New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-20
BRYAN AGAIN HOLDS FORTH
HE TALKS ON "JEFFERSON" BEFORE
THE wORKINGMEN.
NOT so WARMLY RECEIVED. HOWEVER AS
AT THE FEAST OF THE CHICAGO PLAT
FORM PEoPLE-THE OTHER SPEAKERS.

The third and last Of the Jefersonlan dinners
for this season Is over. II there had been one
more that statesman's memory. in this city at
least would have lost heavily in popularity.
As It is. he seems to have widened instead Of
healed the breach between the local factions of
the Democratic party. and made the general
public feel rather weary Of all their pother.
The one given last night at the Grand Gen.
trail Palace called the workingmens dinner
1t only cost ST. but II the number Of those who
attended It is any criterion William Jennings
Bryan is by no means popular with the genu-
Inc labor element here as he is with the theor-
lists. cranks and Socialists who thronged the big
hall at the former 81 affair." where the crowd
numbered at least four thousand Not more
than fifteen hundred were served with the sim
pie ingredients Of the feast last night. though
two thousand were expected About three hun
dred more found seats in the balconies.
When the 16 to 1 necromancer entered the
place, he called out no such extravagant well
come as he got last Saturday night. There was
some applause. of course. and a few men under
the galleries raised shout, but there was no
one to take it up. The great mans reception
came perously near to being frost.
1t was more a. John Brisben Walker dinner
than anything else. Mr.. Walker presided Colo
mel Bryan took his seat at Mr.. Walkers right
hand at the table Of honor. which placed
upon the stage. that all men might see the Ne
braskan eat, without the crowding which char
acterized that function at the Chicago Platform
mems dinner. At Mr.. Walkers left sat Mayor
S. NJ. Jones, Of Toledo. Others at this table
were DR.. McGlynn. Charles Frederic Adams,
Ernest II. Crosby John S. Crosby. O. r. p. Bel
mont Justice Gaynor and William Temple En-
met. Near the head OF the centre table the
floor OF the hall, right at the feet Of the Silver
Prophet, sat John c. Sheehan and Colonel Will
lam L.. Brown Eugene V. Brewster was dis
covered in far corner Of the hall. He was in
duced to move up near Messrs. Sheehan and
Brown, but at an adjoining table. Congress
Sulzer sat not far away.
A STRIKING FEATURE.
One Of the most striking features Of the affair
was the presence of women at the tables, dining
with the men. There must have been five hun
dred of them. It was good deal of a womans
affair anyway. On the official printed list of
invited guests Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson
stood at the head. and when she came In. the
dinner being half over. 1t was discovered that
Colonel Bryan was sitting In the chair reserved
for her. He was asked to give it up and did so.
the awkward situation. Giving place is not his
forte
Miss Helen M. Gould was also an invited
guest. When the chairman in introducing Mrs
stetson later on referred to Miss Gould as in
some sense a working woman. ne brought out
round OF hand-clapping.
The decorations OF the hall consisted Of the
American and German flags. draped alternately
too Q tba
big piece of white canvas had been stretched.
bearing I'm black letters these words "a sys-
tenn of political economy will yet dawn which
will perform well PROMISE which will rain
the riches of nature into the laps of the starving
poor" Nowhere could be seen any sign Of JEFF
ferson. This brought to the attention of
the committee. and portrait was hastily pro-
cured 1t had no frame It, and was set
upon the bare floor Of the platform.
In the middle Of the dinner Chairman Walker
called on all to rise and drink health to the
memory OF the heroes who gave their lives for
the cause OF liberty at Lexington on April 10,
1775 This was done in cold water, there being
no free champagne. as at the Brewster revel.
At 9 o'clock Mr.. Walker raped for order
and began the speechmaking with this anti
labor sentiment: THE walters will please leave
the aisles" AS the walters showed reluctance
to move. the chairman. after an interval. said
impressively: 1T is absolutely necessary that
the walters should leave the aises" The walt
ers showed a strong preference to stand where
they could see Bryan. After another interval
Mr.. Walker added in an annoyed tone: THE
ushers will please that the walters leave
the aises" The ushers thus Urged, shunted
the disappointed walters out Of sight. and thus
was labor insulted at a labor dinner in the per-
sons Of the only present who were labor
ing
MR. WALKERS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Walker then proceeded with his speech
which he read from manuscript. After assert
ing that the newspapers purposely mislead and
confuse the people. he asked who would beat
the combination. Captain De Mondevile, who
sat at the back OF the stage, beloved. Bryan
and brought out the first hearty applause Of the