The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-24
A DINNER OF FOURTEEN
CROWDS CHEER AND APPLAUD
THE GREAT LEADER.
BRYAN PLEASED WITH HIS RECEPTION
He Leaves New York Today For Stamford and
New Haven and Speaks Tonight at
Jersey City on the Issues Of
the Campaign.

New York, Jan. 23-Wm J. Bryan
took breakfast at the Hoffman House
his morning with number of Free Sill
YER and Single Tax leaders. Subsequent
ly he received the newspare reporters.
When asked if he made n harmony
speech at the Belmont dinner last night,
Mr.. Bryan answered:
II don't know if i used the word har-
mony or not, but ] always speak i'll such
a harmonious strain that no one can ob.
ject unless he disagrees on the issue. As
Il matter of fact l talked very little on
politics"
Colonel Bryan declined to discuss the
letter Of Robert Il. Roosevelt and others
protesting against his entertainment as
the guest of the Democratic club.
About noon DIR. Leveson, of Brooklyn,
an Anti-Imperialist, called with two Fill
pinos, but Mr.. Bryan refused to see them.
Mr.. Bryan's callers today Were nearly
all silyerites. The old Democrats held
aloof.
Tonight Mr.. Bryan dined at the Dem
ocratic club as the guest of President
John w. Keller with II others.
The club house was crowded from five
o'clock. Seats were at a premiuni>sn the
dining room. The crowd pushed and
thronged and jostled and smoked and
discussed everything, waiting for the
guest of the evening. At $50 o'clock he
drove up with James S. Oliver, Sergeant
alarms of the National Democratic Com
mittee and Ex- x-Governor Hogg, of Texas
The great crowd in the corridor through
which the party had to push gave three
cheers for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan met with much applause in
the brilliantly illuminated room
Those at the table of honor were:
John W. Keller. w. ]. Bryan. Maurice
f. Holahan, ExGovernor Hogg, Judge
james \. O'Gorman. O. II. =. Belmont,
Norman Il. Mack, John Whalen, John
f. Carroll, Thomas +. Grady. Bernard
J. York. Andrew Freedman, DIR. j. Il.
Cosby and w. l.. Brown.
Senator Grady ard Mr.. Bryan told
some funny stories. and for little over
an hour Colonel Bryan and his FELLOW
diners at the little table ate and drank
At the close Mayor Van Wyck entcre1
the room and sat down next to Mr.
Bryan, with whom he conversed. Then
in the large reception room n line was
formed and President Keller introduced
those who shook hands with the guest
including nearly all the heads of the city
departments Shortly afterward, COM
planning of headache he was driven 10
his hotel.
Il am very much pleased with the cor
diality of my reception he said. 1T
does not seem possible that there could
be many more persons gotten into the
place"
After Mr.. Bryan had left Ex-Governor
Hogg said:
''This shows that there is no di.scn-
sion. The club has given Mr. Eryan
a royal reception. OF course he is here
not as guest of the club, but YOU can
see he is welcomed by all the ms nbers.
Many members say the protest Of
Doyle, Fox and Roosevelt did rot rep
resent the sentiments of the club as
whole. Commissioner Keller said he has
written to these protest signers telling
what he thinks of Them
About 1000 persons were at the cnD.
Mr.. Bryan leaves early tomorrow morn.
ig for Stamford and New Haven and
speaks in Jersey City tomorrow evening,
when AN important enunciation of Demo-
cratic principles is expected