The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-12
DUCK THE JEFFERSON DINNER.
C4RUACK CAN'T COtHE-NEW-
LANDS CAN'T CONE, roo.

nrlmont wanted 20 Be Guest Of Honor,
INT Missed It-PaTkeF Stlll Remains
WIN n Spetet Long Enough 20 60
Around -TaEEart Demands a Place
The Democratic Clubs Jefferson day din
uer is running into more snags, and APP
rarently il was a stroke Of luck for eK-
Mayor Van Wyok t'lat his ofer to bet
IS 900 that the dinner would outshine the
Chicago jefferson day celebration was not
taken up.
Senator Carmack has telegraphed that he
will be unable to come. The COMMITTEES
Of arrangements has received word that
Senator Newlands can't come. These dech-
nations were rather expected when It was
announced that, although speakers were
to have been limited 10 twenty minutes
Alton B. Parker, who had been doomed by
some Of the members Of the committee az
the guest Of the evening, had prepared a
speech Of great iength. This announce
nnent brought protests from friends Of
the other speakers, who declared that MI
Parker's adherents were reserving too much
OF the limehght for him. compromise
was suggested whereby Judge Parker
should speak last and as long as he chose
This proposal was rejected, and on Monday
night the prediction was made In the chb
that some OF the men whose names we're
down on the list would find II inconvenient
to be at the dinner
Beyond this the dinner has given rise
10 III feel ling in the club because Of the
prominence of Robert A. Van Nyck and
Augustus Van Wyck in the Arrangements
As chairman Of the committee Of arrange
ments, ex-Mayor Ven Wyck was down 10
preside, while lis brother IL Gown for
speech Some Of the members Of the club
told John Fox that a. president OF the clu b
he ought 10 preside AT the dinner lt was
anr ounoed asst night that Nj. FoN Will PEE
side. Another thing that tt'ese membens are
objecting 10 il tie apparent purpose 70
turn the club into a sort Of campaigning
organization. IL i Understood that Judge
Van Wyck IN his speech will advocate the
starting Of branches OF the DemoCrn
Club In each Of the Assembly districts, 70
do campaign work. This II IA conter 0ed,
Is not whatthe club is for, and issupe rf'uous'
besides.
III the dinner does not BEGIN and end
with a smashing OF carafes, SAID II member
OF the Democratic Club last night, III be
astonishcd" He went on TO compare the
fracs ses in the club over the dinner TO the
situation in the Democratic party in the
nation.
1t came out that when it was frstproPosed
TO have dinner in honor OF the founder Of
the Democratic party John Fox, president
OF the club, didn't think il would be sue
cess and for that reason didn't care TO
preside That stirred up eX-Mayor Van
WICK. and he got a-going in great shape,
and il was through the Efforts Of ex Mayor
Van Wyck and his friends that the dinner
promised TO be "a success.
After Mr.. Van Wyck took hold another
knotty problem presented Itself. August
Belmont made 1t known through friends
that he desired 10 he the guest Of honor
and that proposition brought out grius,
but Mr.. Belmont's friends insisted, and said
that he was entitled TO this distinction be-
4 l.. a a. 80.
campaign for Parker II was also said IN
Mr.. Belmont's behalf that, all told he cOu-
tributed 20 the Parker campaign $3.50, 900,
the greatest amount OF money any one
Democrat has ever contributed to a national
campaign with the exception Of Samuel
J.. Illden. and he was personally Interested
as the candi date Of the party.
But they wouldn't maks NJ. Belmont the
guest of honor, anu then up popped the
Parker business. Judge Parker didn't
want to attend the uinneT il Bryan was
going to be there, anu when he learned
that Bryan wasn't 10 be there he said he
would come all right. The committee said
that Mr.. Parker couldn't speak longer than
twenty minutes, but siterward raised the
limit 10 thirty-hve minutes, and Judge
Parker has already sent Ia a speech on that
delightfully."- frivolous topic constitutional
Government which would take page Of
THR Sun To hold and two hours Of the
Judges valuable time 10 deliver.
Next there was trouble with Tom 1aggart
Tom sent word that he had another en-
gaRement, but yesterday indianapolis
flaming sent word that Mr. TaggaTt was
coming and that he must have a seat Of
honor at the guest table and his name on
the menu card. Well, the seats have al
ready been assigned and the menu cards
have been printed. Mr.. Tanning was a
little put out about this. but then he wanted
70 know who were TO De the speakers and
who were 10 be the guests Of honor. and
could not obtain the information he de
sired
Charles r. Murphy will attend the dinner
now that Mr.. Fox Is TO preside. Mr. Murphy
Il said 10 have objected TO the idea of hav-
ing the former Mayor preside over a gather
ing which will he regarded IN the public
mind as n representative gathe ring of
the Democrats OF the city and 20 have in
TINA ted that he wasn't coming WHEN Mr..
Van Wyck was down for presiding officer,