The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-04
sUsYDAY FOR THE 1HREEHox. JOHNS.
They We're Getting Ready Last Night snd so
They Maren,t Mt the Climb.

| Ihey weren't mt the Ciub.
The three Hon. Johns OF Tammany Hall
have q hard days work before them to-day.
Therefore. they did not 90 to the Democratic
| Club last night. although the Hon. Richard
| Cookers parting Injunction to each was
| to keep up interest In tho social organ ization.
In view Of the non-sttendance OF any
| Of the Johns. no one was surprised last evening
because the club was bare OF members II Is
expected. however. that there will be a great
turn out tonight, for the annual election Is to
be held. The Hon. John W. Keller IL to DO
elected president and beginning IL to
DO made on the effort to transform
the club into the resting and confer
ence place OF all the Democratic statesmen
who visit New York In the spring and summer
OF 1900. To Mr.. Keller has been delegated
the duty OF making the club such a restful and
homelike Institution that Democrats will be
anxious for invitations to visit IL.
II was said last evening that one Of the Demo-
Gratis who. IL Is hoped, will be guests OF the
club soon. Is the Hon. william Jennings Bryan.
Col. Bryan has not visited the Fifth avenue
headquarters since Mr.. Croker took up his
abode there. He got an Invitation last March
to the Ten-Dollar Jefferson dinner. which the
club gave at the Metropolitan Opera House.
At that time Mr.. Croker was an
anti-B Bryan expansionist. and the Hon.
Perry Belmont. who resigned from
the Democratic National Committee in 1898 on
account Of the silver plank in the Chicago plat
form. was the president OF the club, Col Bryan
declined the invitation because. he said. the
invitation OF the Silver Democrats to q 81 dir
ner In the Grand Central Palace, where he
made o free silver anti-expansion speech.
Then Mr.. Croker went to England. and
while there became an ardent anti-expansion
Bryan man. Soon after his return It was
rumored that Mr. Belmont was to step down
from the club presidency, to DO succeeded by
Mr. Keller whose views on the currency ques-
tton do not Interfere with his ability to enter
tain eminent gentlemen OF any political faith.
Now Col. Bryan IL coming East probably this
month. to conduct campaiRn OF education
I Msss be calls otas rns
towns. where, he believes there is n strong
silver element that needs only organization to
make It effective; II Is thought more than
probable that Col, Bryan, will STOP of here.
The Hon. John I. Carroll who, occupies Mr.
Croksrs chair a Tammapy Hall, has busy
applicants for the vacancy that will be caused
when Shertf-elect Grell resigns his post rs
Tax Com missioner on Dec. 30. There arc
said TO be 100 men In Tammany who want
The Hon. John whalcn. Corporation Counsel.
night direct the installation Of state Senator |
George W. Diunkitt ms u Sachem OF the Tam |
many Society TO succeed the late Smiling |
John" Kelly. Mr.. whalen also has to look |
after Tammany interests in the Rapid Transit |
BS S and he has other =, matters on his mind
The three Hon Johns unite In the declara- |
lion that Mr.. Croker 10 Tammany,s only
eader, and that each Of them is striving for |
The welfare OF the New York Democracy.