The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-19
Not a Pol itician on
Hand to Greet
Him.
TABOOS POLITICS
In INT Err lie w S
Unwilling to Admit That He
Knows What Has Been Doing
in This Country-Believes
People Understand His
Position as to
Presidency.

New York, April 1s.-Williatn j.
sryan came home to-day. He reached
New York full of enthusiasm about the
wonders of South America. and with
absolutely no ideas. so far as he was
willing to admit. about the state Of
arairs political in this country.
Since late last night the steamer
Caracas on which Mr.. Bryan came
from San Juan. Porto Rico, was held
up outside Sandy Hook by heavy fog.
AT the quarantine station a tug. with
a reception committee. composed of six
members of the Circumnavigators'
Club, of which Mr. Bryan is member.
met the latter There was not poll
tician on hand TO greet Mr. Bryan.
Toward noon the fog thinned out
sufficiently to allow the Caracas to
come UP the bay.
Mr.. Bryan left Lincoln. Neb.. on No
venlber i3, spending some time in the
Southern States. On December IS hs
lett Key West for Havana. Thence he
went to Jamaica. Panama, Peru. Bo-
liv!a, Chile. Argentina and Brazil, re-
turning by way of Porto Rico.
nc sopJttl VI my ilp, ne SAID,
was the study of economic and socio-
logical conditions in South America
What are the chances of the Demo-
cratic party2" he was asked
Always Good"
Good. Always good" was the nom
committal reply. He went on 10 say
that he had been out of the country
for so long that he had not been able
to keep up on political conditions. and
could say little about the present sit
uation. He thought, however, that the
chances of the Democratic party in the
coming congressional elections were
unusually bright.
He was asked II he would consider
another candidacy for the presidency.
4 have SAID all l am going 10 say
on that subject" he replied ernphati-
cally. Il think my position is under
stood perfectly"
He added that he hardly thought 1t
necessary to deny stores TO the effect
that he was to become a candidate
for the United States Senate and that
he was going to embrace the prohibit
tion movement.
Did you hear of DR.. Cook"
Yes. Everywhere l went in South
America tho papers said he was there,
] met a Texas man who said that Dr.
Cook was a Democrat, and asNed me
If l didn't hope he had discovered the
North Pole I told him that while I
could express no opinion on the con-
troversy between Peary and Cook, l
thought as general proposition that
Democrat would be more likely to
discover the Pole than a Republican
because the Democrats have been out
in the cold a long time. and are used
to it,
Great Possibilities.
He said that the great possibilities
of South America impressed him more
than anything. He thought South
America could furnish homes to from
2S, 900, 900 to 5o,00o,000 immigrants in
the next fifty years. He said the
chances for American capital were
great. but that he would not advise
the poor man to go there from this
country. because the opportunities are
as good here. The feeling in South
America toward this country is ex-
cellent. and suspicious and misunder-
standings. he said. are disappearing.
Mr. Bryan left for Washington late
to- might and to- morrow will start for
| Lincoln.
Mr.. Bryan paid a brief visit to Mayor
| Gaynor late this afternoon at the
Mayors office When questioned as
he left the City Hall he said:
IT have met Mayor Gaynor before;
In fact. he Is an old friend. 1 was
very glad to hear that he had been
elected, and I have been pleased to
note the favorable things said about
his administration, but I am not sur
prised at them from what I know of
the man.
Asked if he thought Mayor Gaynor
might be a candidate for the presi-
i dency In 1912, Mr.. Bryan said he did
not care to go SO deep into the future.