Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-16
SEATS FOR SUBSCRIBERS
Contributors to Bryan Meeting Expenses Will
Be Taken Care OF.
A Permit Granted for the Erection
of a CommodiOus Platform at
Capitol Park.

Acting Building Inspector B. C. King to-
day issued permit to Mr. William Dick
son, representing the committee on organ
ization which has charge of the arrange
ments for the reception of Mr.. Bryan next
Saturday afternoon and the meeting which
ne VIII address at the Capitol Base Ball
Park, to erect a temporary platform with
In that Enclosure eighty feet square In d.
mensiors. The platform will stand four
feet above the ground and will be provided
with temporary roof. 1t is to be erected
to the satisfaction OF the building inspect
ors office and not used unless it meets with
such approval Mr.. King also ordered that
the grandstand at the Capitol Park must
not be used. as it is not considered safe.
Contributors VIII be Comfortable.
This structure is larger than the com
mittee at first intended to erect but the
original dimensions were Increased because
or the objections urged to the limited num-
Der of seats which would have been afford
ed under the original plan. BY this new
arrangement about 800 seats will be pro-
vided on the platforms sufficient number
to fully accommodate the sneakers and
the ofncers OF the meeting, the members of
the press and those gentlemen who have
contributed money toward the EXPENSES at
tendant upon the meeting
| The arrangements regarding tba accom-
modauon OF the general public viii rema I'm
| unchanged. All those who desire 10 hear
ana see MI. Bryan and who have not taken
oinclal part In the arrangements for the
meeting or who have rot subscribed TO
| meeting the expense of IL will have to be
| satlsned with standing room on terra frma
Inc PLATFORM VIII be erected by John w.
| Thomas. who has been awarded the con-
| tract on tn west side of tn, grounds be-
| tween r and g streets, and a private en-
| trance from North Capitol street will be
Il fhr-a 4,
holders OF tickets of admission TO the plat
| form VIII secure ingress and egress.
Badges Like Tnmmnny's.
The program of the exercises at the Sat-
urday meeting will probably be decided up
on at meeting Of the joint committee on
organization. which will be held at Myers
| Hotel tonight The badges for the officers
| and the members of the various commit
| tees have been ordered and will be dis
| tributed Friday. The badge is similar 20
| the Tammany badge worn by the braves at
| Chicago From a silver and celluloid bar.
bearing the words True Democracy" will
| hang pendant by a small American flag a
| silver ard celuloid medallion bearing on its
| front portraits Of Bryan and Sewall and
| on its diverse side the words Bryan and
Sewall Reception. Washington, ID. c., Sep
| TENDER 10. 1885,
| Additional Vice Presidents
The following names were inadvertently
omitted at the last meeting of the organ
ization from the roll of vice presidents OF
the meeting: George Davidson, DIR. Henry
Darling, William McKendree Clayton. J.
Harrison johnson, T. c. Daniel and ]. A
| Johnson.
In reply TO Mr.. William Dickinson's let
| ter notifying Senator German of the inVi-
tation 10 address the meeting. the Senator
replied in pleasant letter, concluding a.
| follows:
| Il regret exceedingly to say it is impossi
BILE for me to accept, as i shall be engaged
on that day in assisting 10 make the ar
rangemeRts for Mr.. Bryan's reception a
Baltimore en- the same evening""