The evening times., 1900-01-23
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Bryan HeImOnt's Guest.-How mex
tricably confused is the Democratic sit
uation in New York was shown by the
dinner given last night to Colonel Bryan
by O. H. r. Belmont. The host has for
year or more been pleading with the Ne
braskan to drop the silver question In
the company he invited to meet the guest
were men representing every shade OF
Democratic opinion-from that Of l6
to l TO gold monometallism, from that of
territorial contraction to still further ex-
pansiOn. Even Editor William r. Hearst's
left lung" the Oracular Arthur Bris-
bane. attended the feast and had his hired
hands fill a page of today's Journal with
the picturesque utterances and the pic
tOriaI poses Of Colonel Bryan. And yet
the Hon. William SulZer Jhe most YER
bose advocate between the Atlantic sea-
board and the mighty peaks Of the Allie
ghenies of everything Colonel Bryan is
supposed to cherish and the spokesman Of
the imperturbable saturnine Croker was
not hidden to the feast Nor has Tammany
yet agreed to dine" Colonel Bryan in the
patois Of New York Some of the braves
are going TO informally eat dinner with
him at the Democratic Club this evening.
but it is stated that the TammaDy Society
stubbornly refuses 10 give the function Of
fetal cOuntenance. If Richard Croker were
in New York il is thought the situation
would be relieved of its tension, even II
Croker had TO knock down a few Of the OBJ
stinate braves 20 afford the desired relief.
Sulzer Is expected to be- one Of the voca-
tive features of the dinner at the Demo
cratic Club. and how Colonel Bryan is 10
be saved from embarrassment Is causing
considerable concern in Washington. The
acceptance by the Nebraskan of Belmont 3
hospitality over the livid Sulzerian protest
is taken TO mean that the Colonel is not as
averse TO BelmOnt's ambition to be made
the running mate as Sulzer and all Tam
many arr. II Mr.. Belmont should attend
/ the affair this evening and have his brow
illumineG Dy the Joy irradiated from the
] Nebrasksl's face the claim would be made
: by the Belmont partisans that Colonel
/ Bryan intends deliberately to beard the
/ Tammany tiger in its lair and insist upon
BelmonCs Vice Presidential aspirations be
Z ing accorded respectful consideration
/ This Of course. would lead to more trouble
I that might gain disastrous proportions IN
/ fess Richard Croller's broken leg heals in
! time for him TO come from Europe and set
/ things right In Tammany.
The California SenatorShip.-Cali-
fornians in Washington say that probably
. nobody is more anxious for Quay's defeat
. than is Governor Gage Of their State. II
/ appears that the governor. though bound
20 the Hon Dan Burns by peculiar politi-
cal obligations. IS really eager for some
thing to happen so he won't have TO ap-
point t.Iat mGl0dorous statesman 10 the
Senate. Governor Gage viii have 10 give
J the certucate TO the victorious Burns II
the Senate establishes the dreaded prere-
dent by seating Quay on the appointment
or the Governor OF Pennsylvania IT, on
. the other hand, Quay is turned away. Gov
eruor Gage will have an excellent excuse
not 10 appoint Burns. Instead. Il is said
be viii call a special session Of the legis-
lature in the firm belief that the deadlock
can be broken 10 the complete uudoing of
Burns and the triumph OF Scott, he great
shipbuilder Of the Pacific Coast or course
the election would be only for short
term The Democrats are confident OF
their ability 10 carry the legislature 10 be
elected this year. in which event 10 is said
Mayor Phelan of san Francisco. would
be sent 10 The Seua5" for the long term.
Fighting the Paper Trust.-Repre-
sentative Dorsey ". ShacSleford OF the
Eighth Missouri district, seems determined
dors OF time with some other distinction
than that he was the successor Of "SE-
yer Dick Bland. the blessed old soul. VINO
for so many years held slofJ the banner
Of bimetalIism through storm and stress.
Judge ShacRIeiord's fame has already
flown on fleet wings 10 every nook and
/ Granny OF the Union. He has introduced a
bill TO put paper on the free list whence
z ir Vas removed by the tarin-JhirsJy Ding
ley in the Fifty fifth Congress. TO the uu-
speakable dismay Of every publisher iu the
land big and little For his p5ius, Judge
1 ShaCHefCrd has bad his name entered IL
4 the Paper Trusts book OF slaughter but
Il is also being printed diurnaliy and heb
dOmalally by the newspapers everywhere
/ with pdeaus o. praise. This conjunction Is
enough. not only 10 bring Judge Shackle
ford endearing fame. but also 70 secur.
his reelection this year. He is being del
uged with postal-card petitions from pub
| fishers everywhere, demanding the passag,
of his bill az this session, and these peyI-
tious he began filing in the House today