New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-29
Mr.. BREWSTER EXPELLED.
PIT OUT or OFFICE AS TREASURER OF
LABOR DINNER.
HE HAS THE FUNDS. AND is DIRECTED TO
KEEP THEM. WHILE CHICAGO PLAT
FORM MEN GO on WITH PLANS
tnp TN UEAcT
FOR THEIR FEAST.

jefferson dinner fund Would nc nara 10 Tnd. Is
he treasurer or is he cx-treasurer? Is the prob
lem that Is racking his brain. and at times he
seems willing to bet IL to I on either PROPOSE
ton. He told a collection Of persons calling
themselves Chicago Platform Democrats in Clar-
cndon Hall last night. that tho sub committee
of seven appointed by the General Committee of
Arrangements had in tho afternoon monument
ly fired" HIM from his position as treasurer.
Mr. Brewster asked the meeting TO tell him what
to do about IT, The meeting did almost every
thing else hut that
Mr.. Brewster next astonished his audience by
counselling a virtual surrender to the labor fac
ton which got control Of the affair at the stormy
meeting in Clarendon Hall last Sunday.
"Can we afford to antagonize these men" he
asked "hy going on with our dinner thus
fomentng the discord in Democratic ranks and
injurng the cause Of our great leader? With
your consent will resign as treasurer of that
body. Let them give their dinner. I hope they
will meet with great success. wish them god
speed hope Mr. Bryan will he there and that
they can in some way harmonic the working
men. DO not let jealousy enter your hearts to
such an extent that the cause of our great
leader Will he injured. Please do not
His hearers did not at first know what 10
think Of this milk and water speech. They sat
silent a moment after Brewster took his chair
but only for a moment Then half a dozen
eager men were on their feet at once. calling on
the chairman for recognition great many
hot speeches followed and the upshot was that
a committee was appointed to go on with the
dinner i'm the Grand Central Palace on the night
Of April 10 as If no labor faction dinner had
ever been projected. Jerome O'Neill was named
as chairman and with him are fourteen other
men. including Mr. Brewster. whose cup Of UNI
happiness was filed when he formally In
structed 70 hold onto the money. between Sooo
and 81. 900 which has been already subscribed.
HOPES THERE WILL RE No TROUBLE.
Mr. Brewster was asked by Tribune reporter
what he would do IL the committee Of seven
from which he had Just been expelled shouid
take legal proceedings n recover the money from
him The question shocked him. y sincerely
hone" he said. that this unhappy strife VIII
not be dragged into the courts. IN the damage
Of the cause OF our great leader
But II the other side should proceed tn
such lengths. what would you do"
Il should he obliged. said Mr. Brewster
with n slight shudder. "to-to-defend myself.
Have you heard from Mr.. Bryan to-day
ct decline to say whether have or not said
Mr.. Brewster Then he added: 1T was con
fdential"
Did Mr.. Bryan agree TO speak at your din
ner as we'll as at that of the other faction?
Mr. Brewster hcsitated. Then he said y
will give Won a written reply" and he wrote
az follows. Mr.. BRYAN has several times tele-
rraphed that ne will address meeting nj
Chicago platform people on April ~. All other
messages received from him are confidential
obae In nj
10 requests for information In one Of them he
reviewed the whole squahble IN these words
When the dinner had ASSUMED Nationa. shape
Club like the Of funeral, We uhe committee
OF Sev,nD received an invitation from gentlemen
o close friend ~ Mr.. Bryan who lives Al lrVlns'Vn-
on the hudson. ] WIS unable TO attend, bu, In'
other siN members accepted nc invitation ahn a.
cepted that mans counsel. Believing MN 10 n9 ~
touch with Mr. Bryan ais" 5cCgp'e4 M p..,XVvTiIi
Won address meeting in New-Y ok ~ the 'mcago
Platform PEOPLE IN thc 'i5'ma aa,n in ~ wYSrk
~ thu Grand Central Falac" OF chicago f'"'''rH'
There Vas A change last friday, and the com
mitfee decided that tn dinner was 10 be work-
insman's dinner ana non-p"Itsan oro Mr. Fryan
consents and will be present y suTh LndnSy -
made lie reped - know ma MAJ, am m GGns s n%
cess Rememhe- You are making history gentle
men COMPLAINTS AND REGRETS
When the newspapers reported the change in our
rroe1ano.no many people came to mo with com
nlaints and regrets They insisted that tho com
rit.ea must have been bought want ~ tel YOU
here that think tho committee arc al
sincere and have acted ~ they thought for me
best.
on SUNDAY afternoon my colleagues on the, com,
mittee asked re 10 reratity Their action t''q
need not talk about what happened At The sunday
meeting AZ % meeting yesterday 'NohuaN, j" W.
them refused. and asked them to call meet
ing Of the committee nat nad app%h1eu tn me Tine
for any passion There WAS too much AZ stake
They asked me DO you want 70 thwart the VIII
! said i was appointed bv the Committee Of One
, ana 6pIo kad" NV VIZ Mr. Rryan Then asked
,.can Won Assure me- that Mr. Bryan is satisfied
YIN y Ggro P" a. 2 2oa nave E,l onncd Mr. o
promised not to give his nemel TOD me rf5,,
would show u IN the morning. When this morning
came there was no assurance 49,. -.-,.,.. ,
I declined 20 act further with the committee.
was threatened End catoed. A. last they voted to
declare my place vacant
Mr.. Brewster then added mild request that
q committee be appointed N confer with the
rude labor faction. and try - restore harmony.
AN ATTACK Of MR.. WALKER.
Chairman James r Brown next took the floor
m combat this faint-hearted idea. He was IN
p fighting mood and carried his hearers with |
him
The conduct Of those fellows on sunday he |
said shows it will do 10 good to confer with |
them. Any attempt ~ ours after harmony will |
only produce a free fight They are acting in |
the interests Of John Brisben Walker. who has |
been referred to often as Mr. Bryan's friend |
Mr. Walker can no m6re sneak FOR Mr.. Bryan |
than can Croker. Walker is trying 10 build up |
a Democratic organization with John Brisben |
Walker as the so-caed leader. He sent for |
me once told me he against Croker and |
asked me if | was with him. | told him | was |
with any man whose platform was radical |
enough He submitted his platform 10 me and II |
vas Mandy PANTY. / would sooner be governed |
by Croker than by an ass, and so had nothing |
more 10 do with Walker.
"One thing is certain. II Mr. Brewster stays |
with Us they will have no dinner. II We don't |
give the dinner on the 18th there will be no |