Show I PLAN PAN SPOILED BY MR DRY ORYA AN Nebraskan Refused to Attend Rival Jefferson Day Dinner in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York April 13 New ew York April 1 William J Bryan telegraphed from rom Lincoln Neb tonight that he would not consider attending a dinner to rival the Jet Jef Jefferson Je Jeferson ferson day da dinner to be held under the auspices of the National Democratic club on April 13 Mr Ir Bryan Bran was invited to attend a the clubs dinner but hut was not asked to de dc deliver deliver liver a speech H H Hughes of ot Springfield Mo offered 1000 toward the expense of celebrating Jeffersons birthday of Mr Ir Bryan Br an would speak at ata ata a rival dinner The large ball room at the Waldorf aldorf Astoria was vas tentatively engaged by Mr 11 Bryans friends but the telegram legram t tonight stopped all plans for a k rival rhal dinner Mr Ir Bryans Brans telegram ram was as follows Lincoln Neb April 1 I Harry Walker Valker No Xo SO Broadway Telegram Just jus re received received I am very Cr much embarrassed by your our action Please do nothing regarding myself m s without first submitting matters I Ito to me I would not consider a n rival rhal ban banquet met Constant publicity very nn unfortunate unfortunate nate Signed WM Wl J J BRYAN |