The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-23
THE LEADER IN NEW YORK
GUEST OF HONOR AT o. H. p.
BELMONTS DINNER.
CARROLL, ,CROKER'S LIEUTENANT, PRESENT
Mr.. Bryan Spends Today in New York, Dimes
Tonight With Jchn W. Keller, President
Democratic Club, and Speaks To-
morrow Night in Jersey CITY,


Bryan arrived in Jersey City from Wash
ington at 6:42 O'Clock this morning and
was met by James Oliver Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Democratic National Com
rOrters. Mr.. Bryan was escorted to the
Noffman House, the headquarters of the
State Democracy, in which hotel a suite
of rooms had been engaged for him. Mr.
Bryan said to the reporters that he
hoped his presence in New York would
contribute 10 a general good feeling ali
around.
Mr.. Bryan breakfastcd at the Hoff-
man House with eX-Governor Hogg, of
Texas, DR.. W T. Girdner, 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 crowded.
One of Mr.. Bryan's callers asked him
what he thought of o. ii. l.. Belmont as
Vice-Presdential candidate.
81 am not saying a word about can
didates just now," he replied.
\ reporter asked Mr.. Bryan later if
there was any truth in a statement in
a morning paper that he was gradually
abandoning the silver issue.
Il am tired of denying those stories, :"
Mr.. Bryan answered. Il will keep
right ON in the same line i have fol-
lowed ali along. j adhere TO my belief
in the Chicago platform: but, of course.
/ don't object to throwing in some more
issues for good measure"
Mr.. Bryan when asked later if he had
plans for bringing back gold Democrats
to the party. replied:
Yes. | have Il plan. In the first
place, many have already come back. In
the second place. there are some who
never will come back. And it is no use
to work on them. In the third place,
there are some who will return on one
or two grounds, either that they now
like the Chicago platform, although they
did not in 96, or that they favor the
Democratic position Oh new questions
that have arisen since then and are will
ing to take the whole platform while
not agreeing with every part of it,
The only way of keeping present
Democrats in the party and bringing gold
Democrats back, and inducing Republi-
cans to join rs. is to advocate measures
that are best for the people and thus
deserve their support. Il believe that the
Chicago platform with the addition OF
new questions including strong planks
against trusts and imperialism would
give excuse to everybody to vote the
Democratic ticket in 1900"
Mr.. Bryan was asked if he regarded
any of the three issues as the dominant
one, but ne said he did not care to dis
cusS their relative importance.
To an inquiry as to whether he intend
cd to discuss only trusts and imperialism
while in the East, to the exclusion OF
silver. Mr.. Bryan said that he would
fliscuss all three of them whether ne was
in the East or in the West. While here.
he said. he was not going to meddle
| in local politics.
BRYAN AT "A DINNER.
Mr. Bryan wa sthe guest of honor at
a dinner given by o. II. p Belmont to-
night at his residence on Fifth avenue.
The dinner was private. no reporters be-
ing admitted. and 10 pencied note Mr..
Bryan 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 inter-
est"
Mr.. Bryan was the only guest of ma
tional prominence, but big men in Tam
many Hall were present. The other
guests We're John +. Carroll. leader Of
Tammany Hall in Mr.. Croker's absence:
Eliot F. Danforth. Chairman Of the
Executive Committee Of the Democratic
State Committee: DR. j. III. Girdner, OF
the local Chicago Platform Democracy;
District Attorney Gardiner, Police Com
missioner Sexton, Chairman Van Hoe
sen. of the Tammany Hall General Com
mittee; Y. +. Mack, John W. Keller.
Commissioner of Charities: State Sena
tor Grady, Frank Campbell, Chairman
Of the State Committee; ex-governor
James T.. Campbell. Of Ohio, eX-Gover-
nor James S. Hogg, of Texas, and other
Democratic officials and leaders.
Mr.. Bryan will spend tomorrow in
New York and in the evening will be the
guest Of John W. Keller. president of the
Democratic Club. at the club. This din
ner is understood to mean that Mr.. Bry-
an and the Tammany organization are
in complete harmony, whereas ten
months ago Mr.. Bryan and Perry Bei-
mont. then President Of the Democratic
Club were exchanging bitter letters. On
Wednesday night Mr. Bryan is to address
a meeting in Jersey City. Congressman
Daily and Robert Davis. of New Jersey.
have sought to induce Mr.. Bryan to
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