The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-04
Great NebraSkan Arrived in.
London Last Night and
Was Met by Throng.
WAS ASKED ABOUT 1908
is coNSiDERATE OF THE CLAIMS
OF OTHERS BUT DOES NOT RE.
FUSE TO BE A CANDIDATE
GIVES OPINION OF ISSUES.
TPunlishers' I,ress1

tPubl1Shers PreSS1
London, July 4.-William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, arrived in Lon.
don from the continent last night ana
the visit of some foreign potentate
could hardly have caused more of
furore than did the advent of the dis
tinguished American in the vicinity
of the hotel Cecil, w:icre he has his
headquarters during his stay here.
William Thomas Spad. the noted au-
thor and philanthrcpist was the first
of long string of visitors which la
ter in the evening included members
of the cabinet. among them being
John Burns, leader in the British po-
litical world members of the Ameri-
can colony, and Others who desired
to hold short converse with the WIS.,
itor. Between seven and nine o'clock
two bell boys were in constant SER
vice taking visiting cards to the Me-
braskan's room ard he personally
saw one hundred people some OF
who had apartments. but most OF
whom called merely TO pay their res
poets. xRNtS
Was In Happy Mood.
Mr.. Bryan was in an unusually hap
py mood and declared that he enjoyed
his trip abroad very much. Asked re-
garding the political sentiment in the
United States and the general opinion
there that he will be chosen as the
Democratic standard bearer at the
coming presidential campaign. he
smiled and said that time was long
way off.
To one reporter who asked him
point blank If he expected to again
become a candidate for president. he
said:
81 prefer to be in a position to say
| what think ought to be said to
write what / think ought to be written
/ and to do what / think ought to be
| done. l am advancing in years and,
cannot afford to spare two years out
of my life to enter at this time into
| political campaign. Then, also, YOU
| must remember that there are others
| in the Democratic party whose claimsi
| must be considered: men who have
been loyal to all party candidates,
| and who have done all that theyi
SouIu loI Hey nave SOm0N
right in the matter and therefore It'll
would hardly be right for me to an,
| nounce publicly that l am candf-i
| date and place some of my friends in
| an embarrassing position. l certainlN
| don't want to sit down for period
| of two years looking pretty and get
ting myself into receptive food One
| thing you can be certain of I appreci-
ate what my fellow Americans have
done for mem and will TRIP to remain
good American"
Knows About Reception.
He was asked If he had heard about
the mammoth reception that is bex
ing arranged for him at New York to
welcome" him back to the States!
and he said that he kne wabout It'll
He admitted having written to those
who are arranging the reception to
be careful and not permit any persons
prominent in the trust world" to
take any prominent part in the ar4
rangements for the welcome.
| He declared that it was his opinion
that thenext national campaign In
America would be fought ont alonG
the lines of government and munich!
pal ownership on one hand and pri.
vate monopoly on the other.