New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-01
BREWSTER IN HIGH GLEE.
He ISSUES TWO DEFIANT STATEMENTS
AS TO THE DOLLAR DINNER.

HE ISSUES TWO DEFIANT STATEMENTS
AS TO THE DOLLAR DINNER.
BRYAN. HE ASSERTS. WILL BE PRESENT
AND sPEAK-LABoR MEN WAITING
FOR SOMETHING TO TURN UP
GUESTS AT THE CROKER
FEAST.
The Chicago Platform faction Of the Dollar
Dinner Democrats, which has taken the control
OF that feast from the labor men, are going
ahead in a pyrotechnic way, while the working
men, undecided and routed, are waiting sullenly
for something to turn up. Mr.. Crokers plans
for his dinner go merry but silently He
will not say a word to who is to be there or
| give any details. 1t was learned yesterday
however that Jefferson NJ Levy is to be Of
the guests OF honor at the ten-doar feast in the
Metropolitan Opera House. This caused some
surprise. but it was pointed out that Mr.. Levy
is a Congressman elect; that he now owns Mon
ticeo. the old home of Thomas Jefferson. IN
whose memory the dinner is given. and 1t Is
! said he processes to be related to the famous
statesman. 1t s for these reasons, the mem
bers Of the Democratic Club say. that he is to
be invited, and not because he carried Mr..
Crokers satchel to the steamer pier, or because
he went abroad in 1897 and offered Mr.. Croker
the nomination for Mayor OF New-York
EX-SENATOR MURPHY TO BE A GUEST.
| Another prominent guest will be ex-senator
! Murphy. 1t is not expected that he Will speak
! however. II was said by some influential Demo-
| Gratis yesterday that since Mr.. Murphys retire
ment from the Senate his voice has been in bad
shape. owing to the hard strain upon IT occa-
stoned by the brilliant speeches he made in that
deliberative body" and that he had begged OFT
| this time and will be excused from speaking
Senator Thomas F. Grady will he the star Of the
| evening in the lire Of oratorical fireworks 1t Is
said. and there will be other speakers. Mr.
| Croker will not talk about this, however. There
are some men who have gone to Mr.. Croker
and in earnest urged him to speak on this occa-
sion. They say that this is an affair proposed
| by Mr.. Croker, arranged by him and given un-
der the auspices of the club which he undoubt-
edly built up to its present strength and power
and that It Is only proper that he should be a
| speaker 1t is hardly expected. however. that ne
! will consent to talk
The following statement was issued by Mr..
| Brewster and his friends yesterday afternoon:
To dlspel all doubts in the minds Of the public
| friends and admirers Of the Chicago platform. and
those who have forwarded money for tickets for a
| Jcnorsonan dinner. We. the duly authorized AT
rangement Committee of Fifteen, in order to settle
| all disputes in future. hereby desire 70 announce
that the ,Iefersonian dinner will be given by Chit
cago platform Democrats on Wednesday. April 49,
Colonel & Nj William nJ Bryan viii be present and make
address All applications for tickets should be
Court.st. Brooklyn with s. incosed for each ticket
desired The following have alreadv accepted our
invitation TO attend and nobody has yet declined
William J. Bryan. George Fred Williams. Norman
+. Mack and Charles A. Towne.
Mr.. Brewster last evening, for various rea-
sons gave out another statement, part ~ which
follows:
It being apparent that there is stll some CON
acter Of the dinner on April 49, at the Grand Cen,
trail Palace It IS deemed wise to make an official
The original committee Of one hundred, com;
posed " ya9ys cNhs ara orsansSeCni o,Ioes
we're carried showing the sentiment nnsnimogs ro
M hTym for Re c9SafiT fbcion az the
party. A. J. Boulton was elected chairman, NJ
Van Week secretary and myself treasurer and the
chair appointed a committee Of seven to engage a
hall and make arrangements = .,,. .o-,,,,.,oo
The minutes OF the meeting OF this committee
on Monday. the 2Oth inst. kept by Secretary John
Hoey show that T NJ DAILY James G. Eft PTeel and
This committee unable to get Iogetherd Ara M
haman B9uoq few days Isd ser IN enSaea the
hall for the incomplete committee OF one huhdreu;
Palace was signed by James J. Freel chairman
D. p Van Week secretary ana Eugene v "'"'
HOW IT WAS ENGAGED.
vybon Il is remembered that Mr.. Van Week was
not secretary and was not treasurer Of the Com
mittee Of Seven. 1T is apparent that the hail was
engaged to US agents for the Committee Oh Oie
Hundred Thereafter and on the same Day our
new adviser who. was informed was III coSe
touch with Mr. Bryan. prepared for our committee
a statement for the press, the tenor and character
Of which changed the character and intent OF the
whole movement. From that moment the movement
was unsuccessful and it was openly charged ana
widely believed that treachery had been pracused
.Lf halle
on the 25th the incomplete Committee or one
Hundred met at Clarendon Hall, put that meeting
was conducted In an unlawful ana improper ihdh,
ner and broken up In CONFUSION Deiote c ~ iau
ratified the action OF the c1mmMtee n OF p, fo
people. and they thereupon assem2led M ia arter GIe1
was obtained and called meeting tor the
night after I and several others had requeste,2
Chairman Bouton to DO So ana nad nee rei ,b
O ni,,on III, mot At the office OF our advise. and
refused To act i'm accordance with the new ian uh-
Committee OF one Hundred, which he again refused
TO do Il finally resolved itself INTO qu' stioh m a
to whether or not Mr. Bryan sanctlohea n our aui VI
visers plans. our adviser said ne had not he3bo b
from MIR. Bryan We then ad)ourhhe ne 4n' n wouG g
then have favorable information from lr Bryan
Seven en- on the 2Sth our adviser said he had been
unable TO reach Mr.. Bryan then declined TO act
Committee of one Hundred was called together
After long wa S oCe wss to there s
cared vacant In the mean time the Committee OF
orv lori Of It's members and thrty.sx out OF the
original sixty-two were present | attended that
meeting and after filling the committee to one
hundred the following permanent officers were
elected Chairman James r. Brown; secretary
Or. George r. ompson: treasurer, Eugene V
brewster new ommittee appointed to ar
range for the dinner. with Jerome O'Neill as Its
chairman.
] completed payment for the Grand Central Pal
acc on March %. and have the receipt. mace N
my name The Committee of Fifteen has had sew
eral meetings and appointed the various sub-com
mittees and now actively engaged In car
rying on and completing the arrangements. agree
ing to the original plans OF the original COMMITTEE
of one Hundred
TO SEAT ABOUT THREE THOUSAND
According to present plans will be able TO
seat about 1900 at table within good hearing dis
tance ~ the speakers. Nearly lC0O seats have been
pad for and applications made for as many more.
| .rornIr,Ittnn reserXa seats nrOmise