The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-01
BRYAN'S RECEPTION
 HERE WAS CORDIAL
MAKES TWO FORMAL AD- DRE&SES AND SPEAKS AT
 CONFERENCE.

Tells People He is Glad to be Back
 Home--Our Altruism Our Best Char
 acteristic--Williams EuIOglzes "Peer-
 less One" Ex-Congressman Lentz
 Labels Roosevelt as John the Baptist
 of Democrats-Ex-GOver Garvan One of the Speakers.
 William Jennings Bryan, 'the Peer less One" arrived at Union depot yes terday at 12 o'clock as scheduled. On aIighting from his car which was an ordinary Pullman, and not President Mellen's private car, he was met by Alexander Troup and w. Fl H. Hewitt and few local democrats At the end of track 16E a brief reception was ac- corded MT. Bryan. Police Sergeant Alexander Gibson took charge Of ar engagements and escorted the party to their carriages.
 The parade moved up Union avenue to State street from State to Chapel from Chapel to Church, stopping in front of the New Haven democratic club, which is Mr. Hewitt's headquar- ters. where a photograph was taken of tho Bryan carriage and it's occupants, The police arrangements were perfect Coming up through State street the sidewalks were lined with a throng of workmen and workwomen, and there was much cheering for the Nebraskan
 To these cheers MT. Bryan responded by standing up in his carriage and ! raising his hat for the courtesy extend ed. In the meantime, during hls jour- ney, which led to Music hall after the stop lon Chapel street, MT. Bryan conversed amiably with Mayor Studley, I w. H. H. Hewitt and Archibald Mc- Neil of Bridgeport. who were in the carriage with him.
 | At Chapel and State streets there were wild yells for Bryan and Chapel street was thronged with people who cheered and waved handkerchiefs to 1 the distinguished visitor.
 The parade became swallowed up in the crowd which had gathered in front of Music hall, but here again the per l feet police arrangements were evident and Sergeant Gibson's men had little difficulty in clearing the way to the banquet hall. Here amid renewed l cheers the "Silver-Tonged Orator. de- seconded.
 Upon the arrival of Bryan at Music | hall there were 300 people awaiting the Peerless One He was given a. great ovation. The crowd gave a mighty cheer, outside and then was followed by more cheers inside the hall. No time was wasted in starting the luncheon. The guests were promptly seated and the corps of walters began serving.
 MT. Bryan sat between Mayor Stud ley and Dr. Austin B. Fuller On the left of Dr. Fuller was Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff and on the right were ex- Gov Garvan of Rhode Island and next to him sat Congressman John J. Leutz of Ohio.
 George Fred williams was touching elbows with Lentz.
 Others at the guest table were Sen. William Kennedy of Naugatuck Nor man E. Mack of New York, A. Heaton Robertson and Mayor Thomas Reilly of Meriden.
 When the guests were about seated Holt's American band started up the "Star Spangled Banner" everyone rose as the national anthem was played.
 After the music, Dr. Fuller. president of the New Haven democratic club. called upon Rev. Artenas J. Haynes, pastor of the United church, to make invocation.
 The committee gave an invitation to the ladies to use the seats In the gal lery at the luncheon and about a dozen of the fair sex were present; all curi- ous to see Bryan.
 Others as tho guests, were Judge LA w. Cleaveand, Attorney Henry c. Newton, ex-Cheriff c. A. Tomlinson, Colonel N. G. Osborn, J. B. Sargent, John J. Walsh of Norwalk, Judge Jo- seph Sheldon, Jerome F. Donovan, and Joseph B. Cunningham.
 At the close of the lunch Dr. A. B. Fuller of the local democratic commit tee took the floor and introduced Mayor John P. studley, who spoke as fol- lows:
 LAlO 4AEeIyOI W9lC0I16 was as T0lt0WS: MT. Bryan and Gentlemen:
 "A celebrated poet once asked: 'Breathes there a man with soul so
 dead
 Who never to himself hath said This is my own, my native land; Whose heart within htm ne'er hath
 burned
 AS home his footsteps he hath turned From wandering on a foreign strand
 'If such there breathe, that person is not the distinguished guest of this occasion.
 Formerly we considered him and spoke of him, as belonging to the great state of Nebraska. And it was an honor in itself to be the leading char acter of his state. But he was nofni- mated for the presidency of the United States by one of the two great political parties that seem destined to govern this country That selection was one of the highest honors that can be con ferred upon any American citizen, an honor that none dare refuse, for it is a call to superlative duty to be sum- moned to lead a great party's cam paign. More than six million of his fellow citizens cast their ballots for him as their choice for that high office a number nearly twice as great as the