The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-27
GRAND ASSEMBLY
Of DEMOCRATS To
HONOR NUGENT
Party Leaders of the State Will
Attend Tomorrow Nights
Banquet.
SECRETARY OF STATE OF
NEW YORK TO SPEAK
Many Clubs Will Be Seated in
B~odies-Mayor, Kalisch and
GOurley Among Speakers.

Arrangements for the banquet to be
given in honor of City Counsel James
r. Nugent tomorrow night at Krueger's
Auditorium are practically completed.
The various committees are confident
they have arranged all the details, so
that there will be no confusion when the
guests begin to arrive. Frank S. Katz-
enbach will be the principal speaker,
the subject assigned to him being New
Jersey" William B. Gourley. formerly
chairman of the State Democratic Com
mittee; Jonn S. Whalen, Secretary of
State, of New York; Samuel Kalisch
and Mayor Haussling will be the other
spellbinders. Mr.. Whalen will speak on
"Organizat ton" Mayor Haussling will
speak on Newark Mr.. Gourley's
subject has not yet been assigned.
Practically all the prominent Demo-
Gratis in North Jersey will be present,
including The majority of Democratic
Assemblymen and Senator's. The Hud-
son County delegation will be headed by
Robert Davis, Assemblyman Joseph P.
Tumulty. Mark A. Sullivan and Senator
Robert Fielder.
Big Rush for Seats.
So great has been the demand for
tickets that Washington Cross, secre-
tary of the county committee. issued
the formal statement today that no
tickets would be sold at the auditorium,
and that none could be procured after
8 a. m. tomorrow.
Arrangements have been made to
have the convention train leave Tren-
ton at $3.50 p. M, so as to allow the
guests to arrive at the dinner in time.
The banquet will begin at 7 p. m.
Each guest will be assigned to the
chair at the table bearing his ticket
number. A number of prominent DEM
ocratic clubs, among them being the
Fifth and Eleventh Ward and the
Kruger clubs, have had tables assigned
for them.
Some Who VIII Attend.
Following is a list of the honorary
committee, and a number of leading
Democrats from out of town, who will
be present at the dinner
The Hon. James Smith, jr., John R.
Hardin, the Hon. LIE Gage Pratt, the
Hon. Jacob Haussling, the Hon. Gott-
fried Kruger, Michael T. Barrett,
Judge George r. Gray, Edward Ander-
son, Adolph Hensler, E. e. Bond,
Walter I. Mccoy. Mayor Isaac Sheen
thai, Michael Devine, Atlantic City; the
Hon. William J. Thompson, Gloucester
City; Mayor Otto Wittpen, Jersey
City; Robert Davis, Jersey City; the
Hon. Joseph P. Tumulty, Jersey City;
the Hon. Mark A. Sullivan, Jersey
City; the Hon. James Baker, Jersey
City; the Hon. Charles p. dwell, Jer-
sey City: John Mullins, Jersey City;
Job Lippincott, Jersey City; Justice
James f. Minturn, Hoboken; the Hon.
Edward Kenny, East Newark: Mayor
Joseph P. Riordan, Harrison; the Rev
Maurice P. O'Connor, Harrison; Mill
ard F. Ross, New Brunswick; Edwin
A. Furman, Sayreville; w. Parker
Runyon, Perth Amboy; Thomas w.
Hoagland, Rockaway; Senator John
Hinchliffe Paterson; Alvah A. Clark,
Somerville; Lewis j. Martin, Newton;
Mayor P. H. Ryan, Elizabeth; Edward
Nugent, Elizabeth; James e. MARITIME,
Plainfield; Senator George S. Silzer,
New Brunswick: Senator William ].
Harrison, Lakewood: Senator William
c.. G%ebhardt, Clinton; Peter F. DAILY,
New Brunswick; DR.. Jacob c.. Price,