The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-11
DEMOCRACy'S BIG DINNER
COMPLETE FOR
JEFFERSONIAN FEAST.
Covers Will Be Laid For at Least 200
Guests--AIl Appointments Mark
ed by Simplicity.
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Arrangements are about completed for
| the subscription dinner which is to take
place at the Metropolitan Hotel April ID,
in celebration of Thomas Jefferson 5
birthday anniversary. II was originally
guests, but the way subscriptions have
been coming in to Secretary Lawrence
Gardner, of the National Union Of Dem
ocratic Clubs, for the past two or three
days, made it necessary yesterday to pro-
vide for 200, and it may even become
necessary to extend the mahogany for
additional guests.
| The announcement of the dinner has
attracted widespread attention, and the
attendance of the faithful Jefferson De-
mocracy from outside points will be large
and representative.
E-Vice-President Adlai f. Stevenson,
| of Illinois, came on several days ago
and expected to remain to respond to a
toast, but yesterday he Received notice
that his aged mother was seriously i'll
| at her home in Illinois, and he left at
once for her bedside, and it is not now
expected that he will be presnt.
1t is the intention of the committee in
| charge of the affair to have traditional
| Democratic simplicity prevail in all the
| appointments in connection with the cele-
bration. The collation. is spoken of as a
| dinner in contradistinction to Il ban
| quet. The viands will be prepared by an
/ old-fashioned rule of cookery and will be
designated by their American names on
| the bill of fare. The music, too, will be
Democratic in its simplicity, the pro-
gramme being made UP of popular and
patriotic airs which were hummed when
the Republic was younger than it is to-
day and before grand opera was as popu-
lar as it is now. Ben Bolt" 1.-The Star
| Spangled Banner" my Old Kentucky
Home" Garry Me Back to Old Vir-
ginia," Nellie Gray" and similar melo-
dies will furnish the musical entertain
| ment for the guests while they are dis
| cussing boiled bacon and greens, with
| corn bread after the style Of hoecake.
The subscription list will be closed to-
| day. A final meeting for organization of
| executive committee will be held at he
| Ebbitt House Monday at noon.
The officers in charge OF the arrange
| ments are: President, Hon. Chauncey +.
| Black: secretary. Lawrence Gardner;
Treasurer, William A. Clarke; assistant
| secretary. w. S. Mexican; executive COM
mittee, Benton McMillin, George Fl.
Lambert. d. Chambers Smith, @. G.
Richards, John r. Mclean, III. d. Mon
ey. w. J. Bryan. James c. Mcguire.
| Edward Murphy. Jr., Lloyd l.. Jackson.
John l.. Mitchell, Charles j. Faulkner,
William j. Stone, George Fred Viii
| liams, J. G.. Sibley. and Horace Chiffon.
| Some of the prominent Democrats from
| outside points who have sent in sub
scriptions and expect to be present are:
j. Taylor Ellyson, chairman, and Joseph
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| committee; John NJ. Garman, chairman
Of the Pennsylvania State committee;
L. Irving Handy, chairman Delaware
| State committee: John II. McGraw,
| chairman West Virginia State commit
| tee; j. C. Truman, chairman of the New
York State executive committee; Alex
| ander Troup, chairman of Connecticut
| State committee: DR.. A. r. Conrow, of
| New York; George NJ. Jewett, Chenille,
| Md; eX-Representative James Kerr, of
| Pennsylvania; Blair Lee, Of Maryland;
| Maj. Gen. Ben Plat Runkle (retired),
of Ohio; Judge John Brannon, of West
Virginia; Willis j. Abbott, of the New
York Journal, and Thomas FL. Birch,
Burlington, \. j.
| Many Of the toasts which will be re-
spOnded to are the same which were on
the list at he celebrated dinner of 1880.
| Following are the toasts and those who
| will respond:
Thomas Jefferson-We celebrate the
anniversary of his birth not in the spirit
of personal idolatry, but from regard and
reverence for his political principles. y
William J. Bryan, of Nebraska.
1.-The diffusion Of information and ar
raignment of all abuses at the bar of
| public reason" From Jefferson's inau-
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| kansas.
| absolute acquiescence in the decisions
Of the majority, the vital principles of
Republicas." E'rom same address. y
| Charles J. Faulkner, of West Virginia.
Equal and exact justice to all men.
of whatever State or persuasion, rell-
gious or political" From same address,
Richard =. Bland, Of Missouri.
"The Declaration Of Independence
An enduring monument OF that devotion
| of liberty and adherence of tyranny
| which stamp the character and mark the
whole course of the life of it's author. -
Joseph c. Sibley, Of Pennsylvania.
peace, commerce, and honest friend
ship with all nations, entangling alliances
/ with none" (From the same address,
John J. Lentz, Of Ohio.
"An aristocracy Of wealth is Of more
harm and danger than benefit to society"
(Jefferson)-Andrew A. Lipscomb, Of
Virginia.
"a jealous care of the right of cleo
tons by the people-A mild and safe
corrective of those abuses which are
Topped by the sword of revolution in
countries where peaceable remedies are
unprovided." (From Jefferson's inau-
guaral address.)-Wilham Sulzer, OF
New York.
The Virginia Democratic Association
held a meeting last evening and appoint
ed a committee to escort Hon. W. j.
Bryan from the Columbian University
Monday evening after lecturing to the
students, to the Metropolitan Hotel,
where, at 8 o'clock, he will be rendered
an informal public reception by the Old
Dominion Association.
| mot EXACTLY RIGHT"
Thousands of people are in this condi-