The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-31
Home Conner is Fairly MObbed
By Thousands Of Admirers
At the Victoria Hotel
DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATS
ARE IN The LINE OF MARCH
Party Of AIabamians Headed BY Gov
ernor Jelks Extends invitation tc
Bryan to Attend Fair at
Montgomery.

New York, August 30-Wilam Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, who arr.> ID in New
| York harbor yesterday Afternoon and
spent the night with friends on a steam
yacht down the bay, landed in New Tark
City this afternoon at 4 o'clock and ....s
| the recipient of a continued ovation frepn
that hour until late tonight when he had
finished a notable eight-mnute address
before 10000 persons gathered in Madison
| Square Garden. Mr. Bryan outlined clear
ly and vigorously the principles he thought
should guide the democrats in their next
campaign
! Constantly cheered From Sidewalks.
Greeted by nearly every prominent am-
| ocrat In the country and accompanies by
| them Mr. Bryan was driven from he
yacht landing at the Battery to the Vic
| toria hotel He was constantly cheered
| by those on the crowded sidewalks. Once
| at the hotel he was fairly mobbed by
| thousands of his admirers. was called up
on for an impromptu speech, and then
| shook hands for more than an hour with
an apparently never-ending line of citi-
zens. He dined with his family and
friends and then was driven in an auto
mobile to Madison Square Garden, where
| his welcome was made complete In a
series of some of the most remarkable
| demonstrations that have ever been
known. The garden meeting was presided
| over by Mayor Tom l.. johnson of Cleye-
land. There were brief addresses by G v
ernor Joseph Folk of Missouri, Augustus
Thomas, the playwright; Harry w. Walk
| er of the Commercial Trayelers Anti
! Trust league, under whose auspices the
| reception. was given, and Mr.. Johnson.
Mr. Bryan also addressed an open meet
Ing outside the garden.
He was then driven to his hotel where
! he was personally greeted by William II.
Hearst, who had been loudly cheered rs
he sat In a box at the garden meeting.
Mr.. Bryan goes tomorrow TO New
Haven to deliver an afternoon address
and to Bridgeport in the evening.
Was Series of ovatons.
Mr. Bryan's entry into New York this
| afternoon was a series of ovations begin
ming with his landing at the Battery at
/ 4 o'clock and reaching an early climax
! when he arrived at the Victoria hotel,
/ Twenty-seventh street and Broadway, an
hour later. Here the homecoming Ne
braskan was fairly mobbed by the thou
/ sands OF persons outside the hotel en-
| frances and the hundreds who had forced
their way into the corridors.
police and Mr. Bryan reached the lobby
stairs. He was halted and called on for
speech The crowds surged about him
cheering Justify all the way. Mr.. Bryan
lifted his hand and secured silence.
Says He Is In Difficulty.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began, II
believe that later this evening 1t is time
for me to make speech, and you must
not expect one now. When man Is In
difficulty he has right to call upon
his friends for assistance. | am in diff
Guilty now. | am trying to get home, but
| / have been travelling so much of late
that for the life of me l can hardly tell
where home is"
! I'm Washington" called an enthusiast
tic auditor "The White House shout
ed another
"And we're going to put you there"
! yelled a third.
Then every one cheered. Mr.. Bryan
J smiled indugently.
II thought my home was in Nebraska
he continued.
only until 1908" shouted the crowd
Some said 1t was in Missouri" added
| Mr.. Bryan amid laughter.
J 'I've about come to the conclusion that
| II find friends like this everywhere,
! don't care where home Is Soon I am
! going to take another course in col
! lege for at a recent gathering In Lon
| don, where several languages were spok-
en-, ! felt constrained to make excuses
} because 7 could speak but one. But
| would have to know every language in
| the world to tell you how much l thank
| you"
General Rush to Shake Hands.
Mr.. Bryan then shook hands with a
few personal friends who crowded about
| him. This was the signal for general
rush, and the Nebraskan was almost
swept out OF the Twentyseventh street
! entrance of the hotel before the score OF
policemen stationed in the lobby could
stem the tide Finally order was estab-
! lished. and the impromptu reception pro-
/ ceeded. Several thousand persons passed
in line. and Mr.. Bryan shook hands with
all. Distinguished men of the democratic
party visiting governors, United States
! senator's and representatives, national
committeeman and legislators mingled
! with the other visitors. and enthusiastic
! New Workers who sought TO pay this
! tribute to this distinguished man who.
| two years in advance OF the national
| convention is hailed the democratic
| nominee for President.
The reception lasted for over an hour
! Mr. Bryan then retired to his apart
ments and had dinner with his family
] and a few friends. IL
| After a rest he went to NJ 'ison Square
Garden for the feature even of his stay
! in New York
Lands From Steam Y ;ht.
| Mr. Bryan was landed at the battery
| from Edward F. Goltra's steam yacht.
/ the Iiini, on board which he spent last
night. Thousands of persons were gath
! cred in Battery park on piers and at
every vantage point along the water front
| Not the least interesting phase OF the
! picture were the towering skyscrapers
near the battery with every window
/ filled with eager faces. Flags were fly
1 ing everywhere
| AS the tidy little naptha launch OF ths
| Illini put out from the yacht just be-
| fore o'clock with Mr.. Bryan on board
the city fire and police boats and other
! craft set up a screeching of vario-toned
| whistles which continued long after Mr.
Bryan had stepped out upon the yacht
|
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