The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-17
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR BRYAN
Grand Reception to Be Given Him nj
lincoln. Nehrask

ihcoiu, Neo., July lO.-PlanS of the
reception Friday night to William J.
bryar are maturing rapidly. 1t is now
more fully realized that there is destined
to be an immense throng in Lincoln ON
that date and the prospect is bright for n
demonstration of mammoth proportions.
thousands OF letters are ut the postofIice
awaiting the arrival of BRYAN. There is
also IL rabbits foot attached to a postnl
card R'''
The Bryan enthusiasm has apparently
obscured the fact that another distin-
Sushed citizen of Nebraska has been sim
LARRY honored. Rev. Charles f. Bentley.
the PRESIDENTIAL nominee of the new ma
uohal party which first flung its banner to
cne nreeze at Plttsburg, resides with his
family III amodest house ut the nortbea ST
corner of Twenty eighth and NJ streets
w hen informed this morning that n re-
port had been sent out from Ohio 10 the
erect that the executive committee of the
national party had come out flat footed
against Mr.. Bryan, Mr. Bentley said:
hardly understand the tenor of snch
report. The national party is out fiat
footed against all candidates eycent IFS
own and is certainly not opposed to Mr..
oryan any more than to Mr. MCKINLEY.
In TACT the natianal party is more in favor
Oh the Chicago platform than the St
i-oiS Pi"oiornl. we are unalterably OBJ
posed to the gold standard but our finan
cial plank does not 90 to the len~th
breadth and scope of the Democratic de-
claration. Here is what the national
party says on the money question:
"All money should be issued by the oon.
erai Government only and without the
intervention of any private citizen, corpo-
ration or banking institutions 1t should
be based upon the wealth, stability and
integrity of the nation. 1t should he n
full legal tender for all debts, public and
private and should he of sufficient volume
TO meet the demands of the legitimate
business interests of the country. We
favor the unlimited coinage of silver Mt
the rltlo OF 10 to without consulting
any other nation.
III the national party had no other dis
tlnctive principle except free silver we
would go over To Bryan bag and bag
gage, he promptly responded to a ques-
tlon, but we have been contending for
other principles for years as Prohibition
lists, chief of which are Prohibition and
woman suffrage
Who do you think will be elected
President, Mr.. Bentley"
- Will answer that question by simply
saying that if all the anti monopoly ele-
ments-mind you, l do not say free sill
|er-cah ne united, do not think twill
be very difficult to defeat Mckinley. At
present, however, this is rather doubt
full, answered he, guardedly.
Who do. You think will carry Ne
braska?''
That is matter upon which | do not
care to say anything" responded the rev
erend gentleman, and the interview came
to an end.
Rev. Mr.. Bentley will participate in the
Bryan reception Friday evening and on
Saturday afternoon leaves for st. Louis.
where he goes TO confer with a number of
party leaders. From St Louis he goes to
columbus, o., to attend the national par-
ty State convention which meets there
next Wednesday, Rev Mr.. Bentley in
tends to take the stump during the cam
paign and will make speeches i'm many
parts of the country