Iron County register., 1900-02-15
THE MARTYR PRESIDENT.
The Banquet Club and speeches In Honol
OF the Anniversary OF Lin
coins Birthday.

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Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Preiim-
mary to the initial banquet Monday
night of young republicans, members
of that party from all parts OF the
state met here in the afternoon and
effected a permanent organization to
be known as ''The Young Republican
Club of Missouri" 1t will hold BAN
quet each year on Lincoln's birthday.
r. o. Stauber, of st. Joseph, was elect
ed president, and Louis p. Aloe, or 81.
Louis, secretary. One vice-president
was named for each congressional DIS
trict.
Among the prominent republicans
here were Richard C. Kerens, member
for Missouri of the republican national
committee; Frank Hummer, of WASH
| ington, ID. c., who is said to represent
Hon. Webster Davis, assistant secre-
tary of the interior, and T. j. Aiken,
chairman of the state republican COM
| mittee.
/ Three hundred and fifty plates were
laid at the banquet, which proved one
| of the most brilliant in the history OF
Missouri republican politics.
James L. Minnis, of Carrollton, acted
as toastmaster, and the following
toasts were responded to:
Missouri and the Republican Par
| ty"-A. w. Brewster, ST. Joseph.
''Our Country''-Judge Selden Z.
Spencer, ST. Louis.
abraham I.incoln''-James L. Good
| rich, Cameron.
1.-The Mystic Ratio of 16 to 1''-Cyrus
Crane, Kansas City.
1.-THE Possible Issues of 1900'-Gov.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, Iowa.
1.-THE Political-Sanitation of Mis-
souri''-Dr. M. C. Starkloff, st. Louis.
american Labor"-Judge James L.
Neville, Springfield.
what Are We Here For?"-James
III. Harkless, Kansas City.
Timely Topics Before the Union
League.
baltimore, Md, Feb. 14.-Lincoln's
birthday was celebrated here by an
elaborate banquet under the auspices
of the Union League club, the leading
republican organization of the south,
in its handsome club house.
The toast and responses were as fol-
lows:
''Welcome to Our Guests. Stuart
Macdonald, president of the Union
league.
Abraham Lincoln"-Hon. Albert j.
Hopkins, of Illinois.
.'Republicans of the North''-Gen.
Joseph r. Hawley, United States sena-
tor from Connecticut.
Republicans of the West''-Clarence
d. Clark, United States senator from
Wyoming.
s'Our New Possessions''-Louis Z.
McComas. United States senator from
Maryland.
''The South of To-Day"-.Vncent
Boring, of Kentucky.
s'The Republican Party"-Wesley L.
Jones. of the state of Washington.
1.-THE Flag of Our Country"-James
Tanner, of Washington, d. c.
Confederate and Unionist Fraternize.
Waco, Tex, Feb. 14.-Under the au-
spices of the G. A. r. post and the
Woman's Relief corps, the ninety-first
anniversary of the birthday of Presi-
dent Lincoln was celebrated here Mon
day night, large audience assembling
to hear orations by DIR. Frank Page
and Judge j. E. Boynton. DR.. Page
is brother of Thomas Nelson Page
and chaplain of Patrick Cleburne
camp, L. C. V. The celebration was
largely attended by confederate SOL
diers, sons of veterans and G. A. r.
men, who mingled fraternally.
The Marquette Club Celebrates.
Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE fifteenth an
nual Lincoln day banquet of the Mar
quette club was given Monday night at
the Auditorium hotel, covers being
laid for 500 guests. The banquet hall
was hung with pictures of Lincoln,
Mckinley, Dewey, Schley and Samp-
son, and the various generals of the
civil war. The president of the club,
Henry B. Wickersham, presided. AT
ter the president had delivered his ad-
dress Hon. George E. Adams spoke on
abraham Lincoln
A Notable Guest.
New York, Feb. Ex-senator Chaun-
cey M. Depew presided over and deliv-
cred the principal address at the four
teenth annual Lincoln dinner of the
Republican club, held at Delmonico's
Monday night. The dinner was at
tended by over 300 members of the
club and their guests. A notable guest
present was Lincoln's register of the
treasury, L. E. Chiltenden, who is now
an octogenarian.
At New York.
New York, Feb. 13.-The ninety-first
of the birth of Abraham
Lincoln was celebrated in this citv by
patriotic societies, republican clubs
and social organizations. Business was
practically suspended. The exchanges,
public schools and most of the courts
were closed.
AT Delmonico's, at night, the Re-
publican club celebrated the event with
a dinner. Congressman Cousins. of
Iowa, delivered an address, and
speeches were made by AtorDey-Gen-
eral Griggs and Rev. Samuel Schulz
man, and poem was read by Edwin
Markham
The Day mt Akron.
Akron, o., Feb. 13.-Iincoln's birth
day was celebrated by the Young Law
yers' Republican club with a BANQUET
Monday. Congressman Charles Dick.
member of the club, was the principal
speaker, and his subject was "Abra.
ham Lincoln" He presented a schol-
ary address on the life of the GRANT
American commoner.
At PhiladelphIa.