The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-07
North Carolina Will Have
One Hundred People
Present.

and Americans viii greet the \ebra-
kan in Madison square Garden upon
his return from Europe. The idea II
that great reception was conceived hs
Mr.. William Hoge. chairman Of th-
Travellers Association which has lei
lin the FIGHT against trust domination
land he mas secured the cooperation
Of cading men in Ner. York and 9th
er states To carry out the idea upon
the large plan outlined by Nj. Hog
land his associates.
Governor Glenn. Senators Simmons
land Overman, the eight Representa-
ltiyes in Congress from North Caro-
lima. Mr.. VIM. II. oliver, of New Bern.
land Mr.. Josephus Daniels. Of the Ma
tional Committee. have been invited To
on the Reception committee. TheE
expect To- accept and De IN New
York on August goth. other North
Carolina Democrats Will be present.
Quite q number have written To Ma
ItiouaI Committeeman JOsephus Dan
lieIe stating their desire TO attend ii
Ithcv could he certain to get seats Ia
hear Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Daniels tele-
leraphed to Chairman Hoge So as to.
be able 10 make arrangements for
North Carolinians who desire TO g"
to New York at that time, and has
received the following telegram in re-
New York, Aug. /.
"Josephus Daniels, Raleigh, \. c.
Have reserved one hundred good
seats for North Carolina delegation.
"WILLIAM HOGE.
Chairman"
Alrea1v more than forty North Car
olinians have signified their intention
of going. Mr.. Daniels Will arrange
that all who go from this state up 10
one hundred will be seated in Madison
Square Garden.
both of North Cardinals Senators
in Raleigh yesterday. Both OF
them will go to New York to the
Bryan Reception, having been invited
to serve on the Reception Committee
1t is expected that all the RepreSen-
! tatives will go. Governor Glenn some
DAVIS ago wrote accepting the invita-
ton to serve on the Reception com
mittee. He Will head the delegation
that viii urge MI. Bryan to come to
the North Carolina State Fair. PfeSI-
dent Daughtridgc, Secretary Pogue'
and ex-~Presidents Julian 5. Carr.
Rcnehan Cameron, Ashley Horne,
John s. Cunningham and j. \. Long,
Of the state Fair, are expected 10 be
in this delegation.
A special from New York gives .lnF
| following information:
1.-The executive committee of the
Bryan reception committee held a
meeting this afternoon to perfect the
final arrangements for the monster
reception to the N~ebraSkan on August
| 3Oth. IT was figured out that the at
fair would cost 10000, and the fin
ancial committed reported that they
had funds sufficient To meet this eN-
| 0onditure.
1T was agreed that $500 seats
would be put on the floor of MADISON
Square Garden and delegates from
the various States would occupy these.
So many applications for seats have
come in that it would require ten
Madison Square Gardens to aecommo-
date all. There is u miX-up over the
seating of the Missouri delegation.
Governor Folk has organized Il dele
cation and hired q special train to
| bring them here. Ex-Governor David
Z. Francis has done the same thing,
and 50 has Gum Shoe Bit stone
Only one delegation can be admitted
to the Garden. and the has
decided to let them settle the matter
as to who shall be in the delegation
from Missouri.
An overflow meeting will be held
in Madison Square Park, and Bryan
| Will address the crowd there after the
reception i'll the Garden. The com
mittee Gun that it was not necessary
for them to engage a band to amuSe
this crowd, as on the night Of the re
ception the regular park concert takes
place, and the band furnished by the
city will be sufficient to attract the
crowd.
among those present at the meet
ing today We're Norman t.. Mack, Of
Buffalo; O. H. +. Belmont, George
Fred Williams, Of Massachusetts: eX-
senator James S. Smith, of New Jer-
sey; Nathan StrauS, D.. j. CanlDau. of
Michigan; Congressman Bill SulZel,
Richard Croker, Jr, and crane Bur
ton Harrison.
The latter as chairman of the COM
nllttee on finances reported that the
railroads had agreed TO make q special
excursion rate for the OCCASION. The
rate will be cut in half. plus s.. This
addition wa made especially to meet
with the question of nearby points,
| as the railroads couldn't very Well at
ford to give a half rate to those COM
ing from points close by here. The
steamship lines running up the coast
have also agreed to cut rates in half
and the committee expects Il crowd in
this city that Will equal that of the
Columbian Centennial and other big
affairs in the past.
George w. Sweeney, OF the Victoria
Hotel, has been made c~hairman>Of a
committee on hotels and will call Il
meeting of the different hotel pro
| prietorS within 4 few days To make
ARRANGEMENTS for accommodating the
roWd."