Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-09
DISTRICT DEMOCRATS
Number Who Will Welcome Mr..
Bryan Not Known.
Mr.. KELLEY'S INQUIRY
He Asks How Many Tickets Will Be
Allotted.
UNTIL THAT IS KNOWN
It Will Be Impossible to Determine
John Boyle on the Recep-
ton Committee.

Nothing has yet been done and nothing
can be done in relation to making ar
rangements for District Of Columbia DEM
ocrats to go to New York to assist in the
welcome of Mr.. William Jennings Bryan
TO this country after his trip around the
world until word has been received as to
the number of admissions to the Madison
Square Garden that will be allotted 10 the
District. Mr.. J. Fred Kelley, chairman Of
the democratic central committee of the
District, has been energetically at work to
see how many Of such admissions can be
secured Mr.. Kelly, being a true demo-
crat and counting as his personal friend
every democrat Of the District, is desirous
of securing ticket Of admission for every
one Of them. But the fact that the Dis
trict of Columbia does not constitute the
entire democratic party stands in the way
Of that ambition.
Mr.. Kelley's Representation.
But Mr. Kelley has written to New York
to see how many tickets he will be able
to get. He has representedin in strong man.
ner the Importance of the local democracy
In the political equation If Bryan is to be
elected President Of the United States two
years hence. He has done everything any
one can do to get all that it is possible to
secure. If he fails to get most Of them it
Will be because other sections Of the coun-
try also have pull.
II was learned here today that Mr.. Victor
Baughman, the national committeeman
from Maryland, has been informed that his
state would be accorded 100 tickets of ad-
mission to the garden. That marks the ex-
treme limit that he can go in inviting guests
for the special train that is to leave Balt!-
RI bo
stant for New York If they wish to secure
entrance to the garden More may go. but
If they do they will have to be contented
with place on the sidewalks of New York
where they can shout in a good democratic
way for their leader and for democracy, but;
they cannot get within the building that is
to contain the big show.
The Districts Proportion.
The question that has arisen is the num-
Der of tickets that will be given the Dis
trict Of Columbia if Maryland gets 100 of
them. Marylands population is more than
three times that of the District of Colum-
bia. 1t has sixteen members in the national
convention, while the District has six dele
gates. That would indicate that the Dis
trict might expect about one-third of the
number of tickets that Maryland will re-
ceive If the apportionment is to be made on
those lines.
AS soon as Mr.. Kelley receives detin,,e
Information concerning this matter he will
CAN a meeting of the committee to arouse
enthusiasm that has been appointed for
the District by Mr.. James l.. Norris, ma
tional committeeman for the District, in re-
sponse to request from Mr.. Louis Nixon
that such committee of ten be named for
each state and territory and the District
of Columbia
If party from this city goes on the spe-
cial train which will carry the Maryland
democrats a special car will probably be
started an hour earlier, so as to accompany
the Maryland party. They would in that
event leave in time to arrive in New York
early in the afternoon of the 30th.
Mr.. Boyle on Reception Committee.
Mr.. Lewis Nixon of New York city, chair
man of the committee on plan and scope
to receive Mr.. Bryan, has advised Mr.. John
Boyle of this city of his selection as a
member of the reception committee OF
which Gov. Folk of Missouri Is chairman
to welcome Mr.. Bryan to this country.