The Washington herald., 1910-12-16

New York. Dec. 1.-THE National Dem
oeratic Club gave happy Il told-you-so''
dinner tonight in the grand ballroom
OF the Waldorf, with governors and gov
ernors-elect as the guests of honor. Gov.
Sanders, OF Louisiana, and Gov. Crothers.
of Maryland, and Govs--elect Dix, of New
York, and Foss. of MASSACHUSETTS,. were
present. -Four other goyernors-elect, who
were down on the engraved invitation list
as special guests, for one reason or an
other were unable TO attend. But the
four missing guests explained their alb
senee in letters or kilograms ef regret.
But as POSTMASTER Norman e. Mack
said after the coffee there were "many
distinguished men present fresh from the
firing line" The biggest hurrah Of the
whole evening came from the 500 OF more
banqueters when the name of Gov elect
Wilson. of New Jersey, was mentioned.
Wilson Not Present.
Mr. Wilson was unable TO be present
because Of a conference with some mem
bers of the New Jersey legislature at
Trenton Judge Simeon +. Baldwin, gov
ernor-elect of Connecticut. could not come
lnasmuch as he was compelled 70 go 10
Washington TO talk before a peace con-
ference Qaughterl. Gov.-elect Plaisted,
OF Maine. telegraphed that he was laid
up in bed and feared pneumonia Gov.
Harmon was compelled to send regrets.
There was laughter and also applause
when Secretary Dunlap arose TO say that
he regretted that Judge Alton b. Par
ker was suddenly called 10 Washington, p"
and sent his regrets. Mayor Gaynor
could not be present because his physi-
clan has told him not 20 go out very
much at night. His name was greeted
with much applause
President John Fox also. could not at
tend the dinner because Of Illness. But in
addition 20 the two governors and the
two governors-elect present at the guest
table we're Augustus Van Wyck. Mayor
Fitzgerald. OF Boston; Francis X. Pendle-
ton, Judge Henry A GiIdersleeVe. Charles
Francis Murphy Herman RiddeT, the
Right Rev Mgr Lavelle. Martin
Littleton. ST Clair McKelway. Winfield
A. Huppucn. ex-Gov. David r. Francis.
of Missouri. Commodore T.. c. Benedict,
Morgan O'Brien. Judge p. Henry Du-
gro. Judge Edward F. Mccall, and Justice
Alonzo q. McLaugRlin-
Propose Taft's HeRIth.
When the health Of President Taft had
been proposed Mr.. Mack arose 10 con-
graduate tho Democracy Of the State and
nation on the splendid victory just won,
a remark that Won intense applause. Let
me remind yor. however" continued Mr..
-
November last it was up to the people
and they made good. CApplause) But
victory came because the people were
voting men out of Office and not because
they were voting as in. They'll vote US
out. too. unless We make good our
pledges"
Secretary Dunlap told OF the engage
ments of the different governors who
we're unable TO be present.
The speakers of the evening were Gov
elect Dix. who spoke on New York as
an Industrial State" Gov. elect Foss. on
Tariff reform and reciprocity" Repre-
sentative-elect Littleton, on Democratic
opportunity" and Gov Crothers. of
Maryland. on The Democracy Of the
South
CrOthers Is AppIauded.
Gov. Crothers arose to much applause.
The South. he assured his hearers. will
remain 'DemoeratiessD the core" as he
put H. IF the people want to elect
United States Senators by direct vote. "
continued Gov. Crothers, '9et them do
il, and if they want to nominate candi-
dates by direct vote. let them do that,
too. The party must be with the peo-
pie and give them what they want. That
is the only way the Democratic party
can houe TO succeed"
7 believe we Democrats won our