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Show (I.5I THRONGS WELCOME BRYAN Thousands Assemble to Greet Noted Nebraskan on His Return Home. Friends of Democracy's Leader 8tand on Streets of New York For Hours, Waiting Patiently for Glimpse of Distinguished Visitor. Now York. Such a welcome as seldom sel-dom In this country's history has been accorded a prlvato citizen was given William Jennings Bryan at Madison Mad-ison Square Garden Thursday night in tho celebration of his roturn from a year of foreign travel. As tho guest of the Commercial Travelers' Anti-Trust leaguo Mr. Bryan Bry-an was greeted by moro than 20,000 persons, who filled tho great structure from floor to upper galleries. Tho streets and avenues outside tho Garden wore choked for blocks by other thousands who stood patiently for bourn for tho prlvllcgo of oven a fleeting glanco nt tho distinguished rtsltor. 1ho Interior of tho Garden was a waving soa of color. Every person per-son In tho nudlonco hnd been provided provid-ed with nn American flag and overy cheer from 20,000 throats was accentuated accen-tuated by tho waving of 20,000 staffs bearing tho stars and stripes. When Mr. Bryan entered tho hall tho proceedings, which had already begun, were brought to a toraporary pauso whllo for eight minutes volley after volloy of thunderous cheering rolled through tho "rent building. Whon Chairman Tom L. Johnson, in bis Introduction of Mr. Bryan, referred re-ferred to tho guest ot tho evening as tho "flrst citizen If not the first official of-ficial of tho land not yet tho flrst official," of-ficial," and Mr. Bryan rose, tho gTcat gathering broke out in unrestrained cheering, while tho band playod, "Hall to tho Chlof." So touched wbb Mr. Bryan by tho welcomo that as ho stood waiting for tho cheers to subside his eyes filled with tears and ho strode nervously from sldo to side of tho narrow platform. plat-form. Governor Folk of Missouri nnd Chairman Tom L. Johnson spoko bo-foro bo-foro Mr. Bryan addressed the grea throng. Mr. Brynn wns proscntcd nt 8:40 o'clock. Tho nudlenco was on Its feet as ono mnn. Tho cheering which ho-gan ho-gan nt that Instant did not end until 8:48, nnd then only aftor Mr. Bryan hnd waved his hands frantically In nn effort to still tho wnves of nolso which rolled In from tho nudlenco and beat upon tho speaker's platform. |