Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-04
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Tammany ball to Select Delegates
to Kansas City Today.
LIVELY SCRAMBLE FOR TIE HONOR
Perry Belmont Turned Down in
Suffolk County.
MISS CROCKER'S WEDDING
MISS CRoCKER's WEDDING
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

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NEW YORK. June 3. 1900.
| Tammany Hall will name her delegates
to the national democratic convention to-
| morrow. The subcommittee appointed for
this purpose has been having trouble. The
hitch has been over the congressman. They
all expressed desire to be delegates to
Kansas City. but the committee dissuaded
them as far as possible, for two reasons.
If all the congressman go as delegates and
only two delegates and two alternates are
allotted to q district there would not be
| places enough to go around among the
I rank and file or city off1ceholders. Second
| ly, the committee thought 1t might be wiser
! for the members Of Congress not to attend
| the convention as delegates, they might,
| by their votes, be committed to a policy
| which might likely be repudated by the
| voters at home. All the district leaders will
| be in Kansas City, whether delegates or
| not. to look after their delegations. They
will be held responsible for the action Of
| the delegates. not the delegates themselves
which means that mono but strict organiza-
| ton men who take orders will be selected
| The Fourth Of July celebration in the 14th
! street wigwam, which takes place on the
| same day as the convention, will be in
| charge Of Grand Sachcm F'eitner and Sa-
| chems Guggenheimer Scannell, Clausen.
| Meyer and Fox, who will remain here for
that purpose. Bulletins will be read from
| the convention to make up for the lack Of
| speakers Orators will be scarce this year
on account Of the opposition show at Kan
| sas City.
Perry Belmont Turned Down.
| Perry Belmont lost his political sweep
| stakes in Suffolk county the day on which
| his great horse Ethelbert defeated William
c. Whitneys racer at Gravesend. The tide
Of Bryan sentiment rose and engulfcd Bel
| mont, who now represents eastern Long
Island in the democratic state committee.
MIR. Belmont was a candidate for election
as a delegate to the democratic state con-
vendon from the second assembly district
Of Suffolk. He was defeated by two votes,
and the three delegates chosen were in
structed to vote for the instruction Of the
| national delegates for Bryan and for the
Chicago platform. Mr.. Belmont apparently
| had neglected his fences in Suffolk, where
he has his voting residence. He learned
only lately that his leadership IN
danger, and tried to regain it. When the
convention met at Central Islip a letter
| from Mr.. Belmont was read announcing
| that he intended to support the nominee of
the Kansas City convention, whoever he
| might be.
That's deathbed confession" shouted
| delegate. Mr.. Belmont's friends in the
convention tried to make it clear that while
he had opposed Mr.. Bryan, and still was
opposed to him. he recognized that the
nomination was inevitable and proposed to
be regular and loyal. The sentiment of the
majority, however, was that state delegates
| should be chosen who would be positively
for Bryan.
Gen. Greene'a Aid to Roosevelt.
The general belief here is that the stating
Of Gen. Francis v. Greene for president
Of the county committee will greatly aid
Governor Roosevelt in combating any plan
| to make him a candidate for Vice Presi-
dent and in furthering his openly avowed
ambition to be governor again. The tactf-
cal advantage is that If General Greene.
who is Roosevelt's stanch friend, becomes
the president of the county committee, 1t
will give the governor the machinery in
thirty-four assembly districts out of $50 IN
the state: will enable him to exert a pow
erful influence in the election Of about one
fifth Of the delegates to the state conven-
ton. which will nominate the state ticket,
and will also permit him to give weight to
his preferences In the nomination of repub-
lican candidates for senators and assembly,
men.
Miss Mary Croker to Wed.
One o fthe most interesting and attractive
weddings of the early summer will be that
on Thursday next, when Miss Mary Crock
er, a daughter OF the late Charles F.
Croker of San Francisco, will be married
to Mr.. Francis Burton Harrison, a son of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Burton N. Harrison of this
city. The wedding will take place in the
picturesque Church of st. Mary's. just on
the outskirts of Tuxedo Park, at 1890
o'clock.
Miss Crocker has chosen for bridesmaids
Miss Mary Scott and Miss Caroline Tay
lor of San Francisco. who have been here
for few weeks; Miss Harriet Alexander.
her cousin: Miss Susan Alexander McCook
Of this city, Miss Jean Reid, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs WhifelaW Reid and a cOnSin
| of the bride-elect and Miss Jennie Croker.
her young sister, who is at school in
suburban town. These girls wear extreme
ly attractive gowns Of white silk muslin
over white silk, with entredeux of Cluny
| lace and sashes Of pink crepe de chine.
They will also wear pink and white picture
hats. and will carry bouquets Of pink sweet
peas. The brides gown is of heavy ivory
satin, made with great simplicity. Her
| wedding veil. of exquisite Brussels point, is
one of the most beautiful ever seen in this
| country, and is Of such a shape that after
being arranged in coronet fashion on the
head, it will almost completely cover the
gown, extending to the end of the long
train. For this reason there Is no trim.
ming of lace on the gown. but the bodice
and sleeves are almost entirely of the sake
lace. Some one has likened the pattern of
the veil to the delicate tracery of frost
on a window pane. The bridal bouquet will
be of white orchids and natural orange
| blossoms. the latter being forced for the &C.
casion, and her only ornament will be
pearl brooch, the gilt OF MI. harrison. Mr..
Harrison's best man will be Mr.. Frank
Lyon Polk of this city, son Of DIR. William
M. Polk. and his comrade in the late war
with Spain. The ushers will be Messrs.
William Sloane, of Mr.. John Sloane,
who comes back from Europe for the event:
Frederick dHauteville, Archibald Harrison.
brother, and three cousins. Albert Fair
fax, Guy Fairfax Cary and Gouverneur
Morris. The marriage ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. DR.. W. F. Brand Of
Emmertown. Md, a granduncle Of the
groom. who will be assisted by Rev. George
Brenville Merrill. rector Of St. Mary's.
DR.. D. o. Mills, the brides granduncle.
will give her away. Naturally, with such
wide connection, the wedding gifts are
numerous and very elegant. Mr.. Harrison
and his bride will sail from here about the
end of this month and will go to Norway
and Sweden.
Money and Stamps Recovered