The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-31
No FaciiOnaIism in Evil
dence at Big Democratic
Dinner Here.
NO BOOMS ARE LAUNCHED
Ovation for Robert S. Hndspeth,
the Guest of Honor, and for
Former Senator Smith.
Congressman Sheppard
Urges Tariff Revision.

Amid VReet4 scented flowers. artistl-
cally arranged potted plants, and with
strains of eQcln lnting music. New Jer-
say's favortte Democratic sons from
tic twenty orc counties of the State
met at tho New A uditoriutu, in Orange
street. last night, and O sounded
their first slogan of tbs presidential
campaign in this state.
armon breatfH d everywhere and
whenever an oppor tunity afforded the
leaders were checreti enthusiastically.
Such was the case whom James Snuth,
r.. former United States Senator, en-
tered the banquet hall. He was rec
oenizcd Immediately and with this rect
ignition began a cheer tina died away
only when he took the seat reserved
Tor him. It was purely a Democratic
satherlng in honor of the good work
accomplished by Chairman of the State
Democratic Committee RokRert S. Huds-
roth. of Hudson, and the greetings ex-
tended TO him might VHsli make any
man proud.
In the gathering of 400 ar more Dem
ncratic workers ct the Stat were men
who have achieved local n national
fame, In their party and outside of it.
and in the course of the sevening moth
ing but the warmest words of COM
mendatfon were heard on all sides for
the manner in which the party leaders
had worked during the last guberna-
.toriAl campaign.
When the defeated candidate of the
Democratic party spoke and referred
10 the absence of the "ladies of Hud-
SON during the last campaign,
the wise ones Of II party
scented the true meaning of the words
Of Mr.. Kat2enbach. When, during his
introduction of speakers. Toastmaster
Job II. Lippincott made reference to
the probabilities of having MI. Katzen-
bach's name added to tho presidential
ticket, the popularity of the Trenton
man was evinced by o and pro-
longed cheering.
Their was nothing of a fractional ma
@rufe heard In reference TO the makeup
of. the next presidential ticket. give
us a good Democratic leader and we
will run the race was the spirit which
seemed to permeate the gathering.
The speakers of the evening were
state Chairman Robert S. Hudspeth.
Senator George s.. Silzer, of Middlesex;
Congressman Morris Sheppard, OF
Texas, who handled his subject, Dem
ocTatIG luealS, Ike Il LTlS leAaS I'Chh
ocrat; Frank S. K~atzenbach, whose
subject was Lessons OF Defeat n
Homer S. Cummings, national commit
tceman from the Nutmeg" State.
With a wisdom ~commendable, the
committee of the auxiliary Democratic
committee, under whose management
the dinner was given. had looked out
for the fair sex, and these were seated
in the various boxes.
Won der Heide's Orchestra broke out
IN popular refrains that added to the
pleasantness and harmony that pre-
vailed.
Toastmaster Lippincott, in starting
the speech-making, said:
ITO feel the mettIe and know the eaiibre
Of men 1t is necessary TO be with them
under circumstances the most trying. Dur
ing the month of the last campaign it was
my privilege as chairman of the Kid
committee TO see mnch of our State chair
man. Robert S. Hudspetb. / know some
thing of the difficulties under which he
1abored: I know the character OF work he
Accomplished: ] know the energy and sin
cerity with which he entered the fight,
and over all obstacles he gained the con-
fdence. commanded the respect and earned
The gratitude Of the whole Democratic
party. We therefore, in testimonial Of our
appreciation and respect, tender TO him
and the State committee this extremely
Jtffersonian, and consequently inexpensive
and plain dinner.
the postmaster on this suspicious
occasion I feel that 7 have many solemn
and mysterious rites to perform. 1t Is my
duty to be at once profound and unlntelli-
gible. The strange political theories of