Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
Committee to Attend Bryan Re-
ception.
HAVE HAD NO MEETING
What Chairman Kelley Says Of the
Prospects.
SPECIAL FOR MARYLANDERS
Believed Admirers of Nebraskan Here
Would Fill Several Cars on
That Train.
SPECIAL FOR MARYLANDERs

"Will a special train from this city carry
a party of loyal democrats to New York
to attend the grand reception to be ten
dered to William Jennings Bryan upon his
heme-coming?''
That is the question that is upon the
mind Of Mr.. ]. Fred Kelley chairman of
the democratic central committee of the
District of Columbia and one of the ener-
getfc leaders of the local democracy
Mr.. Kelley was found in his office in the
Atlantic building this morning just after
he had received word that the democrats
or Maryland propose to make up party
to go to New York on a special train to
attend the big mass meeting and help well
come back the peerless leader from Ne
braska-s who has completed his tour about
the world and is coming home to take
part in the great game of national politics.
Special Train for Marylanders.
Mr.. Victor Baughman, the democratic ma
tional committeeman from Maryland, has
arranged for a special train over the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad for that occasion
for Marylanders, and the matter has been
brought to the attention of Mr. Kelley as
representing the democratic interests of the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Kelley, as told
In The Star, has appointed a committee of
ten prominent local democrats to work up
enthusiasm In the District of Columbia over
the homecoming of Mr.. Bryan. This COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Kelley will be chair
man, consists, besides himself of Mr. Will
liam Mex. Clayton, Mr.. Horace l.. B. At
kinson. Mr.. VIM. F. Hoffman, Mr.. VIM.
Cranch Mcintyre, Mr.. John s. Miller Mr..
Thomas ]. Moore, Mr.. Smith Thorn pson,
jr.; Mr.. Jesse H. Whitaker and Mr. Jesse
B. Wilson.
This committee has not yet held a meet
Ing, having just been appointed, SO that it
is not yet possible to tell what the mem
bers will determine upon in the way of
working up enthusiasm over the home
coming of Mr.. Bryan. The committee will
naturally be guided by expressions that
may come to them from local democrats.
If there is a demand for special train
there will doubtless be one. A reduced
price of $3.50 has been named a rate to
New York and return on this train If the
local committee decides to take advantage
of it.
The idea that there is any necessity for
enthusiasm committees in order to set
New York seething on the night of Mr..
Bryan'S reception does not enter into the
calculations of local democrats, who, in pro-
phetic vision, see the vicinity of Madison
Square Garden packed with mass of hui
manity, unable to even get near the en-
trance of the big hall. They recall the
occasion of Bryan's notification meeting in
August, 1906 when the great garden could
hold but a small portion of the tens of
thousands that went out to see the candi-
date and hear him make his opening speech
of that memorable campaign.
What is Expected.
But even if it is well understood that the
visiting democrats from the District of Co.
lumbia can do nothing more than stand on
the sidewalks of New York and shout for
Bryan and democracy, it is believed that
there would be difficulty in filling at
least several cars of a special train. The
District of Columbia contingent would
probably form part of the special train
that would carry the Maryland democrats.
Mr.. Kelley will soon determine upon the
course that he will take in this matter, and
If meeting of his committee is called to
arrange for the special it is likely that the
meeting will be held in the very near future,
so that ample time may be had for making
all arrangements and for full distribution
of tickets.