The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-30

nlini and accompanied the P~oerisss Ono o n
the trip to the shore In the launch.
OF DRY LAND.
The crowd cbesred and waved handker
chiefs an the Eebraskan landed. The noise
was increased by. the plauoits Of the police
hands with Capt. Crowley and Sergt. Boet-
tier, two OF Staten Islands policemen,
There was q HANDWRITING fest ut the club
house, too, and then Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Nixon's other guests piled into an automo-
bile which be bad In waiting.
we'll lined with people. Mr.. Bryan bowed
fright and left from the plutocratic machine.
Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Goltra did not ride up
in the automobile.
At the Nixon house last night Mr.. Bryan
met several prominent Democrats and men
others were Augustus Thomas. who will be
one Of the speakers at to-night's meeting;
William Hoge, chairman OF the Travellers
League; Col. Alexander Troup OF Connecti-
cut. Victor Boughman Of Maryland. o:
Michigan, Harry ". Walker, Norman E.
Mack Of Buffalo, Robert Davis. OF Jersey
City and Mayor Brown of Lincoln. II was
said that all the visitors conferred with Mr..
Bryan in regard to the meeting tonight
Mr.. bryan " speecn' WHICH HAS oooit
most carefully prepared, was gone over and
other speeches to be delivered were closely
scrutinized.
Tom johnson Of Cleveland was expected
at Lewis Nixon's last night, but he failed
to show up. After dinner some Of the
that he might have got lost in the wilds
of Staten Island. So William Hoge was
sent out from the Nixon house as a search
ing party. An hour passed and there was
no sign Of either Hoge or johnson, and
then Bob Davis OF Jersey City, who doesn't
for johnson and Hoge. At a late hour
last night nothing had been heard from
either of them.
WELCOME IN ONO
While the visitors at MIR. Nixon's were
at dinner a German singing society trooped
in on the lawn, thirty strong. unmindful
of the fact that Bryan comes from Nebraska
they struck up the "Old Kentucky Home.
This was followed by two German songs.
Then Mr.. Bryan made his appearance on
the Yeranda.
II Shall remember this" said he, "as
the occasion of my first putting foot again
on my native land
Introduce us to Mrs. Bryce. please
said Nick Muller, one Of STAG, Islands
local politicians.
Mrs. Bryan smilingly, stepped out and
VII COIDD1icu VIM tto lOluCStt Pic-
senting each OF the thirty singers to his
wife. Mr.. Bryan said he couldn't thank
the Germans in their own language.
There is no German blood in me- said
the Peerless. but Mrs. Bryan has some, and
all my German is in her name" .
orator.
Among the visitors at Mr.. NiSon's house
while the organs were there were District
Attorney George }. Kenny and Burton w.
Harrison.
In the course Of the evening Mr.. Bryan
spelling. He said the new system made
him think Of the effort Of the boy who when
"schurtch."
Mr.. Bryan last night expressed his graft
tude for the way in which President Roose-
made it 80 easy for him and Mrs. Bryan in
leaving the Princess Irene,
The conference at Mr.. Nixon's house
resulted in the adoption OF a definite pro-
gramme for Mr.. Bryan during his stay
on Friday and will have a reception at
noon or the college green.
On the following day he will be in Bridge,
port as the guest OF Senator Archibald
Mcneil: On Saturday afternoon he will
speak in Ne wark and in Jersey City. at
tending a dinner given him by New York
hASh al nv 49, "AAt
leave New York Sunday night or Monday.
THE VOYAGE HOME.
Mr.. Bryan on his trip over from the Medi-
%terranean was accompanied by Col. NJ. c.
" gilmore OF Missouri and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. F. Dunlop, The Princess Irene had
pleasant weather most Of the way, but on
Saturday night she ran into the tail of a
tornado. which raised hob with a good many
Of the passengers. MIR. Bryan was one Of
the afflicted. 49,
The Peerless Leader spent a good deal
Of the time in his stateroom, but when he
appeared on deck he was always affable and
entertaining. 1e preceded at the concert
given for the benefit Of the seamen's fund
and acted as judge in athletic events. He
subscribed literally TO the seamen's fund.
He declared 81 500 worth Of dutiable goods.
Miss Grace Bryan, his daughter, who
proceeded with the Princess Irene to its
pier in Hoboken, was there presented witha
postal card, 2 feet long and N feet wide.
on the front Of which was a likeness Of her
father. The postal card was made Of
metal. 1t was presented by, Mr.. Bryan's
well wishers in the normal cchool at Kinks
vile, Mo.
Soon after Mr.. Bryan arrived he was in
vited to deliver a speech at the Springfield
carnival in Springfield, Mo-, on Septem-
Der is.
The formal reception to Mr.. Bryan will
IN ~ y " SloShN VINO GAtSt iioctlt ITO
will land at Pier A.. He will be met by a
subcommittee headed by Gov. Folk Of
Missouri, who is chairman Of the reception
committee. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN will
welcome Mr.. Bryan on behalf Of tho city,
and then he will be escorted UP Broadway
to Fiftieth street, to Fifth avenue and
thence to the Hotel Victoria at Broadway
and Twenty seventh street. With Mr..
Bryan in the first carriage will be the Acting
Mayor. Gov. Folk and William Hoge. There
will be only five other carriages in tho pro-
cession. Tho march will be without music.
As soon as the procession reaches the
hotel Mr.. Bryan will receive a special sub
committee composed OF five men from each
OF the State delegations. Mr.. Bryan will
leave for the big meeting at Madison Square
Garden at 8 o'clock, walking IL the weather
permits. There will be speakers for the
overflow, II there is any. Harry W. Walker
will call the meeting to order. Speeches
will be delivered by Gov. Folk. Tom john
son and Augustus Thomas. Then Mr..
Bryan will spiel.
Prominent Democrats continued to drop
into the city yesterday. North Carolina
sent a delegation headed by F. H. Rose Of
Fayetteville.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MET.
The Democratic national committee held
a meeting at the Hoffman House at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
what did you discuss9'a committeeman
aMostiv hiohbaIls. . was the answer.