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Show 11) 1LJ..J For. p;:iriD party C-r H'-frel Atteal an-uet cf Zro-rola Zro-rola C-Jb la Chics jo; Uisss Ccmliij Campaign. CHICAGO, March 17-rromIiicnt Democrats Demo-crats from all part of the country gathered gath-ered yesterday to attend the banquet of tae Jrtquols club at the Auditorium hotel. Preceding the banquet of the club many notables In the party held lone talks together, to-gether, discussing suggestions for the campaign of next year. .The speakers at the banquet made strong pleas tor a unified party and the adoption of a platform that would meet with general approval. Mayor Harrison, yesterday was renominated renomi-nated by the Democratic city convention, was" the first speaker. After welcoming the visitors to the city, he responded to the toast. "The City of Chicago." He was followed by Edward M. Bhepard of New York, who spoke of "Present Duties Du-ties of a Patriotic Opposition." "Jackson and ths Rsnewal of th Bank Charter" was the topic chosen by Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati. ' Attorney-General Attorney-General under the second Cleveland Ad-julnlatratlon. Ad-julnlatratlon. . In responding to the toast "Looking to IbA," Congressman David A. De&rmond of Missouri aroused ths 400 banqueters to a high pitch of enthuslam. Samuel Atscauler of Aurora, HL, also spoke. - Telegrams pf regret at their Inability to be present - were received from Senator Bailey of Texas and M. E. Ingalls, Democrats Demo-crats candidate for Mayor of Cincinnati. Owing to the large number of Democrats Demo-crats who traveled to Chicago te attend the banquet and because of the small number of toasts at the banquet, a luncheon lunch-eon was arranged in the afternoon at which a number of out-of-towm Democrats responded to toasts. Former Mayor Taggart of Indianapolis in his address declared that the prospects for the DemocraUa party were never better bet-ter and were Improving every day under the present Administration. Others spoke In the same vela as Mr. Taggart, and all viewed the situation optimiiitlcally. |