Mohave County miner., 1900-04-21

Prescott last week sent out invita-
tions to the whole territory to be pres
ent at grand reception to 3e rendered
William j. Bryan on Thursday, Mo-
haveites not to be outdone by other
sections, sent goodly number. They
went there as the invited guests of
the city of Prescott or the democracy
of Prescott,we know not which, but the
way the city of Prescott or the democ-
racy of Prescott, we know not which,
entertained them was no trouble to
even larger or more generous city
than Prescott or the Prescott democ-
racy. In the first place the Mohave
delegation was made aware of the fact
that Prescott is laboring under the too
obvious burden of too many leading
political citizens. Was this fact made
more apparent when the train from the
south arrived late in the evening bear
ing Mr.. Bryan and the Prescott com
mittee. One carriage had been pro-
vided for the distinguished visitor and
escort and another for the committee.
Unfortunately the modern carriages
for ceremonial occasions of this kind
have but two seats and are capable of
carrying four persons. The escort
moved across the platform to the car
riage, and Mr.. Bryan was seated in the
vehicle and the five leading political
lights of Prescott who acted as escort,
gazed dazedly into the three spaces
remaining aud attempted to out.ma.
neuver each other in obtaining pos
session, but the matter was amicably
settled by one of the lights getting up
with the driver and the other comfort
ably seating himself on the knee of one
of the more fortunate ones. This spec
tacle as the procession moved Oh was
ludicrous in the extreme. At the Ho-
tel Burke, dinner was spread for Mr..
Bryan and about thirty of the shining
lights of Prescott. When the second
course had been served Mr.. Bryan in
formed the committee that he would
not allow the great crowd to remain
out in tha cold night air awaiting his
pleasure but he would 90 at once and
talk to them, which he did After the
speaking he was taken to the residence
of one of the democratic lights, where
he was entertained by the very people
Mr.. Bryan had denounced in his
speech few moments before-:he
bankers and money lenders of Prescott,
while the cIadiHe of the village aud
vicinity was allowed to betake them
selves to their usual hiuntS. NJ man
was allowed to get within the charmed
circle who was not either lawyer or
possessed of an amount of wealth that
his prominence in the financial world
could not we'll be overlooked. The peo.
pie that had come many miles to see
were completely ignored. 1t was cur.
rently reported that 1400S had been
raised by the Prescott people to enter
tain the distinguished visitor, but
where the outlay came in is puzzler.
When Bryan went north that night the
committee had provided transporta
tion as far as Ash Fork and turned
him over to the few gentlemen who
were to accompany him across the ter
ritory OF course, the gentlemen could
not allow their visitor to pay his own
way and they generously did what the
niggardly committee of Prescott failed
to do--proviied transportation to AL
buquerque. Had this not been done
it would seem like inviting friend to
dinner and then letting him pay for it..
The people of Prescott invited Bryan
to visit them and then would have ac-
corded him this shabby treatment.
Mr.. Bryan is not cognizant of this fact.
To Judge j. NJ. Murphy and Hon. E. e.
Ellinwood is due the thanks of the
Mohaye delegation for the pleasure of
meeting and conversing with Mr.. Bry-
an at Ash Fork.