The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-29
BRYAN's ADVENT.
Will BE In Portland We'd
nesday.
Preparations co Receive silver Orator.
wiiI he Endorsed for President.

NJ. =. Frank, who stood up to BIS slauah-
tered on the silver issus as a candidate
for governor when Bryan led the CO.
horts In 1896, and Mr.. Tobias A. Burke.
representing the younger element Of the
Democracy, will trim their lamps and
20 out into the Aildernsss rs far rs Bos-
ton, 10 meet the Nsbraskan bridegroom
and light him on his way to this city.
They expect to bring Bryan here with
them on "Wednesday noon and will guard
him carefully until he arrives at the Fall
mouth hotel, whore he Is to take up his
lodgings while here. II the plans now
formulated are carried out and tho Their
mometer should climb higher than sum-
mer heat, Portland win have Q hot time
on Wednesday. On that day the cent
| urious Of the silver wing Of the Democra-
cy will turn their faces towards this city
and 1t Is expected that the town will be
filled with them. Such shining lights
from the kennsbeo valley as Frederick
W. PIaisted of Augusts, who loves Bryan
a. o brother, and John b. Hughes Of
Bath. will Re among thoss who will hon.
or Bryan BY grasping him by the hand
when he steps off the train at Union
station. No less than II silverites from
Waterville, the only prohibition city In
Maine, will come TO Portland to see the
man from the West. Lewiston will send
Its mayor. Mr.. Pottle, one of the few
Democratic office-holders In this state,
and possibly Mr.. Newell, to swing the
crowd and as long as the Boston and
Mains railroad has cut down the fnrss
somewhat for those coming fro n Bidde-
ford and Saoo, q crowd may he expected
from those places.
O'Clock when thu train arrives at Union
Station and 10 will be continuous per-
formance until midnight or as much
later as the faithful care to carry 10 on.
At y O'Clock the Democratic state COM
mittes will gather at the Falmouth hotel
to draw lots to see who shall be- slaugh-
tered at the next state election. They
will decide upon the date for the oonven-
ton to nominate the victim selected by
the COMMITTEES as u candidate for gov
srnor and also to choose delegates to MIR.
Bryan's big circus wherever 10 may be
held. There are many nspirants for
these houors, 80 1t IL said, as a second
version of the 'oross Of gold" Grafton
which the monograph has made famous,
Is expected TO be Rivsn. Ibis commit
tee meeting will also decide upon a
place for holding the Democratic conven-
| ton.
Mr. Bryan IL expected to attend this
com mittse meeting and will to endorsed
as the candidate for President by set OF
| becoming resolutions which are already
pre- ared and are ready for adoption.
Tns COMMITTEES OF arrapg en1ents for
| this show have been greatly bothered
with applications from those seeKir z
future notoriety as result OF the great
leaders visit to Portland. There were
no less than dozen applicants from
hackmen who want 10 carry Mir. Bryan
to the Falmouth In order to tell their
grandchildren about &c In the days to
come. As many tonsorial artists have
bespoken the privilege of removing the
hirsute adornmsnt of the maker of his
tory, ut II any one shaves Brayn it Will
be John Todd, who sss q silver razor and
also has silver tongue AZ we'll ss silver
| hair. The pen with which Bryan will
place his autograph upon the Falmouth
Register, has been knocked down to the
highest bidder TO aid In paying the ex-
penses OF the occasion, while even the
bell boy who is to respond to the clerks
bell and call Of "Frout," and is to take
pitcher of Ice water with little Sebago
ON the side up to Mr.. Bryan's room, has
/ esn selected with great care.
At o'clock in the Afternoon, Mr.. Bry-
AN will be taken to the City building by
the way of Middle, Market and Myrtle
streets, SO as to avoid the crowd, and will
hold q public reception in the council
cham Der until o'clock. The 81 banquet
Is to be served In City hall at $50 O'Clock.
Those holding banquet tickets will be
admitted by the front entrance to the
hall. Is Is expsct that 90 guests are
to sit at the tables No crow will bs
served at this ban quet, but thers will be
plenty of Vest Virginia stogies on hand
as the committee does not think it prop
or to serve Cuban or Manila cigars at
an expansion feast.
Mr.. Bryan Ia to crate twios during the
evening. At the banquet he VIII make n
81 silver speech. the principal address
lie will, when he has finished talking.
somewhere about O'Clock, make q
quick hitch and lightning transforma
tion and go to the armory TO make an
other speech to the multitude who have
lot the price OF banquet tickets. The
meeting mt the dit1rium will be
opened at O'Clock. John b. Hughes of
meeting, but has lot yet accepted the
honor. congressman John j. Lentz of
Ohio will speak at this meeting at the
A uditorium and will then go to City
nall and make his bow TO the Demo
| cratic leaders who will by that time
have recovered from the effects of Mr..
Bryan's speech. AT the auditorium
Congressman Lentz will speak on "Imps-
rialism.'' lie is said to 10 a very elo-
quent speaker. The doors of the audi
torium will be opened at o'clock and
those at City hall at O'CLOCK.
No one will be admit d to City hall
except by ticket Only COD gallsfy
tickets have been given out. Those hold
ing banquet tickets are t. have two each
| and no more than this numbir VIII be
given away and they cannot be oo-
tained unless banquet tickets are bought.
| As has psen stated the admission to the
Auditorium will be fires. Those Int md
ing to purchase banquet tickets should
do so at an early date as the commits e
of arrangement say there is great ue-
| n and for them. These tickets may he
Obtained from the committee of arrange
ments or upon direct application TO the
President OF the club at IS Exchange
street.
Ex-Gov. John p. Altgeld has bean In =
vitsd to speak at the banquet. but moth
| ipg has been heard from him as yet. He
viii come to Boston to speak with Bryan
and it Is hoped by the committee OF ar
engagements that he will come on to Port
land with him.