The record-union., 1896-08-24
They Will Meet First at WinniSOOk
Lodge.
Supposition That They Will Hold a
Conference There.
Bryan VIII Not Speak at Chantauqua
Unless Mckinley Will Also Appear
There--COunties of Alabama Hold
Silver.

BARRYTOWN (N. Y.), Aug. 23.-Ac-
cording to present arrangements Will
lam j. Bryan will lunch with Senator
David B. Hill in Albany on Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Bryan will not say so,
but the statement is nevertheless true.
When the representative of the United
Associated Presses asked the Demo-
cratic candidate about the matter this
evening Mr.. Bryan would not give any
information on the subject. There was
rumor at Upper Red Hook to-day
that Mr.. Bryan had accepted the invi-
tation to be the guest of Chairman
Hinckley of the State Democratic Com
mittee at Winnisook Lodge in the
CatskillS; that Senator Hill would meet
him in the quiet of that mountain camp,
where they would be free from inter-
ruption and from the likelihood Of hav-
ing too much attention drawn to their
conference.
Mr.. Bryan and Senator Hill have un-
doubtedly reached an understanding
through those who conducted the ne
gOtiations for their consultation as to
the ground on which each shall stand
when they come together, and with
such a foundation to start from they
can perfect any mutual agreement in
much shorter time than they could if
there had been no prearrangement.
When Mr.. Bryan leaves Winnisook
Lodge on Tuesday afternoon he will be
more familiar with what the Demo-
cratic State organization proposes with
regard to his candidacy. Chairman
Hinckley will in all likelihood make him
better acquainted with the position SEN
ator Hill intends to assume. Mr.. Hill
and Major Hinckley stand very close
to each other in political matters and
the belief has been that the State Chair
man is authorized to speak with some
degree of authority for the Senator.
That visit to Winnisook Lodge will ex-
tend from tomorrow evening until the
next afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will say good
bye to Upper Red Hook at noon to-
morrow and proceed to Rhinecliff by
carriages. A tug will be at Rhinecliff
at 2 o'clock to carry them across the
Hudson at Rondout, where they are to
take train for Big Indian, from which
place they will drive to Winnisook
Lodge. Tuesday they will leave Winni-
sock Lodge in time to catch the New
York Central train arriving in Albany
at 400 p. m, and will start for Syracuse
at 100
Mr.. Bryan attended services at the
Dutch Reformed Church in Upper Red
Hook this morning in company with
Mr.. Perrine. There was no unusual
crowd present.
Rev. G. D. Lydecker, the pastor Of the
church, conducted the services and in
his prayer thus referred to Mr.. Bryan:
And specially bless Thy servant
whom we have in our midst, Thy hon
ored servant Fill him with wisdom
and power for the anxieties and fatigue
of the coming days, and fill him with
hope and confidence in all Thy purposes
concerning him and these people,
The sermon was preached by DR..
Robert II. Barr of the Associated Re-
formed Church of Newburgh. He
made no direct references to the Dem
ccratic candidate nor to the political
situation. After the services both min
listers came down and shook hands with
Mr.. Bryan, many Of the congregation
following their example.
The position of President Lewis Miller
of the Chautauqua Assembly concern
ing the report that the Democratic can
didate would speak at Chautauqua next
Saturday is indorsed by Mr.. Bryan.
Several newspapers contain a state
ment from President Miller denying
that Mr.. Bryan would speak there un-
less an agreement could be made to
have Major Mckinley appear, and
when this was shown Mr.. Bryan he
said: Il shall not speak there. Being
interested in Chautauqua work, my
wife and / will avail ourselves of the
opportunity to see the parent associa-
ton. The work of the association is
non-partisan. and the President is quite
right in saying that neither candidate
should speak there unless both are in
vited."
A number of people called at the
Perrine residence to-day to see Mr.
Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan presented
them with buttons bearing the picture
Of the candidate