Evening star., 1915-12-14

abroad.
Our vessels are sunk or seized. our
people are murdered, and what have we
gained? Not even the respect of the
nations to which we yield. The repub-
iicans should put in their platform q
plank which says we are prepared TO
protect American citizens at home and
abroad"
Must Live Up to Platform.
Senator Weeks in opening his ad-
dress said that the republican party
must not only have a platform based
on principles, but that it must live
UP to 1t. He spoke of the plank in the
democratic platform which pledged the
protection Of American citizens at home
and abroad. He said:
THAT declaration applies directly to
Mexico. American citizens in Mexico
and those on the border have not been
protected by this administration. Amer
lean property in Mexico has been ruth
lessly destroyed: in fact. there has
and property In that unhappy country
without any reasonable or effective
protest on the part Of the party In
power. I believe that will be very
important issue in the campaign OF
Senator William Alden Smith. whom
Michigan is presenting as its candidate
for the republican nomination, in a
characteristic speech attacked the DEM
ocratic administration.
the country out Of war" said Senator
Smith. II deny 1t. He has warred
with three Central American republics.
In Mexico he made war without the au-
night he has soldiers keeping a gov
ernment in power which the people OF
that country would not tolerate. Haiti
is being managed today under the di-
rection of the President of the United
States"
Mann a Sherman Boomer.
'Jim" Mann, minority leader of the
House, told the banqueters that he had
presidency. I'VE have a distinguished
your attention" said Mr.. Mann, point
ing to Senator Sherman.
Mr.. Mann predicted the reunion OF
the two wings of the republican party,
and declared that the republicans are
willing to meet the progressives on
even terms. In closing he declared
that civilization was at stake today,
and that it remained for the United
States to hold aloft the banner of
civilization. '"The democrats don't have
the capacity to do It," he said. II think
we should keep out of the war. After
it is over. II we want to lick anybody
It is all right"
1t remained for Representative Kahn
of California to pronounce "the bene-
diction." II was born abroad, said
Mr.. Kahn But I yield to no one in
love Of the United States. and l am
were gratuitously insulted by the
President in his message to Congress"
He declared that the democratic party
was an organized appetite, creating
jobs and chasing them. He urged the
republicans to begin their campaign OF
reorganization early in the west, where
1t is most needed.
List Of Guests.
The guests were:
| John T. Adams, r H. Angel, Frank
Armstrong, D. B. Atherton, Col. G. P.
Austin.
| Lawrence Bailliere, James Baird. A.
J. Barchfeld, P. D. Barker. William
Barnes, jr.; Richard Bartholdt, William
S. Bayliss, S. Behn. w. r. Bendz. Ira
E. Bennett. John r. Berg. Sidney Bic
Der, Dr. ]. Rozier Biggs, Gist Blair.
John s. Blair. Thomas Bones; Fenton
cvsn " sooth aso1xe w. HaWeF. soysn ai1eFt T. Bow W.
man, Vernon s. Bradley. James H.
Brady, John Brewer. Albert S. Brown.
Chaplin Brown, George r. Brown, Harry
Suermann. Waiter Suermann. Charles
H. Burke. Theodore Burton. Marion
Butler. Edward w. Byrn. J. S. Barcus,
Gen. John c. Bond.
w Cameron, R. H. Cameron. H: NJ
Camp. P. P. Campbell. Joseph g. Can.
non, John G. Capers. J. H. Capstick. w
NJ. Chandler. Cap Charles. William B
Charles. Henry S. Chubb, CLARENCE D
uJohn N. Cole. LIE Baron B. Colt. VIII
liam C. Connor, Edw. Cooper. John G
Cooper. Wade H. Cooper. w. s. Corby
Thomas s. Crago. w. Murray Crane
]. H. Crawford. Percy Crawford. A. P
Curtis
Beverly Davis. Thomas Dawson. Rufus
S. Day. Charles Ray Dean. e: T. Denf
son, NJ. H. de Young. Jacob II. Devices
F. A. Ollie. C. H. D. Dillon. D. c. Din
ger, Thurman B. Dixon. Martin Dodge
John Dolph. Perry H. Dow. Harry Al
len Downs, Dow H Drukker. Edw. N
Dulin. T. C. Dulin, E. c. Duncan, 7
Coleman du Pont.
Emmerich. Edmund F. Erik, Richard
Ernst, Fred W. Estabrook. H. D. Esta
brook, William II. Estey, H. Clay Ev
ans. Joshua Evans, jr.. John G. Evers
o. j. Field, Thomas ]. Fisher. John
Flather, Thomas w. Fleming. Charlie
NJ. Floyd. A. Gaspe Fortier. Henry E
Franks. H D. Fruit.
Percy w. Gardner. NJ. NJ Garland
Jack Garst. James A. Gary. jr..- L: !
Gault. w. C. Gearing. William N. Ged
des. William T. George, s. Herber
Giesy, Charles Z. Golden. DR.. Charles
Goodell, James B. Goodrish. Judge Rus
sell P. Goodwin. Mai. Aaron Gore. \.
Gould. Charles T. Graff. Edwin C. Ora
ham. Sherman Granger. John D. Gray
son. Norman Grey, William S. Greene
c. T. Grif1ths. Frank E. Guernsey. c.
Gurney, w. F. Gurley-
Jesse ]. Haas. R. p. Hapgood. Lind
ley H. Hadley. Fredrick Hale. Charie
A. Hammer, H. w. Happy, Reno
Harp, James A. Harris, George L. Harl
John W. Hart. II. D. Hatfield. r: I
Hawkins, John Hays Hammond. WI
liam F. Henney, George A. Herman. I
L. IIi1hlarad Nlilliara A Hill. Chacle