Evening star., 1900-10-22
Where Will the Democratic Candidate
Partake of It Tomorrow?
ISSUE THAT DIMS ALL OTHERS
Serious Problem SoreIy PerpIex-
ing Local Jeffersonians.
NO SPEECH IN THIS CITY

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cult as that which Is perpexing the masses
of the District democracy today. Imperial
ism is for the time being ignored; trusts
ar. temporarily tossed aside like toys and
miiitarism assumes meek and lowly place
beside the soul-troubling and mind-madden-
| ing question: Where Will William Jennings
| Bryan Eat His Breakfast Tomorrow Morn
! ing?
That is the sole subject worrying intel
lects which have long been poring over the
intrtcacies of the campaign issues. Where
| will the modern Moses of the democracy
partake of hat matutinal meal? And the
| longer it is studied the more mysterious it
| becomes
Suddenly Becomes Important.
| The committee of the Maryland state
managers which will meet Mr.. Bryan in
| Washington tomorrow morning upon his
| arrival here at the 9th street depot at {
o'clock over the Chesapeake and Ohio
road to escort him on a quick trip through
| Maryland, had an idea that the breakfast
| in question would be discussed at the Met
| ropoitan Hotel. This view was accepted
| by the newspapers last week, and the an
nouncement of such a purpose made. No
| one had the faintest suspicion that the
| immediate whereabouts of Mr.. Bryan when
he poured the sirup on his buckwheat cakes
or carved with statesmanike dignity his SIR
| loin steak was to become matter of such
| vital importance. But things turned out
| differently. Probably the announcement
| that Mr.. James L. Norris would be one Of
| those who would sip their coffee simul-
| taneously with Mr.. Bryan caused the cata-
| clysm that has ensued an dcaused an issue
| Of such tremendous proportions to be sud-
| denly preciptated upon this defenseless
| capital. No matter the cause there was in
stant commotion in the anti-Norris camp,
| and Mr.. Cotter r. Bride of the eminent
cbieftaipS of the tribe Orcupvinp those wig
| vans, declared that Mr.. Bryan would not
eat his breakfast at the Metropolitan Hotel!
The Mystery Decpcns.
If Mr.. Bride had only anncun eed where
Mr.. Bryan would eat that breakfast every
| thing would have been lovely, save perhaps
for few heartburnings in certain bosoms.
but he was mysterious. Mr.. Bryan, said
Mr.. Bride. would be the guest at breakfast
of "a friend On B street northeast" He
did not wish to name the latter, he said,
because 1t would probably cause the gath
ering of crowd at the house and some
kind of demonstration, which would pre-
vent Mr. Bryan from enjoying brief rest.
Mr.. Bride lives on B street southeast at
No. 131, and as he was Mr.. Bryans land
lord, so it is understood, when Mr.. Bryan
was in Congress, great many persons i'm
| mediately determined that Mr.. Bryan
would break early bread, or biscuits, may
be. with Mr.. Bride. This inference was de-
MED by some of Mr.. Brides close friends,
and it was hinted late this afternoon by
eager students Of the problem, who have
been tackling 1t all day, that Mr.. Bryan
would really eat breakfast tomorrow morn
ing as the guest of Mr. Stilson Hutchins.
May Cost Bryan Dear.
The great masses Of the local democracy
are plunged in dense ignorance on the SUBJ
ject, however, and of course have drifted
into their customary factonal sides on the
matter That this new cause of harmony
disturbance is regarded grave by promi
nent men naturally identified with Mr. Bry-
ans party illustrated today. Mr.. Geo.
c. Gorham, who compiled the democratic
campaign handbook for 1900, when asked
by a Star reporter what he thought of this
latest rumpus in local democratic ranks.
said soemnly:
Il fear it may cost Mr.. Bryan the cleo
toral vote of the District Of Columbia"
For fear Mr.. Bryan may get in the
clutches Of contending factions when his
train gets in and be unable to get break
fast anywhere. it is understood that many
of his admirers who will be on hand to
greet him will carry sandwiches. boiled eggs
and other edibles in order to provide him
with at least a bite Of some sort while
the war is in progress.
VIII Ride in a PIutOcratic Auto.
Breakfast or no breakfast, Mr. Bryan
will be taken from the Pennsylvania station
to the Baltimore and Ohio depot in a pecu-
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Some democrats who are aware that history
recounts the fact that Thomas Jefferson
rode horseback 20 the Capitol when he was
raugurated and went unattended are In
clned to be critical over this automobile
incident. but others approve 1t on the
ground that ii shows tendency on the
part of some democrats at least to keep up
| with the modern procession of progress
| instead of lingering over memories of the
| slow parade of the past.
Iryap will make public reToa rks
| a: the Baltimore and Ohio depot. else
| where, during his brief stop in this city,
and if he passes unscratched through the
breakfast battle, will leave over the
breakfast battle and wifi leave over the
Baltimore and Ohio road at $50 o'clock in
another plutCcratic vehicle-a private car
| for a spellbind.ng sweep OF part OF Mary
| land.
| Tventy-MiRute Speech at Rockville.
I The first step will be at Rockville, where
Mr.. Bryan Will make speech for twenty
minutes from platform erected in Mr..
| Joseph Readings field. Immediately adjoin-
ing the station. A special train will leave
| the 3. and o. station here at o'clock for
the accommodation of those who desire to
| hear Mr.. Bryan speak at some length and
| will stop for passengers at Takoma, North
| Takoma. Silver Spring. Woodside, Linden,
! Forest Glen, kensington and Garrett Park.
1t will return Immediately after Mr. Bryan
/ concludes.
| Electric cars will also leave 32i and NJ
| streets every hour and half hour for Rock
| vile. depositiDS passengers within few
| yards of the speaking point.
| From Washington MIR. Bry an will be ac-
compaEied by Chairman Murray Vandiver
and other members of the Maryland state
| committee, Mr.. L. Victor Baughman of
! F1eder rick and Messrs. James l.. Norris,
/ Clement w. Howard. Frank L. Hanvey and
Capt. John S. Miller.
There will unquestionaby be very large
| crowds at the two depots tomorrow morn
| ing when Mr.. Bryan arrives and departs.
| The District of Columbia Democratic As
sociation will assemble at headquarters, HO4
! Pennsylvania avenue. at 6:30 O'Clock. and
! proceed to 9th street headed by the associa-
| ton band. This is the only organization
that will attend such in the morning, but
Il number of them will go over to Baltimore
at $50 p. nj. in special Pennsylvania train
according to the program as publ. he'd in
! The Evening Star Saturday. Haley's Band
1 will accompany the local clubs and will
| serenade Mr.. Bryan while he is eating din
| ner at the Hotel Rennert. The excursion
| lists will be provided with white satin rib
bon badges bearing in blue letters the
words Democracy: District of Columbia
Baltimore City. October %. 1900. Bryan
| and Stevenson.