Show adlai stevenson given a reception on his arrival in lincoln bryan stevenson towne billianis Will ianis davis and jones make short talks to several thousand people conference oft leaders lincoln neb july 9 adial E stevenson democratic nominee for the vice presidency arrived here today to attend the conf of democratic loaders the hour of his arrival was not announced until lato last night and as a consequence not more than a thousand people were gathered at the depot to welcome him what they lacked in numbers however they made up in enthusiasm AS the train rolled in W J dryan and J K jones hurried into the car and warmly greeted mr stevenson alighting from the car mr stevenson shook bands with other members of mr bryans party including chas A national committeeman campau of michigan johnson of kansas stone of missouri daniels of north carolina and sergeant at arms john I 1 martin and then arm in arm with mr bryan walked down the long station platform between two lines of cheering people to carriages here mr stevenson was introduced to gov poynter of nebraska and with him a moment the party then entered carriages mr bryan and mr stevenson charles A towne and governor poynter occupying one carriage escorted by two or three brass bands the bryan home guards and bryan continentals Continent als uniformed marching clubs and several hundred people the party was driven to the hotel two or three thousand people had gathered at the hotel and as mr bryan and mr stevenson alighted a roar of cheers went up in welcome stevenson speech speech shouted he crowd and mr stevenson smiling and bowing mounted tha steps leading to and said 1 I an only say to you fellow citizens that I 1 thank you tor this cordial welcome J am too modest a man to make the first speech when I 1 in the presence of the next president at some future time I 1 will do myself the honor to address the bryan men which means the democrats populists lists and free silver republicans all elements in opposition to the republican party I 1 thank you for this honor bryan and mr stevenson standing together then shook hands with several hundred people who passed in line rapidly before them but as they turned to go upstairs to where the democratic conference committee was to meet the crowd shouted for bryan mr brn shook his head but the crowd insisted 1 I am glad so many have turned out on short notice to greet mr stevenson said mr bryan 1 I want him to feel that when he comes to nebraska be comes among friends shouts 0 he Is and when lie goes back to illinois to help us to carry illinois I 1 want him to tell them there is no doubt of nebraska mr bryan was cheered as ie concluded then shouts went up tor towne mr towne was not present and ex governor stone of missouri spoke briefly when he gad concluded however the shouting for towne was renewed and finally mr towne appeared it is a great pleasure for me to receive this welcome said mr towne but I 1 am perfectly well aware that it is because of the principles I 1 represent and that you all believe in there never was a period in the history of our country when such a crisis was impending as at the present time and I 1 propose from now on to give all the power I 1 possess to the advocacy of the principles our grand leader represents ceorge fred williams of massachusetts was then introduced by mr bryan and spoke briefly cyclone dails of texas followed mr williams and finally in response to repealed calls senator jones came out of the conference room and addressed the crowd this finished the speechmaking speech making and shortly afterwards the members of the committee with mr bryan and mr stevenson and mr towne went into a conference among the subjects to bo discussed by the democratic leaders besides mr townes position on the vice dency Is the establishment of national tho of a campaign committee and in general the plan for the campaign including the work to be done by mr bryan and mr stevenson senator jones said that although he believed the work of the committee would be finished today the general plans would not be announced for several days |