The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1896-02-27

DUliu!HS mas Il SuCCSss III Ihe ae'enu
ance, the sumptuous spread. the po-
lite attention, and the prevailing non
partisan feeling that seemed to ami
mate the entertainment throughout.
At s o'clock the elegant and com
modius Odd Fellows Lodge room
was thrown open and TIE Logan peo
pie, regardless of party, shook hands
With the Governor aid bid him vel
come to Logan. An hour was passed
in pleasant exchange of courtesy.
THE BANQUET HALL
was the assembly room. Three tables
extended the entire lenght Of the
Hall, the Governor at the head OF one
Speaker Sleeper and Major Jewet
presiding at the others.
Surrounding the dignitaries were
chiefs of stats, so to speak. "Aid' ing
the Governor were his private Secre-
tary, Judge Bright, Judge Vickers,
Comrade Strentz and Reform White.
Speaker Sleeper was protemed 10y
Archbishop Sands, Gustavious Adol,
phus Baird, Gus Steinman and Ed
Rochester, while Count Won Yerges
stood alone as the propitiating star OF
Bronte Jewett.
A company of not less than four
hundred were seated. The tables
were elegantly decorated and sup
piled in profusion with all the sub
stantlals of the season and delicacies
from the zone embraced in the Monroe
Doctrine, Venezuelan Oranges to
Alaska ice, a spread such as only
Logan ladies know so well how to
prepare and to so politely serve.
After we had done free trade
service to this feature, in which we
found no politics Mr.. Henry Wood
worth, as toast master, called upon
the speakers in order as arranged by
programme.
Gov. Bushnell spoke first and in
elegaut and fitting terms acknowl
edged the homer done him and
thanked all present for the cordial
welcome given him. He spoke pa
triotically and as became our GOV.
ernor, of the glory of our proud,
pivota, Ohio, the nursery of states
men and heroes, and the modern
mother of Presidents.
He was followed by Mr.. Rodgers,
Private Secretary, who talked about
what the Republican party had YET
to accomplish. but the subject seemed
too heavy for him and he could hardly
gasp above whisper, and finally got
Fittsimmons blow from the word
Rehabilitation He couldn't pro.
nouce the word, his collar wouldn't
yield. and muttering and suffering
and gasping for breath, he fell in the
arms cf Capt. Bowers and d!sap-
peared.
Judge Bright discussed Jim Blame
as the typical Republican and claim
ed striking resemblance, at least
very like political experience in
both ."not getting there" The Judge
received an enthusiastic ovation and
was more heartily cheered than was
the governor. His speech was moi
at all up to his best or his usual. He
seemed to be embarrassed, but whether
it was be cause of his modesty over
coming him from the cheers he re.
ceived, or his false teeth which kept
slipping from the roof, our X-rays
was not able to determine.
/ Speaker Sleeper spoke of the char
acter of people who occupy cur Val
ley, naming only 'the Puritans from
New England coming up Hooking
an Cavaliers Of Virginia, coming III
the ,Scioto and drifting into the hills
H made no mention of the Sand
Run congregation Of Hungarian and
Huttentot, whose votes made it posi-.
bic for the Republicans to carry
Hooking county,an furnish the pre-
text for the evenings performance.
Gus Baird, who sat close and
blanched at this slight, toying with q
knife, the political one he keeps III
his boot leg.
At this stage of the performance
Gov. Pursell of Lancaster, was called
out. He wasr't Oh the program, He
had been assigned no subject, but il
was noticed that lie was nearly al
the point of bursting and had to have
relief. He let loose Exc lncomo tive
held after time. He couldn't get of
his spluttcring thoughts with his
tongue fast enough and he shook the
stuff that was in him off the ends OF
his fingers and mopped it from his
bald head, dripping like Andy Voris
sugar tree. He claimed the glory OF
the Republican victoryin Hooking
was due to his dervish bowling AMI
Bob Kittsmiller's cannon, and dur