The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-13
BRIAN NURSES HIS VOICE
And the Notification tommittee Nurses q
Decided Grievance.

BRIAN NURSES HIS VOICE
And the Notification committee Nurses q
Decided Grievance.
New York. Aug 12.-W. j. Bryan,
Democratic nominee for the presidency,
suffered todayt from an attack OF acute
laryngitis. A specialist who was called
to attend him expressed the hope that
Mr.. BRYAN would be able TO deliver his
speech at the notification meeting this
evening.
When Mr. Bryan arose this morning
he could speak only in HUSKY tone and
his condition was such that Mrs. Bryan
and Hr. St John, whose guests Mr.. and
Mrs Bryan are, deemed ii necessary 10
send out al once for a specialist, DR.. +.
E. Miller The physician diagnosed Mr..
Bryan's difficulty as above indicated
and expressed the hope that his patient
would be able to met his engag ements
with the Democratic notification corr
mittee at Madison Square Garden this
evening.
Under the physicians advice. Mr..
Bryan did not leave the house until it
was time to go TO the mammoth
hall in which he was to address 5000
people this evening. At noon Mr.. Bry-
an was enjoying a restful sleep.
The only persons who were permitted
to see Mr. Bryan today were Mr.. and
Mrs C. C. Bryde of Washington. with
whom he boarded while member OF
congress.
They came in response to a special
invitation, mailed to them last week.
The gathering of Democratic politi-
clans in the corridors of the Fifth ave-
nue. hotel this afternoon, portended the
great event tonight, the notification of
the nominees for president and vice
president. Democrats had been coming
on early trains from the west and
south during twenty-four hours, and
there was also a sprinkling of party
men from the eastern states. The pre-
dominance of southern and western
men, gathered in knots discussing the
political outlook and the silver question,
Dent to the New York house the as
pect of a Chicago hotel during conven-
ton week. The broad shoulders of
Governor Hogg of Texas doomed up
above his colleagues cons picuously.
There was also Senator Tillman of
South Carolina, Senator Roach of
North Dakota, Congressman Richard
son and McMillin Of Tennessee. Otey
OF Virginia, Sparkman of Florida and
General a. j. Warner and Senator Stew
art, leaders of the National Silver par
ty.
George Fred Williams Of Massachu-
sets was the recipient of something like
an ovation when he entered the hotel
and made his way up to the room where
Candidate Sewali was receiving friends.
The absence of New York Democrats
from the gathering was conspicuous
The first meeting Of the day was that
OF the committee on notification to ar
range the meeting for tonight.
The meeting organized by eiecting
Governor Stone of Missouri to serve as
chairman. Governor Stone read to the
committee the letter of Senator White
of California, who had been originally
chosen to deliver the speech of notifica-
ton, asking the governor to officiate in
his stead on account OF his inability
10 come east for the occasion.
The action of Senator White was rat
flied. Then arose a discussion over the
question whsther each state was to
have two representatives, one TO noti-
fy the nominee for president and one
for the vice presidential nominee. It
appeared that there had been lack Of
concert in the action Of the various
state delegations at the Chicago con-
vention, some Of them having appoint
ed one representative and some two.
1t was decided that all who had come
to New York for the purpose consti-
1ute one committee. The roll call show
ed that the only states not represented
were Maryland, Oregon, Washington,
West Virginia and New Mexico. Sena-
tor German, it was understood. would
serve as a member Of the committee
from his state.
A spirited protest was made by Mr..
German of Pennsyive MIA against the
treatment Of the notification committee
by the New Workers. having the meeting
in charge.
'-This is our own meeting" he said,
land vet we are given no consideration
and have doled out to us only three
tickets apiece. Some OF US have come
a long ways and brought our friends
here. and now we find We cannot get
them into the hall. We are not Obliged
to go over to the garden, We can notify
the candidate here in this hotel By
whose authority has the management
Of the affair been taken from our
hands?"
The protes sting delegate was inform
ed by Governor Stone that this phase
OF the matter had already been discuss
ed at yesterdays mesting of the nation
al committee. but that il was too late 10
make any changes
The discussion became so warm that
the committee went into executive ses-
sion and closed the doors. The commit
tee decided TO meet at the Fifth avenue
hotel tonight and March in a body to
Madison Square Garden, then IL ad-
journed.
The program contemplated that Gov
ernor Stone should deliver the notIfca-
ton speech to Mr. Bryan. who was to
respond Then with a few words Gov
ernor Stone would present 10 Mr. Sewail
the written notification OF his nomina-
non. TO which the vice presidential can
didate would respond briefly.