Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-26

Young Mems Democratic Club, at No.
el7 Market street were formally taken
possession of by the members Monday
night. The halls and reception room
were prettily decorated with palms and
flowers.
Early in the evening the members
commenced to arrive and were received
by the reception committee comprising
Messrs. Martin F.. Fairy, William g.
Bryan, +. G. Mammelc, @. j. Campbell,
Charles G. Kurtz, Matt d. Murphy, Z.
j. Mundy, Frank A. McCloskey, w. II.
Carmichael, John A. Kelly, @. G. Mont
gomery and John +. Callahan.
All of the numerous apartments that
go to complete the club premises are
beautifully and costly furnished. The
reception room is extremely attractive.
A large number of fine crayon portraits,
including those of President Cleveland,
Vice-President Stevenson, Samuel ].
Tilden, Ambassador Bayard, Senator
Gray, the late Governor Biggs, Governor
Reynolds, and other notabillties cover
the walls. A fine piano stands along the
southern wall. For an hour or so the
visitors strolled around the rooms max
ing comment on the many admirable
features seen on every hand.
On the third floor is the regular meet
ing room for routine club business.
Adjoining it are committee and other
4 rooms. All of them are fitted up in the
same excellent manner seen in the re-
ception room.
The fourth floor is given up to the
4 social needs of the organization. A
billiard and pool table with shuttle
board occupy one apartment and ad-
Il Joining them are card and reading
n rooms.
Governor Reynolds arrived soon after
i O'Clock. Speaker w. l.. Sirman aud
4 State Treasurer Wilbur ii. Burnite ac-
Il companied him. The governor was
very much pleased with the new club
house and took repeated opportunity to
d express his opinion to the members.
During the evening vocal renditions
were given by James Gillespie and Pro-
fessor Rhoads, Daniel Kurtz presided at
the piano. The music was thoroughly
II enjoyed and was heard to fine effect in
Il the large reception room. About
Al o'clock President CORTLAND 9. Mont
a gomery made an informal address an
nouncing that the committee having
& charge of the new club quarters had
n handed them over to the Young Mems
q Democratic Club. He held the ancient
CIuU buNGl Ill MS uullu sulu IL Utltl
now done its last duty. 1t would be
adorned and hung upon the wall as a
memento Of past times.
Mr.. Montgomery's remarks were re-
ceived with cheers He then announced
Lewis G. Vandegrift, an ex-president OF
Y the club, as the next speaker. Mr..
ri Vandegrift expressed himself as finding
il difficult to realize the fact that il is IA
years since the club was organized. lie
complimented the committee in their
work of giving the members such a
4 beautiful home, and one with such ad.
vantages over the place they had just
"a left. The people of the State are look.
ing 10 the Young Mems Democratic
n Club of Wilmington. With it in the
vanguard there is little likelihood of
political defeat. He was sure that with
the weighty preponderance indicated in
the audience gathered before him, in the
influence their political action stood for
he was sure that Delaware would never
III be anything but Democratic. He wa.
N aware that the beautiful fur@ shings and
everything in the handsome club rooms
M represented the results of effort from the
hands of men who had to work hard t.
gain living He believed, however, tina
Il nothing of material wealth could b.
used, as it has been used in the political
Al history of the State, to eXtinguish thu
Democratic vote. They will stand to
gether shoulder to shoulder, so tina
"A there will be line OF sentnels from tn,
{ Brandywine hills to Baltimore hundred
to maintain the independence of til,
Democratic vote.
The cheers that greeted Mr.. Vande
grift's closing words broke out again t,
yatn fl,n .Nf III 4,
MI bury, another ex-president of the club
Mr.. salisbury stated his very EN-
phatic belief that but for the work O
the rank and file of the Young Mem
Democratic Club he would have yer,
81 little hope of political success for tn
NJ party in this city. The club is the nuceu
of the political strength of the party il
Fl Delaware, After complimenting tn
officers of the club on the gratifying
vi termination of their work in establish
81 ing the new club quarters he reminde,
II the audience that the Young Mem
Democratic Club is the only permanen
n Democratic organization in the Stat
and for that reason alone appeal
strongly for the party's substantial sup
port.
General ]. Parke Postles was the mex
n speaker. He had heartfelt pleasure an,
NJ satisfaction in feeling himself at HON
In such pleasant Democratic quarter.
The Y. M. d. 9. is the exponent c
81 Democracy in this town.
The next speaker introduced wa
81 Vice-President John S. Rossell. Hi
address was largely ofa political nature
M He gave unstinted praise to Mr.. Clevt
Al lands efforts in the direction of tart
reform. He thought the Democrat
al legislators in Washington should
III more for the country and less for then
II selves. lie criticised their record {
NJ failure to perform the duties for whic
the people had sent them to Washington
The speaker placed his hope in an
always relied on Grover Cleveland. W
may assuredly look to him for good n
suits flom the Wilson Tariff bill. Il
referred to the good that the Presidei
has already accomplished.
The speaker was L. Irving Hand
mi He spoke of the removal of certain oil
I& jectionable legislation, from the statu
I book, such as the Election Supervise
law. He believed that before Mr.. Clev
mi lands term is over every Republica
Mn otf1ce-holder will be removed.
The Wilson Tariff enactment is n,
satisfactory to Mr.. Handy, but he e:
Il pressed himself as believing it muC
II better than any Republican Legislation
The speaker expressed his firm belief
IA democratic success all over Delaware
N The coming election.
The last speaker was Peter L. Coope
Jr., who after conrratllatin9 tho cir