The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-24
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BRYAN RECEPTION { / N.
AT Request III Distinguished.
Homc-C Conner Simplicity Will N
Dominate Everything
GLAD TO SEE MEN N !.
Writes That He Will Be De De
lighted oMeet8the Boys Of II
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5Seg 8s Especial TO Tho Times. Dit pate ~
7ss NEW Y OR K, August q AT "a meeting
to-day Of the Executive Committee.
which has charge Of the reception Of
William J. Bryan It was announced the that
Harry ". Walker, chairman OF the Press la3
Committee had received q letter from 9 q
Mr.. Bryan mailed before he sailed from, from
Gibraltar. accepting an Invita- ton 35 TO To-
dine With the newspaper at the Wal
81orf- Astoria, OH the evening OF So turday.
September !. m Ills letter, Dir. Bryan =Ar q
b said q Sl35 81 8I.i i53s n
Y. shall be delighted to meet the boys n
n 81 the press. I have not found any
3 better newspaper mon anywhere than an w
SS our8 Wn. a 5t s VI 81
/ While the reception to- Mr. Bryan In
New York, on August Goth Will be tho
most remarkable popular demonstration
$to a plain American citizen ever seen
II, tho country, and while the city will
be crowded with more isitors than at
any one time In Its history I probably,
no difficulty Is unprecedented by the man
n ayers OF the entertainment in caring for Tor
THE throngs OF strangers. sg OF ourse,
Il everybody will not be "a bic to- hear Mr..
SBryan's speechgin Madison Square Garden
III on the night OF August 3Oth. but every
4 visitor will be able to CSC him during the
parade In the afternoon and at night IN
Madison Square Park. 5tss i!8s II II ssE
r ousing Welcome.
4 85t MI. B ryan will be brought to the Bat
III terry at "A o'clock In the afternoon. where
4@hc will be welcomed by, as many people,
is can crowd into Battery Park and &
the streets In the vicinity. a sufficient
( force OF police Will DO on hand to preserve
4 order there and along the entire route
81 or march Mr.. Bryan Will ride In an
open carriage with Governor Folk. @of
MISSOURI, and probably Acting Mayor Nc
owar, An escort of one on 81. the elty
n troops nj be provide ed, and It Sis optional
with visiting delegations to- follow on
Y horseback or in8carrta ges. 5t5 n
ls Simplicity Is Is to dominate everything
about the reception, at the request OF
Mr.. Bryan, and the procession up Broad
way! Will be vi thout music or other ac-sS
cessorles OF q garish ature As Mr.
Bryan is to be wei oned merely as O. dis
$tinguished American Il In private life. who
hn a ttrncted world wide attention$ rs one
Of the greatest men this country has pro-
duced, the desire Is to avoid the trap
pings OF litical demonstrat ion. 56S 5#
SO! The parade # will be s up Broad wa y.
through masses OF people lining the side
y walk. to Fifty-nintll 8 treet thence skir 81
Ing the. park to Fl ftil Avenue md then az
down the avenue to the Victoria Hotel.
at Twenty-seventh Street. FIT Avenue
ana Broadway. Mr.. Bryan. ID headquat "a: r.
tiers VIII be at the Victoria Hotel.
Speech Of Bryan.
The doors az the Madison Square Car
( den Will be opened about 40 P. n. and
= 4 band OF nifty pieces or more will fur
fnisIl ID concert from Z to 8 8P. NJ. \; a q the
latter hour the speaking will begtn.. In
behalf Of the Commercial Ira ele rs, "a nti-8
Trust League. under whose alispic es the
reception is to DO held. Harry ". Walker
will open the meeting and Introduce Gov
srnor FOLK. chm irman OF the r eception
u COMMITTEE. Governor Folk. In only q few
words. will Introduce Tom Z. Johnson
q Mayor of Cleveland as presiding officer.
q Mayor johnson, In turn. Will I'M roduce
Augustus Thomas, who will boz the only
&ypeaker In addition to Mr.. Bryan. NJ
Thomas Will speak for i've or 9 ten m =! 2,
ttes only, and the rest OF the time VIII
q be%taken4 up by Mr.. Bryan.
Z ri The amphit theatre OF Madison SQUARE
q Garden will be filled with sea 81 FOR Wis
#ltlng delegations, to whom tickets VIII
: be Issued. These tickle ts will be handed
out in pnckagcs to the chairmen OF the
delegations at the committees headquar-
tiers In the Victoria Hotel. Tickets VIII
he allotted to the various visiting bodies bodies
according to requests sent In to the CON a
mittee. The instruction is TO distribute "
seats as equitAbly as possible to the oil n
fierent sections OF the country . a
The boxes in the Garden Will be APP
portioned to Che contributors OF $50 Or
more toward defraying the expense I Of
the reception. Nv AS the delegates arrive
4 In New York the chairmen should report
to the Victoria Hotel headquarters and
secure tickets for seats allotted to them