The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-07
Ten Members of the Reception Com
mittec VIII Meet Bryan at
Lafayette To-Day.
SILVER APOSTLE ON THE WAY
VERY LITTLE STIR CAUSED By HIS
RAILROAD TRIP.
Call for Silver Republican Meeting
To-Night-BungIc at Maxinkuc-
kee-PoIificaI Gossip.

With the exception of putting the finish
ing touches on the platform at Military
Park and the placing of the decorations
that are to beautify the downtown districts
of the city everything is in readiness for
the reception of the Democratic candidates
who are to be notified of their nomination
tomorrow.
The committees that nave had charge OF
the preliminary work OF the event held a
final meeting at the Grand Hotel last night.
IL was decided that ten members Of the
reception committee should go TO Lafayette
to-day to meet the special train that will
bring the notification party to the city to-
night. The members of the reception COM
mittee who will go are Austin r.. Brown,
chairman. Edgar A. Brown, y. G.. Smith,
L. p. Harlan, Frank NJ. Fauvre, T. A.
Gavin. Maurice Donnelly. III. ~. Spaan,
Charles E. Cox and Pierre Gray. Mayor
Taggart said last night that Parks NJ. Mar
tin. Thomas l.. Sullivan, A. NJ. Sweeney,
r. j. Ryan and A. A. McKain would repre-
sent the committee on arrangements. These
committees will be provided with a special
car, which will be attached to the regular
Big Four train leaving here at Has a. m.
The committee will likely come back with
the special.
A committee of women was named last
night to arrange a reception for Mrs. Bry-
an In the event that she will consent TO a
demonstration of this kind in her honor.
The committee is composed of Mrs. j. Z.
Mccullough. Mrs. p. j. Ryan. Mrs. c. z.
Cox, Mrs. +. A. Gavin, Mrs. w. w. Rob-
bins. Miss Edith Martin. Mrs. Maurice
Donnelly, Mrs. FRANKIE b. Burke, Mrs.
edward Hawkins. Mrs. Hosea Hawkins.
"A. q. Smith, Mrs. Frank A. Fauvre, Mrs.
John Hollett and Mrs. William Maguire.
This will meet at the Grand
Hotel at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
1t is arranged for Parks NJ. Martin, chair
man of the Democratic State committee,
TO open the meeting at Tomlinson Hall to-
morrow night where Mr.. Bryan will make
his second speech. Mr.. Martin will intro
duce Mayor Carter Harrison, of Chicago,
who VIII be the permanent chairman of
the evening. In addition to Mr.. Bryan's
speech Ii Is announced that Webster Davis,
who has excited a good deal of newspaper
comment lately. will be present and address
the audience. IL has not yet been settled
who Will entertain the audience at the
Monument meeting while the crowd is
waiting Tor Mr.. Bryan to make his appear
ance.
Charles Garrard, who will be marshal OF
the parade Tomorrow, said last night that
there would be no special demonstration
of marching clubs this evening. When the
special train arrives at the Union Station
which will be about $3.50 o'clock. ii will be
met by those member of the reception
committee who did not go TO Lafayette, and
by a committee Of ten from each of the
Democratic clubs of the city. There will
be carriages for the visitors, and there will
be a local band at the station. The visitors
will be escorted to the Grand Hotel fol
dinner.
George j. Marott said last night that the
5000 necessary for paying the expenses OF
the notification had been raised with little
difficulty. "The greatest difficulty we are
having now Is to find time to go and COL
lect the money" he said. Mr.. Marott said
that in canvassing Washington street, be.
tween Illinois and Pennsylvania streets
the committee found but one business mar
says the decorations promise TO be lavish.
work this morning. IL is said that be.
tween $500 and $500 worth of new fags will
be used for decorating Tomlinson Hall. The
decorations at the notification stand I'm Mil.
itary Park will also be very brilliant.
The committee expect an immense crowd
tomorrow. The excursion rates on the
railroads begin to-day, and the hotels are
preparing to take care of a crowd tonight
The Pennsylvania Railroad has issued no.
tice that tomorrow train No. 81 on the In.
dianapolis & Vincennes division, due &c
leave Indianapolis at 4:15 ID. m, will be
held until $50 p. m. to accommodate those
who want to attend the notification exer.
ciSeS.