The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-30
The Distinguished Nebraskan.
Landed at New York Today
and Was Welcomed by
Countless Thousands.
epAND FINALE WILL Occur
At MADISON SQUARE TOM|GAT
Considerable Speculation as to
What Bryan Will Say in
His Speech.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
New York, Aug. 30.-Between crowds
of countless thousands that lined both
sides of Broadway from the Battery
to Central Park, William ]. Bryan made
his entry into New York today after an
absence from the country of nearly a
year. Even those whose political faith
held them aloof from the popular DEM
onstration were bound to admit that it
was a "triumphal" entry. the like of
which the metropolis had not seen
since the return of Admiral Dewey aft
er his victory at Manila Bay.
The plans as arranged by the sever
al committees were carried out with
out hitch. AS the distinguished
Nebraskan. with Governor Folk of
Missouri at his side, rode up Broadway
the crowds ,cheered. men waved their
hats and women waved greetings with
their handkerchiefs. From curb to
building line the sidewalks were close
ly packed with men. women and chill
dnre struggling for place of vantage
from which to get view of the central
figure of the days demonstration.
Doorways were filled. the roofs of
buildings were thTonged and every
window held it's party of spectators.
The hotels and many business houses
were decorated for the occasion.
Mr.. Bryan was pleased with the
warmth of the demonstration In his
honor. He bowed cordially both right
and left in response to the cheers of
the crowd and several times expressed
his pleasure to those about him.
The parade to the Victoria hotel,
where Mr.. Bryan rests until evening,
was but preliminary of the days
program. The grand finale is slated
for tonight in Madison Square Garden,
where 10000 cheering democrats,
representing all factions of the party
and every section of the country, gath
er to welcome Mr.. Bryan home and to
hear his speech. in reply. While the
10000 privileged ones assemble with
in the big auditorium several times
that number will gather in Madison
Square and the adjacent streets to
do their share toward making the
homecoming" a success. According
to the completed program Mr.. Bryan
will arrive at t,n ~ar'er AZ o'clock.
For an hour nrevious to that time the
crowds will be entertained with music
by Fanciulli's Band and the Metropoli-
tan Opera house band. After Mr..
Bryan's arrical Governor Folk will call
the meeting in the garden to order and
will make a speech, after which he
will introduce Mayor Tom l.. Johnson
of Cleveland to preside. Augustus
Thomas, the playwright. will deliver
an address Of welcome on behalf OF
the Commercial Travellers Anti Trust
league, which took the initiative in
planning the reception. Mr.. Bryan
will then deliver his speech on the
democratic issues of 1908. Afterwards
he will address an overflow meeting
in Madison Square park. 1t is expect
ed that 1t will be midnight before the
demonstration Is concluded.
There is considerable speculation in
both democratic and republican circles
as to just what Mr.. Bryan will say in
his speech. The greater part of the
speech was prepared on the other side
of the Atlantic and was finished on the
way home. During the past twenty
four hours Mr.. Bryan has showed the
speech to q number of his most in
timate political friends, whose critic
isms and suggestions he has careful
ly noted.
It is generally agreed that Mr.. Bryan
will attack the trusts, and 1t is pos
sible that he will go further and give
his views on certain forms of public
ownership of the utilities. It is not
thought that he will enter upon the
money question beyond repeatingS his
recent assertions that conditions have
eliminated money as an issue