Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-08-30
BRYAN gets
GLAD HAND
THOUGHTS OF DEFEAT GAVE
HIM HEADACHE ON VOYAGE.
down BY BRYANNY SEA
Nebraska Villagers, Statesmen, Pie
Seekers to Greet Globe Trotter To-
night at Madison Square.


New York, August 29.-Under gray
skies, but in exuberant spirits and
bronzed by suns of many climes dur
ing his year of travel completely
around the world, William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska, twice nominee Of
the democratic party for president of
the United States and already en-
dorsed as a candidate of 1908, steam
ed up New York bay this afternoon on
the steamer Princess Irene, and re-
.ceived an ovation from large welcom-
ing parties which went down to the
quarantine to meet and cheer the in
coming vessel and its distinguished
passenger.
Bryan did not enjoy his usual health
during the voyage, but he was much
better today and said that he felt
sure that he would be able to carry
out the plans which have been made
for him during the next few days. He
was very much fatigued when he
boarded the steamer and during the
entire voyage he suffered from indi-
gestion and severe headache. His
illness was not serious enough, how
ever, to interfere with his work, and
he devoted a large portion Of the
nice days at sea in preparing his
speeches and in keeping up his cor
respOndence.
Bryan will not land in New York
city proper until tomorrow afternoon,
when he will be received at the Bat
terry by delegations of prominent dem
ocrats from all narts Of the country,
and escorted to the hotel, where he
will make his headquarters while here.
He was taken off the Princess Irene
by special permission of President
Roosevelt shortly after the vessel had
anchored in quarantine. First he
went aboard two tugs which had been
chartered by Organs Nebraska
Home Folks" where he was exultant-
lv greeted and hailed as the next nres-
ident. He then went aboard the trim
little yacht Illini, owned by his long
time friend and schoolmate, Edward
+. Go,tra, of st. Louis, and where such
well known democrats as Norman Il.
Mack, national committeeman from
New York, and Daniel ]. Campau, ma
tional committeeman from Michigan,
we're awaiting him. In the Illini Bry-
an was taken to the landing of the
Ocean Yacht club at Stapleton, Staten
Island, where he landed and was
whirled away in an automobile to the
home of Lewis Nixon, ben Braw,
on the heights of Tompkinsville, and
overlooking the harbor.
Here Bryan spent the night, the ev-
ening being devoted to a serious con
ference with intimate personal friends
and men of prominence in the party
No especial political significance was
attached to the conference by those
who attended it, and who declared its
purport was merely to learn Bryan's
wishes regarding the plans which have
been made for him during the next
few weeks and to acquaint him with
the drift of affairs at home.
Bryan was accompanied by his wife
ants laughter, Miss Grace Bryan.
Isyan could not be drawn into a
discussion Of political questions today.
@yhat I have to say OF politics at
this time and with my incomnlete
knowledge of affairs at home will be
said tomorrow night at Madison
SQUARE Garden. Probably then you
will find that I will discuss subjects
Of which have spoken BEFORE" Bry-
an added with a tvinkling eye.
y was said that tonight's confer
enFe might have some weight regard
ing the features of tomorrow nights
speech which will be in the nature Of
a response bv Bryan to Endorsements
which recently have been accorded
him BY various state conventions as
the next democratic presidential can
didate. Asked pointedly regarding
the probability of his candidature.
BRYAN said he had nothing to add to
the letter he wrote former Senator
J. X. Jones of Arkansas. in which he
said he might accept the third nomin-
alton under conditions which he nam
ed.
Brvan will spend tomorrow morning
opening a vast quantity Of mail which |
was handed to him on board the
steamer today. He will work with his
secretary answering such of the com.
munications as are urgent and will
then board the Gol'ra Yacht once more
to make his formal entry into New
York at p. m.