New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
PLANS FOX THE CROKER DINNER
THIRTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE. IT Is SAID.
WILL BE SEATED N THE METRO
POIITAN OPERA HOUSE.

The plans OF Richard Croker and the Board q
Governors of the Democratic Club for a monster
dinner in the Metropolitan opera House on tho
night OF April q. in honor of tho birthday OF
Thomas jefferson grow apace. Judge Dugro. who
is chairman Of the Dinner Committee has had his
own architc-. examine the opera House. and ne re
norris that about thirteen hundred people can be-
seated This will crowd the floor. but II Is OK
pected that fully as many the number mentioned
Will attend. The speakers table will be in the CEN
ire Of the room SO that all may see and hear
The boxes and seats in the balcony will De sold 70
those who DO not care for the dinner. but who wish
TO be present sec the crowd and hear the orators
The Democrats are talking great dea. about
this dinner and many have made the eXtraNagan'
statement that IL Will eclipse any banquet hat has
ever beep neId IN th'- CON "a ~ r,antitv ~
In the numbers VINO attend aI1 in Llr !. III
wine that II l. expected Will De consumed " w
surpass all ohers II T. said tnst Two W. Inv
quarts OF champagne viii be used ana tns u. IA
eyes OF Tammany men + an arg 'ih'n. ".!C ~
rcfutation To the brilliancy 81 the entertain
This dinner however. il has been pointed qu' n
splcndor, Significance ana lnppf,a W v,rc
inferior 90 the great dinner Els'h IN ,ri g fSSt
politan opera House on the night OF APT, 81. ~
in commemoraton ~ n ctnlenr''. ,ba drst
auguration Of George washington A. w ~, ~.
President Of The United states. " lille Only ABOUT
eight hundred people attended thi7 dinner vi,
quantity Of champaign" used "ouid aPp.ai HSSo $50
IS small 20 a Tammany man-u Wa on 81 ~, -
brllllancy and import 1ncc maj Ialin'"2r f IN
posed dinner IS dwarfed N comparison ny ~ ~.
auguraton Centennial Banq9et. We ,i,e, ot,icaI:
the President the Nico-Fresldent 'dDi't viill"''
me Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Justices OF
the United States supreme court ana many r 9Iny,I
men ~ National fame. The speakers were TIest-
1crt Harrison chief Justice Fuller. President T.;
" Eliot William VI Evarts. James Russell Lo"el
and General sherman. . ,,us ,uro
Tho Tammany men preparing 10 bulId t"o
Temporary Kitchens. Three hundred waters thlI.
cooks = hundred wine men ana most ~ SuP,,,.
numerarie= viii be- employed Tickets VII, De SiV
each About the only thing stu unsettled. say ',
minor details If a. TO who VIII Dc me sues's "a
honor Mr. croker said last night ihat theY has
no, been named \ representative from eacn All
r. states Included I'm the Louisian furcnase WIZ
hs tnvfed as This transaction was nIolsnl 49, T.
by Thomas jefferson. DtheIS menu "e yy,ii,an
BRYAN. ex-senator Hn. ex-senator Muipny, OK en
ss1stnr C;orrran Senator James Is Jones * on
eS,eseman bland and Governor McMihh OF n ~
nessee Mr. Croker howeyer refused 10 9'lq LOW and
I,rv.r 4, foin his club and has repuiiaied MN anu
roe eilv.r 40 II Is hardly expected thht he VIII =.
invited Ex-senator iil Is 81 dagsSr-P9, dr sen
e,or Tones and -tOngreSsinan Si"hH az -
oIC@e friends Bryan that IL J. naIIy D''T Tbl.
~ s.e,n 20 reduce Mr. Cookers reported list