Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
GREATEST SHOW OPEN
Marvellous Political Hippo
drome in New York.
THREE CANDIDATES, THREE
Bryan, Hughes and Taft All Under
Different Canvases.
ELEPHANT AND DONKEY RACE
New York's Governor in His Thrill
ing Anti-Gambling Act-other
Star Attractions.
LEPHANT AND DONKEY RACE

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
NEW YORK. April 2O.-Three POSSIBLE
tiles for the presidential candidacy were
in town this morning. where they came to
talk on various subjects. William Jen-
nings Bryan arrived at the Hoffman
House early this morning from Utica.
where conference he had with some of
the leaders Of the bolt from Murphy Con-
ners rule stirred up a lot Of talk. Secre-
tary Taft came Saturday, spent Sunday
with his brother. Henry Taft. and will
deliver a speech in Carnegie Hall tonight.
Gov. Hughes was here after a speech he
delivered before the Brooklyn Y. NJ. c. A.
on race track gambling.
Bryan breakfasted this morning with
Col. Watterson at the Manhattan Club
and will take luncheon with Augustus
Van Wyck at the Hamilton Club in
Brooklyn. He will speak in the Bronx
this evening. One of the reasons for his
coming to New. York is to meet Mrs.
Bryan. who is on her way from Europe.
MIR. Bryan was met at the hotel by his
daughter Grace. who came up from her
school in Virginia. Miss Bryan will re-
main here long enough to welcome her
mother home from Europe tomorrow.
Hits the New York Papers.
II came to New York to meet my wife,"
said Mr.. Bryan. II am going to speak
at three or four places while here. I Will
lecture tonight in the Bronx and tomor-
row am going to Trenton. where / ex-
oNf IN hA Aoy~ y~HlSS IT, tivv%A
to deliver an address before the Peoples
Institute at the Cooper Union tomorrow
night. Wednesday evening I expect to at
tend the banquet at the Waldorf-Astoria
given jointly by the Associated Press and
the American Newspaper Publishers AS
ISOLATION Then 1 am going home. I
have no appointment to meet anybody.
1t 50 happened that your stats conven-
ton met juSt before got here. but II
was purely coincidence. because my
wife selected vessel arriving at this
time. and I have no reason to suspect
COLLISION between her and the democratic
state convention.
Il have nothing to say about your con-
vention. and in refusing to discuss It I
am simply observing the rule that OBJ
serve in other states"
Mr.. Bryan said ne had not discussed the
question Of abrogating the two-thfrds rule
at the convention.
VIII, When questioned concerning the pub
ners OF tho democratic state committee
wanted Mr.. Bryan to meet Charles r.
Murphy. leader of Tammany Hall, Mr..
Bryan said he had no. reason to believe
the report, when I saw Mr.. Corners. -
said Mr.. Bryan. The said nothing about
1t, and because l saw something about it
in the New York papers do not assume
1t to be true: In fact, knowing the animus
of some OF the papers, l assume 1t to be
untrue"
Leaves Nothing to Nobody.
Mr.. Bryan, was aaaked concerning the
statement that Chairman Corners had
said that Mr.. Bryan had left II with him
whether the attempt to secure an in
structed delegation for Mr.. Bryan was to
be pushed at the recent state convention
II never left anything to anybody in
which was concerned" said Mr.. Bryan.
Il have told each man to do what he
pleased. but / have not left anybody to
decide matters for me-
Mr. Bryan sad he did not know any,
thing about the report that Senator NC
Carren would carry the question of the
unseating of the Kings county DELEGATES
to the Denver convention: neither would
he discuss the published report that I'LL.
nofs was likely to send an uninstructed
delegation to the national convention
Col. Watterson said there was nothing
in his conversation with Mr.. Bryan at
breakfast that he cared to make public
personally / have no doubt that Mr.
Bryan will be nominate at Denver" said
the colonel, land think that we have a
good chance to elect him. The movement
in the interest of Gov. Johnson comes too
late and from the wrong quarter. II the
interests that are now urging his nomi-
nation had backed me up when advo-
Gated his candidacy ten months ago ne
might have had a chance for the nomina-
ton. But the democrats Of New York in
the present chaotic condition cannot die
tate to the majority of the democratic
party"
Bad Eggs on Hand.
Col. Watterson. discussing the republi-
can situation, said that Taft would be
nominated. Concerning President Roose-
welt. he said:
II left Washington a few weeks ago
convinced that the President will not ac-
cept the denomination. l believe that II
the convention should be stampeded to
him he would insist that II be called to-
gether again to nominate another man.
OF the general situation. l would say that
the republicans are just as badly of as
and some OF the eggs are bad
Among Mr.. Bryan's callers al the HON.
man House today were Trey Woodson of
Kentucky. secretary Of the democratic
national committee. and Norman E. Mack
OF Buffalo, national committeeman from
this state. Mr.. WoodsOn discussed with
Mr. Bryan the democratic situation. and
Mr. Mack talked over with him demo-
cratic conditions in New York. Mr.. Wood
son said he did not think Mr.. Bryan was
s~LSx hn cd ~,
Illinois," so far as an untnstructed dele
CATION from that state to the national
convention was concerned. Mr. WoOdson
today notified the members Of the COM
mittee having I'm charge the arrange
ments for the national convention that
a meeting Of the committee will be held
In Denver May g. to look over the new
convention hall. review the hotel ar
engagements and discuss the convention
plans generally.
Alabama Bryanites.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April 2O-In COM