Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-08-31
Welcomed and Cheered to the
Echo by Thousands
10000 IN MADISON SQUARE
Never Before Has There Been Such
a Demonstration as Given
the NebFaskan

New York, Aug. 31-Such a well
come as seldom in. this country's
history has been accorded to a pri-
vate citizen was given to William
Jennings Bryan at Madison Square
Garden tonight in the celebration of
his return from a years absence,
spent in foreign travel.
As the guest of the Commercial
Travellers Antitrust League, Mr..
Bryan was greeted by more than
10000 persons, who filled the great
structure from floor to upper gallery.
All the entrances and the streets were
chOked for blocks by other thousands
who stood patiently for hours for
the privilege of even fieeting glance
at the distinguished visitor.
The interior of the Garden was a
waving sea of color. Every person
in the audience had been provided
with a miniature American flag and
every cheer from 10000 Threats was
accentuated by the waving of 90
600 tiny stats bearing the Stars and
Stripes.
Cheered Bryan for Eight Minutes.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the hall
the proceedings, which had already
begun, were brought to a temporary
pause, while for eight minutes volley
after volley of thunderouS cheers roll
led through the great building. When
Chairman Tom L. Johnson, in his
introduction of Mr.. Bryan, referred
to the guest of the evening as 1.-The
first citizen, if not the first official
of the land-nOt yet the first Official ~
and Mr.. Bryan rose, the great gather
ing broke out in unrestrained cheer
ing, while the band played Hail to
the Chief
So touched was Mr. Bryan by the
welcome that as he stood waiting for
the cheers to subside his eyes filed
with tears and he strobe neryously
from side to side of the narrow plat
form How can l thank you this
welcome hOme?" he said. My heart
would be ungrateful if it did not con
secrate itself TO your service. 1t was
kind to prepare this reception. II was
kind of Governor Folk to come here
all the way from Missouri. TWAS
kind of Tom Johnson, that example
OF the moral courage We so much
need in this country, to lend his pre-
sence here
1T was kind in you to fully recon-
pense me in being absent so long
from my native land | thank YOU.
| return to the land of my birth more
proud of my citizenship than ever be
fore.
The doors of Madison Square Gar
den were opened at $3.50 o'clock. and
by that time there were hundreds Of
ticket holders present clamoring for
admittance. Police lines had been
formed three blocks from all the
garden entrances In this way the
early corners were we'll handled.
Old Airs Were Cheered.
During the interval before the
meeting was called TO order a band
played merrily. Such tunes as Mary
land My Old Kentucky Home"
Way Down Upon the SuwanDee
River and other melodies Of the
South called forth tumUItuous An
plause; but when the first strains of
Dixie were sounded. the thousands
Of Bryan welcOmers were on their
feet in an instant and the cheers
drowned the band for a time.
As each notable Democratic visi-
tor entered the hall and was recogDi-
zed his name was called and the
cheering was renewed.
Twelve thousand persons, MANY of
them women, were seated by :
O'Clock and an hour later not a va
cant seat was to be seen.