The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
BRYAN COMING sure.
NEBRASKA MAN WILL BE A GUEST
AT THE DEMOCRATIC
BANQUET
MAYOR HARRISON IN DOUBT
Some Possibility That He May Not
Be Able to Get Here on the
Changed Date-MayOr Rose, of
Milwaukee, Is Coming, However
This Event VIII He at the
Ryan.

In order that the local Democratic
organization might take advantage of
the intended trip of Col William Jen-
nings Bryan into the Northwest, to
have him present at it's initial banquet
the date of that event has been chang
ed from Feb. 8 to Feb. IA, the latter
date being within a day or two Of Mr..
Bryan's previously arranged visit to
Minneapolis
Mr.. Bryan has accepted the invita-
ton. as have also Gov. John Lind
Mayor David S. Rose, of Milwaukee,
and Mayor Gray, of Minneapolis Mayor
Carter H. Harrison. of Chicago. has
been invited and had signified his in
tentfon to be present on the date first
hxcd. but has not yet replied to the
communication of the banquet commit
tee notifying him of the change in
plans. Judge NJ. ]. Severance, of Man
kato, who was on the toast list for an
address on the subject of expansion.
has not yet accepted, but there is little
fear that he will disappoint the COM
m1ttee, which has been counting great
ly on his presence.
1t is stated by the committee that all
tickets which were sold early for the
cate Feb. will be good for the ban
quet of Feb. IA, although it has now
been decided to hold the banquet at
Z the Ryan hotel instead of the Metro
politan.
In order that definite provisions may
De made for the party beforehand If
has been decided not to sell sny tick
cts after Feb. 10. except on written or
GERS received by the committee before
that date. Members of the organiza-
tlon, regularly accredited, who have
not secured their tickets, can get them
O
executive or banquet committee Al 81
each. 10 others than members of the
organization the price will be 81 so
1t mas been decided not to send oIIr
any formal invitations to the hammer
put all Democrats in and outside or
the state are invited to come and mar
t!clpate in the festivities of the occa-
sion.
Said Humphrey Barton, chairman Of
the organization. yesterday:
We propose to make this the finest
banquet ever given to the Democracv-
OF the Northwest, and the menu will
De In Keeping with the Importance of
the occasion and the elaborate ness of
the arrangements in other respects. No
pains VIII be spared to secure the finest
accommodations for the guests. and I
venture to predict that the banquet will
De one OF the largest, as we'll as most
O''ieiSNAN, pdItI0S ever assem- HE'D
WITHIN the walls of the Ryan hoteI.''
The regular monthly meeting of the
Jererson club will be held next Tues
day evening, Feb. Z, at the club rooms
In the Arrol block, As East Fourth
street oi LIZ
1t VIII be an open meeting, and Dem
ocfats DESTROYS Of joining are invited
to be present.
M J. Costello, will address the meet
ing upon the Life and Services of
Samuel j. Tflden." Senator r
Johnson, of Nicollet county, and Nav
or Gray, of Minneapolis, will also
speak upon live issues, after which The
meeting will be thrown open 10 pen-
eral discussion.
1t is already an assured fact that
the founders Of the club builded wise
In making the constitution SO broad
that no Democrat can take execution
TO 1t and by forbidding the influence
OF the CLUB to be used to advance the
claims of any candidate or set of can
'didates for nomination will prevent
any OF the small jealousies and bick-
erlnSs that are always sure to prove
fatal to such an orga niZation in thu
end.
The Jefferson club. though barely
i've months old. is already on sound
financial footing. Its rooms are very
costly furnished. and the treasurer,s
report shows the club entirely free
from debt and with a balance in the
treasury. It's membership roll is rap
IDLY increasing, and from present fndi-
cations the club before long will he
forced to secure still more commodf-
Gus quarters. Applications for mem
persh1p should be sent to either Of the
secretaries, Edward Dahl of the sher-
1ff,s office, or A. M. Hull, care of The
G | o b G.