The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-05

Some representatives profeSSeu 10 see in the arrival in the capital Of William Jennings Bryan, who filled a speaking engagement here tonight, a development which might further com plex the situation confronting the Pres ident's supporters in the House. MT. Bryan conferred during the afternoon with many of his friends. Including some members of Congress and dis leussed the movement for congrss ional warning, which he is known to favor. He denied, however, as did those with whom he talked, that he was on the ground to help organize op- position to the Presidents desires.
 News of Bryans arrival caused furry or the House floor.
 MET BY BAILEY
 Representative Bailey, democrat, his close personal friend and sympathizer in Congress, met him, and Bailey said they QlScuSSeu the WdILiH6 1iCSoiulioi situation.
 While Mr. Bailey insisted that MT. Bryan would take no active part in the fight, administration leaders saw in his presence cause for concern. Their inter est was further heightened when it was learned that MT. Bryan expects to re- turn here tomorrow and remain until Monday night, when he. speaks. in Will mineton Del. t,.--.t-'f ,#..-,'...,..-.-
 He has an engagement in Columbus, O., on Tuesday.
 Majority Leader Kitchn and others, who are generally classed as Bryan dem ocrats insisted they had not heard from MT. Bryan and had not known he was in town.
 Administration leaders expressed confi- dence that no influence which Mr. Bryan might bring to bear would defeat the Presidents determination. MT. Bailey said he assured MT. Bryan that at heart there was an overwhelm- ing majority in Congress favorable to the warning resolution. but that he made no prediction as to what the vote would be. BAILEY EXPLAINS 
 "Our talk lasted only a few minutes, MT. Bailey said Tt was not a conference for the purpose of the arranging of a fight on the House floor. Of course, MT Bryan is interested, just as any other citizen is interested in the McLemore res olution, but he certainly will not come to the capitol and make personal fight on it. His attitude toward the Senate action yesterday was one of amusement He referred to 1t laughingly. He cer- tainly did not consider 1t a victory for those who are opposing warning passen- gers against boarding armed ships. "We talked only generally about the House situation. He wanted to know il we were going to vote today. and I told him no. Then he remarked about the events of the last 36 hours as any other ! citizen would.'
 Representative Heflin of Alabama, an administration House leader, said he un- derstood MT. Bryan came here ''to de. 1 liver lecture"
 1 Representative Sherley another admin. l stration leader, smiled.
 CAN'T PREVENT TABLING l Chairman Flood was more emphatic. 'He can't beat the tabling of this reso. 1 lution if he tries.' he said. | MT. Bryan explained his conferenc,
 with Representative Bailey by pointing
 out that Bailey is member of the Econ. l cmic club and a member of the clut which met him at the station. He said he might see Representative Callowa, of Texas because he expects to speal in MT. Calloway's district soon He sait
 also he might see the democratic repre- sentatives from Nebraska. but was no sure about it, and had no engagement. l Mir. Bryan spent the afternoon at tn, home of his son-in-law busily engaged il
 answering the telephone and receivinl
 callers who were so many that at on, time the reception hall was crowded. 1 House leaders advanced many reasons l in support of their decision against vote today or Monday on the recon mendation of the foreign affairs commit