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BRYAN IN NEW YORK CITY
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lieve that the Chicago platform, with
the addition of new questions, includ-
Ing strong planks against trusts and
Imperialism, would give excuse to
everybody to vote the Democratic
ticket In 1900"
Mr.. Bryan was asked If he regarded
any of the three issues as the doml-
nant one. but he said he did not care
to discuss their relative Importance.
WOULD IGNORE LOCAL ISSUES.
To an inquiry as to whether he In
tended to discuss only trusts and i'm
perialism while In the East, to the ex
cluslon of silver, Mr.. Bryan said that
he would discuss all three of them,
whether he was in, the East or in the
West. While here, he said, he was not
going to NEEDLE in local politics.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest of honor at
n dinner given by o. H. p. Belmont to-
night at his residence. on Fifth avenue.
The dinner was private, no reporters
being admitted, and to penciled note
Mr. Bryan made response: There will
be nothing at. during or after the din
purely social affair and of no public
interest"
GUESTS AT DINNER.
Mr.. Bryan was the only guest of ma
tional prominence, but big men in
Tammsny Hall were present The
other guests were John +. Carroll, lead
en- of TammanY Hall in Mr.. Crokers
absence; Dlliot f. Danforth, chairman
of the Executive Committee of the
Democratic State Committee; DR.. J. II.
Girdner of the local Chicago Platform
Democracy; District Attorney Gard-
ner Police Commissioner Sexton,
Chairman Van Hocsen, of the Tamma-
ny Hall General Committee; NJ e.
Mack. John w. Keller, Commissioner
of Charities; State Senator Gray, Frank
Campbell, chairman of the State Com
mittee; Ex-Governor James e. Camp
bell, OF Ohio: Ex-Governor James S.
Hogg. OF Texas, and other Democratic
officials and leaders.
IN HARMONY WITH TAMMANY.
Mr.. Bryan Will spend tomorrow in
New York, and in the evening will be
the guest Of John w. Keller, president
of the Democratic Club at the club
TINS dinner is understood to mean that
Mr. Bryan and the Tammany organiza-
ton are In complete harmony. whereas
ten months ago Mr.. Bryan and Perry
Belmont. then president Of the Demo-
cratic Club, were exchanging bitter let
ters.
Wednesday night Mr. Bryan is to adj
dress meeting in Jersey City. Con-
gresham Daily and Robert Davis. of
New Jersey. have sought to induce Mr.
Bryan to drop silver in the Jersey City
speech, and 1t was thought they had
made some impression on the Nebras-
kan. but he said to-day: IT intend to
discuss all three living issues of the
day--money. trusts and Imperialism
in my speeches. I am getting tired of
having one particular topic suggested
for my speeches by those who like one
theme more than another"
EASTERN ITINERARY.
Mr.. bryan gives the following outline
of his Eastern itinerary:
Thursday I go to Harrisburg, Pa:
Friday at Wilmington, and Smyrna,
Del: Saturday at the Gridiron Club In
Washington: next week Monday in
Providence; Tuesday in Boston: Wed.
nesday in Portland. Me-: Thursday In
Concord: Friday in Montpelier, VT;
Saturday in Holyoke and Springfield,
and then shall return to the West"
IMPERIALISM.
A reporter tried to get from Mr. Bry-
an an expression of opinion on the re-
cent change of position of Congress-
man Sibley, OF Pennsylvania
ST refuse to discuss him at this time"
said Mr.. Bryan.