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

other pe6pis cail radical. That Il q matter
Of personal opinion" said Mr.. Bryan.
THE NEW yoRK CONTEXT.
Mr.. Bryan was questioned in regard TO
lis attitude toward tho New York State
Gutenatorial campaign. Are you inter-
ested in thats' be was asked!
Il am Interested In all campaigns, but
make II q rule never to take any part In
campaigns before the candidates have been
nominated. This has teen my rule for the
last ten years In my own State, and !
wouldn't take part in the campaign In any
Other STATE. /. have never attempted to
rick out delegates when | was a candidate
myself
Mr.. Bryan added that after Democratic
candidates were chosen he was always
willing 10 help them. After the nomina-
lion 1t Ia a different matter said he.
Are you going 70 make public ownership
an important Democratic issue in the COM
ing campaign" was asked. Mr. Bryan
declined to answer the question. He said
he would not discuss any issues until after
he delivered his speech at tho Madison
Square reception. He was, he said, very
favorahly impressed with public ownership
as he had Observed IL abroad.
Mr.. BRYAN spoke with the greatest graft
tude OF the kind treatment which he had
received at the hands Of this Government
representatives abroad, particularly those
in London, st. Petersburg, Paris, Berlin and
Rome. .~ .....
n HEBRAsKANs' OR EETINo.
The most notable feature about the in
formal reception which Mr.. Bryan bot down
the bay was by all odds the enthusiasm OF
his Nebraska friends and followers. They
put the select party on the yacht completely
out OF the running for a time. And their
enthusiasm wasn't any Of the short winded
Kind. which makes a little squirt at the proper
moment and then fickers out,
All wearing badges bearing a picture Of
the Great Conservative Force inscribed,
Welcome Home, September, 1905, thus
indicating the busy rush Of the Middle West.
the Nebfaskan party welcomed the Liberia
tor backin style. There were about ninety
Nebraskans. at 50 per head, also about six
teen newspaper men at the same figure.
-Ue are char ging the reporters 30 as to
prevent ~overcrowdihg," was the explana-
ton.
All was activity ard hum and glow up at
the Hotel Victoria in tho morning because
the time was approaching on winged feet.
Upstairs in room 22s the tug committee vas
getting together and stacking up the bills.
Silver was not demanded as payment for
the trip down the bay.
An wes furore in the corridors and in the
bar Even Bird s. Coler was there. 1t
would nave been a mighty sight II these
two friends of the pee-pul had met. but Bird
was not going dow the harbor. He stood
in the bar and partook Of straight whiskcy,
with a little plain water on the side. He
then went away and was last seen on Broad
way looking in at the window OF an auto
mobile supply house, intently studying a
framed copy, Of the New Jersey automobile
aw.
The Nebraskans, all dressed up in their
State costume of suspendeH without waist
coats and sporting large cigars, once Bird
was on his way formed in procession and
moved over to the foot Of West Twenty
second street, where two tugs, fast ocean
going STEAMERS, were waiting. The Ne
braskans had an idea that it would be a
good thing to hitch them up and drive
them down the bay tandem, so that
one boatload would not beat the other one.
The tug people didn't think much Of this.
Eventually. the boats got of separately.
the Julia c. Moran casting OF first and
beating tho Eugene F. Moran to the steamer
ly a city block.
Little happened on the cruise down the
| ay, the Nebraskans merely pointing out
objects OF interest and hazarding risky
guesscs as to whether a fruit steamer or so
vas tho craft they were looking for.
Connections were made like clockwork.
The Priresss Irene was Just at Quarantine
when the Julia c. Moran got down there.
With mistaken enthusiasm the Nebraskans
began cheering long before they could
make out persons on the boat, because
they thought they saw Bryan on the bridge.
Failing to make him out, they cheered for
Bryan the beer man from Omaha, who
looks just like Bryan, only he is not quite
so conservative a force.
EIGHTY \
At myth the Julia arl the Eugene slid
up s!on gside and a mighty roar burst forth.
W. j. B. himself stood on the upper deck,
18th his wife Fad daughter, barehcaded
end nth a gle7 ming smile. The Nebrastans
let her rip. they hooted and shrieked and
yelled and cheered, what time Bryan stood
there pointing out friends to his wife and
bowling and nodding to them by turn.
He WIS all one smile, and not a single tear
mixed with il.
Little Grace Bryan looted over the rail
and then turned to her father to say: why,
papa, l never thought so many people
would come 800 miles to welcome you
home"
Mr.. Bryan was ell attention to the tugs.
Mayor Jim Dahlman OF Omaha yelled up:
-We're glcd you're back ,
I'm glad to be back, was the response.
Jump down. Bill, and see us!" cried one
OF the Nebrasaans.
"Ill be with you in a short WHILE re-
turned Bryan.
At this n great cheer went up, becauee
tho Nebraskans had feared that Bryan
might not come down to zee them, but
vorld go away on Edward F. Goltra's
yacht, the Illini, which was lowering
near by.
Inspired by his assurance they set up
the national or State air Of Nebraska. which
goes something like this
We are. we are. we are,
We arc Nebraska boys
SO what the deuce do we care.