Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-21
BRYAN FAMILY MEETS
WIFE OF LEADER RETURNS
FROM EUROPE.

NEW YORK. April 21.-Wlliam J. Bry-
| an met his wife and his daughter. Mrs
| Ruth Leavitt. who returned from Europe
| on the Minnehaha today.
From the pier the family went at once
to the Hoffman House.
Mr.. Bryan was obliged to leave them at
once to fill an engagement in Trenton
N. j. He will return to New York this
evening. however, to remain with his
| family until they leave for Nebraska to-
morrow.
Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. .I4eavitt said they
had a delightful trip abroad. They trav-
eled extensively throughout southern Eu-
rope. visiting Italy, Greece. Turkey and
other countries.
Bryan Scents Bribery.
Although refusing to say by whom he
| thinks 1t is being raised or where it is
| being expended. William ]. Bryan de-
clared again yesterday he had no doubt
money was being used to control third
| of the delegates to the Denver conven-
| ton. and in that way dictate the nOmi-
nation for President.
When the attention of Mr.. Bryan was
called to an editorial comment on an al
legged interview in which he was quoted
DIS Saying tIlat corrupt llHueUceS prevent
ed his Endorsement by the Michigan state
committee. he denied that he ever said 1t.
Have you ever said that money was
being used to defeat your he was asked.
II never have. but the Commoner has
stated that money is now being used to
obtain uninstructed delegations. with
view of obtaining One-third of the dele
gates to use them TO control the nomina-
ton. The COmmOner said that: l am the
editor of the Commoner and know where
of I speak,
will you give the names of persons
raising the money, tell where it is being
used or whether it is being raised in New
II do not care to say anything further
about IT. I only repeat that l know
money is being used
DR.. John W. Cox was present and MIR.
Bryan was told that DR. Cox was "a
wealthy man and asked if he knew If any
of his wealthy friends were using money
to help him.
His Friends Above Suspicion.
Il certainly know nothing of it. but
am convinced they are not" he replied.
Most Of my friends are so poor that they
are above that suspicion
1T has been said that you now have an
income of from $4,000 to $4,000 a year.
that you are. in fact. plutocrat. and not
a proper representative of the working
CIdSScs nave you any lnlfS u say dDOut
that?" Mr.. Bryan was asked.
Yes. l have" he replied. My income
Is derived from lectures with some addi-
tiOnal from articles for publication and
from my paper. but the amount is very
much exaggerated. / make more speeches
for nothing than l do for pay. and de-
vote more time to public work than !. do
to private gain. The best test of the effect
of my income is found In the things l
advocate. think no one will deny that 1
coculd make more by siding with the cor
pOrate interests l have opposed than
could by lecturing.
my political prominence had been an
advantage to me. but l could have used
that prominence in other ways to greater
pecuhiary advantage. For instance, was
offered $25,O0O a year Is counsel for cor
poration. 1t would have taken me out of
the political field. BY lecturing and writ
ing I can make what 1 need in half the
time and have the rest for public work.
President Cleveland found that he
could make more In the practice of law
|after he left the White House than he
could before and so did President Harri-
son. Secretary Shaw found his services
more valuable after he left the cabinet.
Political prominence is an asset in any
kind Of business. I could not have turned
my attention to anything that II would
not have been to my advantage, s.''
Says Income Is Legitimate.
than before my nomination for President.
but have 1 made it in a legitimate way.
I think no one will say that my income
ton is whether the increase in my earning
capacity has changed my views on public
questions and 1 think no one will con-
tend that"
do you expect to be nominated?" asked
one reporter.
Now. that is refreshing replied Mr..
Bryan with a laugh. You will remember
three parts II Caesar could have known
you I am sure he would have dispensed
with two Of those parts"
Henry Watterson had not the slightest
objection to INDUCING in prophecy.
Watterson's Views.
Mr.. Bryan will be the nominee of the
democratic party" he said. IF the per-
sons who are now clamoring so hard for
Gov Johnson had backed me when l
first began to boom him. he might have
had a chance, but it is too late now Sec
rotary Taft will be nominated by the re-
pEblicans and IL the Chicago convention
tries to name President Roosevelt he will
put stop to that"
Mr. Bryan was Joined by Miss Grace
Bryan, who has taken a holiday from her
studies at a Virginia school to welcome
her mother home.
west Thursday. In the meantime Mr..
Bryan will fill several speaking and social
engagements and take part in occasional
conferences Of more or less political sig
nificance. Last night he delivered his lee
ture. on 1.-The Old World and Its Ways
at st. Simeon's Episcopal Church. Earlier
in the evening he had dined at the home
Of the rector OF the church, Rev. Ralph