Evening journal., 1889-11-27
YOUNG REPUBLICANS REJOICE.
A Crowded Reception At Their Club
House What the Speakers Said.


Republican Club, No. $40 King street.
was the scene of one of the most jovial
and crowded gatherings, last evening.
that has ever occurred in the history Of
the club The occasion was reception
and public Inspection in honor of the re-
opening of the club house after, thorough
renovGting and refurnishing, A descrip-
ton Of the refurnished rooms appeared in
the EVENING JOURNAL yesterday.
A steady stream of visitors, about a
fourth of whom we're ladies'. crowded
into the doors from s o'clock till 10. At
least !, 900 people visited the club house
during thu evening. TIE building was
brilliantI lighted from top to bottom.
Two powerful incandescent electric
lights were suspended over the sidewalk
at the third story, and large flag iloated
over King street from a line stretched
across from King street.
The chandeliers on the first story 2were
twined with smilax aud large palms were
standing before the parlor windows. A
large handsome Bible laid on a table in
the middle Of the room.
The household committee, under whose
direction the improvements have been
made, the reception committee, composed
Of the ex-presidents of the club, and many
other members, were in evening dress.
The house committee is composed Of DR..
Peter Cooper, Frank A. Mitchell and
Harry L Triggs. The reception commit
tee was composed of Fred r. Bach, f.
w. Heisler, N. r Benson, Edmund
Mitchell, Jr., and Ellwood @. Jackson.
The rooms were crowded the entire even
ing The Grace Orchestra Of twelve
pieces occupied the front of the billiard
room and under the direction OF G. II.
Lauer proved an attractive addition to the
pleasures Of the occasion. Refreshments
Of lemonade and cakes were served in the
dining room on the first floor.
A little after 10 o'clock word was
quietly passed around that there would
be some speech making in the parlor and
the visitors began TO gather there. Some
one said I'VE want a speech from Fred
Bach, the first president of the club.
Many voices cried Bach" and that gem
tleman responded by gracefully introdu-
cling Charles H. Treat of Georgetown.
Mr. Treat made a brief address. He
expressed his admiration Of the club
house and acknowledged the effective
ness of its organization to the party Of
the state.
Senator Higgins followed Mr. Treat
He congratulated and complimented the
club and spoke of its effective work. He
paid his respects to the tax collectors by
saying that he hoped he might be par
doned if he referred to the outrages that
were being committed on the voters Of
the city.
"The Democratic party of this state is
the only party that is opposed to the
poor man, said the speaker. Its lep-
resentatives in this city are issuing tax
receipts to men who own property and
not to men who do not. 1t is an infa
nous attempt to disfranchise honest men,
and the party and men who do it, viii 20
out not only in defeat, but in disgrace, il
you will do in the future, as well as you
have done in the past. Mr.. Higgins
was literally applauded
Then there were calls for willis, .
and the reverend gentleman stepped for
ward and made a stirring speech Of en-
couragement and commendation. Mr..
Willis referred to the Bible before him
and said the principles Of the Republican
party were founded upon it.
After Mr.. Willis concluded, there were
calls for ''Bach" again, but that gentle
man declined to appear until some one
cried Don't go Bach on u.s. +" Then ht
came forward and in q neat speech traced
the history Of the club from its organiza
tion to the presents time. HI
stated that the party of the city
and county, at this time, eleven months
before the election was better prepared fol
& campaign that it had previously been two
or three months before any election
Mr. Bach predicted victory for his party
in this state next year.
This delighted the club so that mum
ber of members shouted its well known
slogan. There were cries for "Maloney,
but he escaped and the crowd slowly dis
persed.
Among the prominent men present
were Senator Higgins, Revs. r. B. Cook
and T. Snowden Thomas, Washington
Jones, Hon. ]. Frank Ball, G. j. Camp
bell, president Y. M. ID. G.
Postmaster Robert II. Taylor, j.
w. Aydon, Patrick Neary,
Peter ]. Ford, Colonel John Nj.
Newell, City Solicitor Henry O. Turner,
Levi A. Bertolette, Job H. jackson, John
7. Diekey, w, L. G. Thomas, Sergeant
Howard Simpson, Charles Baird. Alfred
Gawthrop, John P. MacLear.
0tho Nowland, Thomas Young OF
this city; Colonel D. P. Barnard Of
Lebanon, Kent county; f. T. White and
J. Hutchinson, Moores, Pa; J. Colby
Smith. Willow Grove, Kent county
Representative Lewis E. Wallace, Sea
ford; Charles H. Treat. Georgetown; Rev,
j. s. Willis, Milford Lieutenant lie Roy
Brown, y. s. A., Newark. Del. Repre-
sentative David S. Clark. Kenton; In
| spector- General Theodore r. Armstrong
Newark; Alvan B. Connor, FELTON,
Edward Challenger and wife of New
Castle; Richard Pilling and wife, Stan
ton; James and Henry Ccnly, Henry
Clay.