city, sewing broadcast the Bryan en-
thusiasm of the right Nebraska kind.
In the party were some 120 men and
five women. They left Omaha on Fri
day night in a special train of six Pull
man coaches. Heading the delegation
were Mayors Brown of Lincoln, Dol
man of Omaha, Hunker of West Point.
Waltzke OF Humboldt. Geering of
Plattsmouth, Uhlig of Holdrege, and
Burke of Friend. j. w. Outright of
Normal, Mr.. Bryan's old secretary; H.
S. Daniel, secretary of the state CEN
trail committee; Lisle /. Abbott. states
attorney, and w. H. Green of Creigh-
ton, democratic candidate for lieuten-
ant governor, were also in the party.
AS the delegation left the train at
the Pennsylvania station in Jersey
City, and again as its members lined
lip in the Victoria hotel, where they
were greeted by President Hoge of the
Commercial Travellers Antitrust
league, and Harry w. Walker, its Sec
rotary, superficial observers noted
some few points of interest. There
was not whisker in the party and
even mustaches were not luxuriant
Slimness and length of body seemed
to be eminently proper, though Mayor
Brown carries considerable weight
with dignity. SLOUGH hats, of wide
brim, preferably black, were in order,
while waistcoats were at huge dis
count. All wore white badges with
the Home Folks" inscription, and the
Bryan doctrine will be spread around
the hOeel on banners of the following
devices:
I'VE have kept the faith"
I'VE believe in national honor"
I'VE know they would come to him"
What is home without a Bryan?"
They call him the boy orator of the
flag"
And Watterson came also"
Who said 'Repudiator'?"
Considerable trouble was experience
ed because no baggageman was
shipped on the special train, and the
trunks of many of the delegates had
not reached Jersey City. AS soon as
the train entered the station several
went hustling to the baggage room to
find out about it." They didn't find
much, and expressed freely their opin-
ions of the ''cussed corporations"
which would sell through ticket, but
wouldn't check the baggage with it.
One of those who visited the bag
gage room saw a group of the trunk
smashers in repose. He surveyed
them thoroughly, then expressed him
self to his fellows as follows: Boys,
| never was prouder of Nebraska. l
looked 'em over good, and they amt
much better nor much worse than we
are"
The ferryboats and the river fur
nished much of interest to the visitors.
One. pointing dramatically down the
bay while crossing the river, exclaim-
ed loudly : There's where he is,
boys" and the rush to gaze in the
direction designated nearly made the
ferryboat turn turtle.
Other ferryboats, brilliantly lighted,
plying in every direction, drew forth
another comment Its no wonder
Rockefeller's rich; they all burn OIL"
while one of the women declared earn
estly: "All these tugs belong to the
corporations"
Every effort will be made by the
various reception committees to make
the thousands Of visitors comfortable.
The Hospitality Committee" of which
Francis Burton Harrison is chairman,
will hold meeting this morning to
appoint special groups of "glad-hand
men," mostly from the south and west,
who will devote themselves to giving
the delegates "a good time" The state
societies here in New York also ex-
pect to entertain the visitors from
their home states. The Missouri SO.
ciety will hold a reception for Gov
ernor Folk, the Maryland society one
for Governor Warfield, while the North
Carolina society has scheduled another
for Governor Glenn, the two United
Safes senators and the eight congress-
men who will be with the North Caro-
lima delegation.