The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-14
MIR. BRYAN'S VISIT SHORT
Leaves for Lincoln After Brief
Stay in Washington.
The NebrnsInn Calls on Acauaint-
auccs Mt the Capitol and Through
ont The City-DccIines To Discuss
Politics at the Present Time.

William Jennings Bryan departed from
| Washington Yesterday afternoon after a
! visit in the Capital of less than fifteen
! hours. He left at $3.50 o'clock on the Penn
sylvania Railroad for Chicago, from which
point he will proceed 10 Lincoln. While
| Mr. Bryan was in Washington he received
I a large number of friends and made a
/ number OF calls upon prominent Demo-
| Gratis He arrived in Washington over the
Baltimore and Ohio from Philadelphia
at 1850 O'Clock yesterday morning and
was met at the station by Cotter T.
Bride, at whose home on Il Street south
east he remained over night.
After he had breakfasted he received a
large number of callers. who had learned
that Mr.. Bryan was IN the city. He shook
hands with each and was somewhat de
layed on starting from the house on ac-
count of the large number who desired
to see him.
About 10 o'clock he left the house. ac-
| companied ny William NJ. Springer OF
Illinois. and went to the Capitol to see
Senator Jones of Arkansas, but the Sem
ator was in New York Mr.. Bryan, how
ever. spent few minutes with Edwin
Seton, assistant clerk of the Committee
on Finance. of which Senator Jones is
a member. and talked with james X.
Jones. jr. Although Mr.. Bryan was in the
Capitol but a short time, the news of mis-
arrival spread quickly and there was quite
a crowd eager to meet him in the corri-
doris. Mr.. Bryan shook hands with all and
passed out of the building and went with
Mr.. Springer to the latter's office on +
Street northwest. Here they had con-
ference with a number OF Democrats. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Bryan made 10
pledges 10 either of the factions of the
Democracy of the District.
Shortly before u o'clock Mr.. Bryan
made a brief cali on Mrs Phoebe Hearst
at her home. 1900 New Hampshire Ave
nue.. Afterward he took lunch with
Judge Springer, and then made calls on
several friends. Before Mr.. Bryan went
to his train. he called at the office of The
Times. While there he met Representative
Lands Of Indiana. As the Indiana Rep
resentative is also an editor arrange
ments were made for an exchange of their
respective papers.
number of people accompanied him
to the Pennsylvania station. Among them
were Senior Fontella, of Manila, =. l.,
and Gen. Samuel Pearson, of South At
RIGA. Mr.. Bryan asked a number of
questions regar.Ing the Filpinos and
elapsed between the time Mr. Bryan ar
rived at the depot and the departure of
his train. He was soon recognized by a
large number OF the people in the station
and held an impromptu reception before
il was time TO leave.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied as far as
Baltimore by Edwin A Newman, one of
the Nebraskans stanchest adherents
among the citizens of the District
Mr.. Bryans Eastern trip was under
taken in the interest of his paper, THE
COmmoner" He stated that the paper
had a circulation of over $1,000 sper week
During his visit in New York he inspect
ed the plants of a number of the large
weekly publications and gained a number
of points in regard to their operation.
Upon his return to Lincoln Mr.. Bryan
will enlarge The CommOner' by adding
four more pages There will be mechan-
ical changes. but the policy OF the publ
cation will not be altered.
Several correspondents who met Mr.
Bryan endeaVored to interview him on
the political situation, but to all OF them
he said it was little early and that he
was not discussing political questions ex-
cept through the editorial columns Of
The Commoner
II was suggested that he might need
the services of a Photographer on his pa
per. With "A twinkle in his eye he said:
Il can write the paragraphs, but l
haven't reached the point yet where /
can express my opinion of the Repub
lican party and its policies in para
graph. -