Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-07-06 | Page 2 | Bryan Greeted Warmly by 'Home Folk' on Return to Lincoln

BRYAN GREETED WARMLY BY HOME FOLK ON RETURN TO LINCOLN Lincoln Lincoln Neb Nob Jul July 6 The 5 The home folk olk wore cre all nl at at tho thih station this piercing morning when William J J. J Bryans Bryan's train pulled In Local and state officials headed ed b by Governor Aldrich were on tho the reception committee and most pf pr the citizens were cro in tho the throng that lined the streets through which Bryan passed Mr rr Bryan was ws escorted to a local hotel where he mounted the tha scat seat ot of othis t this his car and Ind delivered del ered a n short address Mrs Bryan Bran was wu with wih him having Joined him at nt the tho station stalon and cheers for tor her were wro treel freely Interspersed with those thos for tor tho the peerless H Never In m my experience said Mr tr Bryan In referring referring to his fight tight at nt Baltimore Bal had haa victory hung b by such a alender slender lender thread and never neer had It I. I been dependent unon so many persons about whose position I knew nothing Never er e for Cor a moment did I delude myself Into believing that that I could se secure secure so- so cure the nomination at Baltimore 1 told the Republicans that I could come nearer to being nominated at nt Chicago than at Baltimore That was as m my belief belief be be- br- br lief lef before I 1 went to Chicago o and after acer ac- ac aft er tho the Republicans had nominated Mr Taft b by means that tha I would not now describe and after Mr Mr Roosevelt Roosevel had announced his willingness to run as asa asa a n third candidate with wih a new nc party I felt fel that tho ho only thing to do at Baltimore was waR to write a a. platform so progressive and nominate a candidate so 0 progressive that Roosevelt Roosevelt would find no excuse for running II r 1 Clark had come como out as Wilson did said Mr Dra Bryan referring to the temporary chairmanship fight ht if U ho he had refused to allow his leaders to lead him Into the thic position that he ho occupied the result of or this convention might have been vcr very ery different 1 I