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Show ST BRYAN GIVEN 1 GREAT OVATION wm U Baltimore. June 24. William J M Bryan was almost swept off his feet mm by the enthusiastic crowds that met BB him last evening, when he arrived Wm from Chicago. The division of the 1 election of a temporary chairman has mm brought the Nebraskan into the center of the stage and all events seemed to Jnfm await his coming. M Mr. Bryan said he would fight any tH proposition to make anyone but a pro- mWm i gressive chairman of the convention. H "Personally," he said, "I have no 9MV objection to Judge Parker." , H Mr. Bryan had to shake hands with H several hundred persons before he jH ( reached the automobile that took him j WM . to his hotel. In the hotel corridor H ' there was another demonstration. IS "Oh, you Bill Bryan." B "What's the matter with Bryan?" 9 "His hat's In the ring." mm These were some of the shouts that fljj greeted him while tho crowd hemmed HK i him in so tightly that It was several jm , minutes before ho could go to his La , room. With Mr. Bryan were his wife, M j his son-in-law and his daughter Mr. lim and Mrs. Hargrcaves. Charles R. rM Bryan, his brother, came yesterday a morning. The whole party occupied ; I Tooms near the Nebraska delegation. '3m (; When the newspaper men attempted H ' to interview Charles Bryan, he smiled -jj ) and Baid: j "William JenningB will bo here In M ; a few hours and he will do the talk- m ing for tho family." -3 - I , William J. Bryan said he had made ,M no plans to address any gathering Jl ' during his stay. |