| Show BRYAN DRY AN SPEAKS I r IN DES MOINES I I I II Crowds Drawn to Iowa Capital CapitalI by the Distinguished 0 I Nebraskan I SUCCESSION OF ADDRESSES WILL NOT ATTEND NEW YORK BANQUET APRIL 13 0 Des Moines Iowa Jowa April 2 While In InDes InDes InDes Des Moines olnes today William J 3 Bryan Br an put puta a quietus on the speculation as to whether the New York National club had intended that Ire he h should speak or maintain a discreet silence at atthe the ban banquet banquet gnat to be given there April 13 by b air wiring wirIng airIng ing withdrawal ot of his acceptance pf t f the I Invitation to attend He will not be pres present present I I I ent and therefore cannot speak Beyond announcing his decision d in this respect he would not discuss df cuss the mat nat matter mattel ter tel An Easy Solution In view of the discussion which had arisen as to whether the invitation was to make a speech sp ech or merely mere to be bc pres present present ent eat Mr Bryan said that he felt It would be embarrassing boti to the club and to himself to be present in either capacity and therefore he wired President Fox I of the club yesterday esterday morning that he withdrew his acceptance of the invitation invitation tion To be present he would run the risk of being called upon for an extemporaneous speech and to refuse or Co ro 0 ac accept accept accept would be alike subject to criticism and the easiest solution was not to be present at all I Busy All Day I Mr Bryan Bran was kept busy bus from the time of his arrival at Des Moines in inthe Inthe Inthe the early morning until late at night mak making ing lug speeches greeting the prominent Democrats who came from fran every part of ot the state and holding conferences His HI j speeches during the day were nonpolitical ical His first address addres was made at St Josephs academy Then n followed in quick succession other addresses at Des DesMoines DesMoines DesMoines Moines college and Drake university dur during durIng durIng ing the morning After luncheon he spoke to the Bryan Bran volunteers at 2 in iii inthe Inthe the afternoon to the students of the East High school at 4 and nd to toa toa toa a great crowd in University Church hureh of Christ at 5 p m 0 Greeted by Great Crowds He was greeted with great crowds wherever wherever ever he appeared and the demonstration of the college men was especially en enthusiastic The whole day da was suggestive suggestive tive Uc of o Bryans famous campaigning of or 1896 and he stood its strain well This evenings banquet was attended by b many Democrats a hundred or 01 more of o them from out out of the tIle state Governor Haskell of Oklahoma divided divined l ho 0 n ors 1 this find and at the banquet lie Hc arrived with a largo large party of Oklahomans including State Treasurer J T A Menifee and National Committeeman Tate Brady Brad 0 |
