The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-05
BRYAN SPEAKS
IN LONDON, ENG.
Talks on "White Mans Bur-
den" at Dinner Given by
American Society.
ADDRESS NON PARTISAN
MANY CALLERS GREET NEBRAS-
KAN IN BRITISH CAPITALIZE
DICTATED A STATEMENT CON-
CORNING RICE FOR PRESIDENT.
Publishers Pressl

London, July 4.-William J. Bryan
and wife are at the Cecil, but will be
the guests of Ambassador Reid and
wife the latter part of the week They
will visit Italy and return here July
%, when Mr.. Bryan will attend the in
terparliamentary conference.
After the conference the Bryans
will visit in turn Scotland, France and
Spain before returning to the United
States.
At the hotel Mr.. Bryan was besieg-
ed by callers, among whom were John
Burns, William Stead and Mrs. Stead
When told that Mayor George B.
Mcclellan was in London, Mr. Bryan
said he had not heard he was here
He expressed his qualification that
Mr.. Mcclellan had escaped from the
Salisbury railroad wreck and said he
hoped to meet him. Mr. Bryan and
Mayor Mcclellan attended the recep-
ton of Ambassador Reid in the after
noon, and the dinner Of the American
society at night. 1t is not probable
that anything like formal conference
cur Mr.. Bryan said he might see
some of his western political friends,
including members of the Jefferson
club of Chicago on the continent later.
He added that his friends did not
come to Europe especially to meet
him, but happened to be coming to
this side Of the Atlantic and therefore
arranged to see them.
To newspaper correspondents Mr..
Bryan dictated the following state
ment concerning the Endorsements of
state conventions favoring him for
president in 1908 and the reception
being arranged for him when he lands
in New York:
The first suggestion of a reception
for me at New York came prior to the
action Of any of the state conventions
and before there was any discussion
of the next campaign. 1t came from
the Commercial Travellers league, Of
which Mr.. Hoge is president l as
sured him I should be pleased to meet
the members of the league. suggesting
that the reception be characterized by
simplicity. Now that the actions of
some of the state conventions have
raised a question as to the political
significance of the reception, am glad
to say that it must not be regarded
in the light Of an endorsement for the
presidential nomination. While l ap-
preciate the compliment paid by the
various state conventions, I do not re.
gard their expressions as binding upon
| them or upon the party of their state.
| shall not prosecute them for breach
of promise if they transfer their af-
fections to another; l will not even
publish their letters. To allow the re-
ception to be regarded as an indorse-
ment would in the first place be un-
just to others who may be candidates.
Il have seen the names of several
| mentioned as possible candidates.
among them Congressman Hearst.
| Senator Bailey and Governor Folk,
who have all rendered conspicuous
service to the party and the country.
and their claims should be considered.
The party is entitled to its most avail
able man, and the question of avail
ability cannot be determined SO far in
may strengthen the claims of some one
of the gentlemen mentioned and the
list should be an open one until the
time comes to choose.
II may add that it would not be
just to me to be put in the attitude of
| announcing my candidacy or admit
| ting the certainty OF my being can
ic "a
convention meets and l am not will
| ing to sit on stool looking pretty
that long. l prefer to be in a posi-
ton to say what l think ought to be
said, write what I think ought to be
written and do what | think ought to
be done. I am advancing in years and
cannot spare two years out of my
| life just at this time. l shall be glad
| to return to America, although every
| day of my trip has been enjoyable. I
| shall be glad to meet my friends in
America, and after | have met them,
they will be just as free as before to
| candidates.
| At the annual dinner of the Ameri-
can tgociety. which was attended by
Mayor Mcclellan, Congressman Mich
olas Longworth. Mrs. Longworth. and
many others, Mr.. Bryan was the prin-
| cipal speaker. The topic of his ad-
dress was The White Mans Burden"
| suggested by Kipling poem of that
title. The address was non-partisan.
| in comparison with political discus
sions in the United States, and dealt
In wi ha
| ties and responsibilities of the so
called Christian nations in their deal
ings with the peoples Of the Orient. in
| India as we'll as the Philippines, in
| China, Japan and other oriental ma
| tions.
Eva Booth Going to Europe.
| New York, July 4.-Commander Eva
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