The Colorado statesman., 1906-09-08
VICE PRESIDENT
GUEST OF HONOR AT LUNCHEON
IN DENVER.
STATE NOTABLES PRESENT
Second Official of United States Heart
lily Greeted by Colorado People
Members of All Parties Unite to Do


Him Honor.
Denver.-Charles w. Fairbanks, vice
president Of the United States, spent
four and one-haf hours in Denver Sat
urday. Coming into the city from
Wolhurst, where he had been the guest
of Thomas F. Walsh for about two
hours, he was the guest of honor at an
informal luncheon in the Brown Palace
hotel at l.: 80 p. M, which was attended
by many prominent business and pro-
fessional men.
A short visit to the Republican Club
after luncheon, and drive about the
city, required SO much time that he
went directly to the Union station at
its conclusions and boarded his train,
which left at 6:10 p. m. for Boise City,
Idaho. where Mr.. Fairbanks was billed
to address the Irrigation congress.
He will return to Denver about the
middle of the month to remain some
time, bringing Mrs. Fairbanks with
him. They will be guests of Thomas
F. Walsh.
Before the luncheon a reception was
held in the parlor on the first floor.
United States Senator T. NJ Patter-
son stood at the head of the receiving
column, with Mr.. Fairbanks next. Mr..
Walsh presented the guests. Then
came Governor Mcdonald, Congress-
man Bonynge and Congressman
Brooks. After presentations the party
took seats at the tables.
The rooms had been decorated and
the tables were mass of asters and
dahlias, in pink, white and yellow. A
large circular table occupied the cen
ter of the room and from this radiated
two long tables. Mr.. Walsh sat at
the center of the south circle of the
big table. At his right was the guest
of the occasion, and at the left Senator
Patterson. Governor Mcdonald was at
the right of the vice president and for
mer Governor Adams came next. Con-
gressman Brooks sat. next to Senator
Patterson, then came Congressman
Hogg and at his side was Senator N.
B. Scott Of West Virginia. Across on
the other half of the disc was j. F.
Vaile, who had been Mr.. Walsh's lieu
tenant in preparing the luncheon. On
his right were former Gov. ]. B. Grant
and Dean H. Martyr Hart. To the left
were David H. Moffat, William Staple
ton and Simon Guggenheim.
The guests at the luncheon other
| than those already mentioned were:
| Chief Justice w. H. Gabbert, Judge
| George Allen, Schuyler Alexander,
John B. Andrews, ID. c. Bailey, Charles
| Boettcher, f. G. Bonfils, Henry Brady,
Col. James H. Brown, John Campion,
| F. G. Chamberlin. president of the real
| estate exchange; Walter S. Cheesman,
| G. A. Chisholm, Gen. George w. Cook,
| William Cooper, Thomas f. DAILY, Col.
d. G. Dodge, d. H. Dougan, Rabbi Will
liam S. Friedman, f. c. Goudy, Justice
Gunter of the Supreme Court; Gen.
Frank Hall, Judge j. c. Helm, Cass
Harrington, John A. Holmberg, John
kuykendall, Judge Robert e. Lewis OF
tie United States Court, Justice Max
well of the Supreme Court, John c..
Montgomery, Rev. William O'Ryan,
Col. j. c. Osgood, H. l.. Ritter, Judge
Plat Rogers, Vice President Charles
H. Schlaacks of the Denver & Rio
Grande, former Congressman John H.
Shafroth, A. ]. Spengel, president of
| the chamber of commerce.; John w.
Springer, l. N. Stevens, A. NJ. Steven
son, P. B. Stewart of Colorado Springs;
N. Maxey Tabor, Joseph A. Thatcher
| E. A. Thayer, George w. Valentine, J.
H. p. Voorhies, Senator F. e. Warren
of Wyoming, Charles w. Waterman,
Greeley w. Whitford, E. E. Whitted,
S. N. Wood, William Lennox of Colo
RADIO Springs, State Senator Arthur
Cornforth, d. B. Farley, chairman of
the State Republican central commit
tee; Senator De La Vergne of Colo
RADIO Springs, John w. Benson, Henry
stern, Charles c. Glover of Washing
ton, d. c.; Fred ID. Mckinney, and
others.
Following the luncheon, which was
quite elaborate, there were short
speeches in the pleasantest vein. Mr..
Walsh arose and offered a toast to the
President, which was drunk standing.
Senator Patterson, in a happy little
speech, introduced the vice president.
Senator Patterson said there is no city
in the land where toast can be drunk
with greater unanimity to President
Roosevelt than Denver. In Denver he
has no enemiec and all are friends. He
made a pleasant reference to late rail-
road legislation and incidentally paid
a fine tribute to David Fl. Moffat, who
sat opposite, saying his name would be
remembered for generations to come.
Referring to Mr.. Fairbanks visit. he
said the vice president is attending the
school of instruction in which the Pres
dent is graduate, visit to the West.
He then referred to Mr.. Fairbanks ef-
forts in behaH of the reclamation act.
and. dropping word regarding local
conditions, declared it was an occasion
where all could meet in friendship
and for the common good.
The vice president then spoke. He
is charming tallSer. He is tall and
much better looking than his pictures.
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