Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20

mensely attended affair and greatly ex-
ceedod anything of the kind ever at
tempted in this city or vicinity. The
organizations elegantly furnished club.
house fairly blazed with light and was
thronged with visitors. The club had
open house the entire evening. The
doors were open before z o'clock and
were not closed until after midnight.
Most of the callers came in groups aud
arrivals continued for four hours.
Democrats from every part of the State
were present and the attendance was at
least 1000. The capacious parlor filled
rapidly and all the rooms in the extern
sive suite had to be utilized. Nearly
all the Democratic nominees in the
State were present and they were the
recipients of hearty congratulations.
The pleasurable affair was in charge of
q committee composed of NJ. ID. Murphy,
Charles j. Campbell, James II. Kane,
Thomas N. Stayton and M. +. Fairy.
The gubernatorial and Congressional
nominees arrived about $50 O'clock and
were Immediately escorted to positions
at the east end of the psrlor. While
they were proceeding thitner William j.
Gibbons proposed "three cheers for Ebe
w. Tunnel, the next governor of Della
ware, and Samuel Bancroft, Jr., the
next Congressman from Delaware"
which were given with the utmost
heartiness. Mr.. Tunnel was accom-
panied by CORTLAND G. Montgomery,
the president of the club, and Mr..
Bancroft by Mr. Murphy, the chair
man of the reception committee.
When the receiving party had as
sembled the immense gathering formed
in procession and from then until
10 o'clock Messrs. Tunnel and Ban
croft were kept busy shaking hands
with the assemblage as it filed by. Mr..
i, Montgomery introduced Mr.. Tunnel
and Mr.. Murphy introduced Mr.. Ban
croft. The other nominees were con-
'stantly beseged by persons extending
their congratulations. After remaining
in the east end of the room for an hour
and half Messrs. Tunnel and Ban
croft mingled with the throng and
during the next hour there was general
conversation. About II o'clock the
company was invited to the banquet
room, where delicious spread was
served. The guests fingered at the
festal board an hour. Returning to the
parlor the multitude was entertained
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by James Curran and George Bleyer.
Messrs. Tunnel aud Bancroft departed
at midnight. Immediately preceding
their departure they were again cheered.
During the evening Albert's orchestra
excellently played the following selec-
tions
March, "De Molay Commandery". :. Hall
Overture, castle Gate. ..... .Schlepegrell
III q I...l.t n
Selection, Seeing tine Elephant. De Witt
March, Manhattan Beach,. Sousa
Overture, Mosaic ........,.... Robinson
Waltz, "Reign OF Love" ......... Godfrey
Overture, Sounds from the Sunny South. .
lsenman
March, TUXEDO" ...............Co Compton
Cornet solo, "Honeysnckle Polka. Casey
John d. Taylor.
Waltz, "Prodigal Daughter Zimmerman
March, meadow Queen" ...... Escher
Among those present were: Governor
Reynolds, Secretary of State lIaw-
n hns, James Bradford, eX-Poor Trustee
Sopackey, Edwin A. Parker, United
We ltates Marshal Lannan, James CORN
ioby, Thomas Ferry, Allen Sharp, L. j.
nHlunday, George E. O'Conner, ex-
Quinn, Police Captain
!. Name, ex.Chief of Police Maxwell,
II Colonei james b. Hasson, Philip Green,
nlJoseph Walberg, William Ii. Bidder
Yback, DIR. j. w. Mullia, Frank Handy,
ex- Election Commissioner Dobb, Con-
/ stable Reardon, William McCafferty,
Y Election Commissioner Doud, Frank
4 Jeandell, President of Council Farra,
Mr.. Smith of Elkton, exClerk of the
u Market Smeltz, Police Officer Di Mare,
! Receiver of Taxes Dickey, Assistant
Receiver Finck, ex-Squire Monaghan,
Lambert Nicholson, Mr.. Sharpley, John
A. Jordan, Daniel w. MGllin, John
Kitchen, James Carmichael, MIR. Wads-
worth, Mr.. Williamson of Washington,
Il. j. King, w, Ii. Hartlove, Mr..
Hotfecker, James McVey, Mr.. Now
land, Harry White, Election Com
missioner Neary, William +. Car
michael, Poor Trustee N. b. Culbert,
II. Bayard Heisel, L. b. Il. Springer,
Mr., o'Neill, Harry Ziegler,. Victor b.
Woolley, Mr.. Riley, Mr.. Pyle, j. D.
Kurtz, Jr., William Y. Casey, MIR.
Whitaker, John NJ. Solomon, Charles
f. Bickta, Joseph H. Bickta, Richard
Gray of Washington, Peter Lenhoif,
Daniel Hartley, James Megary, Josiah
Marvel, William p. Morrison, John ii.
Rodney, Jacob Davis, ex-Attorney-
General Biggs, james j. Monaghan,
Frank Carlisle, Frederick X. Kaiser,
Abner Bailey, Samuel S. Adams, Clerk
of the Municipal Court Adams, jacob
Deakyne, Deputy Collector Of Internal
Revenue Robinson, ex. Councilman Hes
sion, ex-Register of Wills Bradford,
Squire Sasse, John G. Sasse, Clayton
Cam, Squire Kelly, George w. Spicer,
Captain L. G.. Boyd, Clerk of the Peace
Dickson, John McManus, James Agnew,
Frank Temple, General Garrett j. Hart,
General Theodore +. Armstrong, L. lrv.
ing Handy, ex. Councilman McGlinchey
Register of Wills Cooch, Henry Hol.
schumacher, exc Councilman Magee, John
Ahrens, ex-Postmaster Taylor, ex-
Deputy Attorney General Davis, vii.
liam ]. Gibbons, John j. Mullin, Edwin
A. Read, John II. Callahan, exSherifi
Robinson, James +. EARLY, james Wise
Jr., John S. Rossell, ID. X. Donaldson
Bernard Moore, James Nj. Bryan
William G. Bryan, William b
Currinder, David II. Matchett, Willard
Salisbury, George Lloyd, Henry Hirzel
James Yarnall, Nathan Lieberman
Peter L. Cooper. Jr., Plumbing Inspec
tor Kane, John N. Carswell, John
Jacoby, Prothonatory Horty, Frederick
l.. Kurtz, Charles Q. kurtz, Charles G
Guyer, Fergus Hanrahan, ex-Repre
sentative EGray, Thomas M. Frame
Robert ]. McCalferty, Joseph Schwab
William d. Ocheltree, Robert Il
Francis, ex-Poor Trustee Mooney, Johr
M. Orumlish, Louis Held, George w
Dunlap, William A. Mahoney, Jamc
i. Drane, Daniel McStay, Charles
Hurlock, Alfred lIurlock. George W
Goodwin, Attorney General Nicholson
Deputy ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Giles, DIR