The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-04
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DEMOCRACY
SAYS We Should III ,G)ur3}Ncxt
1'latfornS Only thu llsiligs vi
Oil Which Agreed. ~
T,4E VIRGINIA ASSOCIATION
Banquet Of This Influential on -).r
ganization d Brilliant Success.
Many Speeches Made
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| tFrom our Regular Core spontlent.. Z, .4
3WASl1lNGTON,8 ~. Gu March 3.--HFhe
banquet given Tonight Us tie Nirglhll ~.
|l)clnoCratld Association, OF The Dletrict 9
|Columbia Snt Rauscliel's was r r. most
brilliant afrnil'aln every sollsc inc a.
tendance was very large. including tne
members ofTlho association and tho tWo,
| Virginia senator and seven OF III i'''I
Democratic representatives. "A,
'rhe guests first discussed the elegant.
menu and then Mr.. Clarence ~ homha,
president of5thc association VINO hcteds
Us toastlnds ter, began calling upon INC
various speakers. ID. +
senator Daniel made n$lhippy add rcas,
tn tie course OF whcl, he alluded 70 the the
candidacy OF AIR. German and Judge
Parker for the nomination to the pi'esi-
dcncyt saying the party need nut cross
Tie 5borderSllne or tho District to find q
IlEuod mai, for3thc high honor, or It lnieil!
20 to the pivotal State OF New YORK ma ~
fInd n Democrat who would honorFtl,n
i.cnuntry, the party and himself rs fress-#
dent OF tho United States. "a
3 TRUE DEMOCRACY V I.
6 Major Daniel dwclt upon the need OF
'luarty harmony. IIcGdeclarcd tilnt DEM
Hocrats should subordinate prejudtces ana az
LAY aside rcsontments when It goes o
choose d national candidate at st Louis.
''rle Democratic party should he TOO
Ebig to DO governed by one man, ~
said. I'VE should put into our next
tfutform the things on which We a,'o all
E5ngreed and leave out tho things over
which there Is disagreement
ls85'"rruc Democracy means not getting too
Emuch 5fron.tlc government,.d declared
Senator Daniel, "but Keeping the gov
hernment from getting too much from
YOU This definition OF Democracy
lelicitated greater applause than any cS..
lpression In the speech. Senator Dnnlcl
was often interrupted by applause. Sew
eral or those who heard the speech said
1t was the best no has made In O. long
while.
OTHER FINE SPEECHES.
Hon. John Coode. former president or
tho Yirginia Cons tilntlonal ConrentLlotEli
made an eloquent and patriotic response
which was roundly applandedt
Hon. st. George Tucker, dean Or Inc
! law faculty Of Columbian Univcrslty.s ana
former member OF Congress- from, the
Tenth Virginia District. made very
happy address. which vas punctua'eh
withanpplausc,
Raprcsentative John Lamb made an 2 q
dress which received great applause g E
smoke ii, eoaucnt vein of the essentials
or the true greatness OF q nation n 5, "
conuuests az foreign peoples, z or Rome
would ba standing to-day but It's care q
the people ut home.
Representatives Swanson, Glass. nay Y.
iInnde Rixey spoke bflel ly, S \, ny ~ AS. slIr
| soutlmll, or the Fourth Districtannld Me-
[ Flood OF tho Tenth, left the lia sool
n ftcr tho tons tniastcr announced he Woillu
call on the representatives IN Tho ofoer
OF the districts they represented,
Mr.. Hay in his speech indicated GO .Hery
clearly that he desired 70 SEQ Judsc ~
Parker nominated to he presi denc!.
Letters regrettlng the Inability q tnp
writer's to be present wore read from
IC;overnor Montague, Senator German,
lGcneral Icitzhugh Lee, Hon. J. ihyIorf
| Ellyson and others.