Show I I Why Brown Didnt Speak The failure of Arthur Brown to appear ap-pear at Saltalr on Republican day after being advertised as one of the speakers having caused considerable comment Mr Brown was asked yesterday on bin iIr return from Nephl for a statement a to why he was not present Ilo explained that some days before he was announced as a speaker frI fr-I W II Jones president of the Womans Republican club asked him if he would speak lie told her that it would bo impossible for him to do so but that lie would see her later about tho matter In the meantime before he had been advertised to speak he had made a business engagement for the day of the celebration Mr Brown said that ho had Intended going south on tho morning morn-ing of Republican day but his companion com-panion on the trip failed to meet him at the appointed time which delayed him until evening |