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Show BRYAN TO LEAD DEMOCRATS'. Chicago. Aug. 29. W. J. Bryan will lead the fight of the Democrats himself him-self in the central and eastern states. He will take command next week in Chicago, and then will begin an invasion inva-sion of Republican territory, for he has decided to stump Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Jersey and West Virginia. Vir-ginia. This change of plan was announced today by Senator J. K. Jones, chairman chair-man of the Democratic national committee, com-mittee, and Mr. Bryan's itinerary is now being worked out by J. G. McCon-ville, McCon-ville, chairman of the speakers' bureau. .Air. Bryan will leave Lincoln Friday night. On Saturday he will speak at some points in Illinois on his way to Chicago. He will reach Chicago Mon- I day. and on that day will make his I Labor day speech here. He will then j go to Milwaukee for the big Democrat ic picnic special. He will be at Fort Wayne Sept. 13. and the next day will be heard at Columbus. O. These are all the dates that have been definitely decided de-cided upon, but it is settled that Mr. Bryan will go to St. Louis next week before going to Milwaukee. His trip to West Virginia comes early on the programme. From West Virginia it is expected he will swing around the circuit cir-cuit into Maryland, New Jersey and New York, and then he will turn'west-ward turn'west-ward once more and devoe some time to Ohio and other middle western states. Charles A. Towne left Chicago tonight to-night for a speaking trip that will carry car-ry him into all parts of the country. Mr. Towne will make his first speech on Friday at some point in Idaho. Then he will go into Washington Oreiron California and Arizona, where he will spend three or four days. Starting from Kansas he will make speeches in Nebraska and put in an entire week in South Dakota. He will get back to Illinois Il-linois Oct. 1. and after making a number num-ber of speeches in this state he will go south to speak at Louisville, Memphis and Atlanta. He will spend several days in Ohio. From that state he will go to New York, where speeches will commence at Buffalo. He will then go back to Michigan. Indiana and Illinois, reserving the last week for Minnesota. |