Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-21
FEAST
 AT PHOENIX
Democratic Gathering at Cap itaI One O. the Most
 Brilliant City Has Known
PROMINENT MEN THERE

Describing the gathering of demo erats at Phoenix and the banquet of Monday night the Arizona Democrat says:
 Democracy's leaders assembled around the banquet board at the Hotel Adams last night 10 celebrate ,he glorious victory won a week ago today. Nearly fifty persons were present Several of them were ladies, wives of successful candidates or of the men who contributed so much to the success of the democratic party and the people of Arizona.
 Although it was held on short mo- tice. the affair was one of the most brilliant in the history of Phoenix. The dining room was beautifully lighted and decorated Great bouquets of carnations were placed upon the tables and the dinner was. a triumph of culinary are. There wasn't any thing to mar the perfect pleasure of the occasion. All the candidates had been successful and there was nothing to mourn over. The dinner was love feast, nothing else. Yet one who chanced to cyerhear the conversation would not have called it a political gathering by any means. Politics was q mere side issue in the discussion.
 Reese Nj. Ling was toastmaster and he made short, witty little addresses in introducing Mark Smith, Carl Hay. den. George Purdy Bullard, VI. T. Webb and Paul Geary. One of the features or the evening was the read. ing Of a telegram from Edward Rainey, who was sent to Arizona to repre- sent the Hearst newspapers in the recent campaign. Mir Rainey returned 10 San Francisco when the campaign was practically over. but when the democrats conceived the idea of hay- ing a dinner they wired. inviting him to attend. He wired his acceptance, but later he telegraphed that ten minutes before his train was to leave he had been compelled to alter bis plans, owing to important businessA In his telegram he congratulated the demo crats and the people of Arizona upon their happy choice of state officials and Of representatives at the national capital
 Mark Smith talked about The Forty-Eighth Star" Carl Hayden told how he expects to feel when he goes to Washington as Arizona's first con gressman. He also disclosed a few cf the wiles he used in heading off his opponent. Jack Williams.
 ''The First Attorney General" was the subject Of the humorous address Of George Purdy Bullard. himself elected to that office. Automobiles, law, funny stories and philosophy were so mixed up in his remarks until person couldn't tell where one be- gan and the other ended.
 w. T Webb confided the reasons that Graham county is always found so strongly in the democratic ranks. It fell upon Paul Geary to respond to the toast. 'The Ladies" which he di6 in graceful manner and easy style.
 Those present were: Mir. and Mrs. F. B. O'NeiIl, Edward Rainey, J. ]. Birdno. Mr. and Mrs s. J. Nicholson, Reese NJ. Ling, Marcus A. Smith, W. T. Webb, J. c. Callaghan, Joe P. Dil lon, Ed Thompson. E. A. Sawyer, W r. Geary, A. w. Cole, David Johnson Geo. Babbitt, Sid P Osborn, Mir. and Mrs. George Purdy Bullard, Mir and Mrs. Carl Hayden, C. Nj Zander, B F. Thum, MT. and Mrs. Alfred Frank lin. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Jones. Mir. and Mrs I. F. Woipe. Col John R. Hamp- ton, George P. Sampson, Walter Braw- ner, W. ". Stovail, Mir. and Mrc. Lewis T. Carpenter, c. A. Taylor, E. J Trippel. Ben Estes, MT. Baruum, Mir and Mrs. Stone. Nr. and Mrs. Frank DeSorza. Paul Kruger, Col !. D. Breathitt. Mir. and Mrs. J. O. Dun bar, Vernon L. Clark.