The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-09-19
FRIENDLY INFORMAL
WELCOME BY BRYAN
TO JERSEY GUESTS
COatless, Vestless, COllarless
and Suspenderless as He
Chats with Them.
FEELS CONFIDENT IN
STATE LEADERSHIP
Is Told of Return to Party OF
Men Who Broke Away
Twelve Years Ago.

sey Democrats visited the Hoffman
House, in New York, yesterday after
noon, to meet William ]. Bryan, he
seemed mighty pleased and made them
feel at home, ever to the extent of re-
ceiving them in room 426, in an infor-
NAL anne Tired. after some speech
making experiences earlier in the day,
he was without coat. vest or cola and
with suspenders hanging down to flap
behind as he shook hands or moved
about.
The presidential candidate, with Ma
tional Vice. Chairman Robert s. Hud-
speth and State Chairman James r.
Nugent, had a general talk over condi-
tons here, and Mr.. Nugent told him.
and Mr.. .Hudspeth verified it, that New
Jersey might well be considered a very
doubtful State, with strong possibilities
of being Democratic, in the national
fight.
MIR. Bryan told of the encouragement
given him on his visits to Gloucester
n Camden, and said he would do
what he could in return, in the way of
appearing personally next month to as
sist in the effort to regain the State to
it's proper place in the Democratic
: column.
AS the visitors were introduced, he
had a word to say to each and long
chats with some Among those on hand
besides State Chairman Nugent, were
State Secretary William X. Devereux,
County Chairman Tyler Parmly, Col
onel %. l.. Price, Judge David 7. How
ell and Alderman Joseph A. Wright, of
this city; Edmond A. Whittier, of East
Orangei A~ssemblyman Edward Kenny.
OF East Newark; former Assemblymen
Archibald Alexander and ]. w. Rufus
Besson, of Hudson, and a miscellaneous
gathering from other northern sections
of the State.
Returns to the Field.
Among the Jerseymen who talked
with Mr.. Bryan was Mr.. Alexander,
who gave Mr.. Bryan considerable en-
enlargement concerning some of his
old-time opponents. Cleveland Demo-
crafts OF twelve years ago. Mr.. Alex
ander said that in conversations with
many of them on the train between
Bernardsville and Hoboken, he had
found they were returning to their old
allegiance to the party and would vote
for Mr.. Bryan and aid him to cleo
ton. t.4
Mr.. Bryan said he had received SINH
lar Information from various parts of
the country and sal 1t was one of the
things that made him feel confident
of being elected
Mr.. Alexander said he thought Col
onel Stevens would be active In sup
porting Mr.. Bryan.
During the conversation Mr.. Bryan
received assurances of the loyalty of
the Democratic managers in New Jer-
sey.
Mr.. Nugent, the new State chair
man." Mr.. Bryan was told, "is abso-
lutely loyal, a good Democrat, a hard
worker and a practical mar who will
do his best"
Il know It," was the positive
declaration by the candidate. who had
a talk with Mr.. Hudspeth previously
in relation to this State. There are
some interests at work ~endeavoring to
put suspicion in the mind of Mr.. Bryan
against New Jersey Democrats, but
Mr.. Hudspeth knows personally what
they are and is keeping in close touch
with them and was therefore able to
counterfeit the trouble-makers
Heir Apparent to Roosevelt.
During the interview, Mr.. Bryan re-
ferred to he reforms proposed by
President Roosevelt and claimed that
he was the proper mantle heir-ap-
parent-to succeed Mr.. Roosevelt as
President SO as to carry them out, be-
cause Mr.. Roosevelt had taken many
OF them from the Democratic platform.
S far as his reforms are con-
cerned," said Mr.. Bryan, 81 have said
fhnf VIC q nnf rrnIxr 1Ai. - 40, 90 I-t
the parent. BY that l mean that as a
Democrat I am entitled to praise for
the reforms hat have made him popu-
lar, fer these We're borrowed from the
Democratic party n now revert to
the Democratic party.
But here, too, you must distinguish
between the reforms the Democrats in
Congress have approved and the I'M
democratic propositions the Democrats
in Congress nave opposed.
81 ave criticised Mr.. Roosevelt
where I thought he was wrong and l
have commended him when l thought
he was right, and l have been very
careful to distinguish between the
things which I have approved and the
things which I have d~isapproved, but
the newspapers have not always OBJ
/. served the distinction.
1T have never Endorsed Mr.. Roose-
Welt, but I nave Endorsed things he
has said and done, just as l have crit
icised things he has said n done.
/ have been specific in both my in
dorsements and criticisms
How do o find conditions in what
i'm 1896 you called the 'enemy's coun-
3 try as compared with then and 1908?
There is not the feeling of hostility
10 the Democratic platform OF the feel
ing that Democratic victory would be
followed by business depression. ]
: never felt this fear was justified.
..'The panic of last fall has complete
ly disposed of the theory that the Re-
publicans can offer the country a guar
antee of prosperity"
3 Mr.. Bryan said the tide was setting
toward the Democracy all over the
country and that labor, for good rea-
, sens, would throw It's strength to the
Democratic ticket this year. Demo
cratic victory would do wonders to
ward restoring harmonious relation:
between capital and labor.
Mr.. Bryan concluded by saying tina
the bars were down n the latcf
string out as a welcome to all thu
3 Democrats who had deserted the party
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