The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-20
THEIR WINE | M0ckER|
New FORKS Humiliation Following
the Convention Defeat.
GOSSIP GOING THE ROUNDS
In Order to Avoid Scandal the Com
mittee From the Metropolis VIII
Pay II Certain Liquor Bin-Wh hat
the Cite. Spent In Their Efforts TO
Capture the Coveted Prize.

The breeziest sort Of gossip rs the result
Of the meeting here last week of the Dem
Ocratic national committee.
New York's unsuccessful attempt TO Sc
cure the Democratic national convention
ends in merry war among the members
of the so-caIled citizens committee.
The war is not over the responsibility
for the defeat OF the New Workers, but
over the question of a brand of wine.
Very much to the humiliation Of the city,
one Of the prime movers of the crusade in
Washington was the agent OF a wine
house. This particular gentleman dis
tiDguished himself about a year ago by
distributing at a Delmonico banquet
proprietary preparation for cleansing the
teeth.
In any other place but New York this act
would have disqualified its perpetrator
from work in an y important pubiicrapac city.
AS a worker to secure the Democratic ma
tioDal convention he was among the few
hustlers. 1t was not apparent until the
season OF refreshments arrived that this
citizen was hustling for firm which sells
wine. and seeks to advertise it by having
1t used by great statesmen.
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There were one OF two other wine agents
also doing business among the members OF
the national committee. and that is how the
row came about. Each tried 10 Guido the
other in liberality. The man who worked
with the committee was supposed to have
q cinch in the advertising OF his wine by
selling 1t TO the citizens committee. So
his rival suggested thai his firm would sup
ply the wine free.
Large quantities Of both brands were con-
sumed, and after Chicago had captured
the convention on straight whisky the
Committee received bill from the gen.
erous agent. Only TO avoid a scandal the
wine will be paid for.
The disa greeable part Of the incident
is that those who contributed TO the
$50. 900 raised in New York 70 secure the
convention have witnessed the expenditure
of their contributions on wine and the
hustling of n wine agent as a promoter
Of New York.
That there should be an investigation
no one will do1bt. nor does any doubt that
the matter will be mushed up without any
investigation at all.
WHAT THEY SPENT.
An temized account of the actual expenses
OF the various city delegations who tried
to outbid each other for the convention,
shows that the cities which had least
chance spent the most money. New York
spent So. 200; Cincinnati 81 500; Chicago, l
ST $50, and st. Louis, $1,000.
The delegation from each city established
headquarters atthe Arlington Hotel, and the
amounts stated were actually expended in
connection with the maintenance OF the re-
spective headquarters.
1t is said. but not believed. that not a hot
tie or wine or a cigar was ordered for the
Chicago headquarters. the expense being
merely for the rental OF the room. decora-
tons and a few neutrality-suspicious. for
the two or three gentlemen who had charge
OF the Chicago boom.
Cincinnati did not reach the scene OF
action until the night before the committee
assembled. vet the Queen City was not lack
ing in that style OF hospitality that delights
the bangers-on around political gathering.
PREPARED FOR A FLOOD.
St. Louis was a liberal entertainer, and
1t is understood the delegation from that
city had prepared 10 flood the Arlington
Hotel with champagne had the result been
as she had anticipated st Louis sent |
bouquets of costly flowers TO the New
Workers, and the latter returned the COM
pliment by sending basket of champagne |
to the St. Louis headquarters prior to the
meeting of the committee.
New York's delegation was the banner |
spender. but ii now appears that that city |
never had a chance to win. for some of the |
committeeman who voted for heronthc early |
ballots were prepared TO swing over to
Chicago as soon as New York begauto look |
dangerous. In the st. Louis and Chicago
headquarters there was free rum for ALI
Corners.