The Washington herald., 1906-12-19
BIG GUNS AT FEAST.
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most attention was a pamphlet, bound in
red. and purporting TO be THE Repub
lican Textbook for the Congressional
Campaign second edition." This docu
ment, II was asserted In bold type on the
front cover was issued without the con-
sent OF the Republican Congressional
Committee and il came direct from
Rational Headquarters at the Raleigh
Hotel" On the back cover IL was set
forth that "a copy Of this publication and
other digestive literature can be obtained
only at a dinner on the evening OF Deem
Der IS, 1896. in honor Of Chairman James S.
Sherman. Vice Chairman James A. Taw-
ney. and Secretary Henry c. Louden-
slayer. of the Republican Congressional
Committee. by one who seeks to show
an appreciation of unselfish work per-
formed in a noble cause.
PrOfuseIy illustrated Book.
The book was profusely illustrated.
among other pictures being one of the
genial host in the act of inviting his
guests to be seated; another of Chairman
Sherman resisting frantic appeals for just
a few Of the dollars he 80 laboriously col
lected, one by one. during the last cam
paign; of Vice Chairman Tawney, who
had chased Missouri out on a limb and
was about to rope 1t IN; of Secretary Lou
denslager comforting with Chairman Sher-
man over the telephone and discussing po-
litical affairs with forty-three people at
the same time; of James z. Watson orat-
ing 70 Uncle Joe, and Chairman Sherman.
and Of President Roosevelt writing him a
letter-presumably Of congratulatiOn-
much 10 the perturbation of Secretary
Loeb; Of one Of Uncle Joe's best speeches
being ruined because Secretary Busbey
pulled the bell cord OF the campaign
train q seconds too soon; OF Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Secretary Shaw tell
| ing how IL is done on my farm: OF the
administration labor BnT'-Secretary
| Taft. on the job from Cuba to Utah, and
of the 9. O. =. elephant thanking William
J. Bryan for his Madison Square Garden
speech. Extracts Of speeches by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and various party leaders
were scattered throughout the pages. as
were references to various achievements
OF the Republican party.
Another attractive souvenir was a
diminutive dinner pail complete even TO
the coffe cup. and full 20 the brim with
sailed almonds and sweets. And at eacn
plate there was small edition Of a cam
paign transparency. bearing on one side
the name Of the guest, on another the
\
/ Square Meal for All" and on the fourth
THE Peoples Choice" Then. too, there
were badges bearing pictures Of the three
honorees and streamers Of red. white and
blue
MOnkeyed with switch Lever.
Early in the evening just after the
band played the Stars pangled Banner"
/ the host proposed a toast to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, and It was
drunk standing. About that time some
wag monkeyed with the wrong switch
/ lever, the programme went on to side
track temporarily. and Col. Campbell
/ SIemp. Virginia's lone Republican Con-
I gresham. made an impassionate speech.
/ Following that, Col Slemp delivered an
address, and, in conclusion, Col. Slemp
spoke.
| Mr.. Sherman toasted the host, Mr.
Tawney sang his song TO Uncle Joe. and
| Uncle Joe whacked the table with mis-
gavel. The first speaker introduced by the
! POSTMASTER was Representative Joseph
Weeks Babcock. Of Wisconsin, whom"
I said Uncle Joe, naively, we love for the
enemies he has made" Mr. Babcock, IN
warbling his swan song. paid high COM
/ pliments 20 the Congressional Committee,
I on which he served as chairman for so
/ many years. and told the company that
4 Uncle Joe was the sheet anchor OF the
/ Republican party
! Representative Cushman. Of Oregon.
| also threw bouquets at the committee.
/ but hurled brickbats at those Republicans
/ or that Republican who with RepUbii-
1 can sentiments In his mouth and Demo-
/
! circulating q petition asking for a Repub-
I lean caucus 70 take action with reference
/ to revision OF the tariff. History was
/ repeating itself. said the tall man from
/ the Northwest. It was Republicans who
/ elected Cleveland. and It was Republicans
/ who were now giving aid and comfort to
/ the Democratic party.
/ Next Speaker Cannon introduced Secre-
/ tary Shaw. To whom he paid d high tri-
/ butte as a party worker. and the SeCrc-
| tary. who was the recipient OF much ap-
/ plause said that the Democratic party
/ had gone TO pieces and warned the Re
| publican party against an apparent ten
dency to do likewise
Shot senate Full of Holes.
Uncle Joe shot the Senate full OF holes
/ in introducing Vice President Fairbanks
who heaped Goals OF fire on the Speaker
/ head by calling him zone of the best men
the Lord ever created" He came within
an ace Of shocking the company by re-
/ ferring 20 Congress as the greatest leg
( islative body on earth
! Representative Capr0n. OF Rhode Island
/ the next speaker, read some verses dedi-
Gated to the four officials Of the Congress
sional Committee He said that Repre-
7 r. I l.
/ to read It, from which it was inferred that
Mr. Mann was the author. Representa-
tive DalzeH of Pennsylvania. Compli-
mented Chairman Sherman and Senator
Scott OF the national committee, INDUCED
/ in "reminiscences of the old-time members
of that body OF all the members who
were on the committee when he first
| Joined Il, he said that only Powell Clay
ton and himself survived.
| Speaker Cannon read a telegram from
/ the White House. in which the President
| threatened to send many messages to
/ Congress unless member OF his official
/ family were called on to speak. Some
one gently insinuated that Secretary
Shaw nad already spoken, but Uncle Joe
made that an easy one by saying that
Shaw. being nunc pro tune, was not a
| member OF the family. Whereupon
Secretary Taft spoke. He was anxious to
! have a Republican Congress returned, he
said. because he feared that a Democratic
| body might be even more inclined to In.
vestigate than the present Congress, and
| in such an event he had not the slightest
idea what would become OF the admins
| tration.
Allen D Albert, Of the Washington
| Times. spoke for the press. 1T isn't the
newspaper man who is pessimistic," he
told his hearers; ITS the magazine man. -
Made the Longest Speech.
/ Representative Loudenslager was in