Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-27
CRIDIRON CLUBS INNING
Newspaper Men and Their Guests Enjoy
Notable Annual Dinner.
BRYAN AND CLEVELAND PRESENT BY PROXY
Little Toy Train Presented Ia senator
Chandler ms n Gentle Reminder OF
the Thing That hit Him In Late
Race for denomination.

wAsHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The annual din
ner OF the Grldiron club. composed OF wash
ington correspondents, was given tonight at
the Arlington hotel About 200 guests ana
members we're at the handsomely decor
ated tables Among the guests were dis
tingulshed men In all walks Of life-caDinet
officers. members Of the supreme bench. sen
ators, representatives. army and navy ON
GERS and mnisters Of foreign countrys. The
reputation OF the club was sustained in
the matter OF unique features, burlesques OF
public affairs roasts on public men who
were guests, new stunts all being inter-
spersed with bright speeches, song ana
,horuses President Arthur w. Dunn gave
the keynote in welcoming the guests. say
ing the SERIOUS side was in eclipse during
Cridiron dinners, and from the flashing OF
the gridiron until the end there was abun-
dant merriment.
The menu was an old-style primer both
in nrin/ng and Illustration, being the alpha
bet win a rhyme for each letter which nit
off sole public man or passing event. The
inauguration Of the president furnished an
opportunity for the vice president to pro-
test vigorously because he was not In the
procession and finally to appear with
mountain lion and assert he would have an
Inauguration Of his own
Early In the dinner several members OF
the club came into the dining room sing
ing Benny Havens, Oh" and asserted that
there were fourth class men present VINO
had not qualified. Whereupon the army of't-
GERS present were brought forward, duly
"hazed" and notified that as soon as the
present investigation was over they would
be called OUT
bryan and Cleveland.
Many men we're present who are either
editors or business managers Of large news
papers Those were called up, but when
all the names had been read a member OF
the club noted the absence of distin-
guished editor and Immediately presented
another member, representing w. j. Bryan
The latest arrival began Immediately 10
grind cut copy and when fve banners win
nominations from 1904 to 1870 had beeh
presented he declined. but another member
Immediately came in and accepted lie
looked like Cleveland and bade the rank
and ale' to follow him. and as the process
sion marched out the club sang -Four years
More OF Grover"
Congressional guests received attention
IN senate press gallery symposium.
where good stories on some were told,
while scngs burlesqued others. The Dead
ducks" those who fell in the November
battle, or since in the senatorial elections
were duly remembered
ode to Uncle Joe Cannon.
Uncle Joe Cannon was remembered by the
following song to the tune OF BABY Mln''
alleged to be his latest ehusion:
From the land Of suckers many,
Illinois. Illinois;
But OF statesmen few, II any
Illinois, Illinois.
For two wears there'il be n pause,
Then we'n have young Charley Dawes
And won't that be II "orker
on us poor Old boys!
General Grosvenor was declared to be
hand -saueezer for 1904. Senator Chandler
was presented with a toy railroad tram ana
.amonished to begin over again. These
with other qulps and Jokes were enjoyed
by the guests, even those who were on the
gridlron.
Speeches we're made by Secretary Root,
Justice Brown, Senators Chandler, Depew,
Carter, ex-senator German, ex-Governor
Francis OF Missouri, the Chinese minister
the Turkish minister and others.
Notable List of Guests.
Among the guests present were: Secre-
taries Root Long Hitchcock and POST
master General Emery Smith, Mr. Justice
IL.
minister; Ali Ferrouh Bey, the Turkish
minister: Senators Carter, Chandler, De
new, Hanna, Plat of Connecticut, Scott
Spooner. Stewart, Wolcott Representatives
Allen. Cannon, Grosvenor, JOY, Kehoe, Lit
tleheld, Morrell and Richardson. General ii
C. Corbin, General John NJ. Wilson, Majo
Richard L. Hoxie Major John NJ. Cannon
jr Captain Lansing p. Beach. U. S. A.
Rear Admiral Hichborn, u. s. N, Genera
George II. Harres, Consul General JONI
Goodnow, Shanghai Ernest Won Halle, Ger
many; George h. Cortelyou, secretary Il
the president Hon. Arthur p. German o
Maryland Thomas +. Walsh, Paris commits
sioner; Ex-Governor David r. Francis o
Missouri James ID. Yeomans of the Inter
state Commerce commission, Frank h
Noyes, president OF the Associated Press
H. Clay Evans, commissioner OF pensions
Melville II. Stone, general manager or th
Associated Press; w. Il. Quinby of the De
trot Free Press, H. II. Kohlsaat OF the Chi
cago Times Herald George Adee of the Chi
cago Record, Scott G. Bone of the Washing
ION Post, Frank A. Nanderlip, assistant sec
retary of the treasury; $. 5. Huntley o
Montana, Charles G. Dawes, comptrolle
OF the currency; Prof. Willis l.. Moore
chief of the weather bureau; Nathan Franl
OF the st. Louis Star. Hon Seth w. Cob
OF st. Louis. Richard G. Kerens OF Mis-