The Columbus journal., 1900-11-21
GRAND BANQUET.

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d.. and Ma d 1vsnsL q tAsir ~
idsacs 1oaday night eavs . baDqss
and grand dinnse in Aoaoe e AQisean1
6sesstary q VA. Hoa. 0eoe16 D
2iklejoAn. 70 . largs conpany a -
Republicans
TIE tabae W elegantly end hand
somely decorated With eseas md Aovsn
and sseh esatlsaan ~ psssssesd viii
. neat, little elk Aat ed . eas.atios
At 8 O'Clock I'll vsse ssstsd. ssesps d.
0esr, Who cane latse, bsiag detained o.
professional businoos.
d.. Evans. IL host. st ths heaa a
the table, and at Ais right, Hoa. 0soess
d. Msiklsjohn, 3. II. OAambses, O +.
Rosn, O e Pollock, G @ 0say, james
E. North, Gus @. Bsehsr, c. J. Carlow,
n. K. Tarnes, d. SohuphacA. Col. J. n.
Kilian; ct his let Henry Ragsts. ]. D.
Stires. J. b. Galley, Carl Kramss, ".
n. Cornelius I. 0luok, d.. D. I. Mar
tyn. I. 6ibbsrnssa, d.. +. II. 0see, J. g.
Rseder, E @ Hoeksnbssgsr and l. b.
North.
Ma Evans and daughtss. Aiss Nellie.
With Mesdams Chambses, Rohison, Pol
lock and Martyn, assistsd ths host in
doing The honoss oe The occasion.
Delightful music vas furnished dar-
ing the banquet By The Columbus Or
cheetFa.
The dinner vas served in courses,
some twelve in number, and vas un-
doubtedly the most dslioious and The
most elaborate evsr served in the city.
AT about u O'Clock, The host. setting
- toastmaster, proposed The health q
President Mckinley and Wise Prssidsot-
elect Roosevelt to which Secondary
Meiklejohn eloqueatly responded, after
first expressing his pleasure at meeting
% many OF his Columbus frisoda His
commeodation Of President Mckinley
was very fsslinsly spokss. and instances
given showing the pessidsntis strength
Of purpose and sound judgment under
trying circumstances during the Cuban
campaign. The speech gave thoss pres
ent . mental visv of tho ooantsy's great
president that lent . charm 70 tho 90
caaion.
Col. Kilian w nsxt called upoa to
respond to 'Ths Situation in the Phil
ippinss," and proceeded to tell some
things not generally known to The public,
and some matters q great interest that
came under his personal observation.
HE graphic description Of what viii 60
into history . The murder of Gen. Luna
by order of Aguinaldo, w listened to
with intense interest. giving those pres
emit IN insight into The true character Il
the Tsgalo lesdse. In referring to TIE
strength Of character OF President No
Kinlsy, hs spoke Of his v~ithseanding The
entire nation for weeks until tho full and
proper time came Tor striking . decisive
blow in tho Cuban aRairaL He also char.
aoterized President Mckinley . second
only to Wellington and Lincoln among
the presidents q the nation.
J.. g. Rseder Va aaked to speak on
the "Reservs Forces Of Platte county"
and referred TO the work done By the
good democrats, tho honorable ones in
1885, for the republican party. and Who
had continued with the party, and sx-
pressed the hope that, having tie WE'LL
being Of The nation ct heart, they would
continue to work With republicans for
the best interests Of the country.
w. II. Corneliss W. asked 20 respond
to the sentiment ~Natiooal, State and
Platte county Politics." the host and
toastmastsr referring TO Tho fatal speech
Of Candidate Bryan, s0rsae i Tam
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