The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
Nothing to RemindDem-
ocrats of Their Long,
Lean Years,
DOLLAR DINNERS
THINGS OF PAST
Instead, Champagne and Wines
of Rare Vintage Will Wash
DiamondBack Terrapin. Can
vasback Duck and Epicu-
rean Smithheld Ham Down
Democratic Threats.

| Baltimore. Md. January l6-Conten,
during the lean years Of defca; to dino
at Dollar Dinners" with Hog and
f'miny as the central theme. ana
spring water on the side the militant
democracy OF 1911 will sit 1T a fcas,
In this city Tomorrow night where the
| exclusive diamond back tcr-apin VIII
vie with the aristocratfc canvasback
| duck and the epicurean Smlthficld ham
| III the courses Of banquet that Is
httngly to celebrate the Democrats
| victories of 1910.
| The banquet will be the closing fea-
ture OF "A day given over to harmony
conferences among the Democrats from,
various sections OF tho country Gov
crnor Harmon of OAio. ana Champ
| Clark, of Missouri. are IL be the central
figures in the days do,ngs. Both viii
| deliver formal addresses at a meeting
| IL the Lyric tomorrow evening.
Some Of the NotnbIcx
Senator Joseph W. Bailey. OF Texas:
! Governor Eugene y. Foss OF Massachu-
setis; former REPRESENTATIVE Theodore
| NJ. Bell. OF California; former Senator
Blackburn. of Kentucky; senator Rob
! ert L. Taylor, OF Tennessee. senator
! Shivcley, Of Indiana. Representative
| Elect Martin w. Littleton. or New
| York; National Chairman Norman T.
| Mack. and Deacon" james c. Hemp
/ hill. of Richmond. are among others
| scheduled 10 take part IN the confer
! enec and to deliver speeches either II
| the meeting during the afternoon or n
the banGue; in the evening.
y special train from Washington Will
! bring to Baltimore morrow evening
practically every Democratic member
o. the United States Senate and House
| OF Representatives. Altogether. il is
| expected that moro than 1000 faithful
Democrats will sit about the grooming
| boards" in the i'ifth Regimenc Armory
! tc morrow night.
| Contrary to the general Impression
! the meeting Tomorrow VIII constitute
/ "A celebration rather than n conference
and no great political Significance IS
expected TO attach to the proceedings
! The men who proposed tic celebration
and who have had charge OF the plans
declare there is no purpose OF starting
! boom for any man FOR President.
| They say that So far as Governor Har-
mon is concerned. his "hoom'' is al
ready under way. and has been for
some time past.
Governor Crothcrs Will preside at the
afternoon meeting and Judge Fcrdi-
nand Williams. Of Cumberland. Nd
| VIII act as POSTMASTER at the banquet.
| This banquet IS TO be about the mos,
elaborate affair ever held IN baltimore
| pieteness of service ana in the choice o.
| viands and vintage WINES. 1t Will tax.
rank wish the most notable feasts the
| Democracy has ever known
The Democratic lca.icrs resent tha
Idea that the Baltimore conference IS
| intended to bring about harmony in the
| Democratic ranks. They declare it is
! simply TO celebrate "a harmony already
| attained.
M Attempt to Fix Foley.
No attempt will be made TO fix q
| policy as 10 the course OF the Demo
| cratic majority in the House OF Repre-
sentatives. THAT will be left 10 the
| congressional leaders u be dealt with
| IN their own way. No resolution bind
Ing the Democracy 10 any candidate for
| any national Office Will be considered
lin order" and there will be no appeals
| from the chair on this parliamentary
| point.
y free, open discussion of Democrats:
| principles has been invited. and any
| speaker who cares TO hurl II brick at
| "Cannonism' or any other ism" OF
| the Republican party Will be more than
! welcome TO have his hing.
SoE.e idea OF the magnitude of the
banquet may be gained from the fact
that there will he tifty-thSee seats a,
the speakers table This doesn't mean
that there will be fifty three speeches
But the more important guests will be
| given places of honor 1T this table
! whether they are To say anything or
not. The banquet will begin at /
O'clock, and is expected TO end some
where around midnight.
| Before the toastmaster raps for or
| der. however. the diners are expected
10 make away with 1000 Lynnhavcr
| oysters, seventyiivc gallons of dia
mond back terrapn. 1850 pounds OF
| Jersey capon. $50 canvasback ducks
forty-hvc Smithneld hams. Lou
! cocktails, $50 quarts of champagne, 100
| quarts of sauterne and s325 worth OF
fancy ices, to say nothing of the fix
inSs" that go between the various main
courses The smoke from 5000 Per-
| fccto cigars will make the air blue
during the responses to the various
| toasts.