Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-31
ireeted by Enthusiastic TIlrongs from the Time OF
Landing at the Battery Until He Retires
from the Monster Meeting in Madison
Square Garden-Senators, Gov
ernors Party Leaders and
Citizens Greet Him.
tRy associated presa.l

scrapers near the Battery, with every
window filled with eager faces Flags
We're flying everywhere.
The Reception Party.
AS the tidy little nnptha launch
of the Him put out from tho Yacht
Just before 4 o'clock, with MIR. Bryan
on hoard, the city fire and pollco
! boats and other craft In the vicinity
set up n scrccching OF vari.tonetl
!whistles. which continued long after
AR, Bryan had stepped out upon the,
yacht landing and had bcen cordially
greeted and given the freedom of tho
city by acting. Mayor AcGowan. Will;
lam Hogs, president Of the CONNER
l,fal Travellers Antitrust. League.
which had planned tho reception, and
hMr. Goltra accompanied Mr.. Bryan
sfashoro
ts,l thered mt the Battery TO extend,
n I'VE gome to the homecomer wcfo
Democrats from NIL parts of tho
aconntiy.. 4 q 81
~ h9sh9t lonal seoilyentipn.ef4t tho party
'fcottkf i5f6GY i0Eb tiief IS N
more representatives assembly.
Governor Folk, of Missouri, Sena-
Tor Bailey, OF Texas: Chairman Tag
CART, or The Democratic national com
mittce' members of that committee
from n score Of States and The visit.
Ing governors were among the first
To extend their greetings and congrat-
ilations upon the Travellers safe re-
turn.
Drive to the Hotel
Thcrc was no delay In reaching tho
twenty or more waiting carriages aud
the drive up town was begun. With
Mr.. bryan In the first carriage were
Governor Folk. acting Mayor mellow
an and William Hog. The national
committeeman and the members of
me local reception committee were i'm
those which followed.
All the carriages were gay in flags
ana bunting. The crowds at the Bat.
tery chcercd again and again as the
carriages moved away. The drive
was UP broadway to Fiftieth street,
thencc east to Fifth avenue and down
run avenue To the Twcnty.Secvnth
street entrance to tho Victoria hotel.
which will be Mr.. Bryan's huadu,,ar.
ters.
Greeted by 10000.
Such welcome as seldom I'm this
colintry's history has been accorded
to private citizen was given to VIII.
lam Jennings Bryan at Madison
Square Garden tonight In celebration
oil his return from years absence.
spent In foreign travel.
AS the guest Of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League, Mr..
Bryan was greeted by more than 90
OO0 persons. who filled the great struc-
lure from floor to upper gallery. AT
the same time tho. streets anu avenues
|
blocks by other thousands who stood
patiently for hours for the privilege of
even Fleeing glance at the distin.
guishcd visitor. The interior of the
garden was u waving sea of color
Every person In the audience had
been provided with a miniature Am.
erican flag and every cheer from 90.
900 threats was accumulated by the
waving of 10000 tiny staffs bearing
the Stars and Stripes.
Thunderous volleys of Cheers.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
The proceedings, which already had
begun, were brought to temporary
pause, while for eight minutes volley
! after vollcy of thnndcrous cheers
rolled through the great building.
When Chairman Tom l.. Johnson In
his Introduction of Mr.. Bryan, re-
, ierred to the guest of the evening as
the Iirst citizcn-if not the first off
cial of the land-not yet the first Off
, cial' and Mr.. Bryan arose, the great
, gathering broke out in unrestraincd
cheering. while the band played "fIail
to the Chief"
4 Filled With Emotion.
So touched was Mr.. Bryan by the
welcome that as he stood waiting foi
the cheers to smbsidc. his eyes filled
) with tears and he strobe nervousfy on
the side of the narrow platform
How can | thank yoii for this wei
come home?' he said "My heart
would he mngratcful II IL did not con
secrate itself to your service. II was
I Kind to prepare this reception. 1t was