Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-26
GUESTS ON THE ROAD
Quay, Reed, ClarksOn and the Rest
Will be Here This Morning.
FLYING TRIP OVER THEB6O. ROAD
Elaborate Decorations for the Americas
Banquet Tonight.
REED ALMOST LOSES HIS SPIKE-TAIL

which will reach Pittsburg this morning at
7:45 o'clock, will be very distinguished
party of statesmen and politicians, who
come to signalize the Grant banquet of the
Americus Club at the Seventh Avenue
Hotel this evening. A. j. Logan, of the
Americus Committee of Escort, telegraphed
from the Baltimore and Ohio depot at
Washington, at 7:42 o'clock last evening,
that everybody was aboard, and that no
hitch of any kind had occurred. There was
a story current in Washington that Senator
Quay was coming over on the Pennsy to
avoid the necessity of travelling with Hon.
John Dalzell.
Whether there was anv foundation for
the story or not, Mr.. Logan's telegram
stated that the following gentlemen were on
board tine train, and in high feather, both
politically and personally: Hon. NJ. S.
QUAY, Hon. John Dalzell, Hon. Thomas B.
Reed, Hon. Thomas NJ. Bayne, Hon. H. L.
Swords, Congressman Osborne, Hon. Louis
E. McComas. First Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson, Colonel II. L. Swords
and Messrs. Cushing, Leech, Murphy and
Spofford This is the entire party expected,
Senator Allison having not been a certainty
THE HARRISBURG CONTINGENT.
Secretary of State Stone telegraphed from
Harrisburg that Governor Beaver, Attorney
General kirkpatrick, Hon. w. ii. Davies
and himself would leave Harrisburg at mid
night Supervising Architect Windrim,
Richard r. QUAY and Hon. G. V. Holiday,
United States Commissioner of Customs,
guests of Postmaster Mexican, will be on
the same train The stalwart form of Gen
eral d. H. Hastings will alight from the
same train, as will Hon. W. II. Andrews,
. Chairman of the State Republican Commit
tee. Hon. h. K Bower, State Treasurer-elect,
expected to come, but telegraphed from the
home OF his father at Colledgeville, Pa,
that the serious illness of the latter keeps
him awav Edwin S. Stuart, President of
the State League of Republican clubs, tele-
graphed from Philadelphia his inability to
attend. Hon. G. W. Delamater the Young
State Senator who is running for Governor,
will arrive from Meadville this morning,
accompanied by his brother, coming on the
Valley road.
Chairman English, of the Committee of
Arrangements, is desirous of having every
thing move promptly, and requests that
members of the club be on hand between
and o'clock, so that all can be in their
;seats at sharp7. The guests of the evening
Twill enter to burst of music arm in arm
and those present will be afforded an excel
lent opportunity of seeing political asperi-
Ties overcome DN banquet anenltleS.
Private Secretary Halford wrote to Mr.
English regretting his inability to be pres
ent, and stating that President Harrison
would forward suitable telegram to be
read at the banquet. A similar expression
is looked for from Hon. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, who was to have turned loose his ora
iorical Gatling gun, but who pleads his just
recovered health as a reason for not indulg-
ing in ways and means to lose it.
A REALLY BIG GUN.
More interest attaches to Speaker Reeds
now assured presence than any other feature
of the banquet He will put his best foot
forward bearing in mind the reputation OF
the clubs banquets as President-making g
factors
After the arrival of the distinguished
guests and their first attention to the club
headquarters at the Seventh Avenue Hotel,
the morning will be employed in car
riage rides, etc. The lunch at the
Duquesne Club, given by Mr.. John W. |
Chalfant and others, will be a pleasant |
epoch, and the guests from Washington will |
be supplied on their arrival with the tickets |
of membership, extended by the courtesy of
President Sol Schoyer. There will be re-
newal of hospitalities during the afternoon,
and the statesmen will then array them- |
selves in the traditional spike-tail, and make |
ready for the fray. The menu cards, by |
Eichbaum & Co., are strikingly beautiful, |
and every detail of the banquet is in the |
best of preparation.
Rev. George Rodgers, of the Verona P. |
E. Church, will invoke the divine blessing, |
and it is hoped to get the banquet over with |
and the feast of reason begun by 9 o'clock. |
Mr.. Clarkson will speak about 20 minutes, |
and Mr.. Reeds time will be his own. Mr.. |
Ma(.onaaS' craeoh m the Nov Snutbp sc
awaited with great interest.
The guests table will be the great point |
of interest President Harry E. Paul will |
have Governor Beaver on his right hand |
and Hon. Thomas d. Reed on his left. SEN
ator Quay's seat adjoins the Governor and /
Hon. John Dalzell will be just across the |
table.
ALL OF THEM TOGETHER.
On the opposite side of the table will be |
the entire list of Gubernatorial candidates:
Major E. A. Montooth, Senator Delamater,
General Hastings, Congressman Osborne |
and Secretary of State Stone. Such lying |
down of the lion and the lamb has not often |
been seen, and the nature of the occasion is
a guarantee that there will be no factional |
demonstration of any kind.
The choicest roses that Florist Patterson
can procure will bloom for the banuueters.
Over ], 900 will be used in the decorations.
but not in any stereotyped design. They |
will simply be placed in handsome vases
and arranged in the most effective manner.
They will all be of the Iong-stemed variety,
some of the American Beauties being fully a
yard in length of stem.
Rare exotic plants and towering palms will
make verltable tropical foliage against
which the beautiful coloring of the roses
will be enhanced, and fully 500 Yards of
eni1ar 1ril rrraaaful11r Il,
round chandeliers and pillars. The well |
coming arch, which will be masterpiece of
artistic skill, composed OF carnations,
shaded from the deep carnation to the pure
white, will be suspended from the ceiling
over the stairway, where 1t will cordially
greet each and every guest as he enters
ALMOST, A CATASTROPHE.
A special from Washington last evening
to THE DISPATCH says: Almost a catas-
trophe occurred just previous to the de-
parture OF the train. Speaker Reed had
given mis- gripsack and overcoat in charge
of his colored messenger, who delayed his
arrival at the depot for so long that the
party were in a very nervous state, as not
only the Speaker decollete evening suit was
in the gripsack, but also the notes, on man.
uscript, of his speech, which Will electrify
the club and the country tomorrow even
ing thinking tne messenger might nave
mistaken the instructions and gone to the
wrong station, courier was sent by flying
cab over TO the Baltimore and Potomac sta
tion TO hunt up the reealcitrant gripsack,
but no trace of man or gripsack could be
found there. Just as the train was about to
pull out the messenger hove in sight, and
the terrific strain of the situation was re-
lieved.
Infants Caps and Bonnets,
Erench handmade Die To 50 hn. corded |