Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-05
ADLAI AND HENRI.
Chief Figures at a Democratic
Love Feast.
DEDICATION OF A NEW CLUB HOUSE

Named After watterson the Organization
Will Propagate Democratic Principles
Remarks by Stevenson and the Louis
vile EdItor-Warm Reception to the
Illinois Candidate-Mckinley at Coun-
Gil Bluffs-Nebraska Republicans in
Convention-People's Party Nomina-
tions-Don Dickinson Heads the DEM
ocratic Campaign Committee.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 5.-Yesterday the new
Watterson club house was dedicated and
the event was made notable by the atten-
dance of many Democratic leaders, among
them Hon. Adlai +. Stevenson, nominee
for vice president; the governor of Ken
tucky and his staff, and majority of the
state legislature. Stevenson was the guest
of honor and spoke to great concourse of
people at Liederkranz hall and to smaller
gathering at the Watterson club house
where he was given a reception, and Henry
Watterson also spoke. The city was in
holiday attire and in holiday spirits. The
Watterson club house was gorgeous with
decorations by day and ablaze with illumi-
nation by night. Stevenson was introduced
to the Liederkranz hall audience by Gov
ernor Brown, aud was greeted tumult-
uously.
Remarks of the Jl1inoisIan.
Stevenson said he was a kentuckian.
and his years of cit zenship in another
state had not weakened the cords that
bound him to the "old commonwealth"
He gloried with Kentuckians in the his
tory and traditions of the state and
named many distinguished Illinoisians
who had been born in Kentucky-Hardin,
ing, Dickey, Walker, and others--and
continued: "But these are not all Hi
nois is debtor to Kentucky for one more
illustrious than those l have named.
Great as lawyer-with marvellous power
as an advocate-the peer of the mightie st
in debate: wise as great occasions demand
ed wisdom, the fame of Abraham Lincoln
is not confined to the state of his birth nor
of his adoption, but is the heritage of all
people"
A Compliment to watterson.
He complimented the club which, he
said, had honored itself by adopting the
name of a man honored all over the coun-
try-a name that was a household word.
He touched on the war and the reconstruc-
tion period, but said it would serve no
good purpose to revive these memories eX-
cept for the reason that we are again con
fronted with force bill" In its re-en-
dCllntIb ICpcaS iloCAA anu
the evils that would ensue would find
their counterpart only in those which
made up so shameful part of the recon-
struction period.
The Meeting at the Club House.
He closed with the hope that the club
would spread abroad an influence for the
right and the maintenance of our demo-
cratic institutions Speeches were made
by the Hon. j. Proctor Knott, Hon. James
y. Mckenzie, Hon. Boyd Winchester, Hon.
Albert 5. Willis and others. After the
adjournm ent of the mass meeting General
Stevenson gave public reception. The
memb bers of the Watterson club and their
invited guests then repaired to the Wat
terson club house, where a repast, follow
ed by a feast of reason and a flow of soul,
awaited the Democratic braves.
Watterson Makes n Speech
After the banquet Watterson made a few
remarks beginning with humorous refer
ence to the choice of his name for the club
and a eulogv of Stevenson, and winding up
with congratulations that the Chicago
convention had adopted a tariff for revenue
only platform. He had expected nothing
at Chicago except Cleveland, and had got
Stevenson and a ringing declaration for
tariff for revenue. He didn't want the
earth, and the party was one and all for
Cleveland and Stevenson and the abolish
ment of the "robber tariff"
The festivities We're continued to a late
hour.