The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-02-05
Committee Expects Big Crowd
and Has Engaged Hall for
Overflow.
SEBRASKAN TO BE GIVEN
LUNCHEON IN NEW YORK
Will Speak in Jersey City in the
Afternoon and in Passaic
in the Evening.

ne New Auditorium under the direc'
on of the Essex County Branch OF thf
Democratic Progressive League, have
cen completed.
The committee in charge of the ar
Engagements las secured another hal
Or the accommodation of the crowd.
The hall originally engaged has 9
Eating capacity of 200. In addition
this the committee has secured an
Or the accommodation of the overflow
his hall has a seating capacity of LOCO
his insures ample accommodation tor
verybody. Should the size of the GRO Nd
anpel the opening of the doors of this
mailer hall. which is the confident eX-
cctation of the committee, all The
pcakers will deliver addresses in both
aiis.
In some inexplainable manner the
Erroneous report that all seats would
G reserved has been circulated, I'd
bond A.. Whittier, chairman of the
Essex County Committee. said this
aorning that he wished it expressly
iated that there has beer no reserva-
ion of seats other than those reserved
Or women and their escorts and the
representatives. OF the press. These
Eats win be reserved until 7:45 o'clock,
hen the entire hall will be thrown
pen to everybody. The doors will be
pen at z o'clock. and from that time
n it viii be a case of first come
rst served"
The program for the day includes a
Incheon, which will be given to MI.
;ryai1 by the special committee named
v Congressman William Hughes, of
'aterson, president of the Progressive
Democratic League Of New Jersey.
This committee includes State Sem
tor William G.. G~ebhardt, of Hunter
on County, chairman; James e. Mar
ne, Of Plainfeld; Edmond A. Whit
or, of Newark; Assemblynan Joseph
+. Tunulty, OF Hudson; j. Spencer
NTH, OF Tenaf1y. and David Harvey,
:, OF Asbury Park.
IT is expected that Congressman
Eugllcs will arrive from Washington
/ time to join Mr. Bryan and the COM
1jttee at the luncheon which will be
at the Lawyers Club in New
iork II noon. In any event he will
,rrivc in. time to join the party be-
1re they leave for this State.
The committee representing the Hud-
bn County Lea que. OF which Demo-
tatic County Chairman James %. Hen
|essey is chairman, will call at the
lnb at / o'clock and escort Mr.. Bryan
Ind as many members of the special
~onlrnittee as can possibly accompany
lin. TO Jersey City, where Mr.. Bryan
! scheduled to speak at : o'clock in
he Majestic Theatre. Mayor Witt
Tenn. OF Jersey City, will preside at
&lis meeting.
AIR. Bryan will speak again in the
fpera house at Passaic, the hour of his
peech being fixed for 6 O'Clock. Con-
FRESHMAN Hughes will be one of those
k.ho will accompany Mr.. Bryan from
crsey City. and he will leave Passaic
S soon as Mr.. Bryan begins to speak,
Preceding the Nebraskan to this city.
\ 1t is understood that as many MEM
Sers Of the special entertaining COM
aittee as can possibly do so will &C
company Mr.. Bryan on his tri-city
our. Those who will positively accom-
.any him are state Senator qebhardt,
ames T.. MARITIME and Congressman
hughes.
Besides Mayor Jacob Haussling, who
vill preside at the meeting as chair
nan, the men put on the reception
ommittee include the following: John
!. Armitage. Police Commissioner John
3aader, former Assemblyman Harry
=. Backus, Freebooter John Barrett,
'harles ]. Beck. Joseph a. Beecher,
;hade Tree Commissioner James a.
berry, Henry j. Berry, j. o. Bigelow,
;amucl w. Boardman, jr., Assistant
ky Counsel Herbert Boggs, Thomas
:. Bowers, Andrew r. Boylan, James
i. Bray. Joshua Brierlcy. Thomas j.
sntler. Thomas r. Brennon, William
%Srennon, former Assemblyman John
ireunig, fire Commissioner 7. Edwin
Burke, James +. Caffrey. Charles 3.
'asalc, John Casale. James Chandler,
George Chandler, Martin Conboy, Will
am b.. Condit, Owen +. Conlon. n. p.
'onlon. former. Assomblyman Patrick
|. Corish, Edward ]. Croll, Washing
on Nj. Cross, DR.. e. Q. Cyphcrs,
'hoinas 4. Davis, Thomas r. Burning,
Henry w. Egncr. ir., Herbert E.
Sblers. former Mayor William II. Il.
fiedler. Aldon Freeman. Alderman
George w. Frey. Or. Albert Frey, John
4. Furman. John J. Gaynor, John ].
iifford. John j. Gillen, Charles L. Gill
en-. Henry J.. Goodrich. William 10,
sormley, Julian A.. Gregory, former
A~ssemblyman John c. Groel, for
ner Assemblyman Simon Hahn,
franklin II. Halliday, Hugh Hal
iday, Board of Works Commits
Toner Thomas Il. Halpin, George b. f
Iannay. DIR. Wilfred II. Harrison
ormer Judge Thomas S. Henry, Judge
'harles F. Herr, Theodore c. Hewson
Henry Hilfers. John Hogan, Michae
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