| Show JAN BRYAN WITHDRAWS HIS Of 01 Invitation to Attend Jefferson Day Da Dinner of N Y Nation National al Democratic Club HE REFUSES TO TALK OF IT ITlie ITlie ITlie n lie to Attend the tin Hilt Bitt Not to tel n 11 a I h Dos Deut Mollies Moines Iowa April A ril 2 While In itt Des Dos today J Br nl put pill puta a IL quietus on tue tho the speculation as to Urn till oil Jew ew York Dem Democratic club had hall Intended that ho he i or ot maintain a II silence at nt the lie banquet to ii bo given V there thiro April 13 by II l withdrawal ot or othis othis his oC the Invitation to at attend tend He lie will not hut brt present and alII V Beon 1 his hi decision III In Inthis this respect he Ito would not lIot discuss the thc hue matter In view Ic of or Ito Iho discussion loll which lund luul as Uti to whether the was wa to make a IL speech or 01 merely to 10 be b lure Ir out air II sold gold that Iw 11 rout tun it tt would woul bo hue h both to 10 tile tut dull clUb and anel to 10 to bo he present In iii cither capacity fluid find therefore ho lit wired President Fox of or Iho tito club that ho withdrew his of DC tho ho invitation To fn be 1 t present he lie would run tim the risk ot or called upon for fOI an tutu speech ml 1111 to 0 or to accept wOUld Mould bo lie alike subject to 10 nod the thc ens easiest iest leet c t solution WOK win not to be present at ut atall all nil Mr r nr wal tas kept busy from flom the thc lie time limo o of his hl arrival In De 1 III hue curly morning until late at lit night nishi looking speeches tho the prominent neat nent Democrats who en mo from every Cery part port of ot the ItO state and holding COli e ence tires nce Ills during tho the duty day wore Wt ro Ills that wits WIl maulo mado at nt St Josephs academy Then followed folio In 11 I it quick utu bk succession oth uth other at Ii er or addresses at ut Dos Des MoInes college collego and Drake university ty during ul lie Iho t morning After luncheon ho he spoke to tho the Bryan volunteers at lit 2 In lu the thu after afternoon noon to In the Iho students of the tho East Itt high school at 4 t and 1 to a great Areat crowd In lit University Church or at 5 r p m iii mHo Ho Ito was greeted coleel with gleat crowds he lie appeared and tho lie demon elemon demonstration of o th thu college tacit was 19 especial special especially ly I 1 The rho whole day VM was WI tI of ot famous cam Cain campaigning of nf and thud he lie stood Its It strain well V Tills This evenings banquet was attended by liy throngs of or Democrats a 0 hundred or oc mUle more of o them from rout out of or the tho state Gov Gm HI I lI of or Oklahoma divided honors with Bryan this hits afternoon and nn l lat at lit the tho banquet Ho lie arrived with a 1 large party part of o 1111 Including State Stilt Treasurer J A and Inel National Committeeman Tate CLUB cr SAYS NOTHING Now New York April 2 The Democrat V I 1 kt V club public imbue p very el little its It attitude III In tho the matter ot of William III I a 11 J 3 Bryan and the Jailer soul Ion dinner Even I eui n the tha fact that tir lied had accepted d an nit Invitation hm not hot beon been announced d nt Fax oO could COli hi not bo ho reached to tonight tonight night and anti no ono one at club wished to discuss tho tutu action ol of Mr II Bryan In reconsidering his hIli earlier decision to bo ho 1 0 present nt tit the dinner It Is h understood however ho IO r that Unit Mr Fox received Mr It Bryans telegram last night about the tho line Iliac that Harry Walker head of Qt f the tho lie Democratic Pro Progressive IO lea lIo received leeched a II from Mr Ir nn declaring that tho thu latter hatter would have no part urt In Ii a I um tOll banquet arranged In iii rivalry with that of tho thin Democratic club chub Dir CONSIDER MATTER New Ne cw York April 2 William J 1 Bryan telegraphed from Lincoln Neb last night that ho hue would not consider attending a dinner to rival tho Jet Jef Jefferson ferson Orson duty day dinner to 10 bo ho held huell under tho the auspices of the tho National Democratic club on April 13 LI LIi Mr tr i r Bryan was Invited to attend the tho chubs dinner but hut Wits was not nol asked to de tie deliver liver 1111 a II speech II IT II H Hughes of or Springfield Mo Mu offered 1000 toward the expense of nr celebrating If it Mr Ir Bryan would speak at itt u a dinner II nel rite largo large ballroom 1 at nt tho the Waldorf Astoria was tentatively engaged by Mr III lr Bryans friends Crl butt but tho the telegram tel ram flopped all plans for fo a II rival dinner Mr Mt 1 Bryans telegram wits was UD its follows Lincoln V Nob Neb April I Harry Walker No Broadway Telegram just Juat ju t received I am niti very vety much embar embarrassed lII by h I your action dit ll noth log ing III regarding myself without Unit sub suh milling matters to me toe I would not con consider shier sider n a rival rhal banquet Constant public publicity ity lt H very VOl Ol unfortunate Signed 1 WM 11 M J |
