The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
BRYAN IN SECLUSION
Meets Only His Chief Advisors in
New York To-day.
RESTING FOR TO-NIGHT'S MEETING
The Hoarseness Contracted During He
Journey Somewhat Reiievcd-Mrs-
Bryan To Receive This Afternoon
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel.


Bryan To Receive This Afternoon
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
New York, Aug. 12.-Candidate VIM.
j. Bryan and Mrs Bryan spent last
night at the home of w. j. St. John
on East Thirtvfourth street. where
they were conducted on their arrival
in this city at o'clock last night. Mr..
Bryan denied himself to all callers
this morning except his immediate
advisers, and he will not leave
Mr. ST. Johns house until he
starts for the Madison Square gar
den this evening. Mrs. Bryan also
remained in seclusion this morning.
but it is said she will receive in parlor
I'd r. of the Fifth Avenue hotel this
afternoon. Mr.. Bryan held a confer
ence this morning with Arthur Sewau,
Chairman Jones and Richard Bland.
II is understood that his speech to be
delivered tonight was again carefully
gone over, and other details of the
meeting discussed Although there
was no formal reception of the Bryan
party last night. there was a big
crowd at the Jersey City station
when the Bryan train rolled in
A. soon as the train had come TO
full stop MIR. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard P. Bland. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Kerr OF Clearheld, Pa;
john A. Creighton. member OF the no
tihcation committee from Nebraska.
j. 5, Malone, J. 7. Snyder of Clear
fed. Pa: John D. Warman. John
Garman. H. V. Dively and Clarence
J. Gallagher, personal friend of MIR.
BRYAN. alighted- Mr.. Sewall and the
other mem bers of the reception com
mittee rushed forward and in turn
shook hands with Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan.
The entire party were then conducted
through the baggage room TO the
boat, and the crowd was thus avoided.
In this city another crowd had assem-
bled. but Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan were hur
ried 10 carriage and driven TO the
residence Of Mr.. ST. John. Quite
crowd had assem- bled there, but Mr..
Bryan, in response to the cheers.
merely bowed acknowledgement and
passed inside.
The Notification Meeting.
All arrangements for the notifca ton
meeting in Madison Square garden
tonight are completed. Mr.. Bryan's
voice is stronger than it was last
night on his arrival and tue huskiness
caused by the numerous speeches he
made during his Journey from Nebras-
ka has almost entirely disappeared
g. = -.
completing his speech. He says il i
not lengthy. and as he is not much Of
an orator he does not expect or desire
10 make q great hit Gov. Stone Of
Missouri, who will make the speech Of
notification. saws his address viii be
short He does not know who the
other speakers will be- Richard
Bland and others may deliver ad-
dresses if the principal speeches
are not too long and the night IS not
too warm Elliot F. Dantorth. who is
10 preside at the meeting, had q pri-
vate conference with Senator Jones
this morning regarding details for the
meeting. The following notice has
been Is ued for the information OF
persons desiring 20 attend the meeting:
Positively no admittance without
ticket. Holders OF white tickets. ex-
cept the few for boxes, must approach
the garden from Twenty-sixth street
The Madison avenue entrance vii be
open 10 them al 7:45 o'clock Holders
Of mum bered tickets for reserved seats
and boxes must approach the garden
through Twenty-sevsnth street. and
be in their seats not later than 7:45.
Madison avenue entrance will De open
10 them al o'clock. The special Tween
ty-seventh street entrance will be open
al Gas o'clock. and viii be closed ..
7:+5 O'Clock. except for the press re-
serve Special overflow meetings will
be held on lower Madison avenue. IN
der the direction of the sinEle-tzx
Bryan and Sewau club and the b
metallic league
Sound Money Democratic Headquarters
indianapolis. Aug. ls.-The execu-
tive headquarters of the national
sound money democratic party have
been established in the Lemke build
ing, at Penn and Market streets in
Bynum. chairman OF the executive
committee, and John R Wilsoa. both
OF this city. will be al the headouar-
tiers until the convention IS held on
Sept ? William s Weller has been
appointed assistant secretary 10 NJ.
Wilson State and county headquar-
tiers will also be located in this build
ing.
Press Arrangements 1T Indianapolis
Indianapolis. Aug. l2-PreSs ar
engagements for the convention OF the
national sound money democrats have
been placed in charge OF Evans Wool
en- assistant secretary OF the national
COMMITTEES. All papers desiring work
space in the convention hall are re-
quested 20 apply TO him az IndianaDo-
liz before Aug. II.