National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-16
cu1ELs WHO TOOK NO NOTES.
A Gathering OF Representative News
paper Men 60 Compliment nm ER-


A Gathering OF Representative News ,
paper Men 20 Compliment mn En-
client Ally.
IL was notable gathering that assem-
bled around the table at the Riggs House
dining room Saturday night. Men woro
there who had made aud marrod great
names for others by stroke Of the PEN
Gil, themselves remaining unknown the
while. Aud yet no effort of the sort by
oven tho most vigorous or vindictivo had
ever proved successful unless founded
upon somo incipient greatness or weak
ness Of the subject. Few were thoro Of
the veterans ut least who could
not have pointed to some prominent
figure or political mummy which
they had helped to create, The public
banquet without one or more press rep
resontatives present to chronicle utter
ances Of the more or less sober partici-
pants is rare occasion, but one where
tho only persons presentwerc the caterer
and his assistant Is even less frequent.
A complimentary dinner was being
given by Washington newspaper men to
Maj. j. c. Pangborn and Mr.. Charles
Solden, both ex-iournalists, in recogni-
tion of tho courtesies extended to the pro-
fession by those gentlemen on the occa-
sions Of tho national conventions in
Chicago during the summer Of 1891. Tho
| following Is q complete list of names of
the gentlemen who participated:
/ William C. MacBridc, Cincinnati Enquirer;
/ f, A. G, Handy, Philadelphia NclUG +. V. De-
/ Graw luited fTess; John Aiden, BroOklyn
I Times. Deb. Randolph koim, Harrisburg Telc.
[ WHphi a, 4, bulton' brooklyn EigS eharolu
snowden Alexandra 6d'fgfi %. o. s,ealey
JL T|rsLg, y Ia wiybi Chicago TgjBnu,; Fred Fred
| G, Crawford Chicago Noes: w. w, Burhaus,
| United Press Charles I. Murray, Philadelphia
Times T. W. Ayres Kansas 1 City Itme%, Fred FREQ
EnS OgU,S IsGasV Ls" y G "T0ISv Eyci If He
| Yort TD,,,. n i Ferrls Ercai15 var, ia r.
/ i. MacFarlaud, Philadelphia Record. Robert
| NJ. Larncr N'irs and COuicr S. n. Clark. New
! 1ofk lFtDWt' w ID Dop,on, loleuo 1gG t@tnnk @
pbNuadIpIri f.'s,. Wea; ~ ~ minssuop
oils 'iS,gpai, w h. Barrett. Boston Idrspii,sr,
C.. A. Hamilton, Minneapolis Tribune; ". u.
Seckendorlf, New York Tribune; Charles J.
ayeS Ass9gajtgu pdSss iheron S =; GraW9rJ Sri
NoH notI,nora IJIiyj IL ~
1 Mccarthy, Baltimore SIN; ". +, Cauaday,
scrgoantat.arms Of the senate; James W. ALI
son, (0aHeT-J0uimdE John NJ. Corson, Phila-
rPs t,It d. "; p,,U..e. S,ro5
I. Cinrte AssocintCG press Jobn Boyie ilnited
Press: Ben: Periey Poore, Boston Badga, Geo
II. Walker Cleveland LcldsT Frank L, Howe,
NNAIloNAL HEpuBLICAISi s II Il; Nelghtmah, ItHstS.
Hsgyt.I5' ] H. ~ iir -
Young. PhiiSdelphin Sar; George ", Adams
frtnilJ star: John s. Shriver Baltimore
Amcrtcdn; Henry De Wltte, NArtoSAL REPuB.
LcASi Byron andrews, NshonG Irl0uns, r.
NC m ~ Hnnis Bcl~IijcnV I Nnab Kansns
It''iTy5 Tinss: +. q. washington. New Orleans
Piflytnc, and o. p. Austin, Cincinnati Times.
Sdr.
Note books and pencils had been left
at homo, and the responsibilities attaching
to managing the affairs of state were tenn
porarily laid aside, and all were boys
again. The grcyer and balder the head
the more festive the man. Silence reigned
only when the more tempting features of
the menu were being discussed, and then
it was not by any means complete. The
table was arranged in the form of 1T"
the shank of which seemed unconscion-
ably long to those occupying seats at the
end. At the top sat the guests of the
evening, Maj. Pangborn on President
Stealcys right and Mr.. Selden aud Col.