The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-08
oNE TAI Or TWO
To the Bryan Kite, Is q Cues
ton 10 Be Settled
AT LINCOLN THIS WEEK
MonlananS and Travelling Men
Call on Bryan
AT LINCOLN THIS WEEK

lincoln, Neb., July THE question
whether W. J. Bryan is to have one or
two running mates is expected to be set
tied at a conference that will be held at
his nome tomorrow with Charles a.
Towne and other Democratic and Popu-
list leaders. Mr.. Towne was expected to
reach Lincoln today, but up to a late
hour had not arrived Mr.. Bryan said
tonight that Mr. Towne would be here
about midnight or in the morning. With
him are George Fred Williams Of Massa-
chusetts and Wills J. Abbott. Whether
Mr.. Towne will remain Until Tuesday,
when the vice presidential candidate and
Chairman Jones are to be here. is not
known, but the presumption is that he
VIII. Senator Blackburn is also expected
that day, to take part in the Democratic
ratification. The day following, the three
fusion parties in Nebraska hold their
state Nominating conventions and the
Democratic leaders viii be urged to re-
main and address the delegates.
Mr.. Bryan was very much provoked to
read todav a Fictitious interview with his
15-year-old daughter Ruth. who was at
tending the convention at Kansas City.
The purpopted interview is a lengthy one
ane covers persons and public questions.
Mr. Bryan said tkat occasionally he was
mis- represented himself. as other public
men are, butt he thought the children
ought to be spared. The interview, Mr..
Bryan said, was entirely without founda-
ton.
Congressman Sulzer was one Of to-
nights arrivals from Kansas City. He
called on Mr.. Bryan.
Following the Montana delegation
which formed the advance guard Of those
returning from the Kansas City conven-
tion there was a steady procession to
the home of Mr. Bryan during the day.
The Montana delegation, nearly hun
dred strong with band, arrived before
daylight this morwng and marched to
the a3ryan home. Mr.. Bryan arose and
spoke TO them briesy. The greatest
demonstration Of the day occurred this
afternoon at O'Clock when the Nebraska
Travelling Mems Bryan club, which had
just returned from Kansas City, called
on the candidate. Mr.. Bryan met them
on the front porch. II. y. Tomson, presi-
dena OF the club, read the following adj
dress:
Mr. Bryan, our friend and nelghbor:
W ehave Just returned home from the
national Democratic conventio Our party,
consisting Of the Travelling Mems club,
the Bryan Home Guards, Con1nental
Guards and Hagenow's band, \desire 70
congratulate you on your nomination by
est Office in the gift of the nation The
Platform you stand on is all right; your
running mate is kentucky born; he is d
smooth rider and he is all right and you
are all right. We take the opportunity
10 assure you that You viii find us all
in the front rank of the fight from this
day until the close of the polls next Nov
ember, standing for you and for Ne
braska, and our reward will come on the
9Th day Of March at your Inauguration
at Washington, when we will march down
Pennsylvania avenue, headed by Hage-
now's band"
Mr.. Bryan was cheered as he began and
concluded his response lie said in part:
u am glad to see you in such good
spirits for the fight which Is ahead. I
am proud of you and I am proud Of the
Nebraska people and I am glad You went
70 Kansas City, where others might meet
with the representative men and women
of our state. ] congratulate the state as
Wei as myself on the delegation of if
teen that went 10 Kansas City 20 repre-
. sent rs 10 the national Democratic con-
vention. You served as an example be-
fore the others. I have grown somewhat
tired Of serving as a sample for So long
l want to assure you that should the
Democratic candidate be the one to be
inausurated next March I shall refuse
to allow the inauguration to proceed un-
less Hagenow's band Is there. I want to
assure you that would rather have you.
in your plain clothes officiate in my
inauguration than 10 have uniformed SOL
dlers. Not but what a certain number Of
soldiers are right in their place but the
resources Of this nation is her men who
are willing to work and fight between
times.