The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-19
new WORKERS
HEAR BRYAN
AND APPLAUD
NebraSkan'S Trip a Reminder
of the Campaigns in
Past Years.
HOLDS CONFERENCE
WITH BIRD S. C0LER
LATTER, IN AN IMPORTANT AD.
DRESS, PREDICTS SUCCESS
FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

6lenS rails, y. " April S.-After
long swing across the Empire state to-
day on a trip that recalled the cam
paigns of eight and twelve years ago.
William J. Bryan reached here tonight
and, after a lecture at the Empire the
atre, held conference with Bird s. COler,
president Of the borough of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Bryan's day was filled with Incl
dents which were regarded by many poll
ticians who gathered here tonight TO con-
fer with him as fOrecasting political
events of moment in the coming presi-
Dental campaign in New York state
Mr.. Bryan left Rochester, n. Y, early
today, but before he left he held a con-
ference with Peter Keefe. state commit
teeman of the Independence league, the
nature of which was not disclosed En-
route here Mr.. Bryan left the train at
Albany. where he was the guest of Comp
troIler Martin H. Glynn at luncheon, aft
er which he left for this city.
Not Interfering.
He carefully refrained throughout the
day from giving expression to any optn-
ions on state or national issues. He
also declined TO make any comments
in regard to the recent Democratic state
convention In New York. 1t is under
| stood. however. that he was made ac-
quainted with the action taken at the
state convention by Mr.. COler. who, with
other delegates from Kings county, was
placed on the permanent roll of the con-
ventiOn, instead of the McCarren delega-
I ton. While Mr. Bryan would make no
statement concerning the political out
look in New York state. Mr.. Coler. after
a conference with the presidential Demo-
cratic candidate said:
Mr. Bryan is letting the state run
its own business. which is the right
course.
Heard Without Comment.
The situation with regard to the un-
seating of the McCarren delegation was
| brought 70 Mr. Bryans attention by Air.
I -
was further informed that McCarren had
| intimated that he would send a contest
| ing delegation to Denver. What opinions
/ he drew from what he learned tonig<
/ could not be ascertained as he resOiute-
| ly declined to make any public state
me1t.
| Mr. Bryan was enthusiastically well
/ coined here on his arrival and more than
| a thousand people filled the Empire the
! atre tonight TO hear his lecture on The
/ Old World and Its Ways"
Mr.. Bryan confined himself strictly 10
| the subject of his lecture, which was
! made up OF incidents which developed du-
| ring his recent trip around the world. IN
! the course of the address he declared
that war with Japan was neither a pos
sibility nor a probability.
q do not see any cause for war with
japan" said Mr. Bryan, other than 10
| furnish an excuse for new battleship
or for larger navy.
Bird Coler's Speech.
/ An imprOmptu political meeting fol-
/ lowed the lecture, at the Rockwell house,
/ where Mr.. Bryan was a guest and Mr.
Coler made a speech in which he de-
! cIared that Mr.. Bryan would be the next
president of the United States. Mr.. Co.
\ Ter said:
/ Mr.. Bryan stands today i'm complete
J control of the Democratic party, in spite
1 of the fact that the bosses are Opposed
/ TO him almost unanimously, and he 50
, stands because among the temperate
voters there is an agreement with him
as to the things for which the Demo
/ cratic party should stand in this repuD-
| lie of ours He has come through every
| fight stronger than before. He has been
! consistent in all things. Those things
which he stood for at the beginning ne
/ still believes to be right. and he had the
| courage to say so. The Democracy of
I the country under his leadership will this
fall win a signal victory and restore TO
| the hands of the plain people OF the
] country the control of the machinery OF
the government.