The sun., 1900-09-03
JEALOUSY EATS THE ANTS.
NUMBER THREE or THE TWENTY.
SEVEN GRABS AT NUMBER SKIS TAO.
After Candidates for President and vice-Prss-
ident Of the United states Are Nominated
on wednesday n sub Committee on Eauai
Right, to Publicity win lie in Order.

| ident Of the United states Are Nominated
on wednesday subcommittee on EQUAL
Rights to Publicity win lie In Order.
When the Plaza Twenty-seven assemble In
Carnegie Hall on Wednesday TO nominate for
President and vice. President candidates who
will oppose everything that Il advocated ny
the Republican and Democratic parties II Ia
expected that n subcommittee will he appointed
! to investigate the efforts which have been made
by certain members Of the organization to
appropriate the numbers belonging 10 other
members. A. is well known. the Twenty
seven organized for the purpose Of saving tho
nation by having the names Of Its members
printed in the newspapers. Its efforts to accom-
plish this did not meet with the success which
was expected. Some members have not got
their names into print more than once. Others
have been more fortunate. and last week N
was charged that these members had formed
ring TO control the advertising privileges OF
the Twenty-seven. This charge naturally cre-
ated n sensation, Number Seven. Eleven and
Number Twenty-three were the men whose
tags were spoken OF when the report was crcu-
lated, and 1t was hlnted that Number Fourteen
was not gulltless Of knowledge Of the plot.
Number Fourteen advocates the adoption
Of plank in the platfor making IL obligatory
In every newspaper to print the names OF the
Twenty-seven at least once daily In con-
spcuous place Number Twelve on hearing
the rumors OF the formation OF ring, announced
friends would secede from the Twenty seven.
This step has not been taken yet.
The now charge that a member OF the or
ganization attempted TO exchange numbers
with one whose name had been published six
times In seven weeks. is made by Number Sx.
and his story Is substantiated by Number Nine.
The member against whom the charge Is made
is Number Three.
Il was In my Office on Saturday with Nine
Thraa NpstaTuay
there TO read the morning mail l opened a
letter from prominent society manin Sandts
whose name l withhold from publication at the
present time for obvious reasons He wrote
as follows.
II have long suspected that Bryan wore made
tie and a gentleman whose home Is in Mangohek,
King William county. Va. whose Identification With
the religious life Of the community makes i'm possible
for me 10 doubt his word has informed that he has
heard that PIcSdsn. MeknlsX Is plotting 70 oye
THIS plan, | am informed, well known n Mango,
sE Yo1 nan vc o S psoc moS, Ti IN the
right direction Please inform me II will be allowed
70 vote by proxy.
This letter gave great encouragement 20 us
handed 1t to Three Then opened one from
a we!l-known saw miller Of Neshoto. Manito-
voc county. Wisconsin. lie wrote:
"Some years ago In a public speech Mckinley said
The day Of thr wooden line oi,batne ships Is past
We should build no more Of them only recently
ssns T IRan hat TIM made q linen rags Tndsi the ci
cumsiances, what can a patriotic saw miller o. !
In Europe on election day.
II handed this letter TO Nine, OF course, " con-
tinued Six. Il withhold the writer's name from
publication at this time. The third letter was
from prominent physician Of Hokes Blum.
Etowah county, Alabama he recently gradu-
atod from a elll;knoHn Utah school OF mines
and medicine. He said
81 shall become Of age on Dec %. have for
long time watched the course OF events WIN critical
Of Republicsn hsiitutons unless your susgesiionS
you
does not desire that publicity shall be given to
his name There was one other letter. II Vas
dated at Manila. I could not determlne whether
Manila. Orleans county, New Yor X, and IL was
p2ssiSle. though, hai it might HSOI G0me from rom
Of !G''S nine s0 and r6res to i 'd Al % Of Us bent
moving thus we were brought close together
wear my tag, in the left lapel OF my coat, as
studied the letter ] became aware Of a hand
down. until i rested on my coat lapel. sud
denly IT flashed upon me that an effort was
The hand was withdrawn. Three and Nine
charges, but Is true that have been mentioned
movement started Nine has, been men toned
only once You can draw your own. conclusions.
l shall certainly have the matter investigated.
Number Nine. When the htpfy OF DIX was
told to him Yesterday. said that 1t was true,
except in some important details,
"SiN's name has been IN the paperr only FIVE
times as a matter Of fact" said Nine my
name on the other hand, has been printed
twenty -one times Three has got in only once
There is, fear. some jealousy on his part
Whether he attempted 10 exchange numbers
with Six. do not know, but an Investigation
which has come to this matter. but men en-
gagged in great movements must expect such
things
Number Three was not IN town yesterday
At his home II was said that he went away
hurriedly. Immediately after gancing through
the newspapers.