The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-01-09
0e"ocRATic FEAST AT CAPITAL
SEES STRONG UNION OF
PARTY LEADERS.
fSxOCRATIC VICTORY PREDICTED
sryan and Hearst, Wilson and Har.
mon Clark and Mack, Parker and
Nsfn' ut Side BY Side at Propttieus
Gathering.

washington. Jan. s.--Eo party dis
sensio.. no sectional prejudices as to
where the coming convention should
be held, no partially as to the nomi-
nee for president marked the Jackson
Day banquet at the Raleigh Hotel, at
tended by nearly thousand leading
Democrats from all sections Of the
country. Harmony brooded over the
banquet board, around which were
seated delegates to the national Dem
ocratic committee, who only three
hours before were involved In bitter
controversy. After the band had play
ed America, Yankee Doodle" DIX
. ie," and other patriotic tunes and the
photographer from an overhead bal
cony shouted Look pleasant, please"
the array of Democratic leaders fac
ing the lens from the toastmaster's
table, aroused tumulous cheering from
the eRemblage.
Tumutuous Dinner.
It was tumultuous dinner in which
prospective candidates for the pres
fdetlal nomination shared honors.
Governor Wilson was given a tre
mendous ovation. When he said il
was the duty of the Democrats in
considering the trusts to "hit the
heads we see, and see that our shil
lalahs are of good hickory the ban
queters almost raised the roof.
When William R. Hearst declared
that he would use every source and
resource" In his power to bring about
a Democratic victory, and character
lied Theodore Roosevelt as a 'harle
quln of politics., there was another
explosive outburst.
Clark Brings Climax.
But when Champ Clark, speaker o
the house, called attention to the har
monious action of the Democratic
majority in the lower house Of con
gress and set 1t up as an example 70
the party to follow, the climax wa
reached.
Mr.. Bryan, who followed many 9th
er speakers, predicted a revolution o
political action in November and al
pealed without suggestion as to VIII
should be the standard bearer for
united Democracy. He was given
welcome that rivalled the ovation G
his early campaigns for the pres
dency.
o'Gorman the POSTMASTER.
Senator O'Gorman Of New Yorl
the toastmaster, had at his rigf
Champ Clark, speaker of the. hous'
one Of the Missouri aspirants for tn
presidential nomination. To tn
right of Mr.. Clark was Alton B. Pa
ker of New York, defeated candidat
for the presidency in 1904. Besid
Mr. Parker sat Senator John '
Kern. of Indiana, former candida'
for vice president who appeared
the champion of Governor Thoms
Marshall, the Hoosier aspirant II
the highest honor of the comir
Democratic convention.
BRYAN Next to Mack.
IN the left of the toastmaster s.
Norman E. Mack, chairman OF Il
national committee; at his left wi
.fr. Bryan. Between Mr. Bryan al
Governor Woodrow Wilson, OF Ne
Jersey, who also seeks the preside
ti.l nomination, sat Senator Newlan'
:, Nevada. At Governor Wilson
ls,t was Joseph W. Folk. of Nilsson
vbo received the endorsement OF
rate committee for presidential no
~. Next was Senator Pomerene.
ohio, who appeared as the represent
Awe Of Governor Harmon.
Clark RoundIy cheered.
r,,st Of the distinguished sue'
( .,,sr the hall was Speaker Cial
y w. was roundly cheered. Govern
wilson appeared few minutes iat
',d "' received a rousing welcome, \
S'v, ,o,'s cheering, and he bowed smiling ~
10 .0ut ,Ae throng of banaueters as
D.ssed down the aisle 0'A