The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-21
JACKSON DAY CELEBRATION.
IN HARMONY AND WITH MUCH
REJOICING DEMOCRATS MEET
AT BALTIMORE.
Celebration of Jackson Day and of
Famous Victories OF 1910 Passes
Of just as Planned by Hosts i'm
Baltimore.

Baltimore, Jan. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic celebration came to a joyous
close with a banquet held in the Fifth
regiment armOry tonight. More than
LOO diners sat about the score of
tables arranged in gridiron fashion.
At the guests table alone SO covers
were laid. All Of the prominent Dem
ocratic leaders who were present at
the afternoon mass meeting, agu-
mented by trainload of national leg
islators from Washington, attended
the banquet, which was the largest
and most elaborate ever held in Bal
timore.
In every sense Of the word the
spread was a bountiful one and the
exuberance of spirits, which brought
enthusiasm to the afternoon gather
ing. reached its height at the ban
quet.
The Rebel yell" made it's appear
ance with the arrival Of the diamond
back terrapin and by the time the
canvass back duck was reached there
was singing in all parts Of the cavern
Gus hall.
The banquet began soon after 7
o'clock and it was 1890 before an at
tempt was made to secure order. The
immense crowd of diners by this time
was not an easy one to handle
Finally the postmaster, Ferdinand
Williams of Cumberland, began his
opening address, despite the disorder
The men who sat at the speakers
table did their best to deliver the mes
sages but the confusion was so
great that "a fog horn would have
been ineffective and the megaphone
voice OF Mr.. Williams was lost to
every one more than so feet away.
1t was apparent that too much had
been attempted in the way of banquet
speaking.
The armory was too large and
the acoustics too bad to permit of
any semblance of order.
Maj. James c. Hemphil Of Rich
mond. Va, who was TO speak on THE
Democratic Press" said he was afraid
to undertake it.
The diners by this time had all left
their places and were either visiting
with each other or standing rows
deep about the sqeaker's table.
Representative A. Mitchell Palmer
of Pennsylvania was the third speak
er to mount the table.
BY the time he began his speech
the crowd in the armory had dwindled
to about 200 and there was at least
semblance Of quiet.
with the start given in Novem-
ber," said Mr.. Palmer, amid cheers,
the Democratic party will sail on to
continued success unless some damn
fool rocks the boat"
Former Representative Theodore
M. Bell paid a striking tribute to
Champ Clark and declared that if the
party stands behind him as speaker Of
the house Of representatives Demo-
cratic success in 1912 will be assured
THE people Of the Middle West and
the Far West have the greatest conf
dence in the integrity and the ability
Of Champ Clark as a leader Of the
Democracy" said Mr.. Bell.
The reference to Mr.. Clark was re-
garded as unusually significant mas
much as MIR. Bell has generally been
known as the close friend and repre-
sentative Of William j. Bryan. 1t was
emphasized few minutes later, when
Mr.. Bell warned his hearers that no
matter how much they might be at
tracted toward the gentlemen from
Ohio and New Jersey, the leadership
in 1912, they must not forget that the
affections Of millions of the people
still clustered about the man from
Nebraska-Mr Bryan.
The hand Of fate, Mr.. Bell said, had
probably determined that Mr.. Bryan
should not be nominated for a fourth
time or ever be elected president of
the United States but that he must
not be overlooked in the councils OF
the party.
me gaunt spectre Of the tariff,
with all the vicissitudes it brings
from without and within polti-
cal party, stalked boldly through
the Jackson day gathering of the
Democrats in this city today. 1t
made its presence felt at the mass
meeting at the Lyric i'm the afternoon
ana 1t would not down at the bounti-