The age-herald., 1899-03-23
THE $1O DINNER
 VERSUS $1 DINNER
From the New York Journal.

Richard Croker and the Bryan democrats spent busy Sunday arranging for the rival Thomas Jefferson banquets to be given on April 13 While 1t was announced at the democratic club that every one of the ,000 seats at the table had been dis~ posed of, and that the Tammany affair was therefore sure to be a prodigious sucA cess, the Bryan men were in conference in Clarendon hall making ready for their dol- lar feast.
 A. J. Boulton, who extended the original invitation to the standard bearer of 96, was made permanent chairman of a comr mittee of one hundred on what Is to be hereafter known as a Jefferson dinner. These one hundred are to represent the Bryan political, single tax tax clubs and labor organizations throughout the Greater New York. And to them will be committed the conduct of the dinner which has been intended for the Grand Central Palace or such other big auditorium as may be finally selected.
 Among those who will serve on the com mittee are Eugene V. Brewster, William J. Mccormack T. M. Daley, William Daley, William J. SchoonmalSer, John J. Hosey August c. Fischer, John J. Foote, Andrew Valentine, J. T. Cronin, W. J. Bosbee, John Mullen, John Danahar, Richard Pat terson, James Halstead, Dr. D. De Kre- men, Martin Danmeyer, president of the German-American Double Standard club; Henry George, Jr., George w. Jones' Charles Cameron, J. J. Freel, Colonel Rich ard J. Minton, James G. Terrier, George W. Thompson, Captain W. c. Clarke and William Burke.
 The title "Jeffersonian" was decided up- on at a late hour and after warm debate Some insisted that it should be called a Bryan banquet. Others argued that 1t should be called Chicago platform ban quet, and still others that 1t should be known as an anti-Croker, anti-Tammany banquet.
 Among those who participated in the ds- cussion were Richard A. Cooney, master workman of District Assembly No. 49 K. of L.; Chairman Brewster, of the Bryan democracy's national ways and means com- mittee; Matthew Barr of the Anal gamated Sheet Metal Workers; George H. Warner Of the International Association of Ma chinists, and George W. Jones, of the Clothing Cutters Union.
 Steward Ross, of the Democratic club who has the caterers end of the $1O feast has already engaged brand new silver ser- vices for the 1000 guests who will attend The display of silver upon the tables is ex. pected to be as fine as that ever witnessed at a similar event in this city.
 The construction of the kitchen on the Thirty ninth street side of the Metropolitan Opera House will begin within a few days. It is to extend nearly half the length of the building between Broadway and Sev- enteeth avenue. Ten ranges will cook the principal dishes which are to appear on the menu. Two chefs, in charge of a sufficient number of subordlnates. will help to fash. ion the various courses.
 Every one of the 250 or more walters will be chosen from members of union a- Dor organizations, according to an agree ment reached between Richard Croker and samuel Prince, representing the Central Federated union.
 MT. Croker said last night that no reply to President Belmonts last message had yet been received from William Jennings Bryan. He pronounced as a fake an al- legged interview with him in the World of yesterday, and also declared to be equally unworthy of credence an alleged list of specially invited guests printed by that newspaper
 So soon as we have received accept ances from the specially invited guests we shall be pleased to say who they are," said MT. Croker. Until then no list can be accepted, as at all authoritative. The World keeps printing interviews without even taking the trouble to send a repre- sentative to see me. Anything aoout the dinner or anything about me that you see In that paper you may assume to be false"
 Former Senator Hill has apparently not yet replied to the invitation sent him. An Albany special to the Journal received last night said:
 Senator Hill is not prepared to state which banquet Democratic club or Chi cago platform) he will attend, nor can he state whether or not he will attend either of them"