New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-21
TANlfANYLEADERS ALARMED.
EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS MR.. BRYANS
LETTER.
CROKER AND BELMONT SAID TO FEAR IT'S
EFFECT UPON THE RANK AND FILE
OF THE INTERPRETATIONS
FOR THE DOLLAR DINNER.


Tammany leaders plainly alarmed last night
on account Of the letter sent by William jennings
Rrvan declining the invitation to attend the dinner
NJ the Metropolitan Opera House on the evening oil
April %.
R,chard Croker who must have seen copy OF
Mr. Brvan's letter or known OF its contents de-
cared last night at the Democratic Cluo that ne
had no idea when Nj Bryan letter would DO re-
ce,yed by Mr Belmont. He protested IN an on
hand way TO be entirely indifferent on the subject
Other members OF the Democratic Cluo sa'u '"oS
knew that the letter Of Nj. Bryan had been re-
ceivcd and there reports at the ciuo 'hS'
.ha lAter was Of character to cause serious trou-
lie IN the Tamrany ranks. because many members
Of the organization were known TO be IN sy1npa'n!
with Mr.. Bryan .,
Perry Belmont. the president OF the Democratic
,.,uh remained away from the clubhouse and
la 10, ha found at his house by newspaper men.
Who were anxious to get copy Of Mr. Bryan
,et,er and hear any comments that MI Belnoh'
might care 10 make upon the references 10 Hi"s'i
=, the letter II was believed that Mr.. Biyah h"u
decided 10 come 10 the city and attend the OPPOSE
lion one-dollar dinner on the evening Of April To-
80 coma ~ the Tammany men declared that such
oc,,on would cause split in the Tammany ranks
as we'll as in the ranks OF the Democrauc parry
Of the state. Some of them said that MT beinonl
and Mr. Croker had tried hard TO have the reuter-
OF Mr. Bryan suppressed, fearing It's efiec' uPo"
the rank and file OF the organization
CHESTS AT THE DOLLAR DINNER.
The committee elected TO take charge OF the ar
rarren,ents for the 81 JeTerson's Birthday dinner
which is 10 be in opposition TO Richard OToheI
more pretentious feast met behind closed dooS yes
,erday at No. 81 Centre-st. Arthur j. Boutoh o.
the Stereotypers' Union. presided. ana the o'"ei
members OF the committee present included OoiVei
n ! Hinton James J. Freei, John H0sey, o. UdS
Hrooklvn Central Labor Union; John NJ; PaISi "a
he Metal Poishers and Buffers Union RlcH4iu -
Cooncv master workman of District ASStHlol! w.
40 Knights of Labor and Eugene y. BIeWSttI' a.
The most important business transacted ;tts ~ !.
mixing out OF the list of invited guests Wh ch II
Was decided would be follows Colonei Mlineih
Jennings Bryan Governor Pingree OF Mich en- Sn
Governor Aliged of Illinois. May or Jones 81 ~
iedo Senator Benjamin Tillman ON W"I I,oT
Samuel C;ompers president Of the American 80
rration OF Labor: John y. Parsons. FeIeIal Jus g
ICY Workman OF the Knights OF Labor: J9u&" "a:
nor John Brisbcn Walker. Edward NJ Gr44qt. ~.
" J. O'Sullivan Tom Johnson. W. II. harse;'
Eliot F Danforth W. NJ Temple Emmet PIes,-
dent of the Continental League; eXC
Jerry simpson Champ Clark and CohSreSs"'""
White. OF North Carolina. -, .o.,-,, r.oe
Among the subjects discussed al the neetInS w
the Kind Of a dinner that could be given iOl 81
Mr. Hosey the secretary OF the committee. shy
that the men who would attend the dinner WoI.U
willingly pay more than 81 II II was necessary