The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-16
New York Democrats Are Con-
testing For the Honor.
BIG DINNER PLANNED
RIVALRY BETWEEN TAMMANY
AND DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
One Wants the Silver Leader Enter
tanned Quietly While the Other
Wants to Give Unbounded Enthu-
siasm Chanee-Talk Of t-eus-
ing Mass Meeting.

New York. Jan 15.-The Tribune
says: The Democratic organizations OF
the city are in bad tangie over VII
liam J. Bryans approaching visit 20
New York. q. II. +. Belmont, VINO nd
no official position either unGer tAe 80
administration or any of the orSahl@a-
tions. intends to entertain Mr. Bryan
at dinner. At this dinner Will De heaIiy
ali the prominent Democrats OF the
state and the city. There Will De req
resentatfves from 10 the state, from
Kings county. from Tammany ana from
the Chicago platform Democrats Inc
idea is to turn the dinner into sort u
love feast and harmonic all tactlohs -
that a solid and unanimous deleSatloh
may b. sent to the next DeInOeIdtlc
national convention to vote Tor Bryan.
This is all well as far as it goes, Dut
the trouble brewing is over what OH
cial notice shall be taken of Mr.. Bry-
ans presence by the Tammany organ
ization and the Democratic club. Ae-
cording to reports there are two plans
under consideration The first is fatn-
cred by John W. Keller. president OF
the Democratic club and contemplates
a dinner at the club IN Mr. Bryan
honor Mr.. Keller said that ne WOulo
certainly invite Mr.. Bryan to come 70
Z
he accepted, would invite number OF
/ prominent Democrats to meet him.
Disagree On Plans.
The discussion is as to whether this
/ dinner shall partake of formal pOlitl-
/ cal nature or be simply a personal vel
/ come of Ar. Keller TO Mr.. Bryan. II II
/ is a formal affair it cannot be on &C
count of the size Of the club house,
/ large dinner. 1t can be made very m
portant. however, by a carefully Sc
/ 1ected list Of guests. and the plan is to
make it a gathering of prominent Dem
ocrats from all over the state and the
/ city to welcome Mr.. Bryan.
John F. Carroll, Mr.. Croker's deputy
and the leader of the Tammany or
ganization in Mr.. CrOker's absence,
does not relish this plan. Mr. Carroll
/ is inclined TO give the dinner at the
Hotel Savoy and make it big one,
with roUsing speeches and enthusiasm
galore. If this plan is adhered 10 II
would partake of the nature Of Tam
many affair soely, and Tammany would
have the credit alone, as Tammany
men would predominant and be IN
| charge, while at the Democratic club
Tammany would have to share hon0rs
with others
This is the contention and it was said
last night that money was DelnB spen'
lavishly in cable tolls TO get a ruling
upon the controversy from the chief
who is now III England.
Will Be Given Tip.
Whatever the decision is, it was sale
last night, a dinner will be given Mr.
Bryan and he viii be asked to speak
He will be allowed TO say whatever h'
pleases. but it win be minated to hin
shat while Tar1many does not ask hin
to abandon his free silver creed, there
are other issues in which Tammany Is
more interested at the moment, anS
which he will be asked to dilate uPol
/ al length
Tammany's surrender to Bryan j.
complete. and is emphasized by tn
fact that the organization wants hin
all TO itself and does not want to shar
the honor of welcoming him with an,
one else. It has not been decided We
whether or not a rOusng mass meetinl
.. will be held, at which Mr.. Bryan vii
be asked to speak but this is regarde,
as unlikely.
From here Mr.. Bryan viii go to Ney
England where he viii consult wit
George Fred Williams and others Of hi
followers in that section Of the country