Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-30

The postal card was made of metal.
1T was presented by Bryan's well wish-
ers in the normal school at Kirksville.
Mo.
Official Reception.
With the landing of Bryan at pier
a. at o'clock this afternoon. the
official reception began. There Bryan
was met by a sub committee, headed
by the chairman of the reception com
mittee, Governor Folk, of Missouri.
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN was on hand
to extend welcome on behalf of the
city of New York. A few moments
were devoted to handshaking, and Bry.
an started on the short drive thru the
city. The ride thru the streets gave
everybody a chance at least to see
Bryan There w1ll be an informal re-.
ception in the parlors of the hotel after
Isryan's arrival. Bryan will be driven
TO Madison Square Garden soon after
s, o'clock.
Bryan's Program.
The conference at Mr.. Nixon's house
last night<resulted in the adoption of
q definite program for Bryan during his
stay in the east. He will go to New
Haven. Conn. Friday. and will have a
reception on the college green. On Sat-
urday he will be in Bridgeport as the
guest of Senator Archibald Mcneil.
Saturday afternoon he speaks in New
ark and Jersey City, attending dinner
given him by the New York newspaper
men in ME evening. He leaves New
York for the west Sunday night or
Monday. Thousands of democrats from
all over the country attended the re-
ception given in their honor by the
National Democratic Club, last night.
Each guest received a souvenir in the
shape of a brass tablet about eight
inches long and four wide, mounted on
Flemish oak, bearing likeness of Bry-
an, and in addition to the name OF the
club the following inscription: Sou
venir gathering distinguished demo
Gratis to receive Hon. William Jennings
Bryan"
Crowds to See Bryan.
William J. Bryan, after spending the
night aboard the yacnt Illini, today
went aboard Lewis Nixon's house boat
Loudoun, which anchored off Staple
ton, S. l. One of the early callers on
Bryan was Mayor Tom L. Johnson, OF
Cleveland. Bryan will go. aboard the
Him again this afternoon for lunch
con and at the yacht will start FOR
the Battery and will land Bryan at 4
After Bryan left the Illini the yacht
steamed UP North river to an uptown
pier, where Mrs Bryan was landed
She went to the Victoria hotel to
await Bryan's arrival this afternoon
Scores Of workmen We're in Madison
Square Garden early today arranging
seats and decorations so as to have ev-
erything in readiness for the Bryan re-
ception tonight. A tremendous crowd
is expected. Elaborate police arrange
ments for handling the people have
been made Chief Inspector Cortright
will be in charge. He will have under
him two inspectors nine captains, ten
sergeants and six hundred patrolmen.
The crowds of visitors from various
sections of the Country were largely
augmented this morning. Every train
arriving in the city had scores of men,
many with their families, who wished
to take part in the celebration.
Just a, little before noon today, Bry-
dli ICCSiNCA IICWopo PSA AAASii eiA'>ssA - ~NN>
house boat His first words to then
were that he would not talk politics OF
persons.
How about Speaker Cannons cam
didacy for the presidency?" Bryan was
asked.
"As Cannon is both a person and
politics" Bryan replied, Il cannot dis.
cuss him."
..How about Russia and the douma 2
Bryan was asked.
mo one can speak with any degree
of certainty" hey replied, "as to what
the immediate future of Russia viii
be, but we can speak with certainty
of the ultimate results. I might illus
traae in this way: If you ask me II
a casual way what sort of weather we
will have, I cannot say whether 1t viii
be snow or storm, or sunshine, but
can say that in a few months we viii
have summer. No one can say what
experience Russia will pass thru the
next few years, but it is not impossible
to say that she's going to have con-
stitutional form Of government"