New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03
BREWSTER GETS THE HALL.
BRYAN MEN CERTAIN OF A DINNER AT
THE GRAND CENTRAL PALACE.
THE COLONEL OFFERS TO STEAK AT ANY JET
TERsoNIAN DINNER ON FREE SILVER
a sINGII1-TAXER PAYS HIS COM
P1IMENTs TO CROKER
AND RFIMONT
AND BELMONT.


Eugene " Brewster and his friends in charge OF
the 81 Bryan dinner engaged permanent headquar
tiers in the Grand Central Palace yesterday, where
the Dinner Committee will transact its business
from until April 10. the night of the feast or
the fight. the may be. They announced
that the manager of the building had declared his
intention OF recognizing the Brewster faction
the solo and original lessees for April 49, and that
no would pay attention to the claims OF the
John Brisben Walker faction.
Mr.. Brewster's followers also announced that Mr..
Bryan had on Saturday sent telegram to n close
personal friend of his in this city. who was not
concerned in the dinner dispute at ALL in which the
FREQ silver leader reassertod his willingness to speak
at the Jeffersonian dinner in the Grand Central
Palace April 10. and also his willingness 10
speak at any other genuine Jeffersonlan dinner
given at any other place, by any other set Of free
silver Democrats. on that date. He added that he
would not accept an invitation from any source to
come to New-York and make speech on any
other subject than free silver. This last assertion
seems hardly necessary. Mr.. Bryan has no other
inspiration than deprecated currency.
Delegate Ryan. of the Photo Engravers Union,
brought up the subject of the 81 Jefersonan birth
day dinner the Central Federated Union meeting
IN Clarendon Hall yesterday by declaring that
Jerome Healey. who was first appointed treasurer
OF the fund raised for the dinner, had withdrawn
He told me-" continued Mr.. Ryan. that there
enough labor fakirs on the committee already,
and suppose he was right" Laughter and APP
plause followed Mr. Ryans remarks.
Delegate Prince asserted that his organization
Uhc Cigar Packers had instructed him to have
nothing to DO with the dinner.
President Samuel Seabury OF the Manhattan Sin
glc-Tax Club announced last evening the pro-
sramme of entertainers for that clubs eleventh
annual dinner In honor of tho birth OF Thomas JEFF
ferson. which will take place the evening Of
April lS. nj the Marlborough Hotel at the same
time that the Democratic Club will have its first $40
Jeffersonian dinner. The Singe-Taxers programme
Is ms follows: Toast, Jefferson still Lives by
TT n1y Gf Sy s S T Edward G T ioSs
Johnson Turn En- Loose" by Lillian High; our
principal address at the funeral of Henry George
Chalk Talks" by Dan Beard, the cartoonist; The
the United States" by Charles Frederick Adams;
License to Live" fable. by Bolton Hall
tee said al the meeting of the committee last even
Of the Democratic club replied to Bryan's request
question the prcsden: OF the Democratic club
eyaded direct ANSWER by saying that the dinner
regular dinner given by the club the occasion of
Jeferson's birthday. I would like TO know when in
gave a dinner in honor Of he birth OF jefferson.
shall write Mr.. Belmont letter and tell him that
menda BILE of the Democratic Club in honoring
the birth Of Jefferson by so dinner. but we wish
that this will have been that clubs first Jeffersonian
dinner. whereas we have already given ten Jeher-
t tRere viii be the 81 silver mems dinner and he
workngmcn's dinner. but of the four ours will be
t thf p Brvan was too foxy to be caught at SO
dinner with Richard Croker. Aside from the qies-
in his mind how would IT do for Jenersonan
Democrat to go before the people OF the hltcd
pay pay for tT-' '''''s' " " "