Show FALSE REPORTS REPORT ABOUT MATTER Bryan Placed in Awkward Po Position Position Position Regarding Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic Dinner SITUATION NOT OT SERIOUS NEBRASKAN HAS SURVIVED MANY PETTY ANNOYANCES ANN YA CES Washington April 4 Representative Sulzer of ot New York t today day received the following telegram from W J Bryan relating to the Invitation extended to him to attend the Jefferson day dinner d In New York Have withdrawn acceptance The discussion makes It unwise to go Signed W J J BRYAN Expected to Speak The National Democratic cubs clubs In Invitation Invitation Invitation to Mr Bryan to attend the Jefferso i day banquet in New York was conveyed to him himon on the occasion of his recent visit to Washington by Representative Sulzer who is a mem member member member ber of ot the committee on invitations Mr Bryan Brjan Br an in response authorized Mr Sulzer to inform President John Fox of ot his acceptance to apprise him that he preferred to be the last speaker and that his subject would be The Art of Government Opposition Dinner Proposed The making public of his acceptance was followed by b a counter movement on the part of or the faction In the National Democratic club and the statement became circulated that though Mr Bryan would attend the dinner he would not be one of the speakers among whom was scheduled Governor Johnson of Minnesota Judge Harmon and Judge Gray An opposition opposition opposition tion dollar dinner then was proposed but Its promoters did not secure Mr Bryans Bans consent to attend and speak The telegram from Mr Bryan to Rep Representative Representative Sulzer culminated a con controversy controversy controversy disagreeable In the extreme to the NebrasKan say his friends which has been heen given wide publicity False Reports Spread Commenting upon the telegram to today today today day Mr Sulzer said I It is too bad so many conflicting I statements have been published re regarding regarding garding the invitation extended to Mr Bryan by the National Democratic club I do not care to say sa anything about the matter except that I sincerely re regret regret regret gret that these conflicting statements have placed the National Democratic club and also Mr Bryan in a false at attitude attitude attitude |