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Show DEP20JMTS PLKN ' ' if f KEPTION TO : BRYAN' FEBRUARY 1 Chairman Marfineau in Correspondence With Nebraskan to Ascertain His Wishes; Public Meeting to Be Arranged Ar-ranged and Banquet May Be Given. A public reception will be a feature of the visit of William Jennings Bryan to this city Friday, February 1. L. R. Martineau, chairman of the Democratic State central cen-tral committee, is now' in correspondence with thestin-guished thestin-guished Nebraskan, relative to the details of the entertainment. enter-tainment. Mr. Bryan is being brought to this city by the Ep-worth Ep-worth league of the First Methodist church to contribute a number in its star lecture course. The Democrats do - not propose, however, that he shall be monopolized by the I churchmen. They will send a committee to the railroad statiou to meet him, and will demand as much of the vis iter's time as he is able to give them. rangements will be made so soon as w hear from him." "No Banquet," Says King. "Let there he a public reception, as unrestricted and democratic as it is possible to make It," declared Judge V. If. King, formerlv a member of CongrressL "This would be in accord with the true Brvan idea. We all want to hear him speak, if possible, but at all events everybody Democrat and Republican, Re-publican, man and woman should be given a chance to (jreet him. not as a political leader, but as a distinguish! citixen the city's guest. , "I am inclined to oppose the "banquet idea. Too few persons could attend such a function.'' Chairman Martineau expects to hear from Mr. Bryan, regarding his wishes, within a few days. Definite plans will then be made. This much has been decided, de-cided, however: A reception will be given, even If the lecturer's dates require re-quire that It shall be only a brief affair. It is proposed to give everyone in the city, or as many as possible, opportunity opportu-nity to shake hands with the man who twice headed the Democratic national ticket. Ob the. surface, at least, the reception re-ception will be as democratic as possible. possi-ble. In accordance with the principles of the great Commoner. But if time will permit there will be a banquet also, and. if possible, a public pub-lic speech will be made bv the Nebraska leader. The lecture, of course, is entirely entire-ly non -politics). ff a pub..c address is 1 delivered the local Democrats expect Mr. Rryan to discuss Jeffersonian principles. prin-ciples. A Conference Possible. Then, if his visit '"an possibly be extended, ex-tended, the men who have the lesder ship of State pemovracy in their keep ir. will arrange to sandwich in a con feren''e at which the big men of the party in t't.ih will dis"us political matters mat-ters with their (pies'. Or' .'niir. we are anxious to show Mr. Brvan everv attrition possible.'' said ' hainran f,rtlno!a this morning. We propo that thfre shall be a re eeption. if nothing els". If it is possible we shall insist that he make a publie address, in addition to his lecture. It he is here long enough to permir so many forms of en? errair.rr.ent for hm and us I should alo favor the giving of a banquet in his honor. "I fear, however, tha his stav will be limited to only a few hours, in whi.'h .-ase we shall have to ennfine th enter j tainmenf to the reeeption. Definite ar |