Evening journal., 1900-10-24
BRYAN BEATS A RETREAT and
REFUSES 10 PERMIT NlELDS
TO QUESTION HIN IO-NIGHI
Telegram to That Effect Is Received From Former
Representative /. Irving Handy This Afternoon
and Mr.. NeIdS Also Is Notified


expressed a desire to hear him. Wo-
men escorted by men and unescorted
viii be admitted, and seats will be re-
/ served unit 8 o'clock Men. unless
they accompany women, will, under no
circumstances be permitted to enter
the house until 2 o'clock, when the
general public viii be admitted Music
win be furnished between $50 and $50
o'clock by the Philharmonic Orchestra
MR.. NlELDS WILL BE PRESENT.
IN accordance with the sommunica-
ticns chat have passed between John p
Nieds, the well-known Republican
lawyer, and Patrick Neary, the chair
man OF the Democratic County Com
mittee, Mr. Nields will have u seat in
the tent at Ninth and Lombard streets
tonight Mr.. Nields Will ask these
questions:
l. win you, Mr. Bryan, If elected
president, as commander-in-chief, i'm
mediately withdraw the American
army from the Philippine Islands?
2 Hsw soon. Mr.. Bryan, do you
contemplate that a stable form of gov
eminent can be given to the Philippine
Islands?
g. How soon, Mr. Bryan. after a
stable form of government is estab-
lished do you propose that Congress
shall declare the independence of those
Islands?
T. Mr.. Bryan, how long after a
stable form of government is establish
ed and independence is declared do
you propose that the American pro
tectorate over the Philippine Islands
shall continue?
\ 5. WIN you, Mr.. Bryan pay the OBJ
kligations of this government in silver
For gold, il elected president?
] Mr. Neary says that Mr. Bryan will
answer the questions The latter has
been supplied with a copy of the ques-
| tions to be asked. Tt has been agreed
that the dialogue is not to develop into
an argument. MT. Nields will ask the
questions and Mr.. Bryan is to answer
them.
Newark Democrats who are anxious
to hear the Democratic orator have ar
ranged for a special train over the Bal
Il timore and Ohio railroad With tlle
Newark delegation viii come the Aetna
lCornet Band. A special train also will
be run over the Landenberg branch Of
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
p Garrett j. Hart, chief marshal of the
parade issued the following this morn
{ ing:
r Parade win form in King street at
730 o'clock, right resting in Fourth
street The division commander viii
p take positions as follows: No. /, S. p
Doherty chief will fall in in King
! street, between Fourth and Fifth; No
r 2, John e. Healy, chief, King between
Fifth and Sixth; No. 3, NJ. D. Murphy
chief, King between Sixth and
4 Seventh: NO. 4, George B. Ward
Eighth; No. s, DR.. II. r. Spruance
: lchief, King street, between Seventh anC
VIII be part of the fourth and will fall
in after Chief Wards command. No
/ G, James A. Hurlock, chief, King street
4 between Eighth and Ninth. Other cor
ganizations will fall in after last d..
n vision.
h The formation viii be complete al
\ 7.45, and will move promptly at
{ o'clock.
The parade viii be Mr.. Bryan's es
cort from point Of formation to the
+ tent.
General Hart requests the bands t,
report as follows: Philharmonic, Pylei
/. Cycle Academy, at 73O, to Chic
+, Doherty; Brandywine Fife and DR. un
Corpe and Polish Band at No. so
D I
II 6.45: Hyatt's, at Logan House to Chic
= | Murphy, at Gas; Erickborck Flute an
Drum Corps at No. 1 Peoples street Il
Chief Ward, at Gas; First Regiment a
~ Liberty engine house to Chief Hurlocb
4 at 645: Brunswick Fife and Drum
y Corps. Market street and Elliott ave
! nue., to Chief Spruance, at 6.45.
4 GOVERNOR TUNNELL TO PRESIDE
4 Governor Ebe w. Tunnel will pre-
side at the tent meeting. He will b
j introduced by Chairman Neary. Th
: philharmonic Band, of 40 pieces, wi
+ furnish music
i The committee in change Of th
n meeting has decided not to have an
n vice-presidents. because, as one men
Der said this morning: I'VE would ne
j, know where to stop"
,Sl An extension has been built to til
j platform in the tent, and from this NJ
- Bryan will speak. The stand has bee
saI decorated with the national colors an
the portraits of Bryan and StevensC
were placed in position this mornin
4b The front sides of the tent will
onl raised so as to accommodate q
In crowd expected.
ir. MIR. BRYAN'S NEW JERSEY TOUl
ne MIR. Bryan viii be the guest Of Pet
an J. Ford, the candidate for governor {
III night. Tomorrow morning he W
~ leave for Washington Park. He w
re- be met in this city by Chairman Do
rt, nelly. Of the Philadelphia City Comm
M tee. and in Philadelphia will be met
lerl Tndge Carroll chairman of the NJ
ortl Jersey Democratic committee, and
bel number of associate members. Fc
mer Governor Pattison, of Pennsyly
wn mia. will precede Mr. BRYAN with
N, speech at Washington Park.
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