Show CLUI Chicago of the re reorganIzed organIzed Democracy was the chief tonight of the seasons first dinner of the famous Gridiron club of news naper men Participating in this event in the William Jen Jennings Bryan Grover Cleveland David B Hill Thomas Debs Thomas Watson Davis William TI Hearst Booker T Washing Washington ton and the ghost of Thomas Jefferson During the process of the I tion there were present In person as guests of the club Henry G Dav late candidate for the rice presidency Seas tor Charles W vice president elect S Pierpont Morgan a store of grave and dignified senators various oth other er high in Washington life and representative men from all parts of the country It was a gala function and none ap appeared to enjoy the keen shafts at Dame more than did man and a score of other heading Democrats Senator Fair banks was one smile from oysters to cigars A fortune teller played a prominent pert pertIn In the reorganization scene Faking up Miss hand she proceeded to read tIme hines You have recently met with a great disappointment the said a strenuous man wearing eyeglasses and showing his teeth crossed your path Your vote line is very short In addition to your other afflIctions you lost a Ia relative named Missouri along about No I You need rest tion apil Henry Gassaway Davis entered 1 should like to have my fortune told said he east the dame Your fortune is just the same as It was before they nominated you for vice president Then entered Bobs Watson ton etc One after another they were asked by the teller Did you vote for Parker No was the reply from all Bryan you vote for Parker Bryan shrugged hii shoulders did you iste for No Jefferson did you for Parker No said he even get the ghost of a vote And so the fun went en all the evening The songs full of the usual gridiron ginger nl each laid its point pointon on sonic particular guest to tin tre o l Cant Do That Sum ran like this If 3 P owned a which may the Lord forbId And put a kick Ins cash box then sat upon the lid When caine round to esk a check or two To keep the tariff what think you he would do Chorus Put down six anti carry two But this Is hard to do doI I eero Roosevlt says A job in cabInet pays an eight per year The le gives salaries much higher we hear To give up eighty scads and andon on waves hO tossed Would you subtract or multiply to out what Morgan lost Pet down sh and carry two etc There is a more or lees ballad about the away o war In Inthe the hands of the club members was eed into a song about Senator FaIrbanks his chances of be being ing talked to death as officer of tIme senate or if not that lie is likely t r meet as for is i After drawing this dismal picture the chorus rings out my Fairbanks good luck to yap There Is trubie still ahead for you you need sweet and true Come to u and well give it to you There was a song about which poetIcally IC not accurately described how he ran the nind carrIed chin refrain Chairman Cortel i what to do to do Chairman Chairman you Upon my word wordA A wise old Is Chairman The presence of Senator ii M of Missouri who is about to retire hut hutIs Is promised something juse as good was of course not It made the occasion of a tribute sung to the aIr of Goodby My Lady The tenor rang the song ath tears in his voice The verses told MIs cowl had gone astray with and t the senator but assured him that ther were other jobs around which lie might have with PaY Thea the chorus warbled with sweetness this refrain Goodby my senator Farewell my senator You are the and of n heart But some day you will come beck me With a fat job Sc goodby my senator goodby |