The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-30
VIII Enter New York Today and
Significant Speech viii
Be Made Tonight
HUNDREDS OF VESSELS
STEAM TO THE WELCOME
Declines to Discuss Politics, Saying
That His Views Will Be lncorpo-
rated In Tonight's
Speech.

New York. August 2s.-Under gray
skies, but in exuberant spirits and
bronzed by the suns of many clin1es dur
ing year of travel completely around
the world, William ]. Bryan of Nebraska,
twice the nominee of the democratic
party for President of the United States,
and already endorsed as the candidate
for 1908. steamed up New York bay this
afternoon on the steamer Princess Irene
and received an ovation from welcoming
parties which went down to quarantine
to meet the incoming vessel and its dis
tlnguished passenger.
Mr.. Bryan did not enjoy his usual
health during the voyage, but was much
better today. and said that he felt sure
he would be able to carry out the plans
made for him during the next few days.
He was much fatigued when he boarded
the steamer, and during the entire voyage
suffered from Indigestion and severe
headache. His illness was not serious
enough to interfere with his work, how
ever. and he devoted large part of the
nine days at sea in preparing his speeches
and in keeping up his correspondence.
Comes to City Today.
Mr.. Bryan will not land in New York |
city proper until tomorrow afternoon |
when he will be received at the Battery
by delega tions Of prominent democrats
from all parts of the country and es-
corted to the hotel. where he will make
his headquarters while here.
He was taken off the Princess Irene |
by special permission of President Roose- |
velt. shortly after the vessel had an
chored in quarantine. First he went |
aboard two tugs which had been char
tered by ''Bryan's Nebraska Home Folk"
where he was exultantly greeted and |
hailed as the next President He then |
went aboard the yacht Hint owned by |
his friend and schoolmate Edward Goltra |
of st. Louis. and where such well known |
democrats as Norman E. Mack, national |
committeeman for New York and D. ]. |
Campau, national committeeman for |
Michigan. were awaiting him. On the IL |
lini Mr.. Bryan was taken to the landing |
Of the Ocean Yacht club at Stapleton, S. |
l., where he landed and was whirled |
away In an automobile to the home of |
Lewis Nixon, on the heights of Tom
kInsville.
Spends Night at Nixon's.
Here Mr.. Bryan spent the night, the |
evening being devoted to a conference
with intimate personal friends, and men |
of prominence In his party, to learn, It
was stated. his wishes regarding the plans |
which have been made for him for the
next few weeks. and to acquaint him with
affairs at home.
Mr. -.
and daughter, Miss Grace Bryan. Mrs
Bryan went with him on the Illini, and to
Mr.. Nixon's home. Miss Bryan continued
on the steamer and spent the nSsht with
friends here. Col Moses c. Wetmore of
st. Louis, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ f. Dunlap
and Miss Dunlap of Jacksonville, ILL.,, who |
had been travelling companions of the
Bryans the latter part of their tour of |
Europe, also arrived on the Princess |
Irene.
Mr.. Bryan could not be drawn into \
discussion of the political questions to-
day.
Will Talk Tonight.
What / have to say of politics at this |
time and with my incomplete knowledge |
OF affairs at home, will be said tomorrow |
night at the Madison Square Garden re- |
ception. Probably then you will find that
4
OF before Mr.. Bryan added with twink
ling eyes.
1t was said that tonights conference
might have some weight regarding the |
features of tomorrow nights speech which |
will be in the nature of a response by |
Mr.. Bryan to the endorsements of state
conventions as the next democratic presi- |
dential candidate.
Asked pointedly regarding the probabili- |
ty Of his candidacy Mr. Bryan said he |
had nothing to add to the letter he wrote |
former Senator ]. K. Jones Of Arkansas. |
In which he said he might accept third |
nomination under conditions which he /
named.
At tonights conference at the home of |
Mr.. Nixon were Mayor johnson of Cleve-
land, National Committeeman Campau of
Michigan. Mack of New York and Baush-
man of Maryland william Hoge. president |
of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust
league, who discussed the plans for to-
morrow nights reception Alexander |
Sroup of Connecticut, who explained the |
programme arranged for Mr.. Bryans |
welcome to New Haven Friday night; |
Robert Davis of Jersey City, who explain !
ed the arrangements for the Jersey City |
welcome Saturday evening; H. w. Walker |
of the reception committee for New York; |
Augustus Thomas and Edward F. Goltra |
and Mayor Brown of Lincoln all these, |
together with Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Goltra, |
were guests Of Mr.. Nixon at dinner.
Y Mr.. Bryan will spend tomorrow morn |
ing opening vast quantity of mail |
which was handed him today He will |
then board the Goltra yacht once more |
to make his formal entry in New York
Mr.. Bryan, surrounded by his fellow |
passengers stood well forward on the |
promenade deck Of the Princess Irene as |
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