Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-25
THE BELMONTS TAKE ISSUE.

The fact that w. J. Bryan declined
an invitation to attend a SO gold
dinner to be given by Perry Belmont
has stirred up no end OF trouble and
thu following from the San Francisco
Bulletin of yesterday shows that Bryan
is aot alone in his fight against fal-e
De nOcratS:
NEW YORK, March 23.-As New
York is Just now the Democratic pOlit-
icai storm centre of the country, peo-
plc living at a distance must be care
ful not to get their Belmonts mixed.
Th3re are W. BelmOnts here who are
now aspiring to political distinction,
and aside from Mr.. CrOcker they prom
Use 80 win greater cOngpicuOusness in
the preliminary campaign work than
OIL er men in the c~ountry-not includ-
ing. of course, the Democratic candi-
da+9s for Office. Both Of these Bel
molts are wealthy, as are all BelmOnts
BO b have been prominent in New
York society for many years. They
are brothers. But they have split on
the question OF politics. One of the
Bel nonts-Perry Belmont-ls a gold
Democrat and is associated with Mr..
Gro ;ker in his effort to have the gold
Democrats predominant the Democratic
parry of the country and name a a n
didate that will meet the views of the
old timers. He is the Belmont who is
getting the swell Sl0-a-plate Democratic
dinner, which is to be served at the
Metropolitan Opera House on April
13 tn in honor of the birthday of
Thomas Jefferson. The other Belmont
is Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont. and
he is a free silver Democrat. When
Mr.. Bryan declined to attend the swell
$l0-a-plate dinner. because the diners
would not acknowledge the supremacy
of the silver issue, Oliver Hazard
Perry Belmont is the chap who be-
thought himself of anOth"r and simpler
dim 3r to be served on tn Same even
ing 4 rivalry with the one got up by
bis brother Perry. He is the man
who planned the S3-a-plate dinner.
with Colonel William Jennings Bryan,
Eliot DanfOrth and the other faithful
silve ties will attend in honor of the
birthday of Thomas Jefferson.
This Belmont trouble is amusing New
York wonderfully. 1t may be recalled
that when Mrs. Willie X. Vanderbilt
got a divorce from Willie X. Wander
bilt she afterward married Oliver Haz-
ard Perry Belmont. Now, that did not
set particularly we'll with Perry Bel
mont, who is a substantial citizen in all
ways. That was the beginning of the
split between the two brothers. Then
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont began
doing other things that his brother did
notli'1e. He became a silverite in the
last clmpaign and rallied against trusts.
A Be'mont railing against trusts is a
sight for the gods, but Oliver Hazard
didn'5 care and rallied away, to the in
tense disgust of his sound-money, trust.
loving brother. A while agO-say
three months or sO-Alfred Henry
Lewis, journalist, came to New York
from Washington, and associated him
self with Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
in the publication of a weekly news
paper called the Verdict. This paper
prints colored pictures and signed state
ments, and it is the official Organ-ol
one of the official organs-of Mr.
Croker, Perry Belmont and his pro
trust views have been handled withou
gloves by this publication. So a
things are now going there may sprin!
up in New York an Oliver Hazar
Perry Belmont free silver Democrac
and a Perry Belmont sound money De
mocracy. 1t may be remarked tina
Perry Belmont wants to be GovernO
of New York some day, and that Oh
yer Fl yard Perry Belmont would lik
that dice himself pretty well.
Car loads of spring goods arriVin