The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-11
DID HONOR TO DAVIS
CITIZENS OF ST. PAUL GAVE HIM
A TESTIMONIAL RECEPS
TION
NO PARTY LINES WERE DRAWN


Republicans ana Democrats Alike
Took Part MANY Compliments
were Paid MinnesOta's Senior
Senator, and Her Senior Senator
Paid Minnesota in Like Coin-He
Discussed Western Empire.
The ovation that was rendered to
Senator Davis last night at the Com
mercial club was In no sense political.
A thousand gentlemen who have their
nrst interest in the sovereignty Of Min
nesota gathered at the invitation Of
the club to tender their respects to O.
man who stands in the forefront of the
prominent men Of the nation. 1t was
an assemblage Of which the club will
be proud. Politics was eschewed. More
than half OF the crowd of black-coated
men present were Of a political faith
offering from that of the guest of
the evening. Professional men pre-
dominated, and they were largely DEM
Ocrats in politics. Churchmen were
present in plenty, and the eminent pre-
late of the Catholic church In the
diocese of Minnesota rubbed shoulders
and fraternized with clergymen Of
every other denomination. The law
yers, Of course, were in the majority
and that made the predominance Of the
Democrats the more certain There
was even no factional differences, for
Daniel w. LAWYER, on the one hand,
and I. j. McDermOtt, on the other,
proved that the Democrats were all Of
mind about paying honor to the rep
resertative of Minnesota on the peace
commission. DR.. Schiffmann and Col
Kiefer were quite Of a mind as to their
duty and their desires in paying honor
to the guest, and Congressman Stevens
and Judge Willis were OF the same
mind
1t was easily the most notable gath
ering that therfoOmS Of the Commercial
club has held The big assembly room
was packed. 1t was in that room that
the guests assembled, and there the
reception was held. The disposition of
the ordinary American to shake hands
was put in evidence more firmly than
ever, and by the time the reception had
been going on for an hour Senator
Davis and the gentlemen who were re-
ceiving with him had that fixed smile
and pumphandle movement of the arm
that is so much a. part Of the national
idea Of a reception. The senator and
Messrs. Richards Gordon and A. II.
Lindeke were grouped in one corner
of the room, directly under a large
American standard. A few feet away
there was draped a British Union Jack
All around the walls there were flags,
except that at points here and there
on the walls there We're decorations
that showed the patriotic nature Of the
event and told of the victories of the
! heroes of the late war. The flagship
Of Dewey the Olympia; the facsimile Of
Schley's ship, the Brooklyn; large pic
| lures Of Manila and Santiago bay,
beautifully Illuminated, were in con-
| spicuous places on the walls of the
halls, the assembly rooms and the din
| ing ROOM. Fred Powers capacity as
a designer was evinced in all these
things, and the playing Of the STARS
and Stripes" and other patriotic airs
by Seiberts band were hardly neces-
sary to stimulate the guests to the out
burst Of patriotism that broke out when
the band commenced to play and Sena-
tor Davis entered the hall.
THE SENATOR'S ARRIVAL.
The senator was received on the first
floor of the Germania Life building by
Eldridge's zouaVes, which were drawn
up on each side of the marble staircase
The approach Of the guest of the even
ing was heralded upstairs before he
| had taken the elevator, and the ap-
plause that broke out when he entered
the building was continued long after
he entered the reception hall.
Senator Davis was met by President
Condo Hamlin and escorted into the
assembly room. He was received by
| Archbishop Ireland, James j. Hill,
| Judge Nelson, A. H. Lindeke, Richards
Gordon, and escorted to the place Of
! the reception and soon afterwards the
function was opened, the guests form
ing in line and passing around the
room, being introduced by the members
of the reception committee. 1t took
! about an hour for the guests to pay
| their respects to the guest Of honor,
and when there was no longer a line
moving past the place of reception,
ConGe Hamlin, as president Of the club,
opened the formal exercises. Among
those noticed in the assembly hall
were:
Senator Ramsey, l.. A. ,Guitermann Al.
Johns, Mayor Kiefer, Former Mayor Doran
J. J. McCardy, c. J. McConyille. Samuel KEEL
lerman,- David Waugh, OF Belfast, To-; Arch
bishop Ireland, o. Merrill, l. W.. Rundlett
John Caulheld, Hon. J. T. Morgan, U. S. A.
retired; Lieut. Col. Paul GOTHAM, us. ";
J. B. Gilflian, Minneapolis; E. Peet, Former
Secretary Of State NJ. l.. Mccormack North
Dakota; DR.. Howard Lancaster j. j. Ellis,
Moses Emery, Caledonia; PIERCE Butler, j. ].
J. f. Kelly, George Irish, A. Guthrie, B.
Zimmerman, H. Manbehr, c.. Gutherz, r. S.
Munger Judge Wlllrich, f. H. Griggs, Walter
Davis, J. B. Covington, J. Adam Bede J. ].
Parker George Thompson, George Benz, G.
F. Spinney, Miller Horton D. K. McGinnis.
PRESIDENT HAMLIN'S WELCOME.
When all present had fled past SEN
atOr Davis and had shaken his hand,
President Condo Hamlin, of the Com
mercial club, assembled to a platform,
which had been built in a corner of
the room and signifed that the time
for speeches had arrived. All present
arranged themselves and prepared to
listen to the OratOry of the evening.
Mr.. Hamlin said:
Friends of Senator Davis: The last few
months have been a rlomentOus period in the
history Of the United States. AS in a flash
destiny has stripped off the insulation with
which it has been accustomed to clothe itself