Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-04
JACKSON'S MEMORY
ALL BUT FORGOTTEN
Few Members Of Democratic Body
Gather, but Make No Mention
of Celebration.
PORTRAITS FRowN FROM WALLS
LilSenesses of Former Leaders Un-
able 20 Stir Any Enthusiasm, In
Breasts of Party Men who
Are Assembled.

Andrew Jacksons memory will 60 UNI
hanqueted next Friday, so far as the
old Jacksonian club OF Omaha is con-
cerned, unless someone puts in a
hurry-ups call and saves the day For
twenty-five years the anniversary Of the
battle of New Orleans has been cele-
brated with banquet and miles Of
humorous oratory by the Jacksonia club
the evening Of January s.
Last night was set for meeting OF
the club to decide whether to hold such
banquet this year. President Frank
Weaver did not appear Secretary c. c.
Redwood popped his mead into the door
at Patterson block aud left without wait
ing for any members 20 gather Later
an even half dozen of the old members
struggled in, but the house was never
called to order.
w. ]. Yancy who never missed a meet
ing, unless he had a broken rib. was
OF deck early, but he never mentioned
Andrew Jackson. He argued with Joe
Sherry against the autocratlc methods
OF the Metropolitan Water board, in
stead, John Murphy, who has been a
staunch Jacksonian. did not touch on
the memory OF odd Hickory" but dis
cussed his initial efforts on his new
automobile.
Murphy TELLS Yarn.
James Murphy, told long and laugh.
able yarn of an awful calling down he
ana eleven more jurymen once got from
a district Judge, when they refused TO
convict man. r. j. Aitchison and l.,
b. Johnson dipped into the various DIS
cussions. which held the attention of the
half dozen patriots until near midnight
subjects that varied from the Cudahy
kidnapping, TO ballot box stuffing in the
old days, from the price of water meters
to the price of prunes. from Bryans
campaign for congress in 1892 to Cleve-
lands defeat at the hands of Harrison,
from the durability of auto tires to the
undesirability Of yellow Jackets.
Party Gods Frown.
Still the meeting was not called "a
order. The portrait of Andrew Jackson
scowled down upon the six, even as
"Oid Hickory" scowled when he was a
federal judge in the district of Tennes-
see and stopped a criminal with the point
of rail. The serene face OF Washing
ton overlooked the smoke-filled room
with jaws set just as they were sci
the day the Father of His Country gave
neighbor horse whipping when he
caught him shooting mallard on the
plantation. Thomas jefferson peereC
down from a dusty frame with the sam,
patriotic fervor that glcwed in his fact
when he wrote. when in the course Of
human events" etc. Even William J
Bryan peered from a mahogany frame
in the corner as he heard the assemb
lage wondering whether in the face o
his boiting OF Dahlman for governor, HI
would now turn his color and recommend
| Dahlman for a federal appointment,
Marble Heart for All.
Yet the portraits OF the worthy. patriot
on the wall might as well have beef
chorus girl photos coming with a poun
of tobacco for all the recognition the.
received from the cluo that was organ
ICED to honor the names OF great demo
Gratis For gradually one by one tn
little company began to shake themselve
into their overcoats. One by one the,
began to shamble out OF the door
And then as the lights were turne
out, Just century after the night tina
Andrew Jackson worked all night throw
ing up breastworks of bales of cotto
at New Orleans, the struggling remain
Of what was once a great club bear
ing his name, left Andrew Jackson 4
the dust and darkness of the little room
without so much as Peace be unit
his ashea -