Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-12
HoNuRINa SENATOR soRnAs.
A Distiuguished gathering iu BaItImo,
Dine the successinl chairman.


Dine tho Successful Chairman.
Seldom has such q representative gather.
ing OF public men been seen as that which
met in the foyer Of the academy of music,
in Baltimore Thursday night, at the dinner
given by the business men OF the city to
Senator A. P. German. About 200 sub.
scribers and invited guests were present,
among the latter being Senators Il. +.
Bayard. Charles W. Jones. John r. Mo-
Pherson, B. F. Jonas, Wade Hampton, l..
Q, @. Lamar, George II. Pendleton,
Groome, of Maryland Vest. of Missouri,
and Camden. of West Virginia. Also
Sovs,no. MoAsne, Go Of .5s,ana G.s NJg,s nss
Commander III. FL. Gorringe and Franklin
B. Gowen, of Pennsylvania, and Others.
The invited guests were met in Washington
by committee and brought to Baltimore
in special cars, over the Baltimore S Ohio
The arrangements for the banquet and
the decorations Of the hall were of the
most tasteful character. Senator German,
the guest of the evening, sat at table
running north and south, supported on
either side by Stephen 8. Lee, chairman.
and Mayor Latrobe. Behind, the doors
leading into the upper corridors Of the
were concealed by crimson hang
ings, alternating with growing plants in
pots. Over the doorwsys was long line
Of gas jets bound In smilax and sur
by blazing star. Beneath,
forming an arc, was the word, "Weloome."
in carnations over q monogram, A. p. g.,
formed Of red, white and blue immortelles
and fianked again by blazing stars and
wreaths Of ivy. The walls Of the hall
were hung with rows Of evergreens. On
the stage and hidden by tall palms and
ferns was placed the Marine band, of
Washington, which played during the
evening, and when, after the dinner, the
galleries were thrown open to ladies and
their escorts, the scene was very inspir-
ing one. Mrs. German occupied front
seat in the south gallery and on her
arrival was presented with a magnificent
basket Of flowers by General John Gill.
Tno Methodist Centenary Conferences.
At the centenary conference in Balti-
more, Thursday morning Bishop Wilson,
Of the NJ. Z. church South, occupied the
chair. Prayer was offered by Rev. A. S.
Hunt, agent of the American Bible society.
The special order of the day, O review of
the superintendency Of Asbury, and what he
did for Methodism, by Rev. Jesse Boring,
of the NJ. Z. church South, was read by
William 8. Thomson, the venerable DR..
Boring being unequal to the task. Rev.
Alfred Wheeler made an address on the
relations Of John Wesley to American
Methodism. A general discussion on the
subject Of itineranoy followed. Bishop
Andrews made q report recommending
that the temperance mass meetings be held
on Saturday next under the auspices of
the conference, which was adopted. At
the afternoon session papers on 'Statisti-
cal results and membership" and "Edu-
cational and financial statistics" were read
by Rev. Daniel Dorchester
the evening was for the reception Of fra
ternal delegates.
NO "Boss" for PsnnsyIvania.
From the Wilkesbarre Leader.
The Lancaster INTELLIaKHcER, notes
with pleasure that the Democratic journals
of the state are taking no part with their
Republican contemporaries In discussing
the question Of who is to handle the
executive patronage in Pennsylvania
under President Cleveland.
The Democratic journals know that no
one man or clique Of men will handle 1t.
They know that Mr.. Cleveland assumes
the presidency as trust to be adminis-
tered for the benefit Of the whole people
and that while he will naturally consult
the leading men of the state OF his own
party faith as to appointments, he will
submit to no bogsism.
They know further that no Democrat
10 the state Of any influence whatever will
seek to play boss in this or any other
direction. Bossism is not q Democratic
and, il We mistake not, 1t has
seen its best days in the other organiza-
tinn