Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-17
Hog and Hominy' Banished and
Spring Water Unnoticed.
INVITATIONS GENERALLY MADE
Diatribes Against Republicans Will
Be Order of Hour.
SPECIAL TRAINS FROM CAPITAL
More Than One Thousand OF the
Faithful VIII SIT About the Table
In the Fifth Regiment
ArmOry.

dinners with "hog and hominy' as the
central theme and spring water on the
side the militant democracy of 1911 VIII
sit at a feast here tomorrow night where
the exclusive diamond back terrapin will
vie with the aristocratic canvasback duck
and the epicurean Smithfield ham in the
courses of a banquet that is fittingly to
celebrate the democratic Victories of 1910,
The banquet will be the closing feature
Of a day given over to harmony confer
ences among the democrats from various
sections Of the country Governor Harmon
Of Ohio and Champ Clark Of Missouri are
to be the central figures. Both will de-
liver formal addresses at a meeting in the
Lyric in the afternoon and probably will be
called upon at the banquet although
neither is on the regular list of after dinner
speakers
List of Speakers.
Senator Joseph w. Bailey of Texas Gov
ernor Eugene n. Foss of Massachusetts,
former Representative Theodore NJ Bell OF
California former Senator Blackburn OF
Kentucky Senator Robert l.. Taylor OF
Kentucky. Senator Shvey of Indiana, Rep
resentative-elect Martin W. Littleton Of
New York, National Chairman L. Mack
and Deacon" James c. Hemphill of Rich
mond are among others to take part in
the conference and to deliver speeches
either at the meeting in the afternoon or
at the banquet in the evening.
A special train from Washington will
bring to Baltimore practically every demo
cratic member of the United states senate
and house of representatives, Altogether
il is expected that more than 1000 faithful
democrats will sit about the "groaning
boards" in the Fifth regiment armory
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meetings will constitute celebration rather
than conference and no political signiti-
canoe is expected to attach to the pro-
ceedings.
The men who proposed the celebration
and who have had charge of the plans
declare there is no purpose Of starting a
boom" for any man for president. They
say that so far as Governor Harmon il
concerned his eboom' is alseady under way
ana has been for some time past.
| invitations General.
/ Invitations to the Baltimore jubilee were
| general and each man who accepted viii
have an enthusiastic hearing. The guests
Of honor will all arrive here at approxi-
mately the same time. Governor Harmon
is expected in the morning and each trair
in the forenoon will bring Its quota OF
democrats.
Governor Crothers is to preside at tn,
afternoon meeting and Judge Ferdinand
williams of Cumberland, Md, will act a,
toastmaster at the banquet
The democratic leaders resent the idea
that the conference is intended to brinl
about harmony in the democratic ranks
They say it Is simply to celebrate tn,
harmony already attained.
No attempt will be made to fix a polio!
as to the course OF the democratic maiort.
IN the house of representatives. That will
be left To the congressional leaders to b,
dealt with in their own way.
No resolution binding the democracy t,
any candidate for any national office will
be considered I'm order" and there will
be no appeals from the chair on thi
parliamentary point. free, open discus
sion of democratic principles has been in
vited and any speaker who\cares to hm
a brick at "Cannonism" or any othe
ism" OF the republican party will be NOR
than welcome TO have his fling. And tn
harder he flngs the better the hearers WI
ike it.
Informal Conferences.
Informal conferences undoubtedly will b
held during the day, but most of the demo
Gratis who win be in Baltimore already hav
had an opportunity TO talk the situation
over. Governor Harmon recently passe
a week in Washington and while there wa
in conference with most Of the Democrat
leaders in the two houses of congress
Washington has been a mecca for demo
Gratis ever since the election.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the ban
/ quet may be gained from the fact tina
there win he fifty-three seats at the speak
ers' table. This does not mean that ther
; viii he fiftythree speeches, but the NOR
p important guests will be given places q
{ honor al this table whether they are [
! say anything or not
e The banquet is 10 begin at o'clock an
p is expected 20 end somewhere around mid
? night.
, BEFORE the toastmaster raps for ordei