The evening world., 1908-10-28
Makes Speech at Station Be-
fore Starting on Visit to
Hudson River Towns.
LIKES HIS RECEPTION.
Finds Voters in East Fully as
Enthusiastic as Those
I in the West.

William J. Bryan left the Grand Gen.
trail Station In special train at s.+'
A. NJ. to speak at all the towns alonE
the Hudson, covering the same route
a. that Of Mr.. Taft yesterday.
Before he left the Hoffman House at
80 Mr.. Bryan said. in response to
questions from the newspaper men:
I'VE are confident OF carrying the
country.
I'VE expect to carry New York State.
1.-The Republicans have no more show
OF carrying Nebraska than they have
Of winning Alabama.
1T have no figures to state with re-
gard to the Electoral vote"
He was asked what Roosevelt would
do with Taft If Taft was defeated.
IT don't know, said b.. N. You
will have to ask Roosevelt"
els he going to put him on the su-
preme Court bench?"
II don't knowles got four more
months to think that over"
Speech at the Station.
At the station Mr.. Bryan made five-
minute speech just before his train
started. He. said:
IT have enjoyed my visit in New York
greatly. 1 have been very much graft
fed at the evidence OF interest in the
success of the Democratic ticket.
'.Out West we think we have a way
Of expressing our enthusiasm, but I
shall be proud to tell them that you are
Just as enthusiastic in the East.
Il believe that the East and the
West, the North and the South. will
share in the Democratic victory and
I'm glad to have 1t so.
1--WE have a united Democracy be-
hind US, and a frightened Republican
party In front of us.
II am encouraged by the confidence
OF the Democracy behind US and
amused at the CONSERVATION Of the
hosts in front of us"
Mr.. Bryans line of march includes
these stops: Hastings. Tarrytown. Os-
shining, Peekskill. Fiskill. Poughkeepsie.
Rhinecliffe, Hudson. Rensselaer,, Al
bany, Schenectady and Troy.
Accompanying him on the trip were
Mrs. Bryan. Gov. Jennings. of Florida
Secretary Rose, jeremiah Sullivan.
Democratic State Chairman of Iowa;
John S. Kennedy, of Buffalo. and Ma
tional Chairman Norman Mack Mr..
Mack, however, will leave the candidate
at Poughkeepsie.
Bryan Nearly Meets Taft.
At Hastings a shower of Taft cam
paign buttons rained among crowd
which had assembled to hear Bryan
speak. The Bryan train had just come
to a halt, as the special whlzzed by on
its way from Troy TO New York City.
Judge Taft was in his stateroOm, but
several members of his party were on
the rear platform, and besides surpris.
ing the crowd with buttons gave lusty
yell for the Ohioan.
Mr.. Bryan quickly saw the identity O!
the train and waved his hand in answer
TO the salutation, and also threw a
broad smile at the disappearing train.
Rain was falling when Bryan's specia
arrived at Ossining, but the crowd
didn't seem to mind II and gave tbs
candidate a hearty welcome Mr. Bryar
spoke for about three minutes from the
rear platform Of MS car and shook
hands with as many people as could ge
near him.
At Peekskll the local Democrats hac
a parade headed by brass band and a
big drum corps. When the special trair
pulled in at 1l.27 o'clock the candidate
received an enthusiastic welcome from
a crowd of about 800 persons.
Mr.. Lynn, the Democratic Congress
sional candidate, former Representativ.
Pugsley and all the Democratic County
candidates were With Mr.. Bryan on The
train.