The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-22
New York Democrats Gather
Around Their Chief.
Factions Vie With One Another
in an Effort
% WIN HIS FAVOR.
He Will Dine With 0. H. r.
Belmont Tonight.
Has Abandoned His Trip Into
New England.

New York, Jan. 22-There is great stir
| in Democratic circles over VIM. J.
| Bryan's visit to New York Mr. Bryan
will go to the Hoffman House. the head
| quarters of the state Democratic. Or
| ganization, which is controlled by Tam
many Hail.
Mr.. Bryan will spend the day in con-
sultation with the various leaders in the
| city, and tonight will be the guest Of
| o. H. P. Belmont at a dinner given in
his honor. All factions of the party
| will be represented. The idea is to unite
the warning clans and secure harmon-
ious and united delegation to the COM
ing national convention to vote for Mr..
Bryan. Among those who will be pres
ent are Frank Campbell, chairman OF
| the Democratic state committee; Elliott
Danforth, chairman of the state execu-
tive committee; Robert Treat Paine, jr..
and George Fred Williams of Boston;
| Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas; Norman E.
| Mack of Buffalo; John w. Keller, presi-
| dent of the Democratic club; John F.
| Carroll, deputy leader of Tammany
Hall, and other state and city leaders.
On Tuesday morning the members of
| the state committee of the Chicago
platform Democracy will place before
,
| testing delegation to the coming nation
| al convention and make full state
| ment of their grievances against the
| regular organization.
| On Wednesday Mr.. Bryan will re-
ceive friends and political associates at
| the Hoffman House. In the evening he
| will go to Jersey City, where Robert
| Davis, leader of the Jersey City Democ-
| racy and Congressman VIM. DAILY will
| give him great reception. 1t had been
| his intention to go to New England on
| Thursday, but it is said on what seems
| to be good authority that Mr.. Bryan
has determined to abandon this New
| England trip and will return immed-
/ lately to Washington.
| Later Mr.. Bryan went to- the Hoff-
| man! House, where We're gathered State
Senator p. H. AcCarren, John 3.
! Stanchfield and Chairman Campbell of
the state Democratic committee These
and others making 35 in all will help
| 0. H. P. Belmont entertain Mr. Bryan
at dinner at Mr.. Belmont's home to-
| night.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Bryan will
| be the guest of President John w Kel-
| Ter. of the Democratic club at an in
| formal dinner in the dining room of
the club.
Mr.. Bryan will go to Jersey City
Wednesday and in the evening will
| speak in public. He will not speak in
public in New York city except at the
| Keller and Belmont dinners. From
| Jersey City Mr.. Bryan goes to Harris
| burg, Smyrna, Del, and Washington.
| The Democratic club serves every
every night a table d'hote dinner at
| the price of 81. Mr.. Bryan has in the
| past shown a. fondness for dollar din
ners. Mr.. Keller has invited Mr.. Bryan
| to come to tie club as his personal
| guest, and will entertain him at dinner
| He does not invite him as the president
of the Democratic club, but in q purely
| personal and informal way. There will
| be no great dinner. Mr.. Keller will in
| Mr.. Bryan, and the meal viii be the
| vite only two or three friends to meet
| regular table d'hote. Other members of
| the club can come in and dine at the
| other tables. There will be no speech
| making, but Mr. Bryan will be intro
| duced to all who care to meet him after
| the table d hote feast is over, and will
hold a short and informal reception.
| Ex-Governor James S. Hogg of Texas
| is quoted in an interview as saying:
| 81 am not saying anything about the
vice presidential nomination, but Q. H.
| P. Belmont, whose name have heard
| mentioned in connection with the Office
| was in Texas and he made many
| friends there. So far as I know he is
| an able and good man, and has many
| friends and will doubtless have strong
| support for the place. Personally
| am not a candidate for the place, and
| cannot say whom Texas " i'll vote for.
| No man carries the state around in his
| vest pocket. I would not have the
| place, as 1 am too busy with private
| affairs
In speaking of the Belmont dinner to-
| night Mr.. Bryan said Il understand it
| is merely to be an informal social din
ner, and I do not intend to speak
| there"
Mr.. Bryan was asked in view of the
| contra dictory statements recently in
regard to his policy and how he stood.
| He replied:
''I stand on the same lines. I am not
| abandoning any platform or any prin-
ciples. 1 shall talk on silver, the trusts
and Imperialism
f''You place silver first" was sug-
gested.
rT make no special order" said Mr..
Bryan. ANY one of them is enough to
kill the Republican party
| Mr.. Bryan was asked what the pros
poets for Democratic success were. He
said:
II think they are good. The right is
| bound to win in the end"
Mr.. Bryan, asked if he favored the
holding of the Democratic convention
in this city, said
\ Il don't care to discuss this matter
| 1 am not the person to decide or to
discuss that sort of thing"