The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-05
MoVementfOr Gigantic Welcome
Begins in New York
ALL STATES TO TAKE PART
Mr.. Bryan Says at Is Time to Call q
Halt on Socalsm-lt Is
Going Too
Far"

New York. June 4-As indicated in the
New York correspondence of The Age
Herald some time ago, William j. Bryan
is looming up large a candidate for
the democratic nomination for president
in 1908. New York democrats, aided by
as many democrats as will come here for
the occasion. are preparing to launch Mr..
Bryan's boom on his return home from
his tour of the world
They will do it by having a big crowd
meet him at the pier and by giving him
such a demonstration as few men receive
on their arrival from visit abroad.
Letter Received From Bryan.
Notice of the plan was sent MIR. Bryan
some time ago and this morning one OF
his political and personal friends received
from him a letter written and mailed in
Constantlnople Mr.. Bryan expresses his
willingness to be received with demon
stration on the part of his friends. Mr..
Bryan is to be in London on July 4. and
is to make a speech at the annual Fourth
of July dinner of the American colony.
He wrote that he expected to arrive in
New York about August l. In his letter
he makes several references to political
conditions In this country and pays his
respects to William r. Hearst In this
sentence:
1T is time to call halt on socialism in
the United States The movement Is
going too far"
The friends OF Mr.. Bryan who have
read the letter say that he is now clearly
and Enthusiastically In favor of conservat-
ism. They also regard him as a willing
candidate for anothsrs nomlnaflor for
president on the democratic ticket
The monster reception II to be managed
| by the Democratic Commercial Travellers
league, of which William Hogue is pres
| ident. but all democratic organizations
in the country are to be invited to take
part. The democrats of Missouri in their
various county conventions have been in
dorsing Mr.. Bryan for president In 1905.
and arrangements are already under way
to run three separate excursion trains
loaded with Missouri democrats from st.
Louis to New York In time for the re-
eeption of Mr.. Bryan. Other states will
be invited to Join and run special excur-
sions
Alabama Man Invited
The men in charge of the arrangements
have planned to invite Joseph j. Willett
of Alabama to make an address of well
come to Mr.. Bryan when he arrives IL
Is also planned to have present large
delegation of prominent southern DEM
ocrats. Mr.. Willett is a prominent south
ern orator who broke away from Bryan
after the election of 1896 and In speech
i'm Tammany Hall in 1899 tried to start
boom for August Van Wyck for pres
ident in 1900. One of the managers of
the proposed Bryan reception said today:
while the affair will not be official in
any way we expect to make 1t great
spontaneous demonstration which Will
equal In number and enthusiasm the re-
ception of Admiral Dewey when he re-
turned from Manila. 1t Is certain that
Tammany will take an active part in the
affair even II the members of the organ
ization act as individuals. Big Tim Sui
Ivan Is out for Bryan and he is now
dominant factor in the organization.
sullivan is on his way home from Hot
Springs and when he gets home he VIII
be invited to take an active part In the
arrangements for the reception OF Mr..
Bryan SEWELL HAu"Ahp