The Washington times., 1904-12-10
PRESIDENT AND
PARTY EULOG' FED
LOcl. Z pubLcdns Ritliy
Election
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD
Jollifcation Meeting at G. A. R. Hall
Brings Out Much Post-Election
Enthusiasm.
MANY SPEAKERS HEARD

covering from one tremendous JOllIu-
cation over the election OF President
Roosevelt SO as o. bee ready for another
such one on Monday night.
The event took place last night I'm
Grand Army Han, aud was one Of ghe
most successful affairs of the kind pull
Cd on IN Washington.
The other meeting, which takes the
form Of a dinner wiz occur i'm the
National Rifles Avmory Monday night
at o'clock Prominent speakers were
present. last night, and u number are to
4 present al the dinner.
Music and De, orations.
Grand Army Hall waa decorated with
flags and bunting. Music was fur
nished by VIII Haley's Orchestra
President Frank * Raymond. of the
Roosevelt and Fairbanks League, occu-
pied the chair. George w. Drew acted
as secretary.
One the stage were a number OF mem
hers or Congress. National Committee
man Reyburn. and several officers of the
Old Boys Club, and the Roosevelt ami
Fairbanks League.
The meeting was planned 10 take the
place OF a proposed march 10 the White
House. The President was 10 have been
sereuadcd, but there was objection TO
this. so the meeting was arranged
Chaplain COuden's Prayer.
Chaplain Couden, of the House, said
an invocation
w i. Andrews. of Nebraska. auditor
Of the Treasury. began the speaking
with an eloquent dissertation upon the
results OF the election, and the response
biIities the President viii have 10 face.
He eulogized the Republican party, and
gave it the credit for the vast develop
ment of the country.
Representatives A. r. Weber, OF
Ohio, Daniels, of California. ex-Repre-
sentative David *. Watson, or Ohio.
and Delegate J. Rodey, of New Mexico
also made addresses apnlaUdiHg the
President AMI the party.
Rodey made his usual appeal FOR the
Ambulance Of New Mexico TO State
hood
y. G.lBrinkman. eulJor Of a labor
paper said that the unions almost TO
which accounted in some degree Tor his
Overwhelming victory
Right Of Suffrage.
DIT. Robert hepburn urged the right
or suffrage for the District
seuts. discussed the labor situation as
it exists in Massachusetts. saying ne
hoped some day the other States would
settle the hours men must work as the
Bay state had,
HeEsaid that--thc reason why the
States south Of the Potomac were over
coming Eastern rivals in the manu-
facture of cotton, was because opera
tlVes In MaSsa chusetJa mills We're al
lowed 10 work only nfty-e!gnt hours "a
week under the law, while en- the South
hands 20 labor twelve hours q day and
seven days week.
Rights Of Old Soldiers.
Capt Thomas II. Mckee created some
thing OF sensation with an attack
upon the Administration for the CON
tinucd appointment Of young men TO inn
portaDt places 10 the exclusion OF men
who had made bitter sacrifices 10 save
the country In time OF need. He said
the old soldier should receive better
treatment than is now being melted out
TO him.
Letters Of regret were read from
Engineer Commissioner BlddIe. Repre-
sntative Payne. Frank L. Campbell.
Gen. J. n. Wilson. Gen. G. II. Harries,
Secretary Wilson. Postmaster General
Wyune. Representative J. ?. Dolliver,
Representative Slemp. of Virginia: Sen
ator Dick, OF Ohio James r. Garfield.
Justice Wright, Hon. Charles J. Bona
parte, or Baltimore. Md. ". f.. Stone.
sergeant-at-arms OF the Republican Ma
tlOndl Committee Representative O. ii.
GrosVeuOr, Senator Black, OI New York
Attorney General Moody. Senator D. NJ
Thurston, District Commissioner II 3.
+. mcfarland, and Hon. George b. Cor
Ielyou
The committee which had charge Of
the arrangements for the meeting was
composed OF Frank x. Raymond chair
man; George w. Drew, secretary; d. W.
Wood, ID. Y. Grieves. ~. a. Hickey ]
c. Hiatt William 3. Severe, Frank H.
MetZerOJt. DR. II. T.. ZEE, Col Dan a
Grosvenor. Dr Robert Reyburu, tr.. L.
W. Kearney Frank kearuey and +. ].
Roche.
The dinner Monday night viii COM
mence at s o'clock. Many of the promi-
nent members OF the party viii be pres
emit