| Show thousands assemble to greet noted Ne braslan on his return home friends of democracy s leader stand on of new york for hours walt ng pat antly for gl apse of D t ngu hed V aitor new york such a welcome as sel dom in this country s history has been accorded a private citizen was given william jennings bryan at mad ison square garden thursday night in the celebration ot his return from a year of foreign travel As the guest of the commercial travelers anti trust league mr bry an was greeted by more than persons who filled the great structure tuie from floor to upper galleries the streets and avenues outside the garden were choked tor blocks by other thousands who stood patiently for hours for the privilege of even a fleeting glance at the distinguished visitor the interior of the garden was a waving sea of color every per on in the audience had been provid ed with an american flag and every cheer from 20 throats was aacen fuated by the waving of 20 staffs bearing the stars and stripes when mr bryan entered the hall the proceedings which had already begin were brought to a temporary pause while for e minutes volley after volley of thunderous cheering rolled through the teat building when Chai iman tom L johnson in Ms introduction of mr bryan re berred to tt e guest of the evening as the firt citizen if not the first of facial of the land not yet the first of facial and mr bryan rose the great gathering 1 roke out in unrestrained cheering while the band played hail to the chief so touched was mr bryan the welcome that as he stood waltin tor the cheers to subside his eves filled ath tears and he nervously j from side to de of the narrow plat form governor i aik oik of missouri an 1 chairman tom L johnson spoke be fore mr bryan addressed the grea throng mr arvan was presented at 8 40 clock the audience was on its feet as one man the cheer n which be gan at that instant did not end until 8 48 and then only after mr BO an had waved his hands frantically in an effort to still the waves of noise which rolled in from the aud ence and beat upon the speaker s platform |
