Show WeAK EFFORT TO TOE INJURE E DRY BRYAN AN Thomas F Ryan Said to Have Contributed to Campaign Fund of 1904 Lincoln Neb Nob May 30 T S Allen Alien chairman of ot the Democratic state cen eon central committee today denied the re report report report port that 20 had been contributed by Thomas F Ryan to Mr Bryans campaign fund New York May My M y 30 According to a report printed here today Thomas Thoman P F PRyan FRyan Ryan R an contributed to a fund to support a campaign in Nebraska in the tall fall of ot 1904 1901 having for tor its principal ob object object object the election of ot f William J Bryan as United States senator It was stated in this report that Mr Ir Ryan Ry n gave his check to William F Sheehan and that Mr Ir Sheehan gave other othor checks for the amount to T S Allen Alien who was then chairman of the Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic state central committee of or Ne No Nebraska Nebraska braska branka and Is said to have been in New York at the time It is asserted assert d that the doners of ot this fund expected that Mr Ir Bryan would after atter this con contribution contribution contribution give an unqualified support ta t 1 the candidacy of ot Alton B Parker the Democratic candidate for tor president president dent and that Mr Bryan Bran would let letup letup letup up In his attempt pt on financiers who were backing the campaign Ainsworth Neb May lla 30 William J Bryan when asked tonight about the tile statement published in New ew York that I Thomas F Ryan contributed to the Nebraska campaign fund in 1901 1001 declined to make any an statement except to say sayI I 1 shall reach home next Wednesday night I will then see the text of or the Worlds charges and make nake a full tull reply If It Mr Ir Ryan Byan contributed directly or Indi Indirectly to the Nebraska campaign fund I will wiil see that every eer dollar Is returned to him t |