Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-03

Chas. S. Grain, the quartermaster az inau-
guration ceremonies, is the secretary OF the
lroquois Club. He was born in Boston. Mass,
IN the year 1850. aud became a resident OF Chi
cago in 1892 He was cashier OF the port OF
Chicago under Grover Cleveland, and now IL
engaged In the wholesale and retail tobacco
business.
The club left Chicago Thursday az On. M.
over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Ia q
special vestbuled compartment car train,
going via Pittsburg and thus avoiding the
heavy grades in the mountains The members
while in this city will sleep in their train.
At the Arlington Hotel three parlors on the
first floor have been secured for headquarters
and the banquet hall engaged. in which the
members are served with their meals.
The Second Regiment Band OF fifty pieces
accompanied the club 10 this city.
THE PLATFORM OF THE CLUB.
The lroquois Club. as stated. Was formed
October 4, 1881, being a reorganization of the
old Chicago Democratic Club, which WAS or
ganized July 20. 1850. by James r. Grund,
Edward .. Brown, Clinton Snowden. p q,
Hoyne, I. ii. Hoyne. Robt n. Patton and JAS
I. Hoyne. Its members take pride in the fact
that the platform OF principles adopted March
IA, 1851. has been taken a model; in fact,
every national platform adopted since that
date appears TO have been drawn with special
reference TO the principles laid down by the
founders OF the lroQuoIs Club. Even eK-Prcsi-
dent Cleveland adopted and made more famous
the well-known words public Office a public
trust" and they have become the watchwords
of the democratic and tariff reform party
The principles adopted included the follow
ing:
i. The largest liberty Of the individual con-
sistent with public order.
2. Local seit- government.
8. Opposition to GENERALIZATION.
4. The separate Independents OF the iegisia-
tive, executive and Judicial departments.
s. Recognition OF the supreme Court Of the
United States as the proper tribunal for the
FINAL decision Of all constitutional questions.
6. An Indiyisible union OF indestructible
states.
Z. Strict maintenance Of the public faith.
8. Public office public trust, admission 70
which should depend on proved fitness.
g. Tarln for revenue only at the earliest
practicable period consistent with due regard
for existing interests and the financial needs
OF the government, and, immediately. such .
revision Of the present system shall fairly
and equally distribute its burdens
The chief officers OF the club and the dates
OF their service as president are given fol-
lows: Erskine NJ. Phelps, ISIS; Stephen &
Gregory, 1856 (res,gned July az, 1856; Walter
c. Newberry, 1865: Robert J. Smith, l6os-y0
Adlai I. Ewing, 1881 -s2-9S.
MEMBERS WHO ARE HERE.
Among the members OF the Iroquois Club
who have come on to march with their banner
Il. ks
c. s. Grain, Dudley Winston E. f. Lawrence,
Henry b. Ford, L. C. Bonney, ]. A. Siblsy, j.
W. Blee, W. ID. Hitchcock. J. gandeventer, w.
Trembor, E. I. Noonan, w. ". Catlin. NJ NJ.
Boddie, W. L. LINDSAY, Samuel NJ. Knox, John
Power, W. A. Frazier. ]. q. Hettinger, E. X
Cox. N. Simons, J. L. Defebaugh, ID. Mcyiohie,
NJ. z. Gallagher, I. NJ. Hoyne, K Hexter, j.
W. Eckhsrt, A W. Wright. 5. r. Fogg, r. L
Allen, S. ID. Thompson, Charles T. DAVIS, Alex.
Charles. T. p. Pike, Jas. Branen, Geo. L. Gil
key, J. r. Wash, J. Mendelsohn, A. Orendorf,
9. E. Brown, u; E. Blood, {. A knight, 7. L
Eaton, @. II. Madden, +. @. Hoyne, John Ad.
olson, F. J. Schsub. c. p. johnson, Perry H
Smith, I. E. Courtney. H. Mclaughlin, W. q.
Cummins. ID. Sheean, Il. E. Fox, p. Kioibassa,
H. S. heth. J. II. Plain, J. f. Barney. A. ID.
Smith, p. v. Cary, E. r. Carr. J. c. Copelly, J.
@. steever, James Lott, Z. p. Mitchell, z p
Brosseau, s. II. Woodbury., r. l. Henry, W. I.
Mounts, T. Price, George f. stone, b. Darl.
iugton, r. J. Smith, w. H. Stewart, John A.
King, Chss. r. Crane. ]. NJ Fletcher. W. n.
Hopkins, John +. Reed. J. ID. Waterman, Fred
Res, F. h. Winston, {. .. Hodge, d. {. Greg
Ter, A A Goodrich. G. J. Brine. H. NJ. Mckee,
@. L johnson, W. A Taylor, H s. Merritt. w.
W. Taylor. o. Favor, E A. Lancaster. j. c.
Richberg, q. W. Hayden, George p. Cary, Ire
e. johnson, A. B. Reese. W. l. Doggett, c.
WEIGH. G. e Babcoci. +. BREASTED. A E. John
stone, r N. Patterson, A =. Fay, John Boddie,
c. q. Williamson, Henry Moses, John Q. Will
den. b. r. wadhams, 1. Sullivan, n. d. Sex
ton, David J. Ayers, E. b. smith. W. thinner
man, W. T. Monroe, John J. Byrne. p. o. steus-
nett. J. Psrkhurst, ". Irving oisrt. Charles G.
Wilcox, W. A. Vincent, s. l. Bailey, Peter
whits. J. T. Callahan, L. Franklin J. J. Gir.r-
din, L. b wadlsigh. Willis Howe, v. W. Foster
and +. W. Walker.
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