New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-07
BRYAN'S TURN NOW.
NLTWELTGHT TO-MORROW
Reception dranGed for Him
NrDHp on Committee, Runs Auay.

MWDHY On { toMWittf6, nuns AzcdY.
urliam J. Bryan is to have his turn in the
lirrs-eht tomorrow night at a public reception
al the Victoria Hotel if the vessel on which he
IS a passenger arrives. The Democratic gold
bugs held forth at Mayor McClellan's dinner at
sherrys or Monday night. The only mention
Of Bryan al that time was the fake" marconi-
gram which Congressman De Almond, of Mis-
souri,, received and read to the guests AS Mr.
Bryan had NOT been invited TO the dinner of
course. this caused d good deal Of talk, and
later, when the wireless message turned out to
be a hoax the Bryan men smiled.
Not only is Mr.. Bryan TO be welcomed back
after shaking hands with emperors and kings
on the other side, but his campaign managers
have skilfully prevailed on Charles F. Murphy
and Senator Patrick H. McCarren to serve on
the reception committee It is understood that
ex-senator Towne asked Mr.. Murphy at the
Mcclellan dinner to serve on the reception COM
mittee. As soon as Mr.. Murphy awoke TO a
realization Of what il meant he suddenly re-
uembered several travelling engagements that
positively could not wait. He left town on
Tuesday night for Washington and Annapolis
At the latter place his nephew is a Naval
Academy cadet. From Annapolis he viii go to
Atlantic City. That viii keep him away from
the reception. But there will be plenty OF
Democrats there. Melvin G. Palliser and City
Court Judge Samuel Seabury said last night at
Mr.. Pallisers Office, No. 100 Wtlliam-st.. that
the following had consented TO serve on the
Bryan reception committee:
Charles F. Murphy. Senator Victor J. Bowling.
Justice O'Gorman. Senator Patrick H McCarren,
Congressman William r. Hearst, ex-senator
Pettigrew, ex-senator Charles A. Towne Cor
poration Counsel Delany, Henry George, Police
Commissioner MeAdoo. Controller Grout John
W. Cox. George W Young. president Of the
United States Mortgage and Trust Company;
Martin W. LittletOn, Borough President of
Brooklyn; Ellis Beebe. Robert Stewart, John L.
Shea. James D. Bell, John s Crosby. Charles
O'Conor Hennessy, John c. Mcguire and many
others. It is expected that justice William ].
Gaynor viii be on the committee.
Mt Bryan's friends have engaged the large
tug Fred B. Dalzell which win leave the Bat
tery, according TO present arrangements early
tomorrow forenoon 10 meet the Celtic down the
bay. MT. Bryan will be escorted TO the Victoria
Hotel by about fifteen 81 his friends. and, if il is
agreeable TO him, the -ception will take place
at the hotel tomorrow night. It is proposed to
make II possible for all the people who desire to
shake the hand that has shaken the hands OF
royalty and belongs TO the man who has twice
made the race for President
incidentally, and more to the point, it is a
plain notice served on the friends of ex-Presi-
6ent Grover Cleveland and Senator German that
The Bryan men are not going 10 take back seat
in the next national convention. Mr.. Bryan VIII
make the principal speech al the Jackson dinner
.n New-HaVen January IL, using a theatre IN
which 10 expoEnd ais views on Democracy.
After that he goes to Indianapolis and other
cities. Mr. Bryan will be much the stump
for the next six months and il the Democrats
of the country forget him il will not be his
fault The Bryan men say that Mr.. Bryan
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Governor GarVin ana
George Fred williams VIII head their respective
state DELEGATIONS from Nebraska, Ohio, Rhode
Island and Massachusetts, and that the Bryan
men will not stand aside and let the German
Cleveland men run everything.
The reception planned for tomorrow night is
largely 10 stimulate Bryanism throughout the
country. Ex-senator David B. Hill and e1-
President Cleveland have not been invited to at
tend the reception. When Mayor Mcclellan was
asked last night if he expected to be there he
said: Il shall call on Mr. Bryan before he leaves
town. I 90 not expect to serve on the reception
committee"
The Brvan men sent the following letter
yesterday TO prominent Democrats:
r,..~ s,r. The Honorable William Jennings Bryan
Il a passenger on the White Star steamer He'4iJb
Que 70 arrive az tHis I ssevere weather may delay
her arrival Mr. Bryan is dlstHg IISlieu famrorean
maj embraced the British lslahds anu tIIe
,-.',Sgl continental countries. Every yNIeTe our
- e traxels he has been the recipient OF couI-
sv5 bonors almost without precedehl II! lI4e
Casa of an unofficial visitor lhese ueIif1 -
v-ers ss e,pressive of amity and goo0"lIii 70 LLe
rao1.a ~ mis- country OF compliment alIu IN
e fD6iz1dUal whom they were lLlIi4e-iite4
Ss6ressed and were met by MI Bryan S'ieIt - 4
,-orrie+z- aud felicity that evoked UNIVERSAL Col
41-s11feTiS,, and reflected credit upon ms le44o"
= as been considered by many gentlemen, OF
vbor1 The undersigned have been consumes q
coTor-i+tee thar AIr. Bryan's arrival nome LeLt
ha occasion OF q welcome mat
not only testify 10 the hlgh appTeGiaH.loII "a "a U r "a
T5r-,sn's conduct while abroad Whlch is 50 selsi
a- felt IN MS countryInel, Out also marx IN soiIe
Gee-ee an acknowledgment OF our oD!!BatAOt ~
rh6se wno in houoring our fello" c4uZeh nave
ho2ored -, -. ~ C~ei+Ic doy-p tho
Psv aTS eScort Ny BRYAN 10 the Hotel victoria,
et Proadvyay and Twenty-seNenth-stp MneIe d
hr,e@ Informal reception will be Eeo 70 "llCh tIle
cordially lnVlpe1 u ms reception
VIII be under the auspices OF a ccIIlItSSS
and II is earnestly hoped that you VIII consent 10
q member oI II -;....9 1y,~aI,,
WiU YOU act on the reception comInltteeF hlnd!y
advise the secretary at once. -, ,,-,-,..
Irnu.ediately receipt OF notice from lle W llIt
Star once that The Celtic has been sighted, you
win be notified OF the hour OF the reception anu
notices thereof will also be publsned ~ lhe news
papers and on the press bulletins itespecNuIiy
yours SAMUEL SEABURN. Chairman
MELVIN G. PALI;l;S7issR. Pa LII;;l;7is. Sec'eSaiy
CHARLES a. TOWNE.
HENRY GEORGE,
ROBERT STEWART,
HENRY B. MAURER