The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-03
WHY Mr.. BRYAN QUIT.
A New York Paper Gives What 1t
Declares to BE the Story.
HE DIDN'T LIKE THE ADVERTISING
The New York Paper Declares Its
story TOME True story of Why
Lectures Were Given Up.
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta CONSTITUTION.
First and last a great deal has been
said from one end of the country TO the
other concerning the lecture of Hon. VIII
Iam ]. Bryan. delivered IN Atlanta last
week.
There has been a lot of wild talk about
the nature of the contract under which
Mr.. Bryan spoke. and much has been
written concerning the continuance OF the
lectures. The papers of the entire coun-
try have been largely given over TO the
publication of all sorts of reports and
gossip about the Ncbraskan's debut on the
lecture platform.
The New York Journal prints what It
declares TO be an authoritative story re-
Earding the withdrawal of Mr.. Bryan
from the platform before the expiration of
his contract The story may be gwen for
what 1t IS worth:
although the first and last lecture at
DeGiiVc's opera house, in Atlanta, brought
receipts arnountng 70 s23v, Mr., bryah
Was induced 10 cancel his contract by the
actions of his managers, VINO insisted on
making hippodronl. Of his appearances.
Rather than depart from the align. ned po-
s.te1n he maintal ned throughout the cam
palgn. he decided to return 10 his nome IN
Lincoln.
Mr. Bryan was led to believe from ths
very start that his tour was 10 have been
OF the most uon-sensdtional. He under
stood that he was to he taken strictly on
his merits. and that the most formal and
modest method OF billing was to be Us.
In announc ny his com-ns. Instead OF this.
no Nas confronted ~ Atlanta with huge
posters stuck Unfortunately throughout
the city ana p!cturiug MIN IN most Nul-
gar and d.stdsteful maIuer. one b.A
showed him IN Autograph standing beside
jackson. jefferson. l>Ecoln and Washing
ton. TINS particular bill was most OBJ
noXious 10 the defeated candidate and
mos, inlmical to HIS sense OF judgment.
Hs was 80 disneartene1 At the coarse dis
play that he was tefniNet 10 refuse - en-
ter The opera house. ISadly consideration
for the eEthus astic audicnce booked Tor
the house only deferred MIN from refusal.
However, when he went upon the stage
he had Iuiiy determined to speak no more
under the contract he hal made. lie so
announced elf to MS managers,
Eoache and Comstock. neat day.
1T had come to Mr.. Bryan's ears pre-
yious 10 h.S entry INTO Atlanta that
Roache and Comstock had Qusrrslet IN
au ugly manner over the n0toriety that
each was 10 get out Of his afiNat on with
INN. TIL he was willing TO pass over, a
~ had not then become plhl-c, but ire
vulgar spiay OF posters and tn wording
Of the advertisements offended him to the
soul
sen, TO MIR Bryan by V Il, NJ Bee, who
was the financial hacker of the lecture
tour and with whom nc was Induced 10
enter alto the contract;
." 'C0nBra tu.aiu you on your magnificent
fnoeav'r W III YOU entertain non-sens9-
touai business proposition for nfiy lee
Mir Bryan answered by telegram in the
affirmative. Mr. McBee was about 10
close u contr4t-t Oh this basis with MIR
BRYAN when h. was told thar there we're
Tot enough houses south OF Washington
hc enough 10 no the people who would
want TO attend H., then arrlnced WIN
M Bryan 10 pay him $4,000 ca h IN ad-
vance for ron lectures aul TO flan for the
flsur. on "a Asss -sitisf1etorv 10 both
THIS was a-raal 10 0ft.r Mr. McBee had
sent Mr. BRYAN tins iattar:
Hon. william j. Bryan Lincoln, Neh;
Atlanta Ca November o. lS16-Re-
"a regard 20 your lesiurng. ta.s h. quite
a. departure from my regular vocal on.
but b.. nag both rersoild.iV AMI politically
Interested IN YOUR magnificent camv,i s.i
| a,n promptni 10 make the offe.
q" II reply 10 Your telegram OF Novem
number OF references U.S. 10 my business
hi be- impro~cr Tor me 20 s.y. - br'cf
statement of who 1 am. NAT you may
sat.sfy Yourself hy making further IN
uu.res out.llt % the gaut..ir.n named in
my messae, Aly ofnce Is a Portsmou d.
Va. am general supei1uterdcnt OF me
So board AR j. ne railway. have he II
pfolnireutlv torn--fad yvstl rtIro1ds IN
The South Tor tine pas: +hrty wears. see
bipgraphleal directory or RAILWAY Off tails
Have extensive a. quaintunce theougdout
Tie South and East. First. | 10 as
s0T. y0u that tho element of adm ration
enters into tbs. nottv, that prdrrtts the
offer referred TO- There : or course. Z;
speculative lfa but only from the stand
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