Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1912-04-17
BANQUET
Democratic Banquet Saturday Night
an Unqualified Success.
POLITICIANS HERE.
Wmneshiek Democrats Host to Most
Notable Gathering of Party
Leaders Ever i'm
the City.

! The Jeffersonian banquet given by
/ the democracy of Winneshiek county
at the Winneshiek hotel on Saturday
night was an unqualified success in
every sense, and those whose efforts
made it possible are to be congratu-
lated upon the affair, which was not
only compliment to the party under
whose auspices it was held, but alike
credit to the city of Decorah, in
that it brought to the city some of
the most noted orators of Iowa and
the leaders of the party in the state,
district and county.
There were about $50 in attend
ance, from all parts of the county,
from West Union, Waukon, New
Hampton, Mason City and other
points in the fourth district They
marched into the handsome dining
room of the hotel to the strains of
beautiful music by the Decorah
Choral Union orchestra, under the
direction of Prof. Carlo A. Sperati,
which rendered such inspiring selec-
tions during the service of the BAN
quet that they were compelled to
respond to repeated encores. The
service was all tnat could be desired,
credit to the hotel, and everyone
was in gay spirits, including the in
significant little standpat newspaper
man, who sat back in the corner and
took the jabs which came thick and
fast, yet, withal, enjoying, it i'm
mensely.
Mr.. +. z. Biermann, chairman of
the democratic county central COM
mittee. officiated as toastmaster, and
did it admirably. Hon. E. G. Dunn
of Mason City, candidate for the
nomination for governor, had to
eatch an early train, and the service
was interrupted to hear his response
to the toast Democracy in, 1912"
Biermann introduced Prof. Norman
Madison of Luther College, who re-
sponded to the toast, Jefferson and
Government by the People," Hon. d.
]. Murphy of Waukon, Patriotism
and Politics." Orlando Ingvoldstad
of Hamline Seminary, "Democracy's
Appeal to Young Mem" Hon. d. d.
Murphy of Elkader, THE Voice of
the People," Einar Josephson of De-
oorah-Posten, American Ideals and
Europe" Hon. Peer Stromme, world
traveller, First One Thing and Then
Another" Hon. John 7. Hamilton of
Cedar Rapids, candidate for COVER
nor, The Obligation of the Demo-
cratic Party to the People," Hon.
F. A. O'Connor of New Hampton,
The Future of the Party" and
Judge Martin j. Wade of Iowa City,
THE Outlook"
We have not the space to review
the remarks of each speaker, but it
may be truthfully stated that each
reflected credit upon himself and the
occasion. 1t was an evenings pro-
gram of notable addresses, and each
in turn was received with great in
terest and pleasure by all in attend
ance. 1t is no disparagement to the
others to state that our people were
particularly interested and pleased
| in the address of Judge Wade who
is one of Iowa's' most famous ora
tors and after dinner speakers. 1t
was said by many that Decorah has
never heard two such after dinner
speeches as those delivered by Sem
ator Lafe Young at the Commercial
Club banquet last fall and by Judge
Wade on this occasion. The demo-
cratic quartet, consisting of Emil
Johansen, Frank Christopher, Sigurd
Reque and II. A. Thorsen sang sew
eral selections during the evening,
making decided hit, of course, with
Champ Clark's famous "houn dawg''
song.
We congratulate the democracy of
Winneshiek county upon the splen-
did manner in which they entertain
ed their guests. Decorah and Winnie
shiek county never does things by
halves.