Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-30
Greeting Characteristic Of the Free and
Untrammelsd West
RAlale LUNGS VIE WITH STEAM WHISTLES
Bryan Appears to Be Immensely Pleased
with the Welcome.
ONLY ONE uTTLE WORD OF POLITICS
Says He Has Not Definitely Made Up
His Mind whether He VIII he
n Candidate for Presi-
dent in Ioos.
(From a star corre.pondsnt.,

From stafr Correspondent
! NEW YORK, Aug. 2e-(Specal Tele-
gram )-Bryan's Home Folks" as the
prairie state delegates have elected TO call
| themselves on their visit to Little Old
New York" to welcome their fellow citizen,
William jennings Bryan. back to his native
heath, had a rip-roaring time today. They
saw miles Of water, more crafts OF every con-
ceivaole size and description than they ever
ocean liner Princess Irene with their ocean
going tugs and they raised the blue empy-
rean few inches when the familiar face
of the Peerless Leader appeared at the
upper gallery rail of the North German
Lloyd's magnificent liner. to recognize the
greeting of the home folks. his neighbors
! and friends from Nebraska 1t was really
worth coming l.5OO miles to the demon
stration accorded the leader of democracy
and 1t was worth the ''price of admission
to watch the Nebraslsans take to their
hearts the Farmer of Fairvew" and OK
| alt him as demigod. There was no doubt
| about the warmth OF the welcome and not
| in generation has a private citizen been
| SO tumultuously received as Bryan was
| today. 1t was Nebraska day sure enough
and what the boys from the Platte lacked
in number they made UP in volume of
sound that made old pilots on the bay "sit
up and take notice."
| At 230 two tugs left the slip at West
Twenty-second street and rapidly steamed
down to quarantine, carrying at least 800
enthusiastic friends of Bryan, 80 per cent
of whom were either residents or ex-resi-
| dents of Nebraska.
! Within an hour they came alongside the
Princess Irene lying at quarantine, the
boat having had a safe and speedy passage
through the narrows, having passed In at
Sandy Hook at $780,
Bedlam of whistles.
| When the two tugs bearing the Nebras-
kans came alongside there was a perfect
bedlam OF whistles. sirens of revenue cut
ters police boats and private yachts vleing
with the hoarser utterances of the tugs,
one of which. Eugene Moran, carried at
the forward rail Nebraska's banner Equity
before the law"
The entire party gathered In the forward
saloon. and, surrounded by many of
Bryan's fellow passengers the details. Of
the program were laid before him. He
elected to leave the ship and meet his
neighbors and friends on the two tugs be-
| fore going to the yacht When this de-
cision was communicated to the 'boys'
they let out a real western yell. This Is
a sight for sore eyes," said Bryan. as
dozen willing hands helped him over the
rail to the tug Mrs. Bryan. showing quite
as much nerve as her distinguished hus-
band. was lifted on the ladder and then
she. too, felt what a real western welcome
meant
81 was never happier than am today"
said Mr.. Bryan, addressing a group Of his
| Old supporters, who had been with him
since the days OF '96 at Chicago. His voice
| trembled with emotion and he showed by
his manner how deeply he was touched with
the greetings accorded him.
| Miss Grace Bryan, with girllsh enthu-
siasm, remarked to Mr.. Richmond: II
never expected to see so many men from
Nebraska come 1900 miles TO see papa"
which found an echo in Mrs. Bryan's heart.
| for she NODDED hearty approval of her
daughters remark.
Mayor Jim Does His stunt.
As Bryan stood we'll forward on the deck
of the tug, Mayor "Jim" of Omaha. with
unerring aim threw a lariat around the
sturdy shoulders of the Peerless Leader"
He had made good his pledge. II he could
not get Bryan before the people who owned
yachts got him he would go down the bay
and lariat him. The scene was typical OF
the west and was nuts for the photograph
ers. who lost opportunity to snap"
Bryan with the moose over his shoulders.
| the long rope In the hands OF Omaha's
mayor. who gained his knowledge Of throw
| ing the lasso on the ranges.
Long before the tugs slowed down to
| drift with the tide underneath the great
hulk of the Princess Irene all decks of the
liner were crowded with humanity. Many
were returning Americans who had spent
| the summer abroad. but others were look
! ing upon the Shores OF Jersey and the sta
tue OF liberty for the irst time Hardly had
| tho Ia IN. 10
keep their position under the lee OF the
vessel when Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan appeared
on the upper deck. Then bedlam again
broke loose. "BilI" yelled Edgar Howard
| making a megaphone OF his hands '1ook
out for these yachts. they have got fever
| on Elem." being quiet little slam at the
temerity and presumption OF Edward F.
| Goltra OF ST. Louis. millionaire. who had
announced that ne would take Mr. and
Mrs. Bryan on the boat and cruise with
them about the sound until time for the
| wanted their idol all 10 themselves, for
| had they not come hundreds OF miles to
welcome the globe trotter home?
Bryan's reply 70 Howard's sally could
not be heard. but his face showed how
sincerely he appreciated the honor and how
dear the home folks were to him.
brown Ahead of DahIman.
Mayor Brown OF Lincoln was fret up the
ladder which had been lowered by a petty
| oficer to the deck Of the tender OF 1le
| Illini yacht. chartered by Mr. Goltra for the
I occasion. Then followed President Hoge OF
the Commercial Travellers Antitrust
I league: Lewis Nixon. chairman OF pFan and
scope committee. and lastly by Mr. Goltra.
! Bryan up to this time had been without a
hat. He disappeared for a minute and then
| appeared in a pearl gray fedora which be-
came him finely. bringing In strong relief
sie outlines OF his face. II was exceedingly
! CALLING to Mayor Jim Dahlman to see hts
| colleague. Brown. get boosted onto the
/ deck fret and he demanded that the tugs
carrying the Nebraska contingent be
pushed forward on the port side and that
his delegation be allowed to go aboard. By
/ dextrous handling. the captain Of the