The daily sentinel., 1904-06-23
GALAXY OF GOLIATHS.
A Balshazzar's Feast Given by
Thomas Walsh Roast MOcking
Birds, a Piece de Resistance,
With a Wealth of Flowers.
A Kings Ransom Spent
on This Republican
Banquet.

Chicago, June 22-One former
cabinet member, two foreign ambassa-
dors, six governors, six teen United
States senators, the secretary of the
senate and his assistant, the comptrol-
ler of the currency. the collector of
internal revenue several generals and
several scores of congressman and del
egates to the Republican convention
were guests of Millionaire Thomas.
Walsh at a banquet in The Grand
Pacific hotel tonight.
Never before in the history of
Chicago has such grand galaxy of
political Goliaths been mustered to-
gether as the four score and eight that
were seated at the star shaped table
in the flower laden banquet hall as
the guests of the Colorado mining
king.
The sumptious repast was followed
by vaudeville entertainment of three
mbers. During the course of the
dinner music was constantly played
by two large stringed orchestras, al
ternated in rendition of popular airs.
Twenty French courses were served.
and it was estimated that the cost of
the banquet exceeded 50, 600 making
it one of the most expensive affairs
of its kind ever held in Chicago.
The great banquet hall of the
veritable flower garden of vari color
ed flowers, ferns and palms and was
brilliantly illuminated by myriadee of
electric lights that scintillated mer-
rily Though the wreaths of orchids,
carnations, roses. violets and the frag-
rant tuberoses The great table in the
centre of the hall WAS in the shape
of great six-pointed star. The
walls for several feet in height were
banked with potted palms and ferns.
Over Mr. Walsh's head on the north
wall hung the coat of arms of the
state of Colorado. Behind screens in
either corner of the room we're two
orchestras of six pieces each and tEe
steady flow of music made the hall
seem like a fairy dream of wonder
sands burdened the table. leaving just
sufficient room for the plates of the
guests.
At the conclusion of the repast
a cake walk was danced for the edi-
fication of tAe politicians by "a quar-
tette of colored singers. No speeches
were made, but after the vaudeville
features had been presented story
swapping was she pastime of the
evening.
The company applauded Mr.. Walsh
the host, when, at the close of the
banquet he ventured the assertion that
there was no man in Colorado more
in sympathy with the man who tolls
than Governor Peabody.
I'VE in Colorado are all toilers, ="
said Mr.. Walsh. " We have no leis-
ure class and want none. What the
present govel nor has been compelled
to do seems hard, but it is for the
best interests of the state. We invite
many labor unions into Colorado. but
Will not have room for the one which
destroys property -
Governor Peabody's remarks were
devoid of auv details as to what he
had been doing in Colorado. He
showed his extfeme pleasure over the
ovation he received ana announced
that he had Just received telegram
from Lieutenant Governor Haggott
saying that he had just issued proc
lamation calling off martial law-he
corrected himself, military law -
in all parts of Colorado and that now
Colorado wes in a peaceful condition.
Thanks to the military" he conclu-
ded, 'we have established condition
of affairs in Colorado that make the
state as prosperous as Pennsylvania,
New York or Massachusetts,. -
Senator Scott of West Virginia was
called upon. He said he heartily ap-
proved of the course Governor Peabo-
dy had taken. He told of how he had
mined in Colorado in the early davs
and of how he owned property there
yet. He said he believed in honest
organization and in union labor, but
not in murder, anarchy and socialism.