New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-08
RHYMESTERS WEARY HIM.
POETS NOW BURDEN THE LIFE OF
EUGENE v. BREWSTER
SAMPLES OF THE LITERATURE WITH WHICH
THEY WISH TO ENIIvEN THE BRYAN DOLLAR

| have broken out afresh. Richard CROKER the plo
neer in the movement, will give his dinner on the
night of April IL. II Is to cost $40 plate. and
there will be the sparkle OF champagne and a
! delicate menu The toast list will be a little weak
perhaps but the dinner will be excellent. the wines
! OF the best and. better than all. Richard Croker
! will beam upon his From the original plan oil
! the Bryan Democrats TO give a 81 dinner have
! two feasts. The Chicago Platform Demo
Gratis will have a dinner the night Of April 10
in the Grand Central Palace. Tickets will be II.
and William ]. Bryan will be the star speaker The
labor men will follow this with non-partisan
Jeffersonian dinner IN the same building on the
night OF April 10. and Mr.. Bryan will speak. Scot
ty" formerly chief factotum Patrick j. Gleason,
of battle-axe fame and ex-Mayor OF Long Island
City, Is making strides In his preparations for a
50-cent dinner. and says It will be great success
Yesterday It leaked out that George Francis Train
was arranging for a dinner to be given at the NILS
House, which is to cost 13 cents a plate; and now
there comes the report that a number OF Brook
lyn Democrats intend to give dinner In the Jener-
son Building in that Borough in memory OF Thorn
AS Jefferson. On the whole, dinner-gving seems
TO be Just about much OF fad now as the
presentation OF loving-cups somo two years
ago.
FROM SEyENTY-EIGHT SPELLBINDERs
No fewer than seventy eight spebinders have
asked for q chance to speak at the dinner on the
night OF April Is, and they've all been turned
Brewster who is naturally tender hearted. found
It difficult TO say mo" TO any one who wanted to
air his Views; but now he has boiler plate finish
his bump of sensitveness. There are other sorts
of fame-seekers who are making life painful TO
Nr Brewster He has been deuged with rhymsters
who assert that the feast will not be complete with
out poetry and song. a man named Pennington from
Bangor. Me-. visited Mr.. Brewster yesterday. and
when no got chance he said that he had poem
he wished made into song for the dinner
well. I'm busy but let 'er go for a
two. just show what it's like" said Mr.
Brewster he tucked some tickets into
velope addressed to Senator Daniel. OF Virginia
Pennington struck an attitude and began:
Young Bryan the bold has come out or the West
with a jaw Of wrought iron and very big chest
Good God. man. hold on there said Brewster
jumping two feet into the air why. holy smoke.
that KIND of song would queer the whole
Now hol' on: the rest amt so bad How's
this?
From tho black stain Of slavery Columbia was freed
But she now Hes prey to the demon Of greed
With his head IN New-York the nsatiate beast
Has his stomach in England. his tail the East"
"Um"' said Brewster. interrupting You're
springing a sea-serpent metaphor on the reporters
They'd roast you for that An animal with mis-
head in New-York and his stomach in England is
too COMPOUNDED long in the neck. He'd get It in
the neck my friend Well let you come 10 the
dinner, Mr.. Pennington. but I'll have policeman
stand near your chair. and there's anything from
Oh
the room'
NOTHING TO DO WITH VERTICAL RAIL-
ROADS"
Pennington sadly folded up his poem and refused
to ride downstairs in the elevator. Il don't take
stock In them vertical railroads." he said re-
ferrlng to the elevator
Paul G. Zimmerman. OF Morristown, y. j., who
spells the word coming with two MS wants to
electrfy Mr.. Bryan and his friends week from
tonight with a song. OF which this is a sample
stanza:
III II 1896 ehe Was RsTr we k10w ,
S S., the oa 1sr en sr BABE ~ d
day"
The chorus to Mr.. zlmmermsns efusion is as
follows: -rt
How can make doiiarr
Cry people every day.
Take luck right by the collar,
Vote 1oH for 's an Il ho sde I psaiy.
Don't let your chances
Then YOU can earn a dollar
Hard will tell you
The man from New-Jersey who believes in taking
luck by the collar Will be kept ice TIL after the
dinner. He's little warm for Mr. Brewster.
Then there the deaf people who voted for Mr..
Bryan and want a seat close to the speakers table.
BY actual tally thirty-eight OF these individuals
have turned up. One OF them reached Mr. Brew
sters office the Tribune reporter entering It.
Mr. Brewster eyed him critically.
Yes yes; I understand" said the weary student
of torts. You're deaf and must be right next to
Mr. Bryan. Can't do It possibly, my friend. Mr..
Bryan Is going TO his megaphone palate that
night. and If you should sit close to him the sound
might utterly destroy your hearing. and we wouldn't
like to do that"
The dinner is not going to be wholly white mans
burden Mr. Brewster received a call from a col
ored Democrat yesterday. who engaged about If
teen seats Mr.. Brewster said special table would
be provided for the colored Democrats.
I'VE don't draw the color line" added Mr. Brew
ster. but the colored people will doubtless feel
more at home II they are by themselves
THE LIST OF SPECIAL GUESTS.
The list OF specially invited guests was COM
pleted last night after good deal OF revision by
the COMMITTEES Invitations. Here is the full list
WILLIAM j. BRYAN. Lincoln. Neb.
GEORGE FRED OWL W!I.LI a,AiS,d Boston
HESRY ME- 4 TEi T;Hn Central City Col
E11eoycsnGT J3TN ?. ALTGEIR 5,S GnicasS
cHAUNCEY F. BLACK. President National Associa-
ton r Ps%GSi' j6H fsS; % csSssnS
iadFe WILLIAM ! exYTo sTo S;eok M!:o0-,
hcAaRD p BANp lebanon Mo-
5 HHNFS : o th6sn4 IL EGF Hamilton
ERNEST Il CROSBY. New-York.
WILLIAM II. HARVEY. Chicago
General PATRICK II. DoWLlNG. Toledo
NORMAN +. MACK, Buffalo
JAMES T. TARV1N. Covington. Ky.
CHARLES A. TOWNE Duluth MINI.
T ya4ts ShM HgFGuR Mxd H!fSEL t NsTl1'
CHAMP CLARK, Bowling Green, Miss.
Mayor JAMES x. INQUIRE OF syracuse
WILLIAM r. HEARST. New York
Colonel WILLIAM l.. BROWN. New-fork
JOSEPH PULITZER. New-YoTk.
Congressman WILLIAM SULIER, New-fork-
ELLIOT DANFORTH. New-York.
Senator BENJAMIN r. TILLMAN. Trenton, s. c.
WILLIS ]. ABBOT. New-York.
JOSEPH w. BAILEY GAINESVILLE Tex.
THOMAS p. WATSON. Thomaston Ga.
JOHN j. FOOTE, Brooklyn
LAWRENCE GARDNER. secretary National Assocla-
ton Democratic Clubs Washington
Mr. CLARK. treasurer National Association Demo