Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-23
GLAD HAND FOR BRYAN
District Democrats Who Will
Help Are Working Hard.
BIG RECEPTION PLANNED
Madison Square Garden Won't Hold
the Crowd.
THRONG TO GREET THE CHIEF
Programs Of the Festivities-Peerless
Leader Expected to Make a
Most Notable Speech.
BIG RECEPTION PLANNED
THRONG TO GREET THE CHEF

me cOmmltteo OF ten O18trlct democrats.
Of which Mr.. J. Fred Kelley Is the chair
man. named to participate In the reception
to be rendered MT. Bryan at Madison
Square Garden the evening Of the Both in
slant, upon his arrived from his foreign
tour. have held several meetings to decide
upon their plans.
It Is the intention to leave Washington
the morning of August 30 for New York in
a special car. which will be attached to the
train carrying the Maryland delegation to
the reception. Thirty tickets of admission
will be the quota allotted to the District
committee named. or three cards for each
committeeman. This committee includes J.
Fred. Kelley (chairman). Horace L. B. At
kisson, William NICK. Clayton. William F.
Hoffman, William Cranch Mcintyre. John
8. Miller Thomas J. Moore, Smith Thomp-
son, r.. Jesse II. Whitaker and Jesse B.
Wilson.
Mr. Kelley wiz probably call a meeting Of
hds committee for tomorrow In his ONCE
in the Atlantic building to complete ar
rangements for the trip to New York
Information circulars reached the city
yesterday from New York for the use OF
the gentlemen comprising this committee
containing the program for the Bryan re-
ception. the method Of distributing seats
etc. One Of the committeeman who IL in
touch with the situation stated that appli-
cations have been received for seats eight
thousand In excess Of the capacity of Madi-
son Square Garden.
To Arrive at 4 p. II.
Mr.. Bryan Will be brought to the Battery
at o'clock In the afternoon Of the both
instant. where he will be welcomed by a big
throng.
He VIII ride in an open carriage with Gov.
~ ~
Mayor MCGOWAN. An escart Of one OF the
city troops will be provided. and It Is op-
tional with visiting delegations to follow
on horseback or In carriages.
simplicity is to dominate everything
about the reception, At the request Of Mr..
Bryan. and the procession up Broadway will
be without music or other accessories Of q
garish nature
The circular states: LAS Mr.. Bryan IL to
be welcomed merely as q DISTINGUISHED
American In private afe. who has attracted
worldwide attention as one OF the greatest
men this country has produced, the desire
is to avoid the trappings Of political demon
stratfon.
1.-THE parade will be up Broadway.
through masses of people lining the side
walk to Goth street. thence skirtfng the
park to 9th avenue. and then down the
avenue to the Victoria Hotel. at 9th street.
headquarters will be at the Victoria Hotel.
Why q GCW SP0aAC4Ss
'.The doors Of the Madison Square Garden
will be opened about $50 Pm, and band
Of fifty pieces or more will furnish a con-
cert from to pm. At the latter hour
the speaking will begin. In behalf Of the
Commercial Travellers Antitrust League.
under whose auspices the reception Is to be
held, Harry W. Walker viii open the meet
ing and introduce Gov. Folk, chairman of
tho reception committee. Gov. Folk, in only
a few words, will introduce Tom L. john
son, mayor of Cleveland as presiding Of
fcer. Mayor Johnson. In turn, will intro
duce Augustus Thomas, who will be the
only speaker in addition to Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Thomas will speak for I'VE or ten min
utes only. and the rest OF the time will be
taken up by Mr.. Bryan.
''The amphitheater Of Madison Square
Garden will be filed with seats for visiting
delegations, to whom tickets will be is
sued. These tickets will be handed out in
at the committees headquarters in the Vic
toria Hotel. Tickets will be allotted to the
various visiting bodies according to requests
sent in to the committee. The instruction
- to distribute seats as equftably as posi-
bic to the different sections of the country.
THE boxes In the garden will be appor-
toned to the contributors Of $50 or more
toward defrayfng the expense OF the recep-
ton. AS the delegates arrive in New York
the chairmen should report to the Victoria
Hotel headquarters and secure tickets for
seats allotted to them. The earliest ar
rivals at the garden naturally will get the
best accommodations. This viii be the case
especially with seats that have not been re-
served.
ION the evening previous to the reception.
August %, the National Democratic Club.
No. GIT 9Th avenue. near 50th street, will
have an at home for the visiting delega-
tons from other cities and states. For five
days thereafter the club will keep open
house for all out-of-town democrats.
''Mr. Bryan's only speech In New York
will be In Madison Square Garden, with the
exception of a short talk to the overflow
in the park after the indoor meeting. On
August 81 he goes to Bridgeport and New
Haven. Conn.,, and the next day to New
Jersey. He will probably start for the west
Sunday or Monday, September 2 or 3d.