Omaha daily bee., 1896-08-24
BRYAN AND HILL LUNCH TOGETHER.
Proposition Inspires Politicians with
Snmc New Idcns ON the Cnmpnign.

proposition InsDircs Politicians with
Some New Ideas on the Campaign.
UPPER RED HOOK, n. Y, Aug. 2S.--The
fact that Hon. william ]. Bryan will lunch
with Senator Hill, the leader OF the party
organization in this state, became known
today to the little party of politicians in
habitng the Red Hook hotel and inspired
more antcpatory discussion among them
than any other incident of the candidates
eastern trip. Every one assumes that Sen
ator Hill has resolved to support the nom
inee of the party, else, they argue, he
would hardly invite him to sit at his table.
And the lunch is taken as a practical an
nouncement of Hills determination which
is expected to be followed by more formal
declaration OF the senator's attitude. Mr..
Bryan will arrive in Albany Tuesday after
noon and will have two hours for refresh
ment before the speech which he is billed
to make. He will spend two hours, accord
ing to the program which has been ar
ranged for him. at Wolferts Roost, the
handsome residence which Senator Hill
bought of Fritz Emmett. the actor. This
visit having been arranged that the demo-
cratic candidate and the senator may come
to an understanding, If they have not al
ready done so, will mark distinct epoch
in the campaign. The fact of the invita-
tion from Senator Hill. which message
comes it is understood, through Chairman
Hinkley of the state committee, is taken
by the politicians here as an answer to the
question which has stirred the state since
the day of the Chicago Onvention-whether
Senator Hill will support the ticket.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will go to Winni-
sock lodge in the Catskills to pass the night
with State Chairman Hinkley and other
party managers of the state organization
and to discuss with them the plans for the
campaign. He will meet other prominent
democrats in the cities of the state which
he is to visit and before he leaves New York
will know what measure of support he is
to receive from the leaders in this state.
The representative of the Associated press
today asked Mr. Bryan whether he was to
lunch with Senator Hill and he replied,
automatically: 81 have not been fully ad-
vised concerning the arrangements which
are made for my entertainment in Albany
This was very quiet day with Mr.. bryan.
There were many callers at the Perrine
house from the surrounding country VINO
asked to see Mr. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan and
all of them were received. a dreary rain
bedraggled the village all day and kept most
of its inhabitants indoors. In the morning
Mr. Bryan drew on an overcodt and ploddei
through the mud with his host, Mr.. Perrino,
to one of Red Hooks two churches, the
worshiping place of the Dutch Reform com
municants. He took an inconspicuous side
pew and was one of perhaps hundred who
listened to the sermon by DR.. X. II. Barr OF
the Associated Reform church of New
of a political tinge, but the pastor, Rev. G.
D. Lydocker. who made the prayer, referred
to the candidate. He prayed: 1--WE ask
Thee to specially bless Thy servant whom
we have with us, Thy honored servant; fill
him with wisdom and power for the
anxietes and fatigue of the coming days
and fill him with hope and confidence in all
Thy purposes concerning him and these
people,
After the services the minister and mem
bers of the congregation pressed about Mr.
Bryan to shake his hand. large party of
wheelmen rode seventeen miles from Hudson
in the afternoon to see the candidate and
were introduced by one Of their members,
ex-Distrct Attorney Mccormick of Colum-
bia county Among the other callers were
A. B. Reeder of New York, who had known
the Bryans in the west; and E. Moody Boyn-
ton of Boston.
Mr.. Bryan's attention called today
to a statement by the president of the Chau-
taHqua assembly contradicting the report
that he would make a speech there, and he
said: II shall not speak there. Being in
terested in Chautauqua work. my wife and
| will avail ourselves of the opportunity to
see the parent association. The work of the
association is nonpartisan and the president
is quite right in saying that neither candi-
date should speak there unless both are in
vited."
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 23-Former Sen
ator Norton Chase, the chairman of the
day whether he knew anything about the
story that Mr.. Bryan was to be entertained
by Senator Hill at Wofert's Roost while
in Albany. MIR. Chase said: Yes. AS a
matter of personal courtesy to the distin-
gushed visitor to all Albany, Senator Hill,
through the committee, has invited ,r.
Bryan and his wife and a few personal
friends to dine with him at Wolferts Roost
on Tuesday afternoon and Mr.. Bryan has
accepted the invitation"
Asked whether Senator Hill would preside
at the meeting to be held in City Hall square,
when Mr.. Bryan makes a speech Mr.. Chase
said: THE meeting is to be very simple
in character and of brief duration. Mr. Bryan
will not speak for more than half an hour,
and possibly not longer than twenty min
utes. Almost Immediately after he finishes
it will be necessary for Mr.. Bryan to start
for the railroad station. The people will
be anxious only to hear the democratic
candidate for president. One could not
address so large a multitude in advance of
Mr.. Bryan with advantage and after he con-
cludes his address it is likely that every
one will wish to shake Mr. Bryan's hand.
So there will be so much confusion we think
ii impossible to have a speaker follow him.
While the citizens of Albany are always de-
lighted to hear the distinguished fellow
townsman, Senator Hill, the committee on
arrangements does not think ii best to
ask Senator Hill to preside at this time"
CAMPAIGN WORK IN NEBRASKA.
"Nice Fighting All Along the Line"
Describes the situation.