Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1914 — PROGRESSIVE BANQUET ATTENDED BY 227 [ARTICLE]

PROGRESSIVE BANQUET ATTENDED BY 227

Clifford Jackman, of Huntington, Principal Speaker—Participants 2- Enjoyed Event. —2rr_-=-Tbe progressive party banquet at the armory Friday evening was attended by 227 ladies and gentlemen and a nice banquet supjter was served by C. P. Fata The great majority of the participants were Rensselaer people, but there iCere some from various parts of the county and'a number from Mo non and Monticello. Following the feasting a speaking program was carried out. Louis H. Hamilton acted as toastmaster and Dr. Coffin, of Monticello, the district chairman, made the first speech. He spoke only briefly and his remarks were rather bellicose as directed toward the republicans. James H. Chapman spoke briefly and B. B. Baker, of Monticello, also made a few remarks/ The most enthusiastic of the local speakers was a farmer named Hobson, from Hanging Grove township. He has the qualities of oratory/and humor and kept the banqueters in a cheerful vein. Hon. Clifford Jackman, of Huntington, made the principal speech of the evening. He contended that there was a wide difference between the republican party and the progressive party and that the breach was widening. He voiced, the sentiment that there would be no back” from the progressive paTty and said the doors were open to come over. He said that the democratic party was divided and that ultimately the progressive wing of democracy would join in the progressive plan and there would be two parties, the progressives and the conservative. He made a very good speech, praising the progressive platform and seemed quite in tune with the others in respect to devoting the main fight of the progressives toward the an nihilation of the republican party. The meeting closed with a. few remarks by Chairman Hamilton.

Dr. M. D. Gwin was at the Wesley hospital, Chicago, yesterday when Mrs. W. ‘M. Garvin, from southeast of town, was operated on. The operation was quite extensive and she will probably be at the hospital for some time She, withstood the operation in good shape.