Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-19

Watertown did honors to Col Will
liam Jennings Bryan yesterday. And
wise versa, Bryan did honors to Water
town. A larger or more enthusiastic
audience never assembled at the Turn
er opera house than that of yesterday
to greet the distinguished guest, who
for the third time addressed the citi-
zens of this city and the many visit
ors upon the political issues of the
day.
The assembled audience was forced
to a lengthy wait, owing to mlscon-
nection of Chairman H. II. Manson,
chairman of the Democratic State cen
tral committee, and Mr.. Bryan.
Not having been informed by the
committee in charge of his speech
making tour of Wisconsin of the
change in route, William Jennings
Bryan went from Chicago to James
vile yesterday morning, instead of
going to Kenosha and Milwaukee.
A special train was arranged for
over the Milwaukee road which took
him to Milton Junction, where the
Milwaukee passenger was held. MI.
Bryan at GAINESVILLE was probably
given the strangest reception that
ever befell him in his public career.
He found no one at the depot to meet
him and wandered around the station,
hoping that someone would turn up.
But no one did, Mr.. Bryan did not
get on the wrong train through his
own ignorance of the North Western S
schedules but with the understanding
that he was to speak in GAINESVILLE.
The up-shot of the affair, was that
Mr.. Bryan did not reach Milwaukee
till 80 O'Clock, it being nearly 2
when he reached the Alhambra thea
tire to address the audience which had
filled the place to its capacity. 1t
was 3 O2 when Mr.. Bryan and his
party were seated on special train
which moved out from the union depot
amid the cheers and shouts of hun
dreds who had escorted the guest to
the station.
The special reached Watertown at
a :15 and was met at the O.. M. q St.
P. depot by the Watertown and Juneau
bands and members of the reception
committee and escorted to the Turner
opera house.
A delegation of the local reception
committee headed by J. W. Moore,
chairman of the Democratic City Com
mlttee, LETT on the % train yester-
day morning for Milwaukee to greet
Mr.. Bryan and accompany HIM back
in the afternoon. Other members of
the party were District Attorney Joe
Davies, City Clerk Frank S. Weber,
Alderman o. G. Hahn, DR.. g. j.
Habhegger, DIR. 7. F. Shinnick, DR..
C. R. Field, Eugene Wiggenhorn.
In addition to the above making up
the party journeying from Milwaukee
there were Col. Bryan; John A. Ayl-
ward, democratic candidate for gov
ernor; Congressman Weisse; National
Committeeman /. E. Ryan; H. H.
Manson, chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee; Martin
Lueck of Juneau. candidate for attor,
ney general J. E. Malone of Juneau
one of the old original Bryan dele
gates in his initial campaign; 7. B
Hemmey, national committeeman
Geo. Theison of Juneau; Carl Just
man, candidate for state senator; ]
F. Hughes of Reeseville, candldat,
for the assembly in Dodge county
Adolph Schwefel of Milwaukee, can
dldate for district attorney.
From the time of the arrival o
Mr.. Bryan In the city yesterday til
his departure it was a continuou
ovation. He was greeted by storm
of applause the Instant it was whis