New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-19
BRYAN SEES THE MAYOR.
Silent on Politics, but laxative
About His Trip.
AWAY FOR THREE MONTHS
Perennial Democratic Candidate
Makes Brief Stay in City After
South American Voyage.

South American voyage.
William Jennings Bryan called on
Mayor Gaynor. whom many are talking
about as a possible Democratic Eres-
Dental candidate in 1912. al the City
Hall yesterday afternoon. They were
| together for more than half an hour
! When Mr.. Bryan was asked what had
ben talked about he replied: is ii
necessary TO ask that when man calls
10 pay his respects to the chief magis-
trate OF this city," The Mayor would
not talk OF the visit other than TO say
that he entoved the meeting. lie init
mated that they did not talk much about
politics.
II am glad Mayor Gaynor was elect
ed said Mr.. Bryan TO the newspaper
men who saw him after he had left
the Mayors private office. THAT he is
making a good record is only what I
expected
Mr. Bryan had returned earlier in the
day from a three months trip in South
and Central America and i'm Porto Rico.
file was taken from the Red "D' liner
Caracas down the bay by delegation
from the CircumnavigatoTs' Club. whose
guest at dinner he was last night. At
midnight he left for Washington. where
he will spend the day. going from there
straight to his home. in Lincoln. Neb.
Silent on Politics
II was impossible to get Mr.. Bryan to
talk OF politics. He said ne had been
away from the country so long that he
thought il was no more than fair 10
give him chance to catch up with the
trend OF affairs. Asked the Inevitable
question as TO whether or not he would
run for the Presidency again. MIR. Bryan
replied that he had answered that ques-
tion once and for all some time ago.
He would not repeat his answer at that
time. but it was recalled that he had
said soon after the last unfortunate
campaign In which he was the leader
that he would answer the question Of a
further candidacy when the time ar
rived. Persons who are close TO him
say. however. that it is safe to declare
that at this time he does not intend to
take another nomination.
1t may be comforting to the Demo-
cratic party as a whole that Mr.. Bryan
declared it always had a chance and
seemed, if anything. to be getting
stronger.
That his letts- TO the Washington
Democratic Club, read at it's recent JEFF
fersoIi Day dinner, had been taken to
mean that he had not changed his ideas
OF the Is to | issue seemed TO annoy
Mr -
& point" he declared that 1 cannot say
So when ] lind that Republicans declare
we were right on certain matters? !
simply said that Presidenc Taft agreed
with me in saying that prosperity was
due to n plenitude of money"
Asked ii he considered the monetary
issue still an important one, MIR. Bryan
replied: The amount of money in cir
CulatiOn is always an issue with every
one"
Mr.. Bryan would not discuss a story
that he was planning to run a national
prohibition campaign. II may be said,
however. that he has no such idea.
Soon after he had landed from the Cir
cumnavigators' tug at the North River
and I'D street, Mr.. Bryan called I'D the
City Hall and asked IL il would be con-
venient for the Mayor to see him. The
time was set for 43O o'clock. and
promptly at that hour the Nebraskan
came swinging through the rain in City
Hall Park. There were few persons
around and he got to the Mayors office
without being stopped. He greeted Rob
ert AdamsOn, the Mayors secretary. as
an old friend and was ushered into the
Mayors private office at once On his
way out he posed for a photograph in
Mr.. Adamson's office.
Recognizes Boy from Home.
AS he passed oft into the corridor a
messenger handed him a note addressed
TO the Mayors office.
why. hello. Harry" said MIR. Bryan,
after taking a good look at the boy.
How long have you been here?"
Harry Bernstein, fourteen years old.
who for many years sold papers near
Mr.. Bryans home in Lincoln. Neb., said
he had come to the metropolis to make
his fortune two months ago.
Il am awfully glad TO see You, nv
boy said Mr.. Bryan. You must give
a good account of the West here, for We
need all the boomers we can get
Mr.. Bryan said he thought there were
great chances in South America for the
early settler. but he did not believe a
poor man should go there from here as
the prices were pretty steep in some
places.
He thought the merchants of this
country were missing some great chances
in South America. which perhaps was
natural as they had been so busy i'm
their own country
OF the Panama Canal he said 1T is a
remarkable piece of work. and think IL
will be finished on schedule time. The
organization of the canal work is very
wonderful. especially in the cOmmissary
department, which l took pains to visit.
L stayed on the isthmuS nine days and
did not find the weather so oppressive
as ! had been led to suppose 1t was"
From Panama Mr. Bryan went to
Lima, the capital of Peru. and from
there into the mountains for two weeks.
He visited Santiago and crossed the
Andes To Buenos Ayres lie also visited
Rio Janeiro and Sac Paulo and then
went To Porto Rico by way Of Barbados
and St Thomas.