The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-04-14
NOTED DEMOCRATS
At FEAST HONOR
FOUNDER OF PARTY
Anniversary of Thomas Jeffer.
sons Birthday Occasion
of Big Banquet.
JAMES R. NUGENT AND
MAYOR HAUSSLING SPEAK
Wevers's Colosseum a Bower of
Flowers as Former Presidents
Praises Are Sung.

In the spacious dining hall at
Wevers's Colosseum last night nearly
1000 Democrats paid a remarkable
tribute to the memory of Thomas JEFF
ferson and to the principles of Democ-
racy which he enunciated. There were
present men of every walk in life,
prominent and obscure, old and young.
and among them veteran Democrats,
the builders of the party in this city,
WHOSE active influence is no more, but
who must have been thrilled through
and through at the sight of the throng
on its feet cheering the success of the
precepts for which they had labored
long and loyalty.
Every city ward sent a large delegation,
every Democratic club was well repre-
scented, and besides these, men of proml-
hence In the county and the State sat
down at the banquet table. Harmony
was the keynote of the affair.
Beautiful Decorations.
The floral decorations in the hall
were profuse. The speakers table was
almost hidden from view in. a mass Of
palms and ferns and flowers, and at
the end, in the entire of the stage,
was hung a large and handsome por-
trait Of the mar whose birthday an
niversary 1t was. This was surrounded
with flags and bunting.
Tyler Parmly acted as POSTMASTER
in a that befitted the occasion,
Mayor Jacob Haussllng received an
ovation that lasted for five minutes,
and a similar tribute was paid to City
Counsel James r. Nugent. Frank S.
Katzenbach and Assemblyman Joseph
Tnfnulty, who were expected, did not
put In an appearance and it was learned
that Mr.. Katzenbach was prevented
from being present. Senator Harry v.
Osborne and Assemblymen Edward
Kenny and John J. Matthews attended
and were we'll received.
Among the prominent Democrats who
We're present and of whom many were
selected by Toastmaster Tyler Parmly
TO address the gathering were: For
United States Senator James
Smith. jr.. State Senator Harry v. Os-
borne, City Counsel James r. Nugent,
Mayor Jacob Haussling, Congressman
Eugene F. Kinkead, OF Hudson County,;
former Mayor Patrick H. Ryan. of
Elizabeth, Mayor Arthur b. Seymour,
of Orange; David s.. Crater, Surrogate
Of Monmouth County; Alderman Ell
n1er A. Day, Assemblyman j. j. Mat
thews. of Hunterdon; Assemblyman Os-
car Auf der Heide. Of Hudson; Assem-
blyman William c. Kackenmester, of
Hudson; Assemblyman Charles p. OIL
well. of Hudson; Assemblyman John d.
Schade, of Salem, and Assemblyman
Charles Meyer, of Sussex County.
Nugent First Speaker.
Mr.. Nugent was the first speaker OF
the evening and was introduced by
Toastmaster Parmly as the "Old Per-
secuted Warhorse.' Mr.. Nugent re-
ceived an ovation. He thanked the
committee for the arrangement
of the affair n continued:
with this body of Democrats there
is no question about the future of
Democracy In city, county and State.
The Democratic party is q conservative
party and believes with Jefferson.
whom we are %honoring tonight, that
the least government we give the peo-
pie the better they are.
The idea in calling this banquet
under the auspices of the Democratic
county committee was to start to get
New Jersey back where it belongs.
jersey always was Democratic
and with the cause of Democracy at
heart we a have 1t again. I promise
you now a Democratic Senate in 1910
and once more a Democratic Gov
Congressman Kinkead was next in
as speaker.
What Mr.. Nugent said about the
of Democracy the speaker
stated, lis about what I wanted to say,
Ind we are certainly on the way to
he fulfiment of his words. The start
70 success has been made by you when
you selected the Youngest Sheriff Es-
ssx ever had. Then you called to the
office Of State Senator that able young
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