The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-08-30
BRYAN HOME FROM
TOUR OF WORLD
Crowds Greet Nebraskan Upon His
Arrival at New York---Refuses
to Discuss Politics at
Present.

skies, but in exuDerant spirits, and
bronzed by the suns of many chimes
during the year of travel the COM
pie tely around the world e ilIiam Jen.
ninss Bryan OF Nebraska twice the
nominee of he democratic PAL ty for
the president of the United States and
already indorsed as the candidate for
1908 came Into the narbor of New
York bay today on the steamer Prin.
cess Irene. and received an ovation
from large welcoming parties who
went down to Quarantine to meet aud
cheer tFe iuco M ing vessel and its dis.
tinguished passenger.
Mr.. Bryan was very much fatigued
when he boarded the steamer. and
during the entire voyage suffered frCm
indigestion and evere headache. His
illness was not serious enough 60 inter
rupt his work. however, and he devo-
ted large portion of the nice Gays
at sea in preparing his speeches and
keering up his correspondence. Mr.
Bryan will not land in New York city
until tomorrow afternoon when he
will be received at the Battery by nel.
egations of prominent democrats from
all parts of the country and escorted to
the Motel VIII 81 he will make bis head
quarters He was taken off the Prin-
cess Irene by spec iaI perm ission of
President Roosevelt shortly after the
vessel had anchored in Qsrantine.
First hs went aboard the tug which
had teen charted by 'Bryan's Nebraska
home folks. where he was exnltantlv
greeted and hailed as the next presi-
dent. lie then went aboard the trim
little yacht Illini, owned by his long
time friend and school mate Edward
F. Goltra of St. Luis, and where such
we'll known democrats as Norman E.
Mack and Dauiel J. Campau, national
con mitteeman from Michigan, were
awaiting him
In the IIlini. Mr.. Bryan was taken
to the landing of the O,ean Yacht club
at Stapleton, Staten island where he
landed, and was whirled away in an
to the HON Q of Lewis Nix.
on, 'Ben Braw." Here Mr,. Bryan
spent the night the evening being de.
voted to conference with intimate
personal friends and men of promin-
enoe in his party. No especial political
was attached to the con-
ference.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by
his daughter Miss Grace Bryan. Mrs
Bryan went with him on the Illini.
and to Mr.. Nixon's nome. Miss Bryan
on the steamer and spent
the night with friends in tho cirv.
Colonel Moses G. Watmore of ST.
Louis, Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap and Miss
Dunlap of Js cksonv,lle, ILL.,. who had
been travelling companions the
Bryans during the later part of their
tour OF Europe also arrived on the pin.
cess Irene.
Mr.. Bryan could not be drawn into
a discussion of political questions to-
day. "What I have to say Of politics
at this time and with my incomplete
knowledge of affairs at home will be
said tomorrow at the Madison Square
Garden reception under the: auspices
of Commercial Travellers Antitrust
league.
Probably then you will find that l
shall DISCUSS subjects l have spoken of
BEFORE" Mr.. Bryan added with wink.
ing eye. Mr.. Bryan said be had moth.
ing more to ada to the letter that he
wrote former Senator j. K. Jones of
Arkansas, IN which ne said he might
accept third nomination under con-
ditions which he named.
Wait for Walkers opening.