New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
COLER MEETS BRYAN
Tells Nebraskan of Actions Taken at
State Contention.

Clens Falls n Y, April lS-After long swing
across the Empire State to-day Williams jennings
Bryan reached here tonight, and after lecture
at the Empire The3tre held "a sonferencet with
Bird S Coer. President OF the Borough of Brook
lyn Mr. Bryan's day filed with incidents
which regarded by many politicians VINO
gathered here tonight 10 confer with him as rore-
shadowing future political affairs Of moment IN the
coming Presidential campaign.
Mr. Bryan left Rochester early to-day but be-
fore he left there he held conference with Peter
Keefe. state commit eeman of tfse independence
League, the nature of which was not disclosed.
On the way here Mr.. Bryan left the train at Al
bany. where he a guest OF Controller Martin
II. Glynn at luncheon.
Mr. Bryan carefully refrained throughout the
day from giving expression to any opinions on
state or national issues. He also declined to make
any comment in regard to the recent Democratic
State Convention 1t understood, however.
that Mr. Bryan made acquainted with the aC-
tions taken at the state convention by Mr.. Coler.
who with other delegates from Kings County was
placed the permanent roll Of the convention in
stead of the McCarren delegation While Mr.
Bryan would make no statement concerning the
political outlook in New York State Mr.. Coer
after conference with the former Presidential
candidate said:
Mr.. Bryan is letting the state run its own busi-
ness which IS the right course"
The situation with regard to the unseating of
the McCarren delegation was brought to Mr.
Bryans attention by Mr. Coer il was learned
and Mr.. Bryan was further informed that Senator
McCarren had indicated that he might send a con-
testing delegation to Denver. What opinions or
conclusions Mr.. Bryan drew from what he learned
tonight could not be ascertained. he resolutely
declined TO make any public statement.
Mr.. Bryan was enthusiastically welcomed here
on his arrival and more than thousand persons
filed the Empire Theatre tonight hear his
lecture on The Old World and Its Ways" In
the course Of the address he declared that war
with Japan was neither a possibility nor proba-
bility Il DO not any cause for war with
Japan, said Mr. Bryan, other than TO furnish
an excuse for new batteshp for a larger navy
An impromptu political meeting followed the
lecture at the Rockwell House, where Mr.. Bryan
was a guest and Mr. Coler made a speech, in
which he declared that Mr. Bryan would be the
next President of the United States.
In this state" he said, the Democracy has cast
out Of its councils a traitor and outlaw the
most notorious corporation agent in the country
man whose name rings with evil significance
from the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast. 1t Is plain
that the Democracy is everywhere determined that
those who hold its commission and bear its stand
ard shall be men untanted by those vicious infu-
ences which have so long controlled and out
rageously misused the agencies OF government
There were many Democratic politicians here to
greet Mr.. Bryan and obtain from him such sug-
gestions as he might choose to give the ap-
preaching Presidential campaign.