The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-23
COL. W. ]. BRYAN
WASTHE GUEST OF
"OLLIE' BELMONT
At His Fifth Avenue Residence, In
Company With a Host Of Tam
many Braves.
STICKS TO THE Old TENETS
OF the Chicago Platform, and VIII
Ring Changes on Trusts and
imperialism.


NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-william j
Bryan arrived in jersey City from
washington at s:24 this morning and
was met Dy James oliver. sergeant-at.
arms OF the Democratic national COM
mIttee, and a number Of newspaper re-
porters. Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the
Hoffman House. the headquarters OF
the state Democracy. In which hotel a
suite Of rooms had been engaged for
him. Mr.. Bryan said to a reporter that
he hoped his presence in New York
would contribute to general good feel
| ing all around.
Mr.. Bryan breakfasted at the Hoff-
man House with -ex- Governor HoEs. 6f
Texas, Dr.. w. ]. Gardiner, one of the
leaders of the Chicago platform Demo-
Gratis, and James Oliver. Mr.. Bryan
had number OF callers during the day,
but the hotel was by no means crowd
ed.
One OF Ar. Bryan's callers asked him
what he thought OF o. H. P. Belmont
as vice presidential candidate.
81 am not saying word about candi-
dates Just now" he replied.
A reporter asked Mr.. Bryan later IL
there was any truth in a statement in a
morning paper that he was gradually
abandoning the silver issue.
"a am tired of denying those stories, '
Mr.. Bryan answered. ~ will keep right
on in the same line I have followed all
along. adhere to my belief about the
Chicago platform. but, of course, l
don't Object to throwing in some more
issues for good measure"
Mr.. Bryan, when asked later II he had
any plans for bringing back gold Dem
ocrats to the party, replied:
yes. 1 have plan, In the first
place, many have already come back.
In the second place. there are some who
never Will come back, and 1t is no use
to work ON them. In the third place,
| there are some who will return on one
OF two grounds, either that they now
like the Chicago platform, although
they did not in SO, or that they favor
the Democratic position on new ques-
tions that have arisen since then, and
are willing to take the whole platform,
while not agreeing with every part
OF 1t.
"rhe only way of keeping present
Democrats in the party and bringing
gold Democrats back. and inducing Re-
publicans to join US, is to advocate
measures that are best for the people,
and thus deserve their support. be-
lIeve that the Chicago platform, with
the addition of new questions. inelud-
Ing strong planks against trusts and
Imperialism. would give excuse to
everybody to vote the Democratic
ticket in 1900"
Mr.. Bryan was asked II he regarded
any Of the three Issues as the dominant
one, but he said he did not care to dis
cuss their relative Importance,
To an inquiry as to whether he in
tended to discuss only trusts and i'm
perlalIsm while in the east, to the ex-
clusion Of silver, Mr.. Bryan said that he
would discuss all three Of them,
whether he was in the east or in the
west. While here, he said. he was not
going TO meddle In local politics.
Mr.. Bryan was the guest of honor at
dinner given by o. H. p. Belmont,
tonight, at his residence on Fifth ave-
iue The dinner was private, no repor-
ters being admitted and to a penclled
note, Mr.. Belmont made response:
"There will be nothing. at, during. or
after the dinner, for publication. The
dinner is a purely social affair, and of
no public interest"
Mr.. Bryan was the only guest Of ma
tIonal prominence. but big men in
Tammany Hall were present The
other guests were John F. Carroll.
leader OF Tammany Hall In Mr.. Gro
ker's absence; Elliot F. Danforth.
chairman of the executive committee
of the Democratic state committee; DR..
]. H. GIrdner. Of the local Chicago plat
form Democracy: n. o. Tanning, depu-
ty comRissioner Of corrections: Charles
p. Bacon, Lewis Nixon. bridge commits
,.orar. ASH aIrd Gardner district nj.
,ornov for The county Of New YORK;:
Tohr n SEXTON polIcs commissioner.
1ohn a. McDonaId George NJ. Van
IIoez.r chairman Of the Tnmmany Hail
gsnsrn, eormit,ee, fsaac Yromme. reR-
ister. Alfred Henry Lewis. editor Of the