The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-21
NEBRAskAN AND CHAIRMAN CON.
NERs MEET IN ROCKIES
TER HOTEL.
NO SIGNIFICANCE
Democratic Leader Goes to New York
to Make Address and Is Met by
Leading Democrats Of the Empire
state-HoIds Reception and Shakes
Hands Of 500.

III. & HEW' LE
here to pay my respects to the colo.
mel; that's ALL" said w. j. Corners OF
Buffalo. chairman Of the state demo.
cratic committee at the reception held
for w. ]. Bryan, in the Powers thea
ter here this afternoon.
There's no political significance in
the meeting" Mr.. Bryan had said a
moment before to the press represent
atives and had called Mr.. Corners
back to have him confirm his state
ment.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, demo-
cratic national committeeman, who
had a conference with the Nebraskaln
In the morning, had much the same to
say OF his meeting, and so far as is
known no special significance is to be
attached to any meetings made here
by Mr.. Bryan with politicians.
There was a good sized crowd at
the New York central station to vel
come the candidate for the democrat
ic presidential nomination when he
arrived this morning. The democrat
ic reception committee was headed by
Judge John D. Lynn.
Address the Ministers.
After his interview with Mr.. Mack
and a brief rest, MI. Bryan spoke at a
meeting of the Rochester Ministerial
association in Y. NJ. g. A. hall. His
address was tinged with religion. He
emphasized the idea of the relation
between true religion and fundamen-
tai science, and then made a few
suggestions on how to ring men into
the church and make Christians Of
them. His thought that Christianity,
II it were to discharge it's mission.
would come in vital relation with the
people, was made prominent in this
address. The speaker had the undi-
yided attention Of his hearers and
was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause.
Students and their friends filed the
Of the University of Roch.
ester In the afternoon, when Mr.. Bry-
made his address there. Mr.. Bry-
ans general subject was Education"
and he spoke at length on public
speaking and its Importance. The ad.
dress closed with a plea for such
faith as that which characterized
Of the bible story.
Unusual interest was felt in the re-
ported conference that was to be held
between Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Corners.
and this added to the animation Of
the reception held in the Powers hotel
at 5 o'clock, when about 500 democrats
and some others shook hands with
the guest Of the local democratic
club. The two men did not meet I'M
til about two hours after he had ar.
rived at the hotel.
Conference at Hotel.
When Mr.. Corners came to the
hotel he was asked IL there was any
particular significance about his meet
ing with Mr.. Bryan, and he replied
that there was not-that 1t had been
suggested by New York friends Of Mr..
Bryan that they meet for q confer
ence. y.
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Corners and their
advisers, met in a private room, and
reporters were on hand when the con-
ference broke up. Mr.. Bryan assured
the reporters that at the meeting only
friendly greetings had been extended.
Come back here, Mr.. Conners,"
called Mr.. Bryan, to the ~retreating
state chairman.
MI. Corners came back and was
asked to tell the reporters what took
place at the conference. The Bufa,
lonian's face wrinkled into a broad
smile as he said: II only came here
to pay my respects to the colonel;
that's ALL"
Il wanted you to tell them SOL said
Mr.. Bryan, "for / know that IL you
did not they would make a big story
about the political feature OF the az
fair"