Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-03-29
A DEMOCRATIC RECEPTION
Great Gathering of Distinguished Repre-
sentatives of the Party.
Every Section of the Country Repre-.
scented and the Utmost Good Feel
ing Prevailed-Those Present.

Wormley's annex and the banqueting han
in the hotel proper were crowded TO their
generous capacity last night with believers
In the Jeffersonian theory of government
and IL any fractional differences existed
among the notable guests they were sunk
in what appeared 10 be a universal desire
TO make the gathering the starting point
of a general and combined movement to
elect in next November a democratic ma
jority for the Fifty-fourth Congress
1t was a representative gathering Of the
brains and energy of a great political party.
No side or segment of the democratic or
ganlzation was without a delegate 20 a
conference that was pleasant as il was
notable. There were no set speeches ard
no noniZing Of prominent men. Too many
SUCH were there, anyhow, for any ming Ike
mat Distinction was sunk I'm the most ge-
MAJ sort OF intercourse, and the plans and
projects for the approaching campaign
We're explained and discussed with perfect
freedom and unanimity Of approval
All Were Confident.
Every man present, too, expressed conf
dence in a coming change of sentiment in
behalf of the democratic party. ana none
was there who would admit that there was
likelihood of the loss of control of the
rouse OF Representatives. 1t was noised
about that President Cleveland would send
IN MS veto message on the Bland bill TODAY
ana that he would announce in the docu-
ment that he would favor the coinage Of
the seigniorage If the gold reserve IN the
treasury was protected. While most of
those present believed that a veto would be
somewhat Injurious to the party in the
south and west none would admit thai
the disaffection created by IL would he so
great as 10 make the party lose in No
vember
The guests began to arrive early. and
came in steady stream for three or four
hours. bountiful buffet lunch thanked with
huge bowls OF punch was served IN the
banquet hall and here was where the call
ers hobnobbed with one another during the
evening. Vice President Stevenson came
shortly before 8 o'clock and remained two
hours and Secretary Hoke Smith did hxe-
wise. Secretary Morton, Postmaster Gem
erai Bissell and Secretary Herbert were
centers of jolly groups. William +. Har-
rity, chairman of the national democratic
committee, came over from PHILADELPHIA to
attend the reception and Ex-Governor
Shauncey +. Blac'- also ran down from his
pennsylvania hole. Senator Faulkner and
Lawrence Gardner were in twenty places
at once. seeing to the comforts of the
guests ana James L. Norris ably assisted
In the duties of host.
Who Were There.
Local and national democrats were there
In profusion. Some of them were Senator
German, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Hamlin. Assistant Secretary OF War
..
Senator Villas. Senator Blackburn, ]. Fred
Kelley. William Dickson. Doorkeeper HurA
Senator Pasco. Senator Jones Of Arkansas
Assistant Postmaster General Maxwell
Congressman Catchings, Senator Daniels
Senator Brice, Judge Morris, Judge Shep-
ard Thomas A Coakley. Representatives
Benton McMillin. Bailey Of Texas. Sayres.
Hooker, Wheeler Of Alabama and Pendls-
ton, Col John Tracey. Senator Morgan,
lsador Straus OF New York, Representative
Jones OF Virginia, VIM. p Beck Of Phila-
delphia, Representative Bynum Gov O'Fer-
rail- OF Virginia, Senator Turpie Senator
Hunton, Senator McLaurin, Treasurer Nor
gan. William r. Morrison, Land Commits
sioner Lamoreux, Congressman ]. De Witt
Warner, Oates. Caruth, Nell, McRae,
Ray. Durborow, Mayer. Page. Clarke,
Hare. Brinker, Mccain, Hutchison. Bell,
McCreary, Senator Blanchard, Edwin A
Mosely, Interstate Commissioner Clements
Assistant Pension Commissioner Bell W.
c. Brawley. Alexander Burns. Secretary OF
the Senate Cox, Chief Clerk Josephus DAN
ielss- Capt Adrian c. Arson, Charles r.
Mansur, Gen. Ben lie Fevre and all the
Washington correspondents