The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
Bryan Declares That Eastern Politicians Look ScOrnfuNy
 Upon the West
NEBRASKAN DELIVERS
 SPEECHES AT R0CHEST TER
New Democratic State Chairman Con- fers With Bryan, But Each De- cIares That No Significance
 Attaches To Meeting.

Rochester, N. Y, April 17.-"Just here to pay my respects to the colonel; that's all," said ". J. Connors of Buffalo, chairman of the state democratic com mittee, at the reception held for William J. Bryan in Powers hall this afternoon. There's no political significance in the matter" MT. Bryan had said moment before to the reporters and he had called MT Connors back to have him confirm his statement
 Norman k. Mack of Buffalo, democrat ic national committeeman, who had a conference with the Nebraskan in the morning, had much the same to say of the meeting and so far as is known no special significance is to be attached to any meetings had here by MT. Bryan with politicians of more or less prominence
 There was a good-sized crowd at the New York Central station to welcome the candidate for the democratic presidential nomination when he arrived here this morning. The democratic reception com mittee was headed by Judge John D. Lynn After his interview with MT. Macy and a brief rest, MT. Bryan spoke at / meeting of the Rochester Ministerial as- 
 dress was tinged with optimism. He emphasized the idea of the relation be- tween true religion and fundamental sci ence and then made few suggestions on how to bring men into the church and make Christians of them. The thought that Christianity, if it were to discharge ts mission must come into vital relation with the daily life of people, was made prominent in this address. The speaker had the undivided attention of his hear CTS and was frequently interrupted by applause.
 Afternoon Address.
 Students and their friends filled the gymnasium of the university in the aft ernoon when Mir Bryan made an address. Mr Bryan's general subject was educa- tion and he spoke at length on public speaking and it's importance. The ad- dress closed with plea for such faith as that which characterized Abraham of Bible history.
 Unusual interest was felt in the report ed conference that was to be held be- tween MT. Bryan and MT. Corners and this added to the animation of the recep- tion at Powers hall, when 800 democrats and some others shook hands with the guest of the local democracy. The two men did not meet for about two hours \ after both had arrived at the hotel. \ When Mr. Connors came to the hotel he was asked if there was any particular ssignificance about his meeting with MT. IRrvan and he replied there was not-that it had been suggested by New York friends of Mr. Bryan that tLey meet for a conference.
 MT. Bryan, Mir. Corners and their ad- yisors met in $ private room, and re- porters were on hand when the confer ence broke up. MT. Bryan assured the reporters that at the meeting only friend- ly greetings had been exchanged.
 .Come back here, MT. Conners,' called MT Bryan to the retreating state chair man. MT. Corners came back and was asked to tell the reporters what LOOK place at the conference. The Bufalonlan face wrnkled into a broad smile as he said:
 T only came here to pay my respects to the colonel that's all.'
 q wanted you to tell them so," said Mir. Bryan, flor I knew that if you did not they would make a big story about the political feature of the affair"
 Great Crowds At Hall.
 Over 1000 persons had filled Convention hall tonight before the arrival Of the speaker Judge John D. Lynn presided. For some time the cheering made 1t inn possible for Judge Lynn to make him self heard.
 eve are here to welcome the most dis tinguished personality in the United States" said Judge Lynn.
 ..My enemies have called me a dream er." said MT. Bryan, but l can hark to Holy Writ for justification of my course Joseph was set down as dreamer oy ms brethren. but after his exile into Egypt, uh hrpth needed found that the dreamer had corn. So has 1t been in all the ages, that the reputed dreamer has had the corn and has been the savior of his fellow-men.
 'There has been a healthy growth or public sentiment in our favor since my campaign in 1896. must concede that my candidacy was in the nature of a dis advantage at that time, but during that campaign I had often hoped that II might prove of decided advantage. was young man then, more than D years younger than any. previous asprant for the office of President. Some of the vot- CTS might have thought me too imma- ture for the exalted position for which presented myself. This portion of the pop ulace may not have understood me.
 East Condemns West.
 Again, I lived in the west, and that fact was enough to condemn. We are 8 Bible-readng people, and we are likely to  confuse time with place in our reading of the Scriptures. The wise men are said to have come out of the east. and that may have led to tine belief in 1896 that they must continue to come from the same di- rection. However, the fact that stillsre- main in politics should be sufficient to disabuse our republican friends of the latter mentioned idea.
 .-In 1896 I was buried | know it, for have often read about it. When I reap peared in 1900 mystifed many republic ans who did not know whether had ever been killed or had just been resurrected. At St. Louis I was run over, trampled upon, but still I live.'
 Mr( Bryan said that the money question woul@ be nonenity in the approaching campaign.
 "ThA same men who asserted F years ago thA,t we had too much silver money are novE beseiging the treasury depart ment ir an effort to get the printing