The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-12-31
JACKSON DAY
NOTABLE EVENT.
Round- Up Of Democrats in
Washington to Be Men,
OrabIe Affair.
10y JoHN,D. ERWIN.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The round
up OF democrats at next weeks jack
son day dinner will be memorable
affair. 1t will be the greatest gather
ing of party men since the 1916 ma
tional convention.
The requests for tickets which have
poured into the democratic national
committee Headquarters to date are
in excess of 1000 and every mail is
bringing more.
Some of the features have been de-
termined tentatively and the entire
program will be completed within a
few days 1t is certain that there
will be Il greeting of some kind from
President Wilson. White House Off
cials do not believe the president will
be in condition to attend in person,
but it is certain that he will have a
message or'some kind for the gather-
ing which will be read in his pres
cnce. 1t is expected that 1t will con-
tain an expression of the presidents
views on party problems, as well as
reveal his attitude toward q third
term nomination.
Early announcements said there
would be a dozen Speakers, but the
indications now are that there will
be minimum of dozen.
William Jennings Bryan, whose ac-
tivity has recently caused furry in
democratic circles, is certain to be
one of those invited to address the
banquetters. He will select his own
theme and his remarks are awaited
with more than usual interest. 1t
VIII surprise no one conversant with
the situation if he expresses some
views which will clash with those of
the Wilson leaders. Col. Bryans
emergence from a long spell of si-
lence has revived interest in his per-
sonality. Whether the Nebraskan
has presidential aspirations or is
merely interested in the democratic
platform for 1890 being one after his
own heart may be cleaned from his
rei-larks at the jackson day dinner.
On all sides it is conceded that he
viii. be big factor in the campaign
There is evidence that he and Sena-
tor Hitchcock have patched up their
differences, so that the commoner is
certain to be delegate to the demo-
cratic convention, instead of going as
a reporter, as he did four years ago.
Other speakers of the evening will
oe' ANY .-1eIl ~. -MlCnel Galmer,
former Secretary Of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo, Vice. President
Marshall Secretary of the Navy Dam
iels, Secretary of war Baker, Sena-
tor Pomerene and Coy. Cox, of Ohio:
Champ Clark, Secretary of the Treas
uIy Carter Glass, Senators Hitchcock
al Nebraslsg. Underwood ef .AIabaraa
and Owen OF Oklahoma. There will
pr ba bly be a few additional
speakers.
preliminary plans call for dinner
at g, with two hours allowed to reach
the demitasse When the time for
oratory arrives, it is planned to have
fifteeh-minute recess while the ta-
bles are cleared, some of them re-
moved and extra chairs brought in
for democrats who viii not be able
to get on the dinner lists. b.
To avoid charges of partialitv in
the speaking arrangement, it is prob
able that the names of those invited
to speak will be placed in a hat,
shuffled and the slips drawn out bv
blindfolded person. Thus chance
VIII dictate the order in which the
prlma donnas appear. An effort will
be made to limit the speakers to
twenty minutes, but a little latitude
VIII be allowed those who cannot To-
cate their terminal facilities in this
time.