| Show BRYAN POLITICAL BANQUET A OVER 1000 PLATES LAID AT A DOLLAR DINNER detroit alch may 2 the old lamed street auditorium the scene of many a notable political feast sheltered tonight a banquet which far eclipsed in point of numbers present any similar event hitherto held in michigan and none certainly ever surpassed to nights occasion in respect to party enthusiasm the 1200 plates laid in preparation tor ithe fourth annual banquet or dollar dinner of the mohawk democratic club were quite inadequate to the number of men and women who held dinner tickets consequently some of the tables in the rear of the auditorium were served a second time the galleries were also filled with spectators As a matter of course the bright particular star of the evening was de moc distinguished leader the hon william jennings bryan his name as often as it fell from the lips of the other speakers all of whom preceded him brought tremendous salvos of applause but the other speakers did not lack the inspiration 0 close attention and frequent demonstrations of approval the minority was abe toast assigned the first speaker james hamilton lewis of washington in the course of Us speech he said it was democracy the minority which forced every act for which the changing supine republican majority now asks reward from the country it was the minority tho democracy which originated every good result which came from the republican administration congressman william sulzer of new york responded to issues democracy was the spoken to by colonel bryan and the greeting ae received seemed almost boundless in enthusiasm his address was devoted wholly 0 o the discussion of the three questions money trusts and imperialism |
