Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-28
Was Upon Ground Donated for
Purpose by His First Po-
liticaI Opponent.
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FRIENDS
Urged Hearers TO Preserve Idea of
Distinction Between state and
Federal Powers,

came to Omaha to witness and par
ticipate in the initiation. Mr., Bryan's
welcome on his return TO Nebraska from
his trip to Chicago to met the Demo-
cratic leaders was strictly non-partisan.
but none the hess cordial. Arriving
here at 1 o'clock this afternoon, he
was met by committee from the gov
erning board Of the knights of Ak-sar-
ben and escorted to the Omaha club,
where luncheon was served At
o'clock he was the speaker at a flag
raising by the John a. Creighton Demo-
cratic Marching club. AT o'clock he
was guest of the Ak-sar- ben directors
at dinner at the Omaha club.
Here Mr.. Bryan spoke briefly. He
was followed by Congressman q. NJ.
Hitchcock publisher of the Omaha
World Herald Mayor James C. Dahl
man and Victor Rosewater, Republican
national committeeman from Nebraska
and proprietor of the Omaha Bee.
The name of the organization OF
which he was the guest is the word Ne
braslSa spelled backward. and MIR.
Bryan said it appealed specially to him.
for his habitual baolIwardness has been
a matter of comment, He thanked his
hosts especially for their invitation to
join their ORDER, as II would put him in
touch with the representatives of the
business interests of the state, declaring
that he had heretofore found it diff
cult to get within speaking distance OF
the business men of the country.
Mr.. Rosewater in his remarks de-
clared that the two greatest sources
of advertising for Nebraska in recent
years had been the distinguished guest
of the day and the organization which
was entertaining him He raised a
laugh at the expense of Mr.. Bryan by
relating In a facetious manner the story
of his recent meeting in Chicago with
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican
national committee.
Other guests at the dinner were the
newspaper representative who accom-
panied MI. Bryan on his trip, and who
win remain with him during the cam
paign.
After the dinner the party was taken
in automobiles to the castle, where Mr.
Bryan, with several hundred other CON
didates was invested with the honors
of knighthood according to the rites of
King Ak-sar-ben
Very entertaining are the many fea-
lures of the initiation. including the
'battleship trip around the world" for
the candidates, BY gracious permits
sion of his majesty, Mr. Bryan chose
as his substitute for active particlpa-
ton in these rites. Charles A. Cottrell
OF the Washington office of the Asso-
ciated Press, and when the initiation
was complete the latter expressed the
opinion that he got all that was COM
ing to his distinguished principal.
After the ceremonies were through,
Mr.. Bryan made brief speech, ad-
dressing his hearers as his friends and
neighbors and emitting political refer
ence.
Mr., Bryan and party will return TO
Lincoln tomorrow morning.
A FLAG-RAISING.
At O'clock Mr. Bryan and party
were taken to Twenty fourth and Leav-
enworth streets, where the Democratic
leader was the principal speaker at a
Democratic flag raising. The flag was
raised on lot owned by w. j. Cornell,
who was the Republican, candidate de-
feated by Mr.. Bryan the first time the
latter ever ran for Congress. Mr. Con-
nell was defeated by large vote, ana
n year later Omaha was placed in an
other congressional district
A large gathering greeted Mr. Bryan,
and he spoke at some length. Applause
frequently punctuated his remarks,
which We're listened TO by an attentive
and apprectative audience. In part he
spoke as follows;
MIR. BRYAN's ADDRESS.
''Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: This is the first flag-raising that
/ have participated In during this cam
palgn, and / think that 1t is a very
pleasant Indication of the era OF good
feeling that has so far frequently been
referred to, that this nagralslng Is
upon ground donated for the purpose
by my first political opponent. Mr.
Connel and ! were opposing candidates
for Congress is years ago. II was the
first office that ! ever ran form earn
est, daughter and applausa) Let me
explain the word earnest Back in
Illinois was candidate one time for
trustee of schools. l went on to fiji
up the ticket, with the understanding
that j should not be elected. Qaugh-
teri
at was a very strong Republican
ward. and | did not have hard work to
prevent my election. G-aughter) But
a little after noon, a Republican who
had had a falling out with the candi-
date on the other side, who was a
candidate for reelection, came to me
and told me he had already secured for
me so Republican votes. The Repub-
lican majority IN the ward was about
100. and when he told me he had se-
cured for me 60 Republican votes I
said TO him:
why, IL 60 Republicans vote for
me, that viii change the majority and
] win be elected. ] am not running to
be elected / am running because no.
body else would run. and ! want you
to stop working for me, for | would not
have the office for anything He said:
"'You don't appreciate what have
done for you
II said: appreciate the spirit which
prompted you, but | do not want the
Office Well he said, you don't APP
preclate what ! have done, and ! am
going out and work against YOU.
80 he went out and worried against
me all afternoon, and In the evening
the majority was Just about 1870; and
the conclusion was that he either mad
not secured go votes for me In the fore
noon. or, II he had. he had worked upon
go Democrats to vote against me In the
afternoon, (Laughtef)
OPPONENTS BUT FRIENDS
THAT was the only other Office that
| had ever run for. and, as ! say, |
did not run for that IN earnest But
! ran for Congress IN earnest ana Mr,
| Council was my opponent we had
| II joint debates, and ] have looked
back upon that canvass win a great
| deal of pleasure, because MI tonhvll
| and | hogan the campaign frlendhi
We ended II friends, and we nave peeil
| friends ever since. CApplauso.l
am glad 10 be here for another sen =
son, Omaha has always been VerY
| Kind TO me when nave been can
| didate for office. In my hrsl cam
pnign, that OF 1890. Omaha and DOUG
| las counties were IN my congressional
district, and ] received a majority Of
more than 5000 IN this county, and
| ,uhan sinca then I nave been a can