The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-22
WILL GO TO MEET BRYAN Governor Heads Mont gornery Delegation. PARTY LEAVES NEXT WEEK Will Convey Invitation to Ala
 bama's Fair. JeIsxs and wiley wn Lead the Conn naittee and Will Take Part In
 the Great New York
 Reception.

Governor Jelks will act as chair man of the committee appointed py the Alabama Agricultural Associatioh' which will extend to William J. Bryan, in New York. the formal invitation 70 address the visitors at the Montgomery state Fair on Editors Day.
 Tn the interest of the success or the fair and in the interest of the people of Alabama, the chief executive of the State will 60 to New York, leaving next Tuesday, and urge the formal ac- ceutance by the famous Nebraskan or the invitation from the people or Mont gomery and the officials or the Far Association. MT. Bryan is IpSsnsA to reach New York from his trip aproao Thursday afternoon of nert week,
 The committee appointed by the As- sociatfon to represent It's interests at the welcome which will be extended 70 the former Democratic candidate upon his return to America will consist oi Governor Jelks, Congressman A. A. wiley. Mayor William M. Teague, k. E. [. Mel of Selma, President of the Aia- bama Press Association; Hon. O. c. Maner of Montgomery member or the State LegisIature; J.. C. Adams, Secre- tary of the Fair Association, and Bruce Kennedy, City Editor of The Adver- tiser. =. That the Governor of the State will
  to consideration from the man now so much in the public eye as William J. Bryan augurs we'll for the acceptance by the party leader of the fairs invi- tation. That he is asked to honor the day set aside by the Fair Association | for the editors of the State will be ara- other strong inducement to the distin- guished orator and editor to come to
 Cou,,ttlonal Aceepfance.
 Several meeks ago President ". F. t Vandiver of the Association extended \ by. letter an invitation to the Nebras- \ kan to attend the Fair and to deliver an address upon that occasion. To this | invitation he received a conditional ac- ceptance from MT. Bryan, written in London.
 ! At the annual meeting of the Press I Association in Gadsden in July q res- olution was adopted extending to the editor of The commoner an invitation from that organization to attend the
 fair with that body, and this resolu-
 tion was sent to him in Europe. | Since that time efforts have been
 made by President Vandiver to secure a committee to meet the Nebraskan upon his return, to New York, repre- | sentative at once of the State, of Mont- gomery, and of the Preas Association. | The committee was not formally an- nounced until yesterday. however. when | 1t became known that the Governor
 would be able to act as chairman. According to the present plans, as outlined by e member of the committee
 yesterday, the majority of the party
 will leave Montgomery on the evening
 of August 2s. arriving In the metrop-
 oils on the morning of the 30, the day \ on which Mir. Bryan is scheduled to
 arrive. Congressman Wiley, how ever and perhaps one or two other 1 members of the committee, may leave
 the evening of August 27. reaching Co.,
 tham few hours in advance of the
 remainder of the delegation. The party
 will see MT. Bryan. and will remain
 in New York probably several days.
 Invitation from Editors.
 Tn addition to the presentation of
 the invitation of the Fair Association.
 President R. E. L. Mel and Mir. Ken-
 nedy. of the Press Association. will | extend another hearty request to Mir. | Bryan in the interest of the editors l of the state. For the purpose of mak- | ing Editors Day one of the successes 1 of the week. President Mel has been | bending his energies during the last few weeks. and he is confident of the | support of the press of the entire state | in his efforts. Mr. Kennedy will act l on the trip to New York, as secretary | of the committed.
 | While going to New York primarily | with the object of helping to bring MT. | Bryan to Montgomery during Fair
 week. Governor Jelks is also member 1 of the reception committee. recently | appointed, with Governor Joseph Folk, of Missouri, as chairman. which will | give to the distinguished candidate | his formal welcome to this country. His membership on this committee Is at the invitation of the Committee on Plan and Scope, for the occasion Of
 which Lewis Nixon, of New York. is chairman.
 The Montgomery delegation to meet Mir Bryan has already reserved apart ments at New York hotel.