The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
JEFFERSON DINNER
PLANS COMPLETED
Democratic Leaders to Extol
Founder of Party.
NATIONWIDE REUNION PLAN
Prominent Democrats VIII Gather
on April ID from All over Unitea
States Under Auspices of Demo-
cratic Committees 20 Celebrate the
Memory of DemOcracy's Apostle.

The spirit Of jefferson will hover over
the New Willard on the occasion Of his
18th birthday, on April 70. Democrats
OF prominence from all over the United
states viii gather around the banquet
board to honor the memory OF the apos-
tie Of Democracy.
The annual banquet is under auspices
Of the National Democratic Committee
and the Congressional Democratic Com
mittee
All Speakers Prominent Men.
The speakers selected are all of national
prominence.
Among the toasts that viii be responded
10 are:
The Democracy Of Thomas jefferson"
Thomas jefferson; We celebrate the anniversary
of bis birth not Ia the spirit OF personal idolstr.
but from regard and reverence fos bis political
PRINCIPLES"
The diffusion q information and arzignment Of
all abuses az the bar Il public reason
Equal and exact Justice to aIl men a whatever
state Or persuasion. religious political
The collection n revenue beyond the amount
necessary 10 defTay the expenss Of wise. eco
noTnieal and efficient administration q the govern
ment is undem0cTatic. Unjust TO the American peO-
pie and unauthorized bg the Constitution"
The Defamation Of independepce: An enduring
monument 30 that devotion to liberty and sbhos-
renee n tyranny which stamps The character and
marks the whole life q its author"
JsfferSons political philosophy
Peace commerce and h0usst friendship with all
nations entangiing alliances with none.
Absolute aquiesceBce IN the decisions Of the
majority the vital principle Of republics
Among the speakers who win respond
to the toasts are Senators Hughes OF
Colorado, Shively of Indiana. Gore Of
Oklahoma. Representatives Rainey of II
lin0is, Clayton Of Alabama. and Champ
Clark Of Missouri. Two others are yet
to be selected.
The programme and menu card has
been prepared with great care. and IS
highly artistic. 1t is printed on hard
cardboard, and consists of four sheets,
eight pages. The front page contains
a picture OF Jefferson, with a copy of his
autograph and the title of the event. the
next page the menu. and the next the
{oasts and names of those who viii re-
spond. The remaining pages win con-
tain the names of the banquet committee
and its subcommittee, with a picture Of
Monticello on the last page
Elaborate Programme.
The committees in charge OF the ban
Quet are:
District Il Columbia-Vlllis ]. Abbott, Georse A.
Armes John Boyle, Bernard G. Brown William W.
Bride. " New. Clayton. Charles A. Douglas.
Burton T Doyle ]. T. Edwards Creed NJ Fulton.
Robert \. Harper Hugh Harvey Raymond A
Heisken. j. y. Hodgkins Thomas B. Kalhus
John ksadv J. Fred KELLEY. X. Z. Mattingly W.
Cranch Mcintyre William Mercer John r Miller
Thomas J. Moore. 7. T. Moran. Edwin a. Newman
james L. Morris. r. J. J. PsrceI, Andrew J.
Sanford J. s. EashF Smith Louis T. Shoemaker
Frederick L. Sidi0ns Charlas r. sudEarth Joseph
j. SiunCtt John J. Walsh, Henry L. West. and
r. + l. Yellott
Newman District Ct Columbia. Trey woodson.
Kentucky; Willard SaulsbTTy Delaware: John ".
Tamlinscn, Alabama. and John T. MciiFaW. West
Virginia
mond. Minnesota; Jack Besll. Texas: II. ID. CoviHg-
ton, Maryland: Henry d. F1ood Virginia, and Ben
Johnson. henncky.
Inyitation-w. Mex. Clayton. John P. Miller.
Hugh HarreY II. /. Weller, John Boyle W :
Sausblry Delaware. Burton T. DOYLE and H. D.
CoVington, Maryland: Ben johnson KENTUCKY
George A. Armes. Craneh Mcintyre. and Edwin A.
Newman.
speaker-Robert E. Alattirsly and W. s. Ham
mond. Minneapolis; JACK Beall Texas: John T.
Miller. r. \. Harper Raymond A. Heiskell. J.
ksshy Smith, Edwin 4. Newman. ". ". Bride,
Urey Woodson, KENTUCKY; John ". TomIinson.
Ala5ama- and John T. Mo5rsW. West Virginia.
Prcss-John J. Walsh. John Bosle II. L. West.
Bernard Brown. James T. Edwards. and ]. Fred
Kelley
Banquet snd hal:-ChaTles F. sudwarth. w ].
Dwyer. John S. Miller. Cotter T. Bride and Thomas
J. Moore,
Programme-Thomss R. KaIbfus. Thomas ].
Moore. ". J. Dwyer and Creed ii. Fulton.
Badge-J. Fred Kelley, John J. Walsh, and R. T.
/. Yelloft.
Reception Edwin A. Nevmau. Lewis P. Shoe
maker. H. d. Money. T. r. Gore, ALVIN o. Portner.
II. L. West John w. Coughlin, r. S. HudPeth.
Lewis stabler. W. n. Lipseomb. 5. d. Waters.
G. g, Calhoun, f. d McKenua, Leroy s. Boyd
Edwin J. Stellwsgen DR.. Oscar Wilkinson, Samuel
d. Rogers, Willard setzgar, James l. Slayden
Henry NJ Goldfogle, Lyman E. Burdne. William
". Todd Hon. A. q. STANLEY. A. 7. Hoffman
Russell g. Ralderson. Ernest H. Daniel A. Z. Ran
dsll. Hon. J. Harry Coyington, Robert L Baines.
J. II. Raistcn, William c. Mercer. w. S. Ham
mend, Nsi. George A. Armes, Raymond A Heiskel
!. Fred Kelley, James L. Norris. r.. Hon Henry
3. Flood. Willis J. Abbott. John Ready. Robert
T. Mat;insly. Thomas ]. Moore, joseph J. Sinoit,
Charles A. Douglas, Champ Clark. John ". Tom
linson. William Payne Meredith. II. D. Clayton.
r. NJ. Johnston. Greed ". Fulton s. d. Waters
Barry Bulkiey, F. r. Rsns6el, J. Barrett Garter,
Df. Paris +. PTengie, Frank Clark, James Hay,
Jack Bell Hon NJ. r. Deemer = g. Davis L G.
Siggers. Joseph c. McAllister. L. F. Livingstone,
]. En0s Ray. IT., Wilton J. Lambert, Hon. Thomas
Barkw0rth Hon. William Salisbury. J. H. whita-
ker William II. Saunders. r, Z. Clayton. John w
Clifton. ". A. Jones. Nicolas Began. Thomas H.
Brown, Frank ". Hatey Cranch Mcintyre. ". W.
Bride, John Boyle. Robert \. Harper Frederick
l.. Sidlons. Bernard 6. Brown, Thomas B. Kalhfus.
Hugh Harvey, Ben johnson, and Andrew J.
Sanford.
ODicers-John S. Miller. chairman; NJ. l. Weller.
vice chairman; William J. Dryer, secretary; Cotter
7. Bride treasurer.
Seven Hundred Guests Expected.
The banquet hall viii be deliberately
decorated for the occasion. and the music
will be furnished by the band OF Prof. A.
c. Hayden.
The full seating capacity of the banquet
hall is stated at between $50 and 700, and