Evening star., 1920-01-09
.LAUD LEADERSHIP
OF PRESIDENT AND
DEMOCRATIC DEEDS
Speakers at Washington
Hotel Emphasize Ac-
compIishments.

| uSiIioNI d1s " thS "OIlu, WITCH NolCtu
| by every speaker at the Jackson day
dinner in the Washington Hotel last
| night was greeted with vigorous ap-
plause by the outpouring of demo
| cratic leaders who packed the Salon
| des Nations.
| That it was a happily co-ordinated
system of legislation which the demo
| cratic party during six years of cor
| troll had put upon the statute books.
| where the republican party during
quarter of a century had failed, which
made it + )Gsihlo fo.- the America
people behind the American Army 1"
win the world war was emphasized by
| several of the principal speakers, par
| ticularly Attorney General Palmer
William Jennings Bryan Senator
Robert T. Owen and Senator Gnbert
| NJ. Hitchcock.
The federal reserve act was brousht
out as the one outstanding piece of
Legislation for Mich the democrat
will Claim credit in the coming cam
paign-but Mr.. Bryan caused the
and give serious thought when he
| warned: We cannot hope to win on
arguments tina. failed to convince the
people when presented before AS the
keynote of his speech he said: "One
thought I want to impress upon you.
we must face the future instead OF
the rast."
Adoption of League Predicted
Predictions were repeatedly made
by the spea kers-by Mr.. Palmer, Sen
ators owen, Pomerene and Hitchcock
and Cows. Cornwell and Cox-thst
the league of nations covenant Will
soon be ratified by the United States
Senate: but if it is the intention of
the republicans to make this n issue
in the campaign, I'VE gladly pick up
the gauge of battle" the speakers
said. IF the republican senators 90
| i 10
way this will be an issue paramount
to any other in the coming cam
lpaign." Senator Hitchcock. who has
been the administration leader in the
Senate, promised
with the President in regard to ms
policy on the league, warned that
I'VE cannot afford to share Win tns
republican party responsibility tol
further delay" and said that to tax
this issue before the people "ou'u
cause fourteen months delay.
J For more than eight hours the nun
| dreds Of diners listened to repetition
of what the democratic party has
done while in power Its ideals anu
| arguments regarding coming legisia
| tion with regard to the railroads anu
other big issues-and the audience
showed plainly that it grew tired.
Applause was given most 1reely I"
| those who made one or two teilihg
| nOlntS. ana lHSU. OS stois Va
| fling at the republicans. amused the
diners There were a number or such
bright spots, but as a whole the au-
dience in the Washington was coid
and did little or nothing In the way
| Of ENTHUSIASTICALLY falling oowh
on the expected demonstration Tor
Mr.. Bryan.
The general opinion was that At
| tornev General Palmer made the best
speech.
Mrs. OIesen Speaks for Women.
Mrs. Peter Olesen OF Minnesota,
speaking for the newly enfranchised
women for the first time admitted 10
the political councils OF 'he aet,U nna
cratic national committee. was one
of the decided hits of the evening
She held the attention Of the audience
better probably than any other speak
er. and the speech h-hardened news
paper men agreed that she made
bully good political speech"
Another agreeable surprise IN the
way of gripping speech was made by
Gov. John J. Cornwell of West Nir-
ginia, who made a man-to-nan taih'
telling the democratic leaders the
sentiment of the people as he has
found it back home" 1t was prac-
!tical talk about present-day condi-
tions affecting the people and stat
ment of what the people want For
example, he spoke in thanks OF what
the democratic party while in power
has done for organized labor, but
YOU must be fair to the great mass
of American people who are not or
zaniZed." he warned. and got one OF
the most enthusiastic bursts OF ap-
plause of the whole evening.
TumuIty Moves Seat.
Considerable amusement was caused
when the special guests took their
seats and Secretary Tumulty was
seen seated between Champ Clark
and William Jennings Bryan. ihe
laugh went around when ne moVeo
Wilson between himself and Champ
clark. !. Bruce kremer of Montana,
vice chairman of the democratic ma
tional committee. presided. w,th
Champ Clark on his right. and mrs.
Percy B. Pennypacker OF Texas on ms
left. There were three women at the
guest table. the others being Mrs. ole
sen and Mrs. Marie C.. c. Bradford or
Colorado. others: besides the spear
ers. were w. w. March. treasurer, and
Ed Hoffman, secretary. of the ma
tional committee; Gov. Ritchie Of
MARYLAND, Secretary Baker. Secretary
Lame. Senator Walsh Of Montana
Senator Swanson of Virginia, Repre-
sentative Frank Doremus of Mich
Iiean and Gov. Brough of Arkansas
II was Mrs. Olesen who started the
first demonstration. When Mr.. Kre-
mer spoke of the ideals OF American
the world by Woodrow Wilson," Mrs.
Olesen sprang to her feet, waving one
iof the small American flags which
had Just been distributed to all the
Idiners The entire gathering followed
her example.
President's Letter Read.
President Wilson's letter was read
by Mr.. Eremer. who was repeatedly
interrupted by applause, the most en-
iphatic being when he came to the
passage: II do not accept the ac-
! ton of the Senate of the United Statas
as the decision of the nation" Again
there was unusually long applause
when he read: There can be no
reasonable objection to interpreta-
tions accompanying the act of ratiii-
cation itself. But when the treaty is
acted upon / must know whether ii
means that we have ratified or re-
jected it
I The line in the Presidents letter
which was taken as the signal for
battle in the coming campaign was
| "the clear and single way out Is to
submit it for determination at the
next election to the voters OF the ma
ton, to give the next election the form
| of a great and solemn referendum"
point. and it was this statement of
policy with which Mr.. Bryan took
direct issue.
All Cheer Except Bryan and Owen.
Considerable comment was caused
tby the fact that at the end of the
Presidents letter all at the speakers
liable stood and cheered-eXcept Sen
Iator owen and Mr.. Bryan-while the
orchestra played Hail. Hail, the
Gangs All Here
Champ Clark was the one principal
/ Inn xxyith he