The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-23
In THE SAME Line.
Colonel Bryan Has Not Abandoned the
Silver Argument.
HE HAS THREE LIVING ISSUES
And He will Speak of All Of Them
Wherever He Is.
ADHERES TO THE CHICAGO PLATFORM,
But Says He WIN Throw in Others for
Good Measure.
MONEY, TRUSTS AND IMPERlAlIS ISM"
Dincd at o. II. Il. Bcimonts Home.
Ex-Governor HoEg Was There.
Statement of engagements.
Dincd at o. II. Il. Bcimont's Home
Ex-Governor HoEg Was There.
Statement of engagements.


New York. January Civilian ].
Bryan arrived in Jersey City from Wash
ington at 622 o'clock this morning and
was met by James oliver sergeant at
arms of the democratic National commits
tee and number of newspaper reporters
Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the HOFFMAN
house the headquarters of the State dem
ocracy, in which hotel suite OF rooms
had been engaged for him. Mir. Bryan
said to the reporters that he hoped his
presence in New York would contribute
to a general good feeling all around Mr..
Bryan breakfasted at the Hoffman house
with Ex-Governor Hogg OF Texas. DR.. w,
c. Gardner. one of the leaders of the Chi
cago platform democrats, and Mr.. oliver
Mr.. Bryan had number of callers during
the day, but the hotel was by no neepv
crowded.
One OF MIR. Bryan's callers asked him
what he thought OF o. II. T.. Belmont as
a vice presidential candidate. ~ am moi
saying a word about candidates just now, .
he replied,
reporter asked Mr.. Bryan II thore
vas any truth in the statement in A NOR
ing paper that he was gradually abandon
ing the silver issue. "a am tired Of deny
Ing these stories. MIR Bryan answered.
Il viii keep right on in the same linz |
have followed all along ! adhere 60 my
belief in the Chicago platform, but ol
course / don't object to throwing IN some
uiore issues for good measure,
Mr.. Bryan, when asked later If he had
any plans for bringing back gold mon 70
the party, replied. g Yes, ! have plan.
In the FIRST place many have already come
back. In the second place there are some
who never will come and II Ia no use to
work on them In the third place tnere
ure some who will return. On one or two
grounds, either that they favor the demo-
cratic position on new questions that have
arisen since then aud are wiling 10 take
the whole platform. while not agreeing
With every point Of II. The only way al
keeping present democrats in the party
and bringing old democrats back and in
ducing republicans to Join us is To ad-
vocate measures that arc best for the
people and thus deserve their support
believe that the Chicago platform. with
the addition of new questions, including
strong planks against trusts and impe-
rlalsm, would give excuse to eyofyboay
]
to vote the democratic ticket in 1900.
MIR Bryan was asked If he regarded any
of the three issues as the dominant one,
but he said he did not care to discusa
| their relative importance. 70 an inquiry
as to whether he intended TO discuss only
trusts and Imperialism while in the East
to the exclusion OF silver, Mr. Bryan said
that he would discuss all three ot them
| whether he was in the East or in tht
! West While here he said he was mol
| going to NEEDLE in local politics.
Mr. Bryan was the guest OF honor at q
! dinner given by o. II. p. Belmont tonight
| at his residence on Fifth avenue. In'
| dinner was private, no reporters beint
| Admitted and to a pencilled note Mr., Bel
| mont made response There will be 10th
! ing at during or after the dinner for pub
| location. The dinner Is a purely social at
fair and of no public interest"
| Mr.. Bryan was the only guest OF Nationa
prominence, but big men in Tammany hal
were present The other guests were JON
T. Carroll leader of Tammany hall u
| Mr.. Croker's absence: Elliot r. Danforth
chairman OF the executive committee q
the democratic State executive committee
! Mir. G. H. Gardner ~ o. Tanning, deputy
commissioner OF correction; Charles r
Bacon. Lewis Nixon, bridge commissioner
Asa Bird Gardner. district attorney TO
the county Of New York; John b. Sexton
rollce commissioner; John r. Mcdonald
| George NJ Van Hoesen, chairman of III
| Tammany hall general committees lsaa
| Fromme registrar; Afford Henry Lewis
editor or the Verdict; James A. O'Gormaf
| Judge OF the city court; Or. J. +. Barnes
democratic assembly leader at Albany
| Thomas j. Dunno ex-sheriff; Philin
| Britt. counsel to Sheriff Grill; John Har
rington, a wealthy butcher ana membe
OF Tammany hall; Norman r Mack, Stat
committeeman from Buffalo; John I
! Stanchheld ex-senator and at one time
candidate for the guhernatorial nomipa
ton: John F. Scannell. fire commissioner
Edward c. Sheedy, tax commissioner; job
w Hallen. corporation counsel; John "
! Keller. commissioner OF charities JAIME
Shelvin. deupty leader OF the Kings count
democracy: Thomas Grady. state senator
James p. Heating. commissioner Of high
ways; Frank Campbell. chairman OF III
State committee; Matthew Corbett. es
Governor James r. Campbell OF Ohio, eS
Governor James 8. Hogg OF Texas. Georg
+. seannell. Tammany leader OF the Tween
ty-fourth district; Cambridge Livingsto
and W. j. O'Sullivau, private counsel I
Richard Croker
Mr. Bryan will spend tomorrow IN Ne
York and in the evening will be the guel
OF John Kellar. president of the DEM
cratic club at the club. This dinner IS IN
| defslool 10 mean indt MI bfAah anu ~
Tammany organization are In harmon
whereas ten months ago Mr. BRYAN an
Perry Belmont. then president OF the deir
oera4ic club. were exchanging bite lei
ters Wednesday night Mr. BRYAN Is I
address a meeting In Jersey citl.
Congressman DAILY and Robert Davis
New Jersey have sought TO induce VI
Bryan 10 drop silver In the Jersey cl,
speech and II was thought they had mad
some impression on the Nebrasksn. bl
be said today; ~ intend 20 discuss q
three living issues OF the dsy--mone
trusts and imperielism---in my spee-he-.