Evening journal., 1896-10-01
TUNNEL AND HANDY.
A Reception rendered the Two
Candidates Last Night.
THE AFFAIR A COMPLETE SUCCESS.

THE TWO CANDIDATES RECEIVED
A ROUsING RECEPTION AND
THOMAS T.. BAYARD, JR.. .GREETs
HIS OPPONENT-AN EXCELLENT
MENU SERVED.
Tunnel, the Democratic candidate for
governor, and l.. Irving Handy, the
nominee for Congress. by the Young
Mems Democratic Club last evening
was grand success. The splendid
apartments OF the club were bright
and CHEEKY, and every one present re-
ceived an old-time Democratic well
come. The Owl orchestra, OF twelve
pieces, under the direction OF G. M.
Lauer, furnished music.
The two candidates, escorted by the
reception committee arrived at the
club rooms about 8 O'clock, and to the
strains OF the Constellation March EN-
tered the parlors Of the club amidst
rounds OF applause. Mr.. Tunnel and
Mr.. Handy stood at the back end OF
the parlors, and for over an hour shook
hands with those present AS Mr..
Handy entered he saw Thomas T.. Bay
ard, Jr., his opponent, and the two
shook hands and exchanged a few
words
Neither Mr.. Tunnel nor Mr.. Handy
made an address, as the members OF
the club simply wished to have them
enjoy a social time Both were much
pleased with their reception by Will
mington voters.
The committee on reception was
composed OF G. @. Montgomery, Pat
rick Monaghan, John A. Kelley, ID. w.
Mullin, Il. p. Gormley, Garrett j. Hart,
John Biggs. p. A. Horty, E. G. Hard
esty, Frank j. McNuty, Hubert Cas-
sidy, George J. Finck, James II. Kane.
II. G. Bucher and Charles G. Kurtz.
@. @. Montgomery invited the guests
up stairs. where an excellent repast
wasseryed. The tables were handsomely
decorated In honor of the occasion. The
menu was the following.
Soused potatoes, pickles de port
frOmage "de" brle, beets la diped,
American cheese, roast veal, beef salad,
lambs tongue, roast ham. Hamburger
beef, fouguiers, spiced lambs tongue,
fruits, claret punch, lemonade. cigars.
The Democratic nominees occupied
the seats OF honor at the head OF the
table, and as the glasses were lifted.
everyone drank to the next governor
and the next congressman. Mr.. Bayard
stood at his opponents left, and smiled
as the toast was offered.
After the reception, which lasted
until midnight, the candidates were es-
corted by the committee to the Clayton
House, where they spent the night.
Among the prominent Democrats pres
ent were. Willard Salisbury. John II.
Rodney James b. Toman George r.
Willis. John Boughman, John T.
Dickey, j. Harvey Spruance James
Dobbs, q. Parke Postles, Robert c..
Harman, Patrick Neary, Thomas r.
Bayard. Jr.. William +. Kurtz. John b.
Meaney, w. p. Morrison, John r. Do
Ian, Magistrate Sasse. John ID. Hawk
ins, Howell s. England, ID. Blair Pie,
OF Newark; Colonel E. II. Cooper and
W. A. Q. Hardcastle, OF Dover; Attor-
ney-General r. C,White ]. r. Clemens.
Abel Sivel, Clayton John p. Donahoe.
Samuel S. Adams, Charles Ten Weeges,
John M. Solomon, DR.. p. w. Tomlinson,
Martin Fairy, John McKelvey, Edward
A. Reed, William McCafferty George
Finck, h. III. Gallagher, Thomas G..
Young, Frank u. Owen, DR.. Smith
Cooper, NJ B. Culbert, DR. j. r. Smith,
James A. Magee, Francis j. McNulty,
Michael j. Kelley, John w. Lawson.
Jefferson b. Foard, Victor b. Woolley,
Edward +. Kane. James W. Ponder, Il.
r. Cochran, Jr., Fred Kienle, DR.. J. p.
Pyle. John o. Lambson. Robert II.
Francis, Josiah Marvel, l.. r. Springer
Frederick S. Gore John T.. Aydon. Will
liam Atkinson, George Ward Eugene
M. Sayers, Samuel j. Durney, Patrick
McGrory, New Castle; Thomas Davis,
Conrad Kellar, John Fry, George Roth
well, William Haman, Louis Held,
David b. Mccoy, John Bradley. w
Howard Dunbar, William r. Bauer
George f. Richards. a free silver Re
publican who will vote for Bryan
Thomas Reardon, William II. Bowen
Frank Hurlock, and many others.
Mr.. Tunnel left here for Philadel-
phia on the 8.55 train this morning.