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Show jCREAT THRONGS 1 WELCOME BRYAN Thousands Assemble to Greet Noted Nebraskan on His Return Home. Frltndt of Democraey'a Leadtr 8tand on Strettt of New York For Hours, Waiting Patiently for Ollmpit of Distinguished Visitor. New York Such a welcome at seldom sel-dom In this country's hlatory haa been accorded ft prlrato citizen wns given William Jennings Ilryan at Madison Mad-ison Square Harden Thursday night In tho celebration of hi return from a year of foreign travel At the guet of the Commercial Travelers' Antl Trust league Mr. Ilryan Ilry-an wat greeted by more than 20000 pertont, who filled the great structure from floor to upper gallorlci. The streeri and avenuea outsldo tho Harden were choked for block by other thousands who stood patiently for hours for Ihe privilege of even n fleeting glance at Iho distinguished visitor Die Interior of tho Harden wat n waving sea of color I'.vcry per son In Urn nudlcnco had been provided provid-ed wllh an American flag and every cheer from 20000 throats vrna accentuated accen-tuated by Iho watlng of 20,000 itaff bearing tho tiara nnd stripes. When Mr Ilryan entered thn hall the proceedings which had already begun worn brought to n temporary pause whllo for eight minute volley after volley of thunderous cheering rolled through tho "rent building. When Chairman Tom I. Johnson, In M Introduction of Mr Ilryan, referred re-ferred In the guest of the evening n the 'first cltlten If not the first official of-ficial of tho land not yet tho flrtt of-flclal," of-flclal," and Mr Ilryan rote, tho great gathering broke out In unrestrained cheering, while tho band played, -Hall to tho Chief" So touched waa Mr Ilryan by Iho welcome that as ho stood waiting for the cheers to aubsldn hi eyes filled wllh tear and ho alrmlo nervously from tide In eldo of tho narrow pint-firm pint-firm (lovernor Folk of Missouri and Chairman Tom I, Johnson tnokn bo-fore bo-fore Mr Ilryan addressed tho great, throng Mr Ilryan wat presented at 8:40 o'clock Tho audience waa on Ita feet u ono man Tho chocrlnir, which bo tan at that Inatant did not end until I 18 and then only after Mr Ilryan had waved hit hand frantically In nn effort to still the wavca ot noise which lyollad In from Iho audience and beat ttpon tho speaker' platform. |