Evening star., 1916-10-20
PRESIDENT MEETS
WILLIAM J. BRYAN
Chief Executive and Former
Secretary Chat in Car at
Pittsburgh.
CROWD WATCHES GREETING
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, October 90
President Wilson and W. J. Bryan,
former Secretary of State. met here to-
day for the first time in months. The
President stopped in Pittsburgh for an
hour and half on the way from chi
/ cago to Long Branch. n. j., and Mr..
Bryan came here on the way to speak
| in the district Of Representative W. w.
Bailey of Johnstown. Pa
AS soon as the President arrived at
the station the former Secretary OF
State entered Mr.. Wilson's private car
and the two men shook hands large
crowd outside the car witnessed the
greeting. The men spoke together only
for a moment or two and then left the
| car.
The appearance of Mr.. Bryan caused
a five minutes delay in an automobile
| tour Of Pittsburgh. arranged lor the
President Automobiles for the Presi-
station, and the President and Mrs. W IL
| son Immediately entered one OF thehi.
| Mr.. Bryan had been held PACK py tne
| crowd Other members OF the Presi,
dents party got in the second ana ehiro
| automobiles.
| Seeing that Mr.. Bryan had not been
taken care of, Secretary Tumulty stopped
the short automobile paTaae JUST as !.
was getting under way. He ran forward
and talked briefly with the President ana
| then ran back and talked with Mr.
| BRYAN. The former Secretary OF state.
who left the Presidents cabinet because
of differences over foreign policies. said
he preferred not to disarrange the plans
and he and Secretary Tumulty got In
another automobile together.
| The President and the other members
of his party, including Mr.. Bryan. then
left on an hour -and-a-half ride through
the parks and the downtown section OF
Pittsburgh. Arrangements Tor the re-
| cention had been made by local DEM
ocratic committee.
Greeting Is Cordial.
When the President and Mr.. Bryan
met each smiled broadly as they shook
| hands. Mr.. Bryan said that he would
ride on the Presidents train for short
distance. in order to get into Mr..
Bailey's congressional district.
Before coming to Pittsburgh the
|. President shook hands with large
crowd at Alliance. Ohio. Several otner
. | brief stops between here and HARRIS
burg were on the scheduie curing the
day.
During the automobile ride in this
city the President was greeted at sew
| eral places by school children waving
American flags. A reception committee
| composed of men of different parties
arranged to shake hands with him on
his return from the ride to the station.
Tried to Board Presidents Auto.
Mr.. Bryan returned to the Presi-
DENTS train a few minutes before Mr.
Wilson. where is Mr. Bryant? asked
the President when he arrived. The
two sat and talked in the Presidents
private car.
On the ride the President lost his hat
and the automobile was stopped whiie
a secret service man recovered II.
man, apparently a workman, with
a bag of tools, jumped on the running
board of the automobile. but was
knocked off by a secret service man
The man chased the Presidents con-
veyance for block before he was ar
rested by local detectives.
The prisoner gave the name of Rich
ard Cullon, aged twenty-five years,
Imachinist of this city. On his way to
the police station he told the police
that he was not at all satisfied with
President wilson's conduct of the Eu-
ropean war. In the bag he carried was
a knife with blade five inches long
and bottle of liquid the police are
endeavoring to analyze. Also in the
bag were several wood chisels.
The prisoner is held by the police for
observation.
Mr. Bryan, who has been making
tspeeches in support of President Will
sons reelection. said that he was gain
ing strength constantly MI Bryan
stated that his speeches for the Presi-
dent had been very well received. Dur
ing the automobile ride he and Secre-
tary Tumulty discussed political condi-
tions at length.
The President is highly satisfied with
the reception awarded him in Chicago
yesterday and last night. He is due to
arrive at Shadow Lawn at midnight.
| Tomorrow Mr.. Wilson will deliver
porch speech" at Shadow Lawn to a
delegat tion of farmers from nearby
states 1t will be directed to the farm
ers of the country because of the feel
ing of the President that they will
play an important part in the election