Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25
OVATION FOR BRYAN
Will Rival Demonstration Fol-
lowing His 1896 Speech.
ALL HOTELS ARE CROWDED
Prices Are Booming and Fried Chicken
/. Soaring.
HEARST HANDS IT TO JEROME
Bracket May Be Republican Candi-
date for Governor-Status
Of the Counties.
ALL HOTELS ARE CROWDED
HEARST HANDS IT TO JEROME
Special From a Staff Correspondent.


Jennings Bryan lands in New YORK August
30 he will receive an ovation from the de-
lighted democracy of this and many other
states which promises to rival the monster
demonstration he witnessed in Madison
Square Garden at the time of his memor-
able free silver speech in 1896 Information
received by the committee in charge of his
reception indicates that great throngs are
coming from distant states to join in the
VoclferouS welcome to Col. Bryan Rail-
roads have made reduced fares for the oc-
casion, separate train has been ordered
and organizations and individuals will Join
in the grand acclaim.
New York hotels, which at best are crowd
ed at this season of the year with the ebb
and flow of the excursion tide between the
east and " are besieged with applica-
tions for quarters and the restaurants and
cafes along the Great White Wa. expect
to reap a harvest. The unsuspec ling Ten
neSSeeanS, Virgnians, Carolinians, Alabam-
1ans and MissoIrianS will probably be ap-
palled when they find that 81 is the stand
ard rice for a whole fried chicken. That
the New Workers put sugar in their corn
bread and that they can not get two drinks
for two-bits. The reception is to be held at
Madison Square Garden, and already that
famous auditoriums capacity has been
oversubscribed by applicants for admission.
The proceedings will be under the aus
piceS of the Commercial Travellers Anti
Trust League, whose headquarters are in
the Victoria Hotel and to whom appli-
cation must be made for tickets to the big
tent. There is considerab BILE gossip in demo-
cratic circles over the fact that up to this
time Mr.. William r. Hearst has totally
ignored the invitation which was sent to
him. a prominent New York democrat,
to attend the reception. Harry Walker,
who is an active force in the management
of the reception, claims that the Hearst
men are trying to handicap the meeting.
Bryan Will Be Busy.
One of the Hearst sublieutenants applied
for LOCO tickets to the hall, which request
was refused. After his reception in New
York. Colonel Bryan will proceed to Con-
necticut to make two political speeches and
come back into Jersey for another. His
western itinerary has not yet been pub
lished. but his friends here expect him to
enter actively into politics this fail.
The latest development in the democratic
situation in this state is the fact that the
Hearst boom shows signs of receiving a
check, due to the entry into the list of Mr..
Jerome. That was. one object of Mr.. Je-
rome's early and specific announcement Of
his candidacy. Up to that hour no dem
ocrat of Importance was in the field against
Mr.. Hearst, Judge Gaynor and others hav-
ing declined. Mr.. Hearst was utilizing his
opportunity to make hay while no other
democratic luminary but himself was shin
ing, and had actually rounded up fourteen
counties, with forty eight delegates to the
democratic state convention pledged to him.
The counties whose regular democratic
county conventions had indorsed Mr.. Hearst
were as follows: Chautauqua, Orleans, Wy
oming Broome, Cortland, Steuben, Tioga,
Delaware, Sullivan, Wayne, Ontario, Column
bia, Greene and Otsego. Four county con-
ventons were uninstructed, as follows:
Franklin, Schenectady, Saratoga and Herki-
mer.
c;n,a NJ Ioron,o onnoarod IN tho 6ald
the conservative democrats have been con-
testing. They beat the Hearstites in West
chester county yesterday. began contest
in Wayne county which may wrest it from
Mr.. Hearst, gave the Hearstites a setback
in Buffalo by leaving Norman E. Mack and
W. ]. Connors off the list Of delegates.
In addition, prominent democratic leaders
up state have swung into the field against
Mr. Hearst, the list including such men as
John B. Stanchfield Of Chemung, NJ J. Ha-
zen of Onondaga, Chas. N. Bulger of
Oswego, Geo. Raines Of Rochester, Geo.
Hall of ogdensburg. Pat. McCabe of AL
Weed of Plattsburg and ex-senator Murphy
of Troy.
Hearst Men Hustling.
On the other hand, the Hearst men have
redoubled their efforts. Mr.. Hearst has
come back from California and is in per-
sonal charge of his forces. He himself
wrote the headlines am told, to his bitter
newspaper attack on Jerome yesterday in
which he referred to Mr.. Jerome as Will
liam 'Toddy" Jerome. and made some
hints about high balls Mr.. Hearst is
>cartooning Mr.. Jerome and his friends,
along with other democrats inimical to
Hearst as forming the 'Plunderbund."
The latest rumor to possible candidates
for governor on the republican ticket men
tions the name Of State Senator E. T.
Bracket of Saratoga. He is alleged to be
Boss Odelrs dark horse" although Mr..
Bracket himself repudiates the suggestion.
Anyhow, Mr.. Bracket already has about
100 delegates buttoned up in his vest pocket.
He is being urged on the ground that he
was the original mover on the insurance in
vestigation, and that his efforts with the
legislature resulted in the steps which led
to the exposure of the insurance scandals.
Mr.. Bracket has no love for Gov. Higgins.
Mr. Bracket is counsel for Garfield. the
Saratoga sporting man, whose notorious
gambling casino was closed by Gov. Hig-
gins at the opening of the summers sea-
son.
Representative Sherman of New York to-
day expressed the opinion that Gov. Hfg-
gins will be renominated. Mr.. Sherman is
not classed with the Odell faction in repub-
Hcan politics, but is more closely affiliated
with Col. George Dunn, j. Sloat Fassett
and other republicans who are not opposing
Gov Higgins denomination. n. o. M.