The Topeka state journal., 1908-09-15

the Bryan league, and a number Of
otners Mr.. Bryan was warmly well
coined by a great crowd at Dooners
AS soon as he had been presented to
members of the league the presiden-
tlal candidate held brief reception
at which he shook hands with hum
oreds of his admirers. While at Doom
ers Mr- Bryan was informed that the
antl-Hughes faction at the New York
state Republican convention was talk
ing or placing the name of Ambassa-
dor David Jayne Hill in nomination in
opposition to Governor Hughes.
rs that ?" he asked with inter-
est rs that the news this morn
ing?"
He had no comment to make how
ever.
Following his reception at boomers,
OF the Philadelphia Record where he
spoke to large crowd while standing
on small platform in front of a
baseball score board.
He referred to his invasion of the
east and to the fact that the Demo-
crats IN this section were not so well
equipped as they ought to be to pre-
sent their cause.
t"Where We can not reach voters
through printed pages.' he said. 'ft
Is more necessary to meet the voter
face to face. 1 offer no apology for
coming, although I am candidate for
the highest office in the world"
Referring to shall the people rule. .
he arraigned the election methods of
Philadelphia.
Mr.. Bryan said that the Democratic
platform was offensive to bosses and
very offensive to the bosses of Phil
adelphia. Some one in the crowd ask
ed:: tHow about Maine?" and Mr..
Bryan replied:
Maine has returned the lowest Re
publican majority in 27 years and to
be conservative I have to concede on
this showing few states to the Re
publicans."
He said that Mr. Taft promised
prosperity and President Roosevelt en-
dorsed the promise but he asked how
is Mr.. Taft going to give prosperity
when his god father. Mr.. Roosevelt,
already had a panic on his hands:
Following his speech the presiden-
tial candidate was driven to the Belle
vue Stratford hotel, where he was the
guest at luncheon, given by COM
mittee of New Jersey men who have
charge of Mr.. Bryan's engagement
| in New Jersey this afternoon and this
evening.
Mr.. Bryan speaks this afternoon at
| Washington park. pleasure resort on
the New Jersey side of the Delaware
| river below Philadelphia. He will
| then go to Trenton, where he speaks
| this evening and later in the night he
will go to New York.
The bitterness engendered in
Pennsylvania last April over the e1ec-
| ton of Bryan delegates which led to
| contest at the state convention and
which was carried to Denver where
James S. Kerr defeated Colonel James
Guffy has not yet disappeared and
there were many diplomatic moves as
to who should have the honor of en-
| tertaining Mr.. Bryan in this city. The
wanted the honor and
the Democratic state organization was
| opposed to it. The organization was
! backed by the New Jersey committee
which will have charge of Mr.. Bryan's
arrangements this afternoon and even
| ing. A compromise was finally ar
ranged by which the Bryan league
gave him the reception at Dorners af-
| ter which he was taken in hand by
the New Jersey committee which ten
dered him the luncheon at the Belle
vuc Stratford. To this luncheon rep
| resentatives of the Democratic state
and city organizations were invited.