Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-06

Lincoln. Neb, Oct. g.
Oh, east is east and west 10 west;
And never the twain shall meet,
TIL earth and sky stand presently
At Gods great judgment set
But there is neither east nor west
Border nor breed nor birth
When two strong men stand face to
face,
earth.
That sentiment. so powerfully thun-
dered by Kipling, was the sentiment
that gripped the hearts Of thousands
upon thousands Of moist eyed, joy
frenzied men and women who saw
William Jennings Bryan and Woodrow
Wilson meet on the open platform OF
the Burlington station here at sunset
tonight
AS the commoner stepped from his
automobile into the throng cheer after
cheer was sent skyward, as the DEM
ocratic candidate FOR president stepped
on the platform of his private car, the
cheers were doubled and redoubled
But as Wilson advanced down the steps
and Bryan advanced across the
cleared space between the police lines
to greet him, a silence almost holy in
its reverence settled over the vast
mass of humanity. But 1t was only
for an instant. The moment the two
great leaders-who had not met since
before one of them fought so nightly
for the other in the stifling conven-
ton hall at Baltimore-clasped hands,
the memory of all previous cheering
had vanished. The police lines broke,
and a crowd estimated at from $4,000
to 10000 screamed with delight and
surged forward like a tidal wave each
person apparently determined to get
close enough to shake the hand or even
to touch the person of these men whose
friendship sprang from enmity and
whose meeting furnished one of the
most dramatic moments in American
political history.
Greeted by Bryan.
The intense emotion which the
crowds made no effort to conceal was
partially concealed only with the ut
most effort on the part of the princi-
pals of the drama. When Bryan saw
Wilson on the car platform he re-
moved his wide -brimmed old black hat
His eyes lighted. He stepped forward
quickly with hand outstretched
Governor Wilson was carrying an
overcoat on his arm but he shifted it
and removed his hat as he came down
the steps and met the man to whom
many people believe he owes his pres
ent distinguished position.
"XVnicOme welcome welCOmeV
That was all Bryan could say for the
first few seconds Governor Wilson
held Bryan's hand while Bryan held
the governors arm with his left hand.
They did not shake up and down. They
gripped each other hard and looked into
each others eyes searchingly. Admir-
alton, deep respect, since affection was
the unspoken message that passed be-
tween them. Governor Wilson was APP
parently the more affected of the two
For few seconds he could not speak.
He swallowed lump in his throat.
just like any plain, unpretentious in
dividual at a crucial moment In his
life. Then he said brokenly:
Thank you. Thank you. Tn so
glad to be here I'm SO glad to be with
you. to see you at last"
Further attempts at conversation
were useless for at that moment the
crowd descended upon them. swept
them off their feet, almost tore their
coats from their backs and drowned
their words In cyclone of cheering.
Policemen managed finally to fight
way to an automobile. into which
Bryan and Wilson climbed. Then be-
gan the march to the Motel, where din
ner was to be served.
Wild Enthusiasm.
The distance was eight city blocks
and Lincoln streets are mighty wide.
but almost every inch Of space in the
streets and sidewalks was crammed
with people through the whole line of
At no point on Governor VIII.
sons trip has he encountered such .
crowd or such wild enthusiasm. The
din OF applause, automobile horns
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