Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-09-04
v. ], BRYAN AGAIN
ON native SOIL
NOTED DEMOCRAT LANDS AT
NEW YORK AND OFFICIAL RE.
cEPTIoN is BEGUN.
RIDES THROUGH CITY;
GREETED WITH CHEERS
Grants an Interview to Newspaper
Men, But Bars Politics and Per.
sons-Makes Short Speech to Ger
man Serenaders.

New York, Aug. 31.-Thursday was
"Bryan day" in New York With the
landing of the Democratic idol at four
o'clock in the afternoon the official re-
ception marking the Nebraskan's re.
turn began.
Mr.. Bryan was met by subcommit-
tee, headed by the chairman of the
reception committee, Governor Folk
of Missouri. Acting Mayor MCGOWAN
was also on hand to extend a welcome
on behalf of the city of New York.
There were a few moments devoted to
handshaking and Mr.. Bryan then start
ed on short drive through the city.
The ride through the streets was to
give everybody chance at least to
see Mr.. Bryan. The streets were lined
with people and he was greeted with
cheers all along the way. There was
an informal reception in the parlors of
the hotel after his arrival. Mr.. Bryan
was driven to Madison Square Garden
soon after eight o'clock, where he de-
Iyered speech.
VIII oOtuuoOu Early SdilCTs
After spending the night aboard the
yacht Illini, Mr.. Bryan went aboard
Lewis Nixon's houseboat Loudoun,
which is anchored off the Ocean Yacht
club pier at Stapleton, S. l. One of
his early callers was Mayor Tom L.
Johnson, of Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan went
aboard the Illini again for luncheon.
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the battery, and 1t landed Mr.. Bryan
at four o'clock.
After MI. Bryan left the Illini the
yacht steamed up the North river to
an uptown pier, where Mrs Bryan was
landed. She went to the Victoria no.
tel to await her husbands arrival in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Bryan said that he Is not to
speak at Newark, N. j., Saturday
night, as previously announced Fri
day morning he will go to New Haven.
In the evening he will go to Bridge
port. Saturday will be spent in New
York, and he will be engaged with his
private business. In the evening he
will go to Jersey City to deliver a
speech, after which he will return to
New York to attend the dinner ten
dered him by newspaper men. Sunday
night or Monday morning he will leave
for Chicago. He is due there Tuesday
and will speak at the Iroquois club
dinner that evening. After the dinner
he will leave for Lincoln, Neb.
Taboos Politics and Persons.
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men aboard the houseboat. His first
word to them was that he would not
talk about politics or persons.
How about Speaker Cannon's cam
didacy for the presidency?" Mr. Bryan
was asked.
"As Cannon is both person and poll
tics" Mr.. Bryan replied, II cannot dis
cuss him."
He was asked to discuss the Philip.
pines and the spirit of Americanism
that has taken hold of the islands. He
said he could not discuss that, as II
was political.
How about Russia and the douma?'
Mr.. Bryan was asked.
mo one can speak with any degree
of certainty" he replied, "as to what
the Immediate future of Russia will
be, but we can speak with certainty OF
the ultimate result. might illustrate
in this way: If you ask me in Feb
Tnary what sort Of weather we will
have cannot say whether it will be
snow or storm or sunshine, but can
that in Few months we will have
summer. No ons can say what expe
Tiences Russia will pass through in
the next few years, but 1t Is possible
to say that she will have consutu
tional form of government"
Mr.. Bryan positively refused to dis
cuss New York politics In any way.
Appears In Good Health.
Al the home of Lewis Nixon at Sta.
pletonA Staten island, where Mr.. Bryan
spent tbs evening with personal
friends. he appeared in robust health
He had a clear complexion and his
eyes shone as he talked. While Mr.
Nixon and his guests we're at dinner
the Jacob H. Tam association Of
Tompkinsville. which became active as
soon as 1t was known that MI. Bryan
was expected, shot OF lot of fire
works. Shortly after dinner Mr.. Bryan
was serenaded by the M. a. Y. Elm.
tgheit German Singing society, 40
strong. Mr.. Bryan made a short
speech, thanking the singers and tell
ing them that he would always remem-
Der the incident. Several of the mem
bers were introduced to Mr.. Bryan
and expressed wish to meet Mrs.
Bryan. When Mrs. Bryan was taken
out by her husband the latter said:
81 have no German blood in my veins,
hut my wife has. All of my German is
in my wife's name. so / can't thank
you in the language of your father
land"
We're all good Americans now,
sad tho leader of the society.
Those who love their fatherlanG
always love the land of their adoption
and make the best citizens" Mr.
Bryan replied.
There were several callers later II
the evening, among them Burton Har
rison.
Not Discouraged.
IA great many people are wonder
ing where you got your money"