The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-30
1AWNEY GUEST OF
HONOR AT BANQUET
Nonpartizan Gathering Pays Tri-
buteeto Favorite Son at
s Winona..
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Bt)Is city united last night in doing
Nor to their favorite son, Congress
1oa,, James A. Tawney, who, in the
love low hous e Of the national legislative
BODY has attained the high distinction
of bec ominAr chairman of its most I'M
tnortant comA nittee, making him the floor
S1eader q, I'd the shaper of the policies OF
3thespartv and the nation.
Tiast- a1re uin.g's banquet was rendered
Inv his Winpnai friends irrespective, OF
party and was served at the Wlnona,
the large Yin ing-reom OF whleh was
faseo nfr 6Re aftsnei
The banTet at 81 10 clock. 1t was nearly
Em;dnioht when the toast program was
Rbeoun and 2 O 'cl uck this morning when
the gathering dis Y'ersed;
| The special gu, Sts OF the evening I
were Congressman sonn - =. a ane q q tb a
Rtoasts. and repres, initiatives from the
nine other counties u the First district,
sinchding Axel Bren, Zen of Albert Lea,
II. M. Diment of Ow; ttonna: Z. p. Cal
slaghan and A. W. Blak ely OF Rochester;
$R. Z. Shepard Of Austi q, >: a; 4angum
Sof Preston, Samuel Lo. ed and John :; :.
HMcGaughey Of Kasson a. nd Judge II. h.
wells of Preston. Cove unor Johnson,
who had been invited, Sc. vt a letter or
regret that previous enga, geAnents pre-
vented his attending.
Cheers for Tawneyt~
F. S. Bell of this city acte 4 as toast
master. He had some apprC pirate re-
mark for each. In his opening remarks,
s'the> mention of Congressman CaWney s
name brought forth great heerlng.
George T: Simpson. assistant "torneey
q general of the state, responded 10 rtne
sentiment, "Our Jim Briefly sketch
ing the career Of Mr.. Tawney fro IN the
time of his coming to Winona and work
ing at the forge to his advanceme NJ 10
the highest position in congress ou 'sloe
that of speaker, he eulogized the v 'ork
he had done in carving out his car yer,
J and referred to the qualities of his IA
ture that had contributed to his ST. e-
cess. Of him he said:
EHe halls from Minnesota,
81 And his name is still Our jim. -
B The second toast was the wittiest Of
the. evening, being responded to by
81 LII. Brown, who is WinOna IS tihaun /
" teey. Depew on banqueting occasions.
p Mr.. Brown made tho run for congress /
3 In the first district against Mr.. Taw- |
n neY few years ago, and the toast as. ]
q signed to him was ''Our Friend the !
Enemy Following a facetious OPEN /
4 chairmanship Of the committee on APP
4 preparations, which handles more than
4 sixteen hundred millions of dollars in
& a year. He put the query as TO whether
Mr.. Tawney could deliver the goods in
this position, and answered it in the
affirmative. He said that JIM Taw-
neY's native ability anu push had adj
/ vanced him from making potato forks
at a forge, to making policies for the,
government. The Echo club, an organ
ization. Of musically-inclined young
men of Winona, sang ''Hail, All Hail,
Tawney,' and Charley Jim.''
I. & Esch Pays Tribute.
Congressman Esch of La Crosse, in
responding to the sentiment "A Col
league in Congress-, said he was glad
Of the opportunity to meet with Mr..
.Fawney' s friends at. Winona and say d
good word concerning the work Of
Il their representative in congress, who
way worthily honored in the appoint
Il ment recently conferred upon him. He
~, as also glad to say here what he
ICON ID not well say in his own district,
Hrenres mtative in service. for longevity
u Be- aerx ice increased power Tie: called
4 sftgFs{45Hia n to the growing power Of the
R,b;fIlah vest and northwest in shaping
#the 1,e1iie les in congress.
Ed3HaaA Lees, in speaking on "Wi-
.71lofa,'S pa ID a. glowing tribute to the
work OF tn P ion ha,o Of whom vs. only
ara not,T iak~h 1g. The POSTMASTER then
8introdicedl N r. Tawney. There was
instant ap1slkau sc as the speaker rose to
respond. He Ed ~
No.-,ane,s ssap css, fttngly convey the sincere
.,d nrofo2nI annnec 'ation l feel for this SPLEEN
did manifestation off our confidence and esteem.
3No+Ejng .t,,nar.bJn + , it has occurred in
INV life; Coming no from party associates
prompted by party erlth. slasi' put sprlheng IN
hidden from the fountat ol unseiash ana nom
partizan friendship IL % part OF representa-
tive citizens Of both polite ~ paites IN my nome
city and district, 1t overwh, ILLS lne WIN sense
of gratitude words are mad. 'quate to express.
While this occasion IS in tehdeu IN part as
a personal compliment, yet 'eallze that one or
its chief purposes Is to mantle ST your apprec1a-
ton, and that Of the people generally, on ac-
count of the recognition In the Il gsiat1ve branch
of the government recently bestos yea by the dis
tnguished speaker Of the house Of representatives
upon our young and vigorous il dustrial and
4 political gant-the west. To me- II 'ere1ore this
occasion has twofoIA interest. greatly ap'
e precjate the honor YOU recognize In NY having
been placed at the head of the most important
committee in either branch of the ffty-nhnn con-
gress. But what is more Important to us all
j.. The fact that without solicitation this G1st1nc-
ton comes to splendid section Of the country,
destined to be the center OF pol itlcal power
as an evidence of it's rapidly growing influence
and existing potentiality in national pohtlcs anu
In governmental affairs
Recognizes Responsibility.
States the house of representatives As clothed
by She federal constitution with the power, and
upon it is imposed the exclusive duty of origt-
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