The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-08-30

He is to Make His Headquarters
 Spent Last Night With Lewis Nixon
 --Accompanied by Mrs. Bryan.
 New York, Aug. 29.--In exuberant spirits and bronzed by the uns of many cliGnes during a year of travel around the world, William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, twice the nominee of the democratic party for president of the United States, and already en- dorsed for the candidacy in 1908, pass- 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 quar- Rntine despite the threatening skies, to. meet and cheer the incoming vessel and its distinguished passenger.
 Mir. Bryan did not enjoy his usual health during the voyage, but he was much better to-day and said that he felt sure 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 voy- age suffered from indigestion and se- we're headache. His indisposition was not serious enough, however, to inter- fere with his work, and he devoted large portion of the nine days at sea i'll preparing his speeches, and in keeping up his correspondence.
 Mir. Bryan will not land in New York city proper until tomorrow afternoon, when he will be received at the Bat tery by delegations of prominent demo- crats from all parts of the country and escorted to the hotel where he will make his headquarters while here, He left the Princess Irene by special di- rection of President Roosevelt shortly after the vessel had anchored in quar- antine. First ne went aboard two tugs, which had been chartered by "Bryan's Nebraska Home Folks" where he was exultantly greeted and hailed as the next president. He then went aboard the trim little yacht ''Illini," owned by his lifelong friend and scnoolmate, Edward F. Goltra, of St. Louis, and where such well-knoWn democrats as Norman E. Mack, national committee man for New York, and Daniel J. Cam pau, national committeeman for Mich igan, were awaiting him. In thea "Illi- ni'' MT. Bryan was taken to the land ing of the Ocean Yacht club at Staple ton, s. L, where he landed and was whirled away in an automobile to the home of Lewis Nixon, Ben Braiw, on the heights of Tompkinsville, overlook ing the harbor.
 Here MT. Bryan spent the night, the evening being devoted to serious con- ference with intimate personal friends and men of prominence in his party, eeo especial political significance was k spached to this conference by those vttS .attended it, they declared its pur- who was merely to learn MT. Bryan's wort les regarding the plans which have Misn made for him during the next few peenls, and to acquaint him with the wee of affairs at home.
 drn Bryan was accompanied by his
 Wand daughter Miss Grace Bryan, wt Bryan went with him on the
 Nni'' and to Mir Nixon's home, Miss 'an remained on the steamer, and d Award spent the night with friends in ne city Colonel Moses c. Wetmore of, St. Louis. MT. and Mrs, M F. Dun- lop and Miss Dunlop of Chicago, who had been travelling companions of the Bryans during the latter part of their tour of Europe, also arrived on the Princess Irene,
 MT. Bryan could not be drawn into
 ,1oIifinaJ eJ1JacttiOpo ho- day.
 What I have to say of politics at this time and with my incomplete Knowledge of affairs at home will be said tomorrow night at the Madison Square garden reception under the aus piees of the Commercial Travellers Anti Trust league. Probably then you will find that I sal discuss subjects l have spoken of before" MT. Bryan added with twinkling eye. 1t was said that to-night's conference might have some weight regarding the features of tomorrow nights speech, which will be in the nature of a response by MT. Bryan to the endorsements recently accorded him by various state conven- tfons as the next democratic presiden- tial candidate.
 Asked pointedly regarding the proba- bility of his candidacy, MT. Bryan said he had nothing to add to the letter he wrote former Senator J. K. Jones of Arkansas. in which he said he might accept a third nomination under condi- tions which he named
 At to-nights conference at the home of MT. Nixon were Mayor Tom l.. John son, of Cleveland; National Committed men Campau, of Michigan; Mack, ot New York, and Baughman, of Mary land; William Hoge, president of the Commercial Travellers Antitrust league, who discussed the plans for to- morrow nights reception; Alexander Troup, of Connecticut, who explained the details of the programme arranged for Mir. Bryan's welcome to New Haven on Friday; Robert Davis, of Jersey City, who explained the arrangements for the Jersey City welcome next Sat urday evening; Harry W. Walker, of the reception committee of New York; Augustus Thomas and Edward F. Col tra. All of these together with Mrs Bryan and Mrs Goltra, were guests oi MT. Nixon at dinner
 Mn Bryan will spend tomorrow morning opening a vast quantity oi mail which was handed to him on board the steamer to-day. He will work witt his secretary answering such of tht
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