Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-08-25


Parade a Failure.
About 1900 persons were at the Union sta
ton to watch the start, but the parade
from the Paxton hotel was pretty much a
hzzle, and the Jacksonian club and the
Dahlman Democracy club had their en-
titles lost in the shuffie, and no one men
toned their names. The procession was
less than a block long, because the bulk
of the crowd, willing to go to the passenger
station, refused to walk. Most of the
Bryan welcomers carried travelling bags
and suit cases, and those who trudged the
granite pavements perspired and swore
that any such antics would have to be cut
out in New York.
Nevertheless the pageant was given eclnt
by Pat Heafey's spirited team and equip
age, transporting Mayor Dahlman and Mr..
Heafey in front and Judge Shoemaker in
the extreme rear. On one side OF the
Heafey turnout was a placard asking the
public What Is Home without Bryan?'
and on the other, the words And They
Call Him the Boy Orator Of the Platte"
Mayors and Others in Line.
Behind the mayoralty carriage came a
| squad OF police under Sergeant Hayes; then
! George Green's band, followed by carriages
holding Mayor Brown OF Lincoln. Mayor
| William Binke of Friend, Mayor H. T.
Ward of Tecumseh. Mayor bunker Of West
| Point, Mayor Watske OF Humboldt, Mayor
Gering of Plattsmouth, Mayor Friday OF
Norfolk, Mayor Uhlig of Holdredge and
Mayor McCrae of North Platte; all the
| democratic executives of Nebraska towns
who could be found and induced to take
the journey. Lastly. came the infantry
staggering under the weight OF baggage
| or these 8. Arion Lewis was noticed
prancing with head high and eye aflre
quoting frequently from the pages of "Th'
First Battle" Someone asked Mr.. Levi,
II he had not bethought to take a chang,
of linen and he replied:
Gosh, yes. but put my grip in one o.
the carriages"
but the common herd walks, for the las
time on this trip said the other
Louie Piatti and John Reagan forme,
the parade In line and Clerk of the Polio
Court ]. ]. Mahoney acted as ballast L
the Heafey carriage, so the steeds woul,
not bolt. while waiting for Mayor Dahl
man. Patti lost ten pounds under tn
fear Chat the mayor would delay the train
but he didn't and when ne came wa
hoisted into the carriage by the strunl
arms of Mahoney and H. c. Richmond
Just as the procession got under way an
the band was playing fiuently plum
figure ran madly down Farnam street
hampered by bag in each hand. 1t turne
out to be II. r. Newbranch, who had tar
ried waiting for a delinquent laundryma
to bring home few clean shirts. MI
Newbranch finally overlook the processio
and with hard work managed to keep u
} with It. being oheered by encouragin
words from Dominick Cosgrove. who passe
. up and down the line singing psalms.
Impudent Inquiry Answered.
Passing the Burlington headquarters
. group OF Woodworking clerks impiously dc
manded to know II the welcomers propose
: walking to New York.
"If we do" responded Judge shoemake
: cuttingly, ut will be better than ridln
over the Burlington" Some one remarke
: that the confidence reposed in shoemake
had not been misplaced. -
The train was made up with the compart
ment car Sunshine" in which the mayor
: rode. on the rear and around 1t the bis
gest crowd that collected during the ever
ing gathered. Bill Canada industriousl
= kept the way clear for notables. tellin
the crowd to stand back whenever he sa'
0 a big gun Approaching. and the Observable
. platform was soon filled with candidates an
mayors
Mayor Jim's Trunk.
While the baggage compartment ws
taking on a few trunks, many cases
9 beer, ice and other priceless luxuries, Mayo
Dahlman held a severely plain and simp
levee from the rear platform. 1t was II