The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-23
BRYAN GUEST
Of HONOR At
BIG BANQUET
Associated Press and NeWSpa-
per Publishers Cheer DEM
0cratiC Leader.
CONSULTATION WITH
POLITICAL LEADERS
SOME PERTINENT osSERVA.
TloNs ON CORRUPTION FUND
USED AGAINST HIM IN 1900.

New York. April 22.-The three days
visit Of William j. Bryan to this city
came to close tonight with an en-
ergetic finish. Mr. Bryan's last func-
ton today was the annual banquet of
the Associated Press and the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers association
at the Waldorf Astoria, where he was
the principal guest of the evening and
delivered q speech and was cheered BY
500 editors and publishers with their
guests.
While MIR Bryan did not rise until
late this morning, the remaining por-
ton of the day was busily employed in
consultations with political leaders and
the reception of many friends who
called upon him. During the afternoon
he conferred with Colonel Henry Wat
tersOn, Congressman James of Ken
lucky, Daniel j. Campau. Democratic
national committeeman from Michigan:
eX-MayOr Josiah quincy, Boston. and
State Senator a. Mcneil Connecticut.
Leaves for Nebraska Today.
Minor matters occupied the time until
he attended the banquet of the Asso-
ciated Press and the American News
paper Publishers association. He and
his family will depart from the city
tomorrow for Nebraska. and Miss
Grace Bryan will leave the family at
Harrisburg. Pa, 10 return to school liz
Roanoke, Va.
FatiGUed by the strenuous activities
of yesterday. Mr.. Bryan did not ap-
pear before II o'clock today, at which
time he went with Willis ]. Abbott OF
Washington to call on Former Con-
gresham Charles 4. Towne at the lat
ter's Office.
The Ryan Doodle.
Returning TO the Hoffman House, Mr..
Bryan saw Il number of inteTVieWcrS,
who questioned him relative to Thomas
+. Ryans theory, expressed recently
before the grand jury in this city. that
S500,O00 taken from the Metropoiitaa
Securities company IN correction wish
the Wall and Cortland streets ferries
railway transaction went To refund al
amount originally spent in the prelim-
mary of the Mckinley Bryan cam
paign.
ii carries out your assertion maze
several years ago that money was
used to defeat you. does it not?' be
was asked.
A Great Difference.
1T gives us more of the details"
said Nj. Bryan. when you stop To con-
slider that 100000 was given by one
corporation in one city, which was more
than we had from 100000 voters to run
either campaign. you can appreciate
the influence that a corporation exerts
when it wants 10.
While il was not exactly campaign
FUND. Mr.. Bryan said. some of it prob
ably was spent 10 block his nomination.
you must De graJiied to have con-
6rmation of your charges that money
was used against you from so hlSh
source" was suggested.
Il cannot say that it is exactly graft
fvine to have confirmation Of vice
said Mr.. Bryan.
Money Being Used Now
Mr.. Bryan reiterated statement
made by him that money is being used
to prevent his nomination in the pres
ent campaign
Mr. BRYAN said that he had had no
conference with Charles F. Murphy OF
Tammany Hall, and did not expect TO
see him: neither had he given any ad-
vice relative to the Democratic sltua-
ton i'm New York state. He said that
the name of Lieutenant Governor
Chandler was among those being con-
sidered as available candidates for vice
president.