The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-04-18
CONNERS AND
MACK CONFER
WITH BRYAN
No Political Significance to b
Attached to Either
Meeting.
ROCHESTER CITIZENS
LISTEN TO NEBRASKAN
ADDRESS TO MINISTERIAL Asso
CITATION AND TALK TO UNI.
VERslTY STUDENTS.

Rochester, N Y. April 17-"Just her
to pay my respects 10 the colonel: that
all" said ". ]. Corners Of Buffalo
chairman of the state Democratic. com
mittee. at the reception held for W. j
Bryan in the Powers hotel this after
noon.
There's no political Significance In I'll {
meeting" Mr.. Bryan had said moi
ment before to the reporters. and has
called Mr.. Corners back to have him con
firm his statement
Norman z. Mack Of Buffalo, Democrat
ic national committeeman. who had
conference with the Nebraskan in tn
morning. had much the same to say d
his meeting and so far as Is known n
special significance is to be attached
to any meetings held here by Mr.. Bryaf
with politicians.
There was a good sized crowd at tn
New York Central station to weleomf
the candidate tcr the Democratic presi
Dental nomination when he arrived herr
this morning. The Democratic receptloI
committee was headed by Judge John d
Lynn.
Address to the Ministers.
After his inter view with Mr. Mack and
brief rest, Mr.. Bryan spoke at a meet
ing of the Rochester Ministerial associa s
ton in the Y. NJ c. A hall. His remarks
were tinged with optimism He empha s
sized the idea Of the relation betWeeE
true religion and fundamental science
and then made few suggestions on how
to bring men into the church and make
Christians of them The thought tina
Christianity. if it were to discharge its
MISSION must come into vital relatiOKs
with the daily life Of the people wa
made prominent in this address. Tn.
speaker had the undivided attention Of hi |
hearers and was frequently interrupted
by applause.
Talk to Students.
Students and their friends filled the|
gymnasium Of the University OF RocheS4
ter in the afternoon, when Mr.. BrNsrj
made his address there. Mr.. Bryan's gem
eral subject was education, and he spoke
at length on public speaking and It's IN
portance. The address closed with a pie
for such faith as that which characters
lied Abraham of the Bible story
Unusual interest was felt in the report
ed conference that was to be held bel
tween Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Corners, and
this added TO the animation Of the reI
ception held in the Powers hotel at i
O'Clock when about $50 Democrats and,
some others shook hands with the guest
of the local Democracy. The two men dloI
not meet until about two hours after botfi
had arrived at the hotel
Meeting With Corners.
When Mr. Corners came 10 the hotel
he was asked if there was any particular
significance about his meeting with MrI
BRYAN, and he replied that there was not;
that If had been suggested by New YORK;
friends of Mr.. Bryan that they meet toIE
a conference.
Mr.. Bryan, Mr.. Corners and their ad-
visers met in private room, and report
ers were on hand when the conferences;
broke up. Mr.. Bryan assured the report
ers that at the meeting only trlendiyI
greetings had been exchanged. j
I II
Mr.. Bryan to the retreating state chair
man.
Mr.. Corners came back and was asked
to tell the reporters what TOOK place
the conference The Buffalonian's facei
Wriukled into broad smile as he said:
I only came here TO pay my respects
TO the colonel; that's all.
u wanted you to tell them so, sal9|
Mr. Bryan, for I know that II you dc
not they would make big story abou7
the political feature of the AFFAIR
Greeted by Thousands.
All expectations as TO the welcome Mr.
Bryan would receive at the meeting ~
convention hall were satisfied. Over 400
people had filled the hall before the ar
rival Of the speaker.
''AIy enemies have called me a dreams
err said Mr.. BRYAN. but l can bark back
70 HOLY Writ for justification Of my
course. Joseph. was set down as a
dreamer bv his brethren. but after his
exile into Egypt when his brethren need.
ed corn they found that the dreamer had
corn. So has il been in all ages, that the
reputed dreamer has had the corn and
has been the savior of his fellow men.
Growth of Public Sentiment.
There has been healthy growth OF
public sentiment IN our favor since my
campaign of 1906. I must concede that my
candidacy was in the nature Of disad-
vantage at the time. but during that
campaign ] had often hoped that It
might prove of decided advantage l was
a young man then, more than ten years
Younger than any previous aspirant for
the office of president Some Of the vot-
ers may have thought me too immature
for the exalted position for which pre-
scented myself This portion of the pop
ulace may not have understood me.
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