The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-24

New York, Jan. Civilian Jennings
Bryan took breakfast at the Hoffman
House this morning with 2 number of
free silver ana single tax leaders. About
noon Dr, Levson Of Brooklyn, an anti
imperl2list, called with two Filipinos.
but ar, Bryan refused 10 see them. Mr..
Bryan's callers today were nearly all
si,.verites. The gold Democrats held
Tonight Mr.. Bryan dined at the Dem
ocfauc club as the guest Of President
d oHh W. hellar, with twelve others. The
( ctuD mouse was crowded from O'Clock.
me Tact that Colonel Bryan was to be
q guest at the club caused the seats in
lAe general dining room on the third
Iooi 70 ne al a premium. Most Of the
edDle7 III the general dining room were
taken possession of as early as o'clock.
Some Of the club members ate two
dinners and drank twice as much wine
as they wanted, waiting for the d!stin-
gulsned Nebraskan to arrive. The
rooms ana the corridors Of the club
We're thronged hong before Mr.. Bryan
MI Bryan was accompanied to the
club by James s. Oliver. sergeant-at-
arms or tne national Democratic COM
mlttee, and Ex-Governor Hogg of
Texas. some one called Tor three cheers
I Tot MI Bryan. ana they were given.
me crowd in the corridor was 90 great
that the doormaa had some difficulty
IN making way for Mr.. Bryan and the
others
President John W. Kellar of the club
pushed his way forward and gTasped
Mr.. Bryan by the hand. There was a
crush IN the dining room, and many
persons were standing. The table at
which the fourteen were 20 sit down
was near the Fifth avenue front. There
were other tables all about it all
| thronged with prominent members of
the club.
Bryan Was Applauded.
When Mr.. Bryan entered the bril-
Hantly lighted room there was much
appfau6e. There were 10 decorations.
Those at the table Of honor were: John
/ W Kellar, W. J. Bryan, Maurice +.
/ Holahan, Ex-Governor Hogg, Judge
/ James A. O'GOrman, o. H. p. Belmont
Norman r. Mack, John WEalen, J 5hn
+. carroll, Thomas f. Grady, Bernard
/ J. York, Andrew Freedman, Or. J. b.
/ Cosby and ". L. Brown.
There was a running fire Cc converse
| ton on all sides of the table. Senator
/ Grady and Mr.. Bryan set all the guests
! at ease by telling funny stories, and
there seeTIed to be a comradry of the
fourteen diners.
{ For = little over an hour Colonel BTy-
an aud his fellow diners at the little
table ate and drank Just as the last
/ c0UUse had been finished Mayor Van
/ Wyck entered the room, jC5ted his way
/ over to the table and sal down at one
. corner. between Commissioner KellaT
/ and Mr.. Bryan.
/ When the diners arose the party pro-
/ ceeded to the large reception room.
: Then a line was formed, and President
/ kellar introduced those who shook
! hands with his guest. Nearly all the
+ heads OF the departments of the city
; were represented. After all had shaken
/ hands, Mr. Bryan stood talking with
. Mayor Van WyCz. The crowd gath
/ cred in the paTlOr, hoping thai a speech
/ was to be made.
Was No Dissention.
At a few minutes past 10 o'clock Mr..
/ Bryan complained Of headache and
was driven To his hotel. After Mr..
Bryan had left Ex-Governor Hogg said:
This shows that there is no dissen-
ton. The club has given Mr. Bryan a
royal reception. OF course, he is here
not as a guest of the club, but you can
see that he is welcomed by all the
members
Many of the members declared that
the reception save decided emphasis
90 the fact that the protest of Doyle,
Fox and Roosevelt did not represent
I the sentiment of the members of the
club as a whole After the reception
! Commissioner Kellar said that he was
sraCified with what had passed.
Il have said all / care to say about
. Chis Doyle. Fox and Roosevelt letter !
} have invited 4lr. Bryan and would in
/ wife him % be my guest despite all
! they could say. I have written TO these
/ men. telling them just what I think of
/ them. If they want to show this letter
I all right; I Vill not