The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-18
W. j. BRYAN IN CITY
DISTINGUISHED NEBRAsKAN PAYS
ST. PAUL A BRIEF
VISIT
SPEAKS AT PARIS, I'LL, TODAY
While in Mimi esofa Mr.. Bryan Saw
State Democratic Lenders and
Discussed Party's Flu
s...s. .3.5i. ture Plans.

William Jennings Bryan spent an hour
iE st. Paul last evening, the guest of C.
d. o'Briem at ,dinner at the Minnesota
club. Mr.. Bryan arrived in Minneapolis
yesterday afternoon direct from Duluth.
where he spoke at the Towne banquet
and he spent n couple of hours with ex-
Gov. Lind and other Minneapolis friends.
He was then hurried over to St Paul in
time to take dinner with Mr. O'Brien be-
fore. leaving for Paris, ILL.,, where he viii
make an address today, from which place
he will go sto ,AfissoHIi~to make three ad-
dresses before returning to his home in
LineoinH sIhe gentlemen at dinner with
Mr. Bryan, besides c. d. OBrien, were
l.. A. Rosing, of Cannon Falls, chair
man of the Democratic. state central COM
mittee; William Baldwin, of Minneapolis;
Pierce Butler and It'd. o. Brien.
Mr. Bryan was looking exceptionally
we'll Stnd'safd he fclt'so. He was inclined
to be. very retieent, CONCERN 'ng politics, OBJ
serving that he was now a newspaper
man, and his views were reflected by the
Commoner. He is not discouraged at the
outlook for Democracy, but is as opti-
miStic as ever.
White Mr. Brryyan's visit to Minnesota
has. .bssn, yaitpgether, informal, it is be-
lieved that he took the opportunity to
discusss with MIR Towne, and Mr.. Rosing
the question of the future attitude of the
Western Wing of the Democratic party
Close friends of Mr.. Bryan admit that the
prospects for harmonious action with the
Eastern pemacratspare not considered as
rosy as they were a few months ago. and
Mr. BryaRo iss naturally somewhat unde-
cided as to his future attitude.
Mr. Bryan said that ne was always glad
to get to Minnesota, and felt very much
at home here, notwithstanding the results
of the recent elections for he had very
many warm personal friends in the state.
He is said to be anxious that John Lind
run for goYerncqr again.
IN MINNEAPOLIS.
A delegation of prominent Democrats of
Minneapolis. met Mr.. Bryan at the Mil
waukee depot when he arrived at $3.50.
The fermer presidential candidate had
some business to attend to at the Guar
anty building, and the crowd walked
there with him. Every few steps Mr.
Bryan was stopped by some admirer who
wished to shake his hand.
From the Guaranty. building Mr. Bryan
went to call on e. S. Corser in the New
York Life building He left at 5 o'clock
for st. Paul, where he spent the time I'M
til his departure for Lincoln
In reply to the query as to his opinion
of the candidacy of Col. Henri Waiter
son for the governorship of Kentucky and
ultimately for the presidency of the Unit
ed States, Mr.. Bryan replied:
Il have not seen the papers for several
days and do not know what Mr.. Waiter
son is reported as having said"
But what do you think of Mr.. Waiter
SON action he was asked.
II really haven't anything to say upon
that subject My experience with news
papers. has-been such that l would like
to give Col. Watterson few days time
in which to deny the report before ex-
pressing anyself.n -