Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-06-13

banquet in the basement corridors of
the capitol Tuesday night. It was
grand array OF intellect, comprising
among it's members men of more than
national reputation and scores of other
distinguished makers of Wisconsin.
Several hundred were present, among
them a number of ladies. Fifteen
speakers of the assembly were in the
gathering. The legislators were seat
ed promiscuOusly, but at one table sat,
among others, Gov. Scofield, Senator
Villas, the postmaster, Senator Saw
yer, and Speaker Buckstaff. The oc-
rich in historical Renaissance. All
the speeches were impromptu and to
the point. Senator Villas, as toast
master, was graceful and eloquent. He
opened the oratory by briefly re-
hearsing some OF the phases of Wis
consin history and paid glowing
tribute to the founders of the state,
among whom many were present He
then passed OH to eulogy of Senator
Sawyer, and called on him as the first
speaker.
Senator Sawyer very modestly
thanked the speaker but said that he
had, a cold and as speaking was not
his forte he begged to be excused.
The speaker next called on Senator
Horatio Davis of Minnesota, formerly
in the legislature from Rock county,
paying first a tribute to the father
and then to his son, Senator Cushman
K. Davis of Minnesota. Senator Da-
Wis, a fine, venerable old gentleman,
also begged off.
The next names on the list were
Senator Henry l.. Palmer of Milwau
kee, Gen. Harrison c. Hobart, ex-
Chief Justice Orsamus Cole, Andrew
E. Gilmore, the sage Of Mukwanago,
William Penn Lyon, Gen. Edward S.
Bragg, Alexander L. Collins, none
of whom were present and unto all
of whom the speaker paid most elO-
quent tribute for their services and
worth.
Senator Villas then called ON Senator
A. F. bennett of Sheboygan, Senator
bennett dealt happily in "reminiscences
clerk
Gen. F. c.. Winkler of Milwaukee,
to whose geniality the POSTMASTER
gracefully referred, next said that he
discharged his duties in the legislature
with what he thought remarkable
degree of superiority but his constitu
ents took another view of the matter
and the experiment of putting him in
the assembly was never tried a second
time.
A. L. Thompson and Samuel S. FL
field were the next names on the list
but both were absent, so the next
speaker was Senator T. B. Mills Of
Superior. He touched upon the work
of the legislature of 1885 and those
since that date and eulogized Senator
Villas for his work for the university.
Gov. Scofeld was next called upon
and was fatteringly received. He
said he was no orator but was very
glad to be among the builders of Wis
consin.
Senator r. J. MacBride, who was a
member of the assembly in 1928, and
in the senate in 1912, and has been
a consul to Edinburgh, was the next
speaker. He said his principal work
in the legislature was to vote for
United States senators that were not
elected and making apportions that
were set aside by the courts He re-
called that the presiding officers of
the bodies in which he sat were all
dead.
J. V. Quarles was eloquent in ref
erences to dead legislators, famous
in Wisconsin history, particularly
Senator James r. Doolittle for his
eloQuence and patriotism and for sus-
tanning Abraham Lincoln so grandly.
Timothy O. Howe and Matt. H. Car
penter were similarly touched upon.
Senator J. H. Stout, the next speak
err said that the reason Wisconsin Oc-
cupies so prominent place among
ton paid to education and elaborated
briefly on the library systems in vogue
for which he spoke good words.
Capt. Champion Chase of Vernon
county told of the strong fight made
for the election of Doolittle to the SEN
ate and other interesting episodes in
as service in the legislature.
Ex-Congressman Gerry w. Hazel
ton spoke words of appreciation for
Madison's citizens in arranging the
celebration and hoped the next so
years of Wisconsin statehood would
be equally rich with the first half
century.
Ira B. Bradford dwelt upon the
great material development of Wiscon-
sin and her long array of celebrated
names and talked impressively of the
citizens duty in the present war crisis.
Speaker George A. Buckstaff thought
it would not be wise to touch on the
history the present legislature has