Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1917 — RALLY OF “DRY” DEMOCRATS [ARTICLE]

RALLY OF “DRY” DEMOCRATS

Bryan Accepts Invitation to Speak in Meeting January 19. Willipm J. Bryan will speak in Indianapolis the afternoon of Friday, January 19, under the auspices of the Dry Democrats of Indiana. This announcement was made Thursday afternoon by James 11. • McGill of Valparaiso following a conference of the executive committee of the Dry Democrats’ organization in the Claypool hotel. The Bryan meeting will be a state-wide affair, open to the general public . and to which will be invited, especially, . the Democrats .of Indiana. The subject will, be ptohi bi t ion and’ the meetin g is one in the cahipaign to make the Dotiycc* cratic party the dry party in Indiana. g - f ■ Mr. McGill went to Washington {two weeks {ago and conferred with Mr. Bryan. At that time the latter said he would hold January 19 open for the Indiana meeting and , immediately on his return Mr. McGill called the executive committee together to consider arrangements I for the meeting. ~ ' ; Special .invitations ‘will probably be ’sent to all the Democratic memj bers of. the legislature’and to the ! members of the state organization. , Several congressional districts ali ready have indicated an intention i.to send a strong delegation to Indianapolis for the meeting and it will not be surprising if what at first was planned as a conference l of Democrats turps out to be one of the greatest demonstrations witnessed in Indianapolis for some time. - . ‘ “<■ When Bryan was in Indianapolis some two months., ago and con- , ferred with ‘ the ‘Dry Democrats who were thep organizing, .the movement to make the party dry. there were some Who did n6t take Bryan seriously in his n/ohibition advocacy. Since his appearance in Washington, D. C., artiere he was sgiygn .one ovations of his life, even the ir Indiana are taking notice and are coming to realize that William J. and the Dry Democrats of the state really have started something. Several chairmen from Various congressional districts reported in Thursday’s conference that the or-

ganization work was well under, way, Pink Bast of WoMhington, ope of the . wheel-horses of Democracy in his Community, showed he hadn't been loafing on the job in the Second district where he has ah organization well way in each county, Dan Pyle’ of South Bend reported progress in his district and several other chairmen made encouraging reports. The Seventh district (Marion county:) has Judge" Clarence \yeir fig its chairman. —Indiana Forum.