The morning times., 1896-09-11
IS It BASEBALL OR BRYAN !?
Game Conflicts With the Bryan
Meeting at the Park.
TRYING TO ARRANGE II,
Mr.. Wagner Asks Consent of the t
League Managers to Transfer the
Game to New York-Democrafs Of :
fer So SO for the Grounds-Meetinx
VIII Be Held at u. III.

The Bryan and Sewall banner will In
day or two be hung over Pennsylvania.
avenue, from the Metropolitan Hotel which
will be the nominal headquarters or Nj.
Bryan on his expected visit to this city.
The central Democratic committee met
last night at Myers Hotel and received q
report on this banner as well as transacted
other business OF interest and Importance.
Mr.. John A. Clark, vice hairnan pre-
sided, IN The absence OF Chairman Kalbfus,
Mr.. John Cook, the secretary with about
twenty members were in attendance.
The report OF the committee Oh the BAN
ner was received and its suggestions were
adopted. The banner will be of the usual
screen flag material. 1t will bear the
inscription: headquarters District GEN.
tral Democratic committee; regular Demo.
cratic nominees, William Jennings Bryan
OF Nebraska, Arthur Sewall OF Maine"
NOT A GOLDEN EAGLE. >
There win be large eagle in the center
WIN EXTENDED wings. On either side ct
this free and unlimited bird will De por-
traits or Messrs. Bryan and SewaH, each
to be six feet SIX inches in height.
The committee received the assessments
OF mem bers, which were promptly paid by
all present.
Another important matter discussed was
the forthcumIng meeting. The Committee
Is now in possession OF definite information
on that subject.
Communication was had Yesterday By
iongdistance telephone bet ween Col. william
Dickson and the Chicago ma nagers From
these 1t was learned that Mr.. Bryan cannot
get TO Washington earlier than 5 D. M On
Saturday, the 9Th inst 1t was also
learned that he will be obliged to leave the
city a ten minutes after s o clock for Balti.
more. J.
This arrangement left the way open fo1
the demonstration to be held at the Ma.
tional Baseball Park, but the game on
that day between New York and WASH
ington was a stumbling block to the plan
A committee was appointed to See the base.
ball inagnates with view OF making dates
and hours fit 4!
SUBMITTED To THE LEAGUE. 4
II was first suggested that the game on
the 18th be coinnienced at 3 p m, but the
committee was told that this was Also
luiely against the rules of the League and
would subject the local management to a
heavy fine. 1t was next suggested hat the
game be played in New York the Demo-
cratic committee to pay the baseball people
$3.50 for such an arrangement. Mr.. Earle
Wagner, 1t appears, was willing, but Presi.-
dent Young stated that it could only be done
by the unanimous consent OF the clubs FORM
ing the League. Mr.. Wagner, thereto teie-
graphed last night tot he club managers with
a view of getting this unanimous consent.
One OF the members OF the central com.
mittee said last night that everything had
now been done that was possible to have the
meeting at the park. The committee finds
that il would not be advisable to hold
the meeting at Convention Hall OH Saturday
for the reason that il is market day. If,
however, the negotiations with the baseball
people fall through it will be he.
cessary to go to Convention Hall. They say
that the applications for seats are very
numerous, so large, indeed. already that
an overflow may be expected.
The meeting OF the asso ciated clubs
will be held tonight at Myers Hotel, when
probably all arrangements will he com.
pleted. =,