Show WANT BRYAN TO ATTEND Mavor of Chicago Requests G A R to Invite Nebraskan Chicago July 13The Post today says The fail that William J Bry sa an has not been Invited to attend the Grand Army encampment to be hold hero next month was brought to the attention of Mayor Harrison today aa and tho Mayor at once addressed a letter l to the encampment committee pointing oul the omission Unless at the meeting of the G A R which President McKinky is certain to attend at-tend t the same attention is paid to the Presidential candidates of both parties Mayor Harrison said the encampment would pass without the official recognition recogni-tion of the city Regarding reports that the G A R encampment Is to have a political aspect as-pect Executive Director Harper said tonight There Is absolutely no politics poli-tics t on the coming campaign Never In I the history of this organization has here been an annual encampment lo which the President of the United States has not been invited as the Chief Executive of the Nation When the formal Invitation was sent by h Gen John C Black chairman of the committee on invitation lo President McKInley a similar invitation was sent to W J Bryan The President has accepted Mr Bryan immediately acknowledged the receipt of the Invitation Invi-tation but did not give a definite reply |