Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-19
RUMPUS IN MARYLAND
Row in the Original Bryan
Camp
OVER GOTHAM DELEGATION
To Receive the Nebraskan on Return
From Europe.
BOMBSHELL AMONG DEMOCRATS
Statement From the Secretary of the
Official State Deputation Brings
Matters to Climax.
BoMBsHELL AMONG DEMOCRATS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 1S.-There is
a rumpus in the camp of the original dyed
in-the-wool democrats of Maryland. The
champions of the Nebraskan smiled when
the organization democrats, who opposed
Bryan in two campaigns, made "a heiter-
skelter dash to get on the Bryan band
wagon of 1906.
Now these same organization democrats
are grinning hilariously over the row in
the Original Bryan" camp, which reached
a climax tonight when W. E. Beveridge,
secretary of the official" Bryan reception
delegation, issued the following statement:
There will be only one official Bryan re-
ception delegation to New York and that
will be the one already recognized and ac-
cepted by Mr.. Bryan. This delegation is
headed by Gen. A. Leo Knott, chairman,
and of which Maj. John /. YeIlott is treas
urer and w. e Beveridge secretary Those
in charge Of the arrangements are as fol-
lows: Mr.. A. Leo Knott, John s. J. Healy,
Robert F. Leach. jr., Myer D. H. Lipman
and w. E. Beveridge. There has been no
additional committee on arrangements -ap-
pointed consisting of s. s. Field chair
man. State Fire Marshal Lloyd MacGi!l
and William j. Ogden. There is nothing
and look pleasant
The only purpose that such a so-called
committee could accomplish would be to
snatch as much glory from what had been
already accomplished and get their names
| In the papers. Every necessary arrange
ment has been attended to, the securing of
100 seats, hotel accommodations in New
York. Transporting the delegation from the
| 23d street depot of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad to the Hotel Imperial the selec-
tion or proper badge the charter of a
special train, the assembling of the delega-
tion at the proper time at the Mt Royal
station, the time the train shall leave the
connecting of the Washington delegation
with the train bearing the Maryland dele
cation, etc All of these details have been
| Systematically perfected and arranged by
the properly elected secretary of the Off
cial Bryan reception delegation from Mary
land and the official committee, and it
| would be idle, obstructive and confusing
| for any outside, self-appointed COMMITTEES to
| purposely create trouble.
The Committees Motives.
This official committee, represented NV
Gen. A. Leo Knott and others, was ac-
4 tuated by the best of motives and broad
| blinded sentiments. Invitations were sent
! to democrats of every shade of opinion. not
| only Bryan men. but those who were for
| merly non-Bryan men. The invita- tions were
| In this manner general, as 1t was specially
desired to have the Maryland democracy
as whole well represented at the recep-
| ton in New York. The responses have been
Il
| parts of the state have been hearty and
| appreciative in their tone. To Mr. S. s. Field
1 was sent with advice of the committee
| three invitations to his various addresses
| so that In possible way could he be
| missed or omitted To these generous In
| vitations no responses were received
! Instead, Mr.. s. S. Field coming home
| from a vacation last Saturday morning
| starts out to organize a rival or .rump'
| delegation, including about a dozen names
| of those who had already signed up with
| the official committee. Those who know
/ can testify to the fact that it takes some
| thing over three days to organize a body of
1 100 men, coming from all parts of state
| and drill them into position to move as one
man and take them to distant state upon
an occasion such as the Bryan reception.
/ It occurs to me that any man gifted with
| the slightest sense of the fitness OF things
| would not endeavor to stir up strife, but
1 would at once heartily cooperate with
other democrats In united effort to honor
| that great statesman whom We all should
1 delight to honor, William Jennings Bryan"
| 1t would seem. therefore, that there will
be rival delegations, after all. Mr.. Bever-
idge claims to have tickets for the 100
| seats, and If he refuses to give them UP
the Field delegation may have to draw lots
| for the fifty allotted to them. The state
| organization will recognize only the Field
| delegation. The latter claims that most of
Beveridge's following will tie up with them
and that the official secretary will be
short when he proceeds to count heads.
Both the Official and what Mr.. Bev-
| eridge terms the ''rump' delegation are ar
| ranging for transportation.