The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-31

the carriages We're gay in flags and
bunting The crowds at the Battery
! cheered again as the carriages moved
away
Continuous Cheering.
The drive up Broadway to Fiftieth
street, thence east to Fifth avenue and
/ down Fifth avenue TO the Twenty
seventh street entrance TO the Victoria
hotel. which viii be Mr.. Bryan's head
quarters. The drive was without Incl
! dent other than the cheering which
was taken up from block to block BY
persons on the crowded sidewalks Nr.
Bryan was quickly recognized by I'll.
and he smilingly bowed his acknowl-
edgments.
Mrs. Bryan Landed First.
Mr.. Bryan, after his conference last
night with the Democratic leaders at
the home of Lewis Nixon at Stapleton.
/ Staten island. returned TO the ulini,
which he boarded from the PRINCESS
Irene yesterday afternoon. and suent
the night. After a late breakfast the
Him steamed in from Gravesend bav
and stopped off the Ocean Yacht club
pier, Staten island. Mr. Bryan vas
transferred to Mr.. NixOn's palatial
houseboat, the LOudOun. named for The
owners native town in Virginia The
llllni then proceeded up the North
river and landed Mrs. Bryan, who went
10 the Victoria hotel to join her daugh-
ter and await the arrival of Mr.. Bryan.
After this the Illini put down the
bay again and Mr.. Bryan went back On
board for luncheon, and then the trip
to New York was begun.
Mr.. Bryans Program.
Mr.. Bryan said today.that he Is NOT
to speak at Newark, N j.. Saturday
night as previously announced. To-
night he viii speak at the Madison
Square garden reception and tomorrow
morning he Will go to New Haven.
In the evening he viii 60 to Bridge
port Saturday Will be spent in New
/ York, and Mr.. Bryan will 3e engaged
IN private business. In the evening he
VIII go to Jersey City and deliver a
( speech. after which he VIII return 10
New York TO attend the dinner rendered
him by newspaper men. Either Sunday
! night or Monday morning he will leave
for Chicago. He is due there Tuesday.
and viii speak at the Iroquois club din
ner that evening After thar dinner he
will leave for Lincoln Neb
Talked With Newspaper Men.
Just a little before noon today MIR.
/ Bryan received the newspaper men
aboard the hoUseboat. His first word
to them was that he would not talk
about politics or persons
How about Speaker Cannoa's candi-
dacy for the presidency Mr. Bryan
was asked.
LAS Cannon is both person and noli-
tics" Mr.. Bryan replied, Il cannot dis
cuss him"
He was next asked to discuss the
Philippines and the spirit Of Amcri-
canism that has taken hold Of the
island.
He said he could not discuss that. as
it was political
How about Russia and the douma -
Mr.. Bryan was asked.
View of Russian Situation.
mo one can speak with any degree
| Of certainty" he replied, "as TO what
the immediate future of Prussia will
be, but we can speak with certainty
of the ultimate result. I might illus
trate it in this way: If you ask me
in February what sort or weather we
will have, 1 cannot say whether it will
be snow or storm. or sunshine. but I
can say that in few months we will
have summer. No one can say what
experiences Russia will pass through
| in the next few years, but 1t is posi-
bic to say that she is going to have an
excellent form of government
New York Politics Barred.
Mr.. Bryan positively refused to dis
cuss New York politics in any way.
Has Mr.. Hearst called?" Mr.. Bryan
was asked.
No replied Mr.. Bryan.
do you expect him."
Il can't say"
''It has been stated that Mr.. Hearst
was not entirely friendly to you. but
he has denied that statement; is it
true?"
Il don't think that either MI Hearst
or myself have to deny any state
ment of that kind"
European Impressions.
What Is your impression. of your
European trip?"
1--WE went with the belief that it
would be educational and found il even
more instructive than we had expected.
Our homecoming was a great pleasure.
however. Mrs. Bryan and I were
greatly gratified 10 meet our Nebraska
friends who came so Tar to greet us.
These are the veterans with whom I
have passed through many political
battles They took me, a young man,
and elected me to congress. They have
stood by ME in all the conflicts for
sixteen years, and l do not believe YOU
can find anywhere on earth more moral
courage, more true democracy and
more genuine patriotism in the same
number of men than you can find in
that gallant band which crossed half
the continent to make our home-com-
ing a glad one. They are Just ia types
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