The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-17
GREAT SUCCESS
Mss EeE,YOrk DemOc-scy's Dol
lar DinneT-Col. Bryan's
Hearty ReeeptlOn.

OcratS at Ahc Gtdhu Ntulldl I.NltH To-
might in point OF numbers was one of the
biggest affairs ever held In this city.
| Nearly 3 900 men and women SAT down at
/ long tables in the various rooms or the
| big palace. There were all kinds OF peo-
pie there, dressed in all kinds of clothes.
White men elbowed with colorcd mon.
land white women with colorod women.
There were four Japanese and three
| Chinese present. but the Chinesa were
merely spectators and sat up u the Sec
ond gallery. They said that they had
come to see Mr.. Bryan.
] The main hall presented a different as
pect from that of the metropolitan opera
house at the ten dollar dinner off The
democratic club There were boo uower
embellishments, but just great long ave-
nues OF tables covered with plain white
Iplates. The only ornaments were lunches
of celery and graniteware coffee pots.
The boxes about the hall were fcstcoa-
ed with flags, with silken banners sus-
pended between the flags. At che back
| of the stage were two American flags
draped one hearing the portrait OF Jcf-
ferson, ana the other he nortralt OF
Bryan Small portraits of Bryan were
interspersed between the flags ou the
balcony.
On the stage was an immense floral
horse shoe Of carnations, roses and hcii-
otrope It had worked IN flowers. the
words "Womens Bryan League" Bee
low in red carnations on white roses was
tho name Bryan" Surrounding am were
the numerals "lG 10 ].
Back on one of the cano bottom chairs
was a magnificent boquct OF roses Bu.
not even on the guests table was thcre
a single flower
Looking up from the top tlor the hall
presented a scene such as Is seen lt west.
ern barberques or Rhode Island clam
bakes
A brass band Of 30 pieces on tho balcony
dlscourscd music throughout the even
ing The diners began to arrive at the
Grand Central at o'clock.
There were 15O policemen in and about
the palace.
The women to the number Of AS diucd
In the long hail just or tho second gall
lery. Thcy sat down 10 The tables at
$500 The first excitement of the cvcu-
ing occurred when the Russian Am s1clu
democratic association 250 strong from
the eighth assembly district. marched in
rhey were reoeived with cheers.
There was no concerted attempt To- sent
the 5000 diners simultaneously All We're
told 10 go I'm and sit down About near
ly every seat of the mems troblo was oc-
cupled, and the service began. over 500
walters started out into the main hall
with soup few minutes before T.
The menu included soup. fish, roast
beef, turkey, ice cream coffee and ci-
gars
Three thousand bottles Of wine were
gratuitousy served by a wine company.
APPEARANCE or BRYAN.
w j Bryan did not arrive until short
ly after z o'clock Crowds on the out
side signaled his appearance by trcmond-
Gus cheering lie came IN a cab and was
escorted through a tremendous crowd go
the waiting room outside the main Aal
Then he was escorted to the guests "a
bic, n long table I'm front OF he platform.
Following came the speakers OF tLo
| evening. The band played "Tlhl - the
Chief as Mr.. Bryan was hurried down
one OF the main isles. There was tree
mendous cheering and waving of nap
klns Diners stood on chairs ana tables
waving franctcally. The demonstration
lasted for hyo minutes. Among hose
who sat at the guests table were:
James r. Brown, president IN his right
w j. Bryan, on his left chaUos A..
Towne. O. H. p Belmont WI Yam S.
McNary, Mayor J. L. Rhimoohi OF Cow
mgton. Ky; George Fred Williams, cN-
Congressman William r. Ryan n Rocn-
ester; A. s. Townson, OF virginia; Col.
Thomas Smith of Va: ana John Clark
| Ridpath.
The crowd was a thorougn.y represent
ative one and before the dinner WAS
concluded hundreds OF the diners lcfi
THEIR seats an crowded about The guests
table an began to shake hands with Col
Bryan. This was stopped with much
difficulty
At 0 the committee and the speakers
ascendad TO the platform. Mr.. Bryan
received a vociforous ovation the diners
again in many instances standing or
chairs and tables aul the women waving
napkins wildly.
James b. Brown caliel the meeting I,
order and introduced Geo. Frel VIII
Hams Of Massachusetts, who was givel
a fine reception.
The crowds ln the galleries meantime
had Increased and there were at lcas
600 people In tho hall. The mention o
Henry Georges namo evoked an extra
ordinary demonstration.
BELMONTs SPEECH
O. H. =. Belmont, was next introduce
and ln the course Of brief speech, b.
said:
Tonight the east extends its hands o
welcome TO tho west ana is ready 10 d
honor 10 one of her great sons OF whof
she g. justly proud. Let this be "a
sign that tnere is po north, no south, u
. east. no west in the democratic party
9 whatever. our individual local or scot
D ional opinions are, Tot us express then
and let them boz respected; this Is tn
j. sold Of democracy. But when after thcs
=, opinions and conditions have been SUI
y mitted to our chosen leaders in eonys
!. ton. when they have slfted them dow
ana chosen the material from which o.
\ platform is to be constructed, then let Z
with one voice. say this is the platfor
+, upon which we shau stand. shoulder
N shoulder as a unit to win or lose.
i I'VE have reached a point when demo
~ racy must rule or the heirs OF this gre
H. republic that We know of must bow tht
necks 10 the most powerful plutocrai
the world has ever yet known. mind 50
not even "a national plutocraey. but an 1
- ternational plutocracy, without faith
kind which VIII drag us to the most a
" ject slavery Today the people are wa
~ ing up 10 the fact that the freedom
man Is the question.
- The issue viii be in 1900 are We 20
/, controlled by cosmopolitan money pow
! or are we % eb free men Of this gre
NJ repubHc7 Nothing more, nothing less. z