The times., 1901-03-14

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out the City-DecIines {" Discuss
Politics at the Present Time
! William Jennings BRYAN departed from
| Washington yesterday afternoon after a
! visit i'm the Capital OF less than fifteen
hours. He left at $3.50 o'clock on the Penn
! syIvania Railroad for Chicago, from which
/ point he will proceed To- Lincoln. While
Mr Bryan was in Washington he received
"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 r
Bride. at whose home on r 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
Iayed on starting from the house on ac-
count of the large number who desired
to see him.
About 10 O'Clock ne left the house. ac-
companied 10y William NJ Springer, Of
Illinois. and went to the Capitol to see
Senator Jones of Arkansas, but the SEN
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 MIR. Bryan was in the
Capitol but a short time, the news Of his
arrival spread quickly and there was quite
a crowd eager to meet him in the corri-
dors. 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 a con-
ference with a number OF Democrats. 1t
is understood that MI Bryan made 10
pledges 10 either Of the factions of the
Democracy Of the District
Shortly before y o'clock Mr.. Bryan
made a brief call on Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
at her home. 400 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.
A number Of people accompanied him
to the Pennsylvania station. Among them
We're Senior Fontella, Of Manila, p l.,
and Gen. Samuel Pearson, Of South At
rica. Mr. Bryan asked a number of
questions regar.Ing the Filipinos and
the Beers. Ten or fifteen minutes
elapsed between the time Mr.. Bryan ar
rived at the depot and the departure of
his train. He was soon recognized by
large number Of the people in the station
and held an imprOmptu reception before
il was time to leave.
AiT. BRYAN was accompanied as far as
Baltimore by Edwin A. Newman. one of
the NebTaskans 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.
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 70 Lincoln Mr.. Bryan
will enlarge The CommOner' by adding
four more pages There viii be mechan-
ical changes, but the policy OF the publ
cation will not be altered.
Several correspondents who met MT.
Bryan endeavored TO interview him on
the political situation. but TO ali OF them
he said 1t was little early and that ne
was not discussing political questions eX-
cept through the editorial columns Of
The COmm0neT.
II was suggested that he might need
the services Of a paragrapher on his pa
per. With a twinkle in his eye he said:
I can write the paragraphs. but /
haven't reached the point yet where /
can express my opinion Of the Repub-
licau party and its policies in a para
graDh "