Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-04-19
JEFFERSONlANS AT BANQUET.
Chehalis County Jeftersonlans at
the Festive Board.
4 NOTABLE POLITICAL EVENT.
A Harmonious Union of the Reform FOR
crs Assured. Hon. Thomas \anr"
Makes Ringing Speech
A NOTABLE POLITICAL EVENT.


civ under the auspices 81 HE 'tin craNe
County Central Innmitt,e. Fr'lav even
inr ON the occasion ii I t l@1'N Anri-
ver,arv OF the birth ot lham = leit =.
WAS one oi the most n"'Ane = iii.cti
events in the history Of Chehaii- county.
and was the first affair oi the kind ever
attempted in the county. Every utter
ance during the evening indicated cleary
the pnrpose OF the followers of jefferson
/ to unite under the leadership OF W, }.
! Rrvan in the coming campaign ana ~
work increasingly ior victory.
The party gathered in the Old Del
I Monte dining room, on the corner OF
! Wishkah and streets, where the Aber-
deem Fire Department Band PLAYED iot an
| lou, while the guests assembled. At !
O'Clock the party, OF about ~. marched
down f street to the Odd Fellows hall
where the banquet was sf.re"d. by Hiessfs
! Whitney 4 Jones. of the Aberdeen hotel,
and Il handsome spread it was, consist
ing Of the following menu:
Clam Choxder.
Roast Beef. Roast Mutton. Roast Pork.
Baked CLANS on Half Shell.
Green Celery. Queen Olives.
Cold Boiled Ham.
Crab Salad. Potato Salad.
Crab Chowder.
Cake.
Mince Pie. Green Apple Pie. Cheese.
Nuts. Bananas. Oranges.
Tea. Cigars. Coffee.
Claret sherry.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas
Vance was the guest ii the evening, J. [.
Cross chairman and J. J. Carney toast
master. When the eatable~ had been
properly discussed Chairman Gross. III !.
neat speech. Introduce! Mr. Vance Nho
made the al .ress Of the evsnin.,. Tie
brany North Carol;nian was At ms best.
and. in his inmitaole manner. held the
attention OF the house for half al hour,
while he hayed Ilannaism. lie touched
on the dup,city II the republican party
in its dealings with the coinage question.
pledginy itself u promote international
bimetlllsm aud working overtime 10
avoid l.; showed the fa.lcv oi expect n.
the party OF Hanna 70 destroy its corner
stone. the trusts. lie exposed the inn
pe,ialstic plans oi the administration. 50
thinly disguised in the cloak OF eXpan-
sion; pointed to the great benefits hat
had accrued 10 the state through is pres
ent administration, and prophesied the
success OF the fusion forces in this state
and the triumphant election Of Bryan
this fall. Mr.. Vance WAS listened 10 with
deep attention and was frequently inter-
rupted with applause.
Letters OF regret were read BY Toast.
master Carney IRON Judge c. W. !lod:-
don, 3. G. Cheney, ]. A, Gilkey ana I.
J. Coshlan.
In response to the toas.. The Political
Situation" W. Fl. Abel made very
E.. S,., t.,il
which he expressed confidence in BryaH
carving Chehalis county and the state OF
WASHINGTON by handsome majorities.
and closed By announcing himself a
demo rat.
l. ". Mason. in responding the toast,
"Chatacter OF Jefferson. gave an enter
tanning resume OF the Public iiie OF the
Father OF democracy, and declared his
Willingness to labor under the banner al
democracy for the success OF Bryan and
the principles promul gated by the Chi
cage platform.
The toast, County Affairs" WAS re-
sponded to in a happy manner by County
Auditor ]. \. Sells, who Was warmly
applauded.
The Farmer in Politics, was the topic
assigned to {. J. Arnold. OF Montesano,
an old line Lincoln republican. who elo-
quently depicted the wide difference be-
tween the repubieini>m OF Hanna AMI
that Of the martyred president, and was
frequently arplanded.
l.. g. Bignoll responded to the toast.
The New Dem r3acv." IN delicious
speech. in the coNf-+, Of hic, lie showed
hcN impossible il va> t9r one who be-
lievei in the principles advocated rs the
founders # the republican FATTY 10 follow