The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-08-21
HEAR BRYAN
Will Be Urged to Come
to State Fair at
Raleigh.
North Carolina Will Have Big Dele@a-
ton at New York on the Thirtictlf
For North CarOliHians.

North Carolina will be we'll repre-
scented at h Bryan Reception in New
York on the thirtieth of August. Fully
one hundred have already signified
their intention of going.
In addition to the desire to hear Mr..
Bryan and ioin in Welcoming him
Jack home after his tom almost
round the world. the North Caro-
linians Will have another purpose in
going..to urge Mr.. Bryan to accept
the formal invitation rendered by the
State Fair to come 10 Raleigh in Oc-
tOber and address the acres of people
who will greet him in the States
capital. Secretary Joseph L. Pogue
has engaged headquarters for the
North Carolina committed at Hotel
Victoria, Broadway and 21th street.
The special committee that will go to
present the invitation to Mr.. Bryan
is composed of Governor Glenn, Sena-
tors Simmons and Overnan, National
Committeeman J~osephus Daniels,
President Daughtridge, Secretary
Pogue and ex-Presidents of the Fair
Julian S. Carr, w. r. Cox, Benehan
Cameron, John S. Cunningham, j. y.
Long and Ashley Horne. They Will
be joined in presenting the invitation
to Mr.. Bryan by all the North Caro-
linians in New York who desire to
meet Mr.. Bryan personally and show
him how sincere and hearty a welcome
the whole State will extend to him if
he accepts the invitation. North Caro-
lima gave n big welcome to President
Roosevelt last year. 1t will be Il
small affair compard to the enthusiast
tic and giant welcome the people
would give to Mr.. Bryan-the first cit
iZen of the Republic.
Plenty OF Money to Defray Expenses.
\ special from New York to the
Baltimore Sun saws:
"MemberS of the Bryan reception
IN at the conclusion OF II
meeting this afternoon, declared that
a stream Of 81 contributions and
checks ranging from IS to $50 has
for a week been pouring into the
treasury. Among the $50 checks was
one sent in the name of Richard
Croker. Other larger checks have
been received, but as Mr.. Bryan ruled
that no individual contributions larger
than $50 hould be accepted. they
were not kept.
was said, to defray the expenses of
the reception, Notwithstanding the
cost will greatly exceed the original
estimate.
members of the reception com
mittee are now wondering what the
city will do with the throngs which
Will pour into town. Statistics pre-
t'iA - NoNA1 - 1880 'NN IL IL ~
cities have arranged to send delega-
tons of from 20 to 800 persons each.
Every city of more han 100, 900 in
habitants will be represented and
many small cities have sent word that
delegations have been named. Every
Southern State will send its quota.
In addition to these visitors. there
will be Democratic governors from
all the. States that ave them and
Democratic mayors from every Dem
ocratic city of Importance.
1T is the plan of the to
have 10000 persons in the Garden.
After the meeting there Mr.. Bryan
Will speak to an overflow in the al
joining park.
Special Rates Given.
The railroads will give a rate of one
fare plus two ollar for the return
trip. Mr.. Gattis, representing the Sea
board at Raleigh, will probably ar
range for a Pullman to take a large
party through to New York. In the
party will be Governor Glenn ana
other prominent Democrats.
Tickets to Hear BRYAN
The news from New York &c that
there Is the greatest demand for tick
| cts. One seats have been re-
served for the North Carolina delaga-
ton Those who desire seats should
write to Mr. Josephus Daniels. National
committeeman. at Raleigh. From
present indications North coroiina
will have 4 big delegation at tbis nota-
! BILE event.