The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-28
BRYAN JOINS
 AK-SAR-BEN Initiated Into Mysteries
 of Order. MEETS OMAHA BUSINESS MEN The Chief Speaker at a Democratic
 Flagpole Raising. During the Forenoon Journey Across the State of Nebraska, Mir. Bry- an Delivered Addresses to
 Large Crowds. 

Omaha. Neb., July 27.-William ]. Bryan was tonight admitted to the mysteries of the Knights of Ak-Sar- Ben, an order composed of the business men of Omaha and the State of Nebras- ka- A large number of Lincoln busi- ness men came to Omaha to participate in this initiation.
 Mir. Bryap's welcome on his return to Nebraska from his trip to Chicago to meet Democratic leaders. was non- partisan, but none the less cordial. Ar irving here at o'clock this afternoon he was met by committee from the governing board of the Knights of Ak Sar-Ben and escorted to the Omaha Club. where luncheon was served. At o'clock he was speaking at pole raising by the John A. Creighton Dem oeratic Marching Club. At o'clock be was guest of the Ak-Sar-Ben di- rectors at a dinner at the Omaha Club Here Mir. Bryan spoke briefly. Ike was followed by Congressman G. M. Hitchcock. Mayor James c. Dahlman and Victor Rosewater, Republican Na- tional Committeeman for Nebraska. The name of the organization of which he is the guest, is the word Nebraska spelled backward and Mir. Bryan said 1t appealed especially to him whose ha- bitual backWardness has been a mat ter of comment. He thanked his hosts especially for their invitation to join their order as 1t would put him In touch with the representatives of the busi- ness interests of the State declaring that he had heretofore found it difii- cult to get within speaking distance of the business men of the country.
 Mir. Rosewater, in his remarks, de- ciared that the two greatest sources of advertising for Nebraska in recent years had been the distinguished guest a N1 tt1 aw.iu tnx tNh Sxyoa taininG him.
 After the dinner the party was ta- ken in automobiles to the castle, where MT. Bryan. with several other candi- dates. was invested with the honors of knighthood according to the rites of King Ak-Sar Ben.
 Chooses q Substitute.
 Very entertaining are the many fea- lures of the initiation including q "battleship trip around the world' for the candidates. By gracious permis- sion of, his majesty. MT. Bryan chose Rs his substitute for active participa- ton in these rites. Charles A. Cotter- ill. of the Washington office of the As- soeiated Press. and. when the initia- pressed the opinion that he "got all that was coming" to his distinguished pricfpaa.
 Mir. Bryan and party will return to Lincoln tomorrow morning.
 At 2 o'clock this afternoon Mir. Bry- an was the speaker at the Democratic hag pole raising by the John A. Creighton Marching Club. Mfr. Creigh- ton was the Omaha millionaire who gave largely to Mir. Bryan's first cam paign and who is said to have financed Mir. Bryan personally at that time. Creighton was heavily interested in Montana silver mines. While speaking at this hagpole incident, MT. Bryan posed before a moving picture machine, the films of which are to be used at the National Corn Exposition at Omaha during December.
 During the forenoon Journey across the State or Nebraska, Mir. Bryan de- lievered addresses to large crowds at various points. The first speech was at Des Moines where he spoke from a truck in the station. He took the Dem yer platform as his text and declared that 1t specifically set forth the re- forms for which the people of Iowa had been contending. At Stewart he de- nounced the Republican leaders in Con- gress for falling to enact remedial leg islarion which the President had rec commended.
 An incident of the trip which pleased MT. Bryan very much was the presen- tation to him aboard the train at At iantic of several campaign contribu- lions in sums of $5 and $10 each.