The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-27
SOME EXPENSE
IS NECESSARY
} Characteristic Letter From
Bryan Regarding Madison
Square Reception.
WANTS NO TAINTED MONEY
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION is sUe.
GESTED.

New York, July 2s.-The executive COM
mittee which is IN charge OF arrange
ments for a reception to be given to Will
liam j. Bryan at Madison Square Garden
on August 80 made public today por-
ton of a letter written by MIR. Bryan 10
Alexander Troup of New Haven, the
treasurer OF the committee, concerning
the method OF securing funds for the re-
ception- Mr.. Bryan wrote in part as FOL
lows;
No Tainted Dollars.
There will be some expense and the
committee must see to 1t that no money rs Is
expended from questionable sources; IN
fact, think 1t would be well TO announce
that the expenses would be born by pop
ular subscriptions. dollar subscriptions Pc
ing preferential, but that larger supscrlp-
uons would be received up 10 soo. none
being received over that. Also announce
that subscriptions of So or more than "
would be entered in book and the names
given TO any one desiring Them. SUD
scriptions of less than s. would not be
known without consent OF the subscriber
Should Be inexpensive.
Say that the reception will be madt
as inexpensive as possible, and that any
the reception will be used to print and cir
culate the speeches delivered at the re-
ception.
II think the publication of subscription:
is ar. important thing. The Repubncan'
have failed to pass any effective law IT
regard TO campaign Contributions ahe
this will be a good rebuke to them art
will foreshadoW the adoption of such
policy by our next campaign committee.
you can say, If you like. that | asked
TO have this plan adopted"
The executive committee had its mrs
meeting today. Norman 2. Mack of But
falo presided. Charles NJ Murphy ans
John Fox of New York and David X
Francis of Missouri were elected mem
hers Alexander Troup was elected treas
urer to succeed Nathan Strauss, who wa
unable to serve.
Mr. Bryan's suggestion as to the meth
cd of securing funds for the reception wa!
approved, and a subcommittee on finance
appointed. consisting of Alexander Iroup
Nathan Strauss, d. ]. Campau or Mlcn
igan, Francis Burton Harrison and Lewis
Nixon II was announced that the rail
ways have agreed TO give half rate plu
81 for round trip tickets 10 New forl
from all over the country.
Various names were added to-the recep
ton committee, including that or Ada
f. Stevenson On motion of Josiah Quin
cy of Massachusetts, the committee from
the Anti-Imperialist league OF that stat
was added to the reception committee
William Watson, the assistant sergeant
alarms of the house of representatives
was made sergeant-at-arms of the re
ception committee.
Mr.. Bryan is scheduled to arrive in por
on Aug. %, but he will go aboard a zach
and will not land until Aug. so. at p
m, when he will be driven up Broadwa.
TO Central park and back to the Victoria
hotel A series of receptions is 10 follow
the one at Madison Square Garden. Mr.
Bryan's first out of town trip will o
TO New Haven. and it is said he will
speak from the identical spot where n
was interrupted by Yale students on on
occasion.