The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-01

EIl.LlAN j. BRYAN AND GROUP oF MR..
TLYtN AND DOUMA LEApEi.S.
doI-.d a. th, candidate of 1905. steam
cI up N,u York bay ou the steamer
Princess ronr. and received an o'a-
tion from mfeo welcoming parties
which went down 10 Quarantine to
meet and cheer the incoming vessel
ana it, distinguished passenger.
Mr. Bryan did not enjoy his usual
health during the voyage but said that
be- felt sure be- would hc able 10 carry
out the plans which have been made
for him during the next few days. Bic
was very much faugued when h'
boarded the steamer. and during the
entire VOYAGE suffered from indig's-
fion and severe headache. His Illness
was not SERIOUS enough 70 interior"
with his work however. and Dee de-
voted large portion of the nine DAY
40 SEN in preparing his speeches and
In Keeping np bis correspondence
Mr pr,au $50 NOT land in New YORK
.ify proper until this afternoon. whom
he was received 40 the Battery hy del'-
cations of prominent Democrats from
AN parts of the country and escorted
~ the hotel. where he will make his
hoadquarter. while here iie was taken
off the Princes Irene by special per-
mission of President Roosevelt short
y after the vessel bad anchored DO
quarantine First Do went aboard
Two TUGS which had been chartered Ny
-Bnau's Nebraska home folks. where
ne was cNuliantly greeted and hailed
AS the next president lie then wont
aboard the trim little yacht lllin
owned bv bis long time friend and
.chooimatc. Edward y Golra. of ST.
Louis. and where such woIl-kno"n
Democrats as Norman T. Mack na-
fional committeeman for New York
and Daniel j Campau national COM
mitteeman for Michigan. were await
ine him In the iliui Mt Bryan VA
taken 10 tho landing Of the Ocean
Yacht club AT S'apioion staten Island
where hc landed and wa whirlcd away
I'm an automobile 20 the homo OF Lewis
Nixon ben Draw" ON The heights Of
TomkinsyilIe and ovcrlookins tho har-
Dor
Here Mr. Bryan spent the night tho
evening being devoted 10 serious con
ference with intimate personal friends
and men of prominence iu his party 40
especial political sienihoanoe was at
tachcd 10 the conference hy those who
attended il. and who declared its pur-
port was merely to learn Mr. Bryan'a
wishes regarding the plans which have
been made for him during the next
few weeks and 90 acquaint him with
the drift of affairs at homo.
Mr. Bryan was accompanied by his
wife and daughter. Miss Grace Bryan
Mrs. BRYAN went with him ON the
nlni and to Mr. NiNon's home. Mis-
BRYAN continued ON the steamer and
spent the night with friends in the
city Colonel Moses G. Wctmore. Of
81. Louis: Mr. and Mrs NJ. f. Dunlop
and Miss Dunlop. OF Chicago. who had
been travelling companions Of the Bry-
ans during the latter part Of their tour
If Europe. also arrived on the Prin-
Zess Irene.
MIR. Bryan could not be drawn into .
discussion Of political questions.
What have To say of politics 70
this time and with my incomplr''
knowledge OF affairs at home will Doe
said at the Madison Square Garden ro-
cepilon under the auspices of The Com
mercial Travellers Antitrust Lcaeno.
Probably then You will find that shall
discuss subjects have spoken Of be-
fore" Mr.. Bryan added with twinkling
eye. 1t was said that tho conference
might have some weight regarding the
features Of tonight's speech. which viii
be I'm the nature OF response b. Mr..
BRYAN to the Endorsements which re-
Gently have been accorded him BY va,i-
Gus state conventions as the next Dei'-
ocrtic presidential candidate.