The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-30
Bryan Holds a Reception OF
Lewis Nixon's LOudOun.
He Again Refuses to Discuss
Persons or Politics.
THIS is BRYAN DAY.
Welcoming Delegations Were
Early Up and Doing.
The Nebraskan Spent the Night
on the Yacht IIIini.

New York. Aug. 3o.-William ]. Bryan
today went aboard Lewis Nixon's mouse
boat IOudoun. which is anchored OH
the Ocean Yacht club pier at stapleton'
s. l. one of the early callers on Mr.
Bryan was Mayor Tom i. Johnson oil
Cleveland. Mr.. Bryan win go aboard
the rlini again this afternoon for
luncheon. At 3 o'clock the yacht viii
start for the Battery and viii land Mr.
Bryan at 4 .. m.
After Mr.. Bryan left the nlini this
morning the yacht steamed up the
North river to an uptown pier where
Mrs. Bryan was landed. She went to
the Victoria hotel to await Mr. Bry-
ans arrival this afternoon. Mr.. Bryan
said today that he is not to speak at
Newark. N J. Saturday night as pre-
viously announced. Tonight he Will
speak at the Madison Square Garden
reception and tomorrow morning he viii
go to New Haven. In the evening he
will go to Bridgeport. Saturday viii be
spent ia New York. and Mr.. Bryan VIII
be engaged with private business IN
the evening he will go to Jersey City
and delivered a speech after which ne
will return to New York to attend the
dinner rendered him by newspaper men
Either Sunday or Monday morning ne
will leave for Chicago. He is due there
Tuesday and viii speak at the Iroquis
club dinner that evening After the
dinner he will leave for Lincoln
Just a little before noon today Mr.
Bryan received the newspaper men
aboard the house boat. His first wcrd
to them was that ae would net talk
about politics or persons.
How about Speaker Cannon's candi-
dacy for the presidency?" Mr. Bryan
was asked.
AS Cannon Is both person and poli-
tics, Mr. Bryan replied, Il can not
discuss him.
He was next asked to discuss the
Philippines and the spirit Of American
ism that has taken hold Jf the island.
He said ne could .l0t discuss that as
1t was political
How about Russia and the JoumaZ"
MI Bryan WAS asked
NO one can speak with ANY degree
of certainty" he replied as 10 what
the immediate future o. Russia Will be,
but we can speak with certainty Of the
ultimate result ] might illustrate in
this way. If you ask me in February
what sort OF lther we VIII have,
can not say whether if VIII be snow or
storm. or sunsh re. but I can say trat
in few months we will have sun7ner.
No one can say what experiences Russia
Will pass through ln the next feW years,
but t is possible lc say tnat she IS go
Ing tc have constitutional form CT
government"
Mr.. Bryin positively refused to lis
cuss New York politics in any way.
Bryan Day in New York.
New York. Aug. 30.-This is Bryan
day i'm New York and although the
Nebraskan who last night slept on a
yacht in Gravesend bay, viii not again
put foot on native soil until late this
afternoon, the many welcoming delega-
tions in town We're early astr putting
the finishing touches on their several
and varied programmes. The weather
signs We're not prOpitiOus, but the en-
thusiastic welcomers did not have their
eyes on the skies The members of the
Nebraska home folks" delegation were
elated today over their share in the in
formal welcome yesterday when Mr..
Bryan spent some time with his neigh
bors on tug boat after leaving the
steamer. once they had him alone the
Nebraskans yelled for a speech. He re
piled IOkingly:
Ladies and Gentlemen: The United
States is the greatest country in the
world. Nebraska is the finest of the
United States. (Cheers). Lincoln is the
best city in the state. Fairview is bet
ter than Lincoln I am glad to be here
and glad to see you here. I would have
been with you in six days, but you
have come here to me. 1t is good of
you and [ thank you for it. ] am going
home now and I am going to do all 1
can to help you Democrats"
And We'll keep you there until
March 4, 1903, and then we will take
you to Washington" broke in Mayor
Dahleman Of Omaha.
I shall be glad if YOU let me stay
there until that date resumed MT
Bryan. And I may stay there after
wards. though not of my own accord ="
s he smilingly added Il have had great
deal to say abroad about things in gen
eral as yod may know. I think [ shall
have a great deal more to say when [
get home about things abroad so that
won't have much TO say here and now.
only want to say that [ Will willingly
give a months wages to the man who
can express adequately how good feel
And I think 1 could express it well my
self. but my supply of language is not
really adequate
The Bryan Programme.
A conference at Mr. Nixon's house
last night resulted in the adoption Of
definite programme for Mr.. Bryan dur
Ing his stay in the east. He will 90 to
New raven on frlday ana Will have
reception at noon on the college green.
On the following day he will be in.
Bridgeport as the guest of Senator
Archibald Mcneil. On Saturday after
noon he Will speak in Newark and in
jersey city. attending dinner given
him by New York newspaper men in
the evening. He will leave New York
for the west Sunday night or Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs Bryan returned to the
yacht Ilini at 1910 this morning after
q dinner at the home of Lewis Nixon. at
which ten members of the reception
committee were present After dinner
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Nixon and the members
of the COMMITTEES went into a Conference
which lasted until nearly midnight At
1920 Mr.. Bryan and his wife entered
Mr. Nixon's automobile and were CON
veyed to the Ocean Yacht club house
AS he went down the dock to board the
steam launcn. ghe yacht club members
dre5 salute Of three guns
TIE party boarded the Illini and will
rems 70 ia Gravesend bay until this af-
terRe.sn when the yacht win steam to