Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
GOSSIPFROM GOTHAM
Efforts of Gold Democrats to Side
track Bryan.
FINANCIAL CUSTOMS IN CUBA
Coney Island Shows Signs of Pre-
pairing for Summer
M EDAL FOR MISS GOULD


''pe'iai correspondence OF Inc Evening Star,
NEW YORK, April 2, 1900
The news of the week in democratic po-
litical circles is found in the fact that the
active campaign Of the forces within the
party opposed to the leadership and the
nomination Of William ]. Bryan has COM
menced. 1t is difficult at this time to esti-
mate the political possibilities of this move
ment. Some Of the best known gold stand
ard democrats in the city express the opin-
ion openly that the movement has been
commenced too late and that it is abso-
lutely impossible to make any Roadway
against the reafirmation of the Chicago
platform and the nomination of Bryan. On
the other hand some of the most loyal of
MIR. Bryans supporters in this city openly
avow that they fear the existence of a plot
and that the men of means who still cling
to the name democrat" will be able at the
last moment to defeat Bryan through the
operation of the time-honored two-thirds
rule as 1t is usually applied to democratic
national conventions.
1T is only fair to say that the gold stand
ard democrats of New York city and vicin-
ity, in planning dinner to crystalline a
sentiment against the silver leader have
not progressed much since the famous bat
tie OF the dinners nearly two years ago,
when the appearance of William ]. BRYAN
at the workingmen's dollar dinner and his
refusal to accept the invitation of Perry
Belmont to the ten-dollar dinner SO effectu-
ally frightened the regular democratic Or
gantzation In this city and state. The truth
of the matter is that the gold standard
democrats have been unable to make much
Roadway against Bryan in this state since
ex-Gov. Hogg of Texas. despite the plans
of the leaders at Tammany Hall, prac-
tically stampeded that organization for
Bryan in short talk" at the Fourth of
July celebration at the wigwam.
Joseph J. Willett's Opportunity.
If Joseph j. Willett, who is at the head Of
the Alabama Bar Association, and who is
planning this latest dinner, can organize
any formidable opposition in the north and
| the east to Mr.. Bryan his name will go
| laundering down the ages as one Of the
greatest men of the times. Were Willett
| dealing merely with the old-time alliance
| between New York and the solid south he
| might not find 1t so difficult. But he is
| likely to find 1t difficult to counteract the
| influence of men like George Fred Williams
| and the Massachusetts delegation, already
| instructed for Bryan; Boss Croker of
! New York. who is already recorded In favor
| of Bryan: John r. Mclean of Ohio. who al
| lowed the last Ohio delegation to pledge IT
| self for Bryan, and ex-Gov. AltgeId and
| Mayor Carter Harrison of Illinois, both Of
| whom, while hating each other with the
| greatest cordially. nevertheless vie with
each other in their protestations Of loyalty
| to the cause of the Nebraska man.
Nevertheless the arrangements Of Willett
and his Commercial Travellers and Hotel
| Mems Antitrust League are interesting as
| foreshadowing the possibilities Of q fight on
| Bryan without the democratic organisation.
A man who has the confidence of Willett is
authority for the statement that the Ala
| bama man has organised the Antitrust
League for the express purpose Of putting
an independent democratic ticket in the
| field. II Bryan Is nominated at Kansas City:
and 1t Is tho intention to nominate Van
! Wyck for President. II this . tsNe tn