Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-17
A LECTURE TOUR FOR BLAND.

washington. F-b. 1G.-lsrecialO Rep

Washington, Fob. 1C.-CSrccial) Rep
resentative Bland Is billed for lecture
tour in Colorado. 1t will begin at Den
Yer on the night Of the Sth of April, and
following closely that date will take in
all the leading towns of the state. The
second will be delivered at Pueblo, and
then Leadville and Cripple Creek grad
ing down into the smaller places. 1t is
needless to add that Mr. Bland will talk
on the silver question. The matter has
been under consideration for some time.
4 few weeks ago some admring citizens
OF Denver sent Mr.. Bland a silver
service, and # was returned with
thanks, MIR. Bland observing that he
mad worked many years in the interest
Of silver and believed that in so doing
he had been acting for the best inter-
ests of the whole country While he ap-
preciated the sentiment resulting In the
gift, he could not accept II. Upon re-
ceiving back the service the good people
of Denver began to hunt for some
scheme t1 honor Mr.. Bland. The plan
of a lecture tour over the state was sug-
Teller and WgicOtt. They took the mat
ter up and asked Mr. Bland If ae would
join in the plan. He agreed, and from
that time work has been done towards
Perfectiug arrangements. All the mem
berF from that state, Including present
members ana those elected for the next
congress, have agreed TO take an active
interest IN the matter. one of the SEN
atOrs of the state Will present Mr.
Bland at the Denver meeting, and 1t is
claimed rlut he will he presented at all
the meetings 10y some one of the sena-
tors or q member OF the Colorado dele
CATION. Ii Is not a political matter, but
simply o. silver agitation and silver
boom. Then there Is another interesting
thing about Il all for Mr.. Bland. out
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rivalry for the largest meeting. or
course Ii Is expected that Denver will
have the greatest gathering in the state,
hut outside that city there is to be COM
petition I'm securing the largest meeting
and largest receipts. Aside from the eX-
tisIug all he receipts are to be turned
over to Mr. Bland. According TO mem
her Of the Colorado delegation, II Is cX-
pected that the net result VIII not be
less than $4,000. lie claimed that 1t was
their Intention 10 make the receipts at
least that much and h believed that 1t
would be even more. BY this means II
was believed that Mr.. Bland could be
placed in possession of means he would
earn for the cause Of silver by bring
ing about discussion and continued agi-
tatlOu all over the country, and at the
same time he would have placed in his
hands some funds for his years 1f work
in behalf OF the Colorado Industry and
the common cause Of the entire country,
This is the Colorado part Of the lecture
course as perfected, There is more OF it
expected to develop Some of the Wy
omiug and Montana members have been
apprised Of the Colorado plan and IL is
suggested that possibly they may take
up the plan ana carry It to the coast,
After that is over It has been suggested
to Mr. Bland that 1t would be we'll for
him to try his hand East i'm n lecture
course, taking in New York especially,
where the anti-silver element would
likely prove the greatest, He has not
decided what he will do with that sug-
gestion. but so far only the Colorado
part of the plan has been definitely
agreed UpOn.