The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
BRYAN'S LOTWITH ALTGELD
ACCEPTS THE Ex-GovERNoR'S ISTI-
T1TION TO SPEAK IN CHICAGO.

Disrognrds the Appeals of the Harrison
Faction Not to Speak at the Mnssmeet-
ing to Be Held When the Democratic
National Committee Meets in Chicago.
CHICAGO. July 10 In spite Of the urgent APP
peals OF Mayor Harrisons friends that he de-
cline to speak at next Thursday evenings Alt
geld meeting in the Auditorium. William j.
Bryan has accepted AltReds invitation and
will appear as ono of the speakers. Altgeld
yesterday received the following telegram from
Lincoln, Ncb.:
"John r. AioeId Chicago
Il will be glad to deliver a short address at
the Auditorium meeting July 20.
Wv. ]. BRYAN"
Tho Altgeld people walked on air after the
receipt OF that message. so happy were they
over the fact that Bryan had accepted their in
vitation and had ignored the City Hall crowd.
That Bryan was written and telegraphed to by
Harrison adherents. praying him to have
nothing to do with the Altgeld meeting. is GER
tain. man who occupies n responsible place
In the City Hall. n close political friend OF
Mayor Harrison. wrote to Bryan on Friday.
begging him in the name Of Regular Demo-
Gratis OF Chicago" to decline the invitation to
speak at the Auditorium meeting. and to do
nothing which might be construed
an Endorsement by him OF Atgeld. The
situation here and explained why Bryan
should not appear and ally himself with Alt
geld. who was "bolter." and so OH. and so
forth. Thcn. for fear Bryan might get the in
vitation to the meeting before he received the
letter OF warning, H. $. Taylor tclegraphed him
on Friday to mako no reply until the letter
which had been mailed should reach him in
Lincoln. His message to Mr. AltReld was
dated from Lincoln. July IA. II is possible he
had not received DIR. Taylors message before
sending it.
1t begins to look as II the local struggle for
supremacy between the old leader and the
young asprunt for leadership will be raised to
one OF national Importance. Over the Shout
ders of +. J. Dcvin. Harrison and his followers
are endeavoring TO strike Altgcld through the
National Committee. On the other hand. it is
through the same body that Altgeld hopes 10
put check on Harrison's political ambitions
Whether the National Committee will be drawn
into this contention is something the Demo-
Gratis Of Illinois are all talking about
Altged conceived the scheme of holding a
massmectng at the Auditorium while the COM
mittee and hundreds Of leading Democrats
from all parts of the country are here. His local
organization is making all the arrangements
for II. The Executive Committee Of the Chi
caEo Platform Democracy has the work in
$500 with which to pay for its use. 1t prepared
the list OF those wanted as speakers and sent
invitations to them. Mr.. Bryan s name was the
first ono listed. As he declined last spring to
congratulate Mayor Harrison on his reelection
on the ground that any expression from him
would be misconstruod as an evidence OF par-
TALLY in the local troubles. Mr. Harrison's
friends assumed he would not attend this
meeting.
According to Altgeld's lieutenants. messages
were sent tn the party leaders OF the Harrison
element tbbroughout the state, nTGnG them TO
to the Altgeld faction hy taking part in the
demonstration as q speaker Mayor liarrison's
mailed TO him. He ia invited. as Chicago,s
Chief Executive. to make an address OF vel
tics. II he accepts the invitation however his
political sentiments and attitude on tho burn
ing 1uGstt0mS ot ims M3nr nay ma
this week. special meeting has been called
for. Tuesday, night to consider the situation
and take such action as may be deemed advSa-
Bile to impress the Democratic National Com
mittee and leading Democrats of the country
who will be, here 10 attend the meeting OF that
the iroauois Club always confined its active
participation to national ,campagns conven-
ard and VII try TO- c"nElnrn, the visiting Demo-
The @ Titv certra Committ"e OF tbe Ehicapo
Platform Democracy which has been selected
to act as a Reception Committee. met this
evening and arranged the programme for
Thursday nights meeting, which was not given
out. Altpeli and Others mad" speeches the pur-
port Of which was that the Auditorium meet
ing is to be made the biggest Democratic event
since the Chicago Convention Of 1896 and the
biggest that will occur until the convention Of
1900. The mention OF Mayor Harrison's name
was greeted with Misses and Brvan's and Ait
geld's were cheered to the echo. Altged said
that the Democratic platform for the cam
paign Of 1900 would be completely made next
Thursday night.
BRYAN NOT TO SPEAK AT sCoTTDALE. PA.
PITTsBURG. Pa. July 16-Wllliam ]. Bryan il
not going to Scottdale to receive 5000 for max
there was developed from tho fact that Col
Guffey, the Democratic National Committee
man. who lives here. was asked by Scottdale's
Quarto-C Centennial Committee to secure
Brvan's presence on Aug. 10. Gufey tele-
graphed to Bryan and the latter declined on
account. OF prior engagements. Col Gufrey said
To day that the question of pecuniary reward
was not mentioned either by him or Bryan.