New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
SETBACK FOR BRYAN MEN.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS GET CONTROL
OF THE DOLLAR FEAST
EUGENE V. BREWSTER ISSUES SAD
FAREWELL. AFTER BEING TOLD TO
KEEP QUIET-FREE-SILYE LEAD
Err MAY STAY AWAY.
Err MAY STAY AWAY.

The dinner to be given by the Dollar Demo-
Gratis the night Of April 10 is about as fruit
full OF surprises the late lamented gentleman
to whom Mrs. Partington lovingly referred as
"the vaseline man" The plans for the dinner
took a complete and sudden change yesterday.
From the head and front Of the movement Eu-
gene v Brewster was reegated To the rear
ranks. and Alfred j. Bolton. OF the Stereo-
typers' Union. suddenly elevated to supreme
control. Mr. Bolton the man who conceived
the idea OF the dinner. so he and his friends say.
He mapped II out he arranged for II, and Just
he about to put his plans in operation.
according to his admirers. he suddenly found
Mr.. Brewster Stealing his thunder" He and
his friends complained. and II was decided TO
muzze Mr. Brewster 1t said further that
Mr.. Bolton is a keen politician n candidate for
office in Brooklyn that he expects to make great
political capital out Of this dinner. and does not
want 10 have any OF his work unappreciated
meeting will be held at Clarendon Hall tonight
To complete details for he dinner. 1t was said
yesterday that at this meeting Mr. Bolton would
"unmask Mr. Brewster and come to the front as
the real leader and champion"
The most important development Of the day,
however was that the dinner is to he one Of
no political significance. Bryan Is 10 be invited
Il
result OF the turn things have taken he will
not come The truth of the matter is that the
men who started out to make the dinner
great demonstration in favor OF the Chicago
platform and the Bryan Democracy have struck
a snag. The labor men have captured all the
committees and there will be no Chicago plat
form dinner after all The dinner to be held
in the Grand Central Palace on the night Of
Ea fol -rratf and
is all Colonel Bryan has not yet been informed
Of the change in plans. and those who are in
charge OF affairs do not seem to be bothering
their heads about letting him know.
MR. BREWSTER SAD.
Mr. Brewster who has given much time to
making plans for the dinner. looked sorrowful
and disprited yesterday. He sadly acknowl-
edged that he had been superseded in control.
and talked in a discouraged way. The turn
ing down" Of Mr. Brewster was brought about
because some Of the labor men thought he had
occupied too prominent a place The latter got
together therefore. nominated a number oil
committees made other plans. named a Press
Committee the chairman Of which was to fur
nish all information and told Mr.. Brewster in
polite and diplomatic terms 10 keep his mouth
shut and let the Press Committee do the work
Of giving information to the papers. This was
more than Mr. Brewster could stand, after the
labor men had repudated the Chicago PLATFORM
and had declared that the dinner was to be
labor dinner pure and simple, and that no men
ton Of the Chicago platform was to be made
Mr.. Brewster made the f6nowing statement:
The Committee Of Seven appointed last Friday
night by tho Committee OF one Hundred decided
lar night that the jefferson dinner should pe
purely labor demouslra tiOn. and authorneu lne
publication of statement showing thr purposes
and objects thereof. which presume VIII De duN
made public ,,. .., 80. ~,
interviews shall be given out except through ~"
Tross committee at the headquariers. ana
therefore decline 10 he interviewed further on 'hS
subject. . ,,,o- hobolf
of the Democratic National Ways and Means COM
nitfno for Kings County Of which am chairman
th,t the elimination of politics from the movement
In no wav slguifc. that the Chicago platform mas
been forsakcn 10y its adhor"nts even thongh j. u"'S
NOT figure i'm the dinner party - .
without doubling the wisdom or the commute III
making IL a labor demonstration. ana WhI" II u
trtIr that this characterization may be the means
Of crvstall.Zing public sentiment wh"r" partisan.
shin might not I only regret that ms one SIta'
oprortunltv of eliminating from our ola ,Jeiier-
s6nfan uartv irralevont men and corrupt leaders
shall perhaps De neglected in order To accomplish
anof her ana possibly more important OBJECT, 80,
Democracy ana the Chicago platform VIII sun
march onward 10 the battlefield Of 1900 where suc-
cess undoubtedly awaits Il.