The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-08
IN OLD HICKORY'S HONOR
HERMITAGE CLUB CELEBRATES THE
EVE OF ST. JACKSOS.
Observance on Proper Day Would Not
Afford the Proper Democrat
ic Demonstration.

The Hermitage CLUB celebrated 81. jack
sons day last night with banquet at Eng
lish's Hotel. 1t was n very swell affair
The leaders of the 'tinwashed appeared in
immaculate shirt fronts and handsome
spiketails. and even the members of the de-
funct silver push bore up under the same
veneering. The banquet room was as near
dream as the silver theory itself There
was also plenty of speechifying, all very
good from a silver Democratic standpoint
over hundred sat down to the feast and
among them were the most brilliant of the
local Bryan satellites. w. II. Eichhorn
Democratic leader of the House in the last
Legislature, was the only prominent guest
from outside the city.
The banquet began at 10 o'clock, and the
toast making set in about midnight, con-
tinuing with lively demonstration for some
hours Taken altogether, Old Hickory was
honored with much eclat, and nobody went
home until morning 1t was entirely pre-
medtated-this not going home until morn
ing. If the festivities mad been intended to
close at midnight or Whereabouts the ban
quet would have been held to-day, for this
is the real ST. Jackson's day. but tomorrow
is Sunday. and a banquet tonight might
have proved disastrous to the reputation of
Democrats for strict sabbatariansm
Hence it was that the Hermitage Club cele-
saint day ahead of time.
THE MAYOR NOT THERE.
Previous to the banquet reception, with
cigar concomitants, was held in the par
lors of the hotel. Green Smith, the presi-
dent of the club, was conspicuous figure;
also, Samuel E. Morss. The Democratic
judges of the Supreme Court Leonard ].
Hackney, James McCabe and T. E. Howard
were prominent in the gathering. Among
others were noted J. r. Mccullough, c. A.
Korbly, Victor Backus John w. Kern, C.
M. Cooper, John Minor, M D. Yountz
Henry Warrum, John c. McNutt, w. A.
Pickens, w. w. Robbins, George Marott
Joseph Tanning and Charles E. Barrett
Thomas Taggart was not there being too i'll
to attend Samuel Ralston, of Lebanon,
candidate f Srve secretaGy of state
toast, but he. too. was absent The
others present We're w, II. Horuff of Madi-
Johnson, Patrick German W. F. Moore. G.
A. Korbly, jr.. John Reddington, Henry
SSpaan, John ! r. :, MIa9honey, Joseph Shat
ford, Charles r. Cox Willard F. Cox. r. f.
Stuart, j. F. Allen, Joseph William of Madi-
son, Harold Taylor, A. M. Sweeney, CAD
Reinest. William Richie, j. Williams. John
I. GeikIer Chris. Roster, J. w; McGrew,
joseph coer Robert F s. Tout Ut samus
Dinner, w. J. Spencer, ]. c. Morrison. Au-
gust Tamm. Charles H. Stuckmeyer, w. l..
Adams, Judge Theodore p. Davis. Judge
Lyons. c: w. Lawrence, Charles A. Gar
rard, G. B. Engle, Henry Stacey, Andrew
Reinhardt, George j. Dudley, John p. Ley
endecker, IT. +. Kane w. c. Dickson, Will
liam S. Budd John Rauch. Grant Hornaday,
w. S. Johnson Charles Reemster Charles
Mcguire f. F. Moore E. w. Tuttle. Hiram
Miller, Hiram Teter Millard Robertson, M.
Mahaney, Henry Seyfried, Jacob p. Dunn,
William B. Burford, Dale Van Pelt and J..
B. Curtis
down the stairway to the time of music at
10 o'clock The tables were decorated with
flowers and palms. and many glasses-very
many glasses. There were also large por-
traits of the hero of New Orleans of George
Washington and of w. J. Bryan. An or
elaborate.
William A. Pickens, the toatsmaster be-
gan the flood of oratory and was followed
by James E. Mccullough, who eulogized the
Hermitage Club and Democracy.
Samuel E. Morss followed with a long
paper the subject IF Andrew Jackson
were Alive" in which he extolled the quail
tiles of Jackson and eulogized his achieve
ment in the suppression of the United
States Bank Mr. Morss speaking of the
wretchedly lonesome and that they should
come back to their first love. John w Kern
spoke on the future of Democracy and
Leonard j. Hackney gave a tribute to Voor-
what was termed the critical period"
gave the Populists a turning over and adj
vised against fusion in the future. The re-
naming toasts were: Strong in Defeat"
by Henry Warren; The Countrys
John }. Rockford. aud Our Flag Is Still
There" by w. w. Robbins.