The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
Bryan to Be Entertained by
the Senator on Tuesday.
HILLS PURPOSE A MYSTERY.
Some Say That He viii Deciars
For Bryan.
Others THAT tho Invifatfan Was Sam-
ply . Matter ef Social Courtesy
hiii VIII Vet he Asked to Preside
at the bryan Catherine at Al
bany ON Tuesday Affernoon.

Uprer Red Hook. " Y. Aug. @-The
fast that Wlliiam J. Bryan Democratic
Son1fdAse FOR the presidency. VIII fursrh
vita senator fiill. the leader of TIE party
organization in this state. became kmoan
tes1ay 70 the little party ~ politicians IN
haostiag the Red Hook hotel ard inspired
more sntictn2fory discussion anong tl.ern
than any other incident Of tAe candidate )
Eastern trip. Every ono assanes tslst
senator Hfd has resolved - support the
noninee Of the party. else. they arg4s. he
would hardly invite htFu &c sit al ais table
The lunch Is taken as a practical an
nouEsceFaent oI iilfs determination
which = expected 10 be followed ley a more
,ude
Ar. Bryan will arrive at Albany Tues
day afternoon and will have TAO hours for
refreshments h@Sofe the speech which nc
IS billed 20 make. lie vii sgeul two houts
according 20 Tire programme which has
been arranged for him. at Nolfert's Roosi.
thu handsome residence WAEch senator
Hia bought Of Fritz Emmett. the actor
This visit having heen arranged. the DEM
ocratic candidate and the senator may
come 10 an understanding. II they have
not already done SO. -aas xlii Eaark a tiss-
timex epoch IN the ca~apafAa. The fact
that the Invitation tv94n senator Hil,
=
through Chairman Hincklev of the ssaIe
committee. is taken BY politicians here ~
all answer 10 the question which aas SiGt-
rsd the state since the day Of the Chicago
convention whether senate Hili viii snp-
pert the ticket.
Tomorrow Mr.. Bryan will 20 TO Winni-
sock Lodge. in the Cat skills. 70 pass gkc
night with State Chairman Hiacklsy, and
other party managers Of the state org1ni-
cation. and 10 discuss win them tae plans
for the campaign He will meet other
prominent Democrats IN the elites IN the
state. which he Is TO visit, and before ne
leaves New York viii know what meas
TIRE of support he Is 10 receive from the
leaders OF this state.
A reporter of the Associated Press today
asked Mr. Bryan whether he was TO lunch
With senator TIN. and he replied diplomat
icaliy. Il have not been fully advised con-
cerning the arrangements which ere made
for my entertainment in Albany.
This was a very quiet day with Mr.. Bry-
an. that IS day as quiet as candidate
for the presidency can expect. There were
many callers at the perrlne house from the
surrounding country, who asked TO see
Mr. and Mrs Bryan. and most OF them
were received. A dTesry rain dragged the
village all day, and kept most of It's In
hahltants indoors. In the morning Mr..
Bryan drew on an oyereoai and plodded
l~re. 10 one OF Red Hooks two churches.
tha warshipplnE place Of The Dutch Re-
formed communicates. lie took an lncon-
splcuous side pew. and was one Of perhaps
a hundred VINO listened to the sermon By
Rev. Robert III. Barr. OF the Associated
Reform church. of Newburgh. There was
nothing in the sermon OF political tinge.
bat the pastor Rev. q. .. i.ydocker. who
made The prayer referred 10 the candidate.
lie said: we ask Thee to specially bless
Thy servant whom we have with us, Thy
houore,1 servant Hl him With wisdom and
power for the anxiesles and fatigues OF TIE
coming days. and nh him with hope and
confidence in all Thy purposes concerning
him and these people" After the ssrx3ee
the minister and members Of the coRgrega-
tion pressed about Mr.. Bryan 20 shake ms
hand A large party OF wheelmen rode
seventeen miles from Hudson IN the after
noon 20 see the candidate. and were miro
duced by one or their members. former
District Attorney Mccormack. OF CoiUn-
hia county. Among the other callers were
A. n, Reeder. OF New York. who bad
known the Bryans IN the West. and +
Moody Boynton. OF Boston.
Mr.. Rryan's attention was called today
to statement by the president Of tha
Chsutauaua assembly, contradleisng the
report that he would make specch there.
and he said: Il shall not speak there. Be
wife and ! win avail ourselves of the ep-
portunlty 10 sec the parent association. The
work IN the association Is ncn-TsAriisAn.
ard the president IS quite right In saving
that neither candidate should speak there
unless both are invited"
Albany. " y. Aug. s3--F'ormer senator
Merton chase. the chairman cf The Demo-
cratic city committee, was asked today
whether Ia knew anything about the story
that Mr. Bryan vas 70 be entertained bY
senator I'm at Weifcrt's Roast whsle IN
Albany Sir. Chase said, Yes, as mat
ter o. personal eourt tcsy 70 the diSts3Etiis'l-
ea visitor 10 Albany. Senator Hili. through
she committee. has snvited Mr.. BRYAN and
his wife and few personal friends 20
dine with hsra az woifert's Roost on Tues
day afternoon. and Ar. Bryan has accept
ed the invitation"
Asked whether Senator Hill would pre-
SIDE ct ilse meeting q be held N etsy hall
square when Mr. BRYAN makes his speech.
slr Chas. said: The meeting II 10 be
very simple ia character. and Of brief
aurasio Mr. Bryan VII not speak for
more than half an h9ur. and possibly not
longer than twenty minutes Almost sr1-
n resagatalv after he finishes, q will Re nec-
essary FOR Mr.. Bryan 70 start for the sta-
ton The people viii be anxious only %
hear the Democratic candidate for 3resi~
dent No one could address 50 large a mul-
tltude ln advance OF Mr. Bryan wlth al
vantage and after he ccuclnies MS ad-
dress IS likely mat every ene VIII wish
20 shake Mr. Bryan's hand 50 there win
bc 50 much confusion We think Is isnpos-
sfble 90 have a speaker follow bin.
ssWh3ia the citizens az Albany arc al
wsvs delighted % hear fhe distinguished
fe3fgyv tagnsuaan. s. .aator Hi. ere com-
rnittee % arrangements does not thlnk Il
hes, 20 ask Senator Hln 20 preside az tals
time"