The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-22
The First Great Taylor Festival, at the
Irving House.

Last evening there was celebrated by splendid
dinner, at the Irving House, the triumphant cleo
ton of General Taylor to the Presidency. The
affair was attended by over two hundred gentle
men, with several vislters from other States, all
composed principally OF those persons who have
aided more or less zealously in General Taylor's
election, and who expect their zeal and industry
In the campaign must exercise some important
effect on future events, as soon the new Presi-
dent shall have been inaugurated at Washington.
The dinner was got up In style of splendor
unsurpassed on all previous similar occasions, and
In a manner that has been unequalled, in some re-
spects, by any hotel in this latitude. The Messrs
Howard, whose talent the management OF
hotels, and in getting up splendid dinners, Is as
great in that line of business as the genius of
General Taylor for war, well known through
out the country for their urbanity their attention
to their guests, their simplicity of character, and
their unrivaled tact and genius the cuisine. 1t
is unnecessary to say more of these gentlemen;
but the occasion itself, the assembly present, the
speeches spoken, the sentiments put forth, and the
lnkllngs OF the future, sometimes seen through
crevices and chinks, all form interesting groups of
facts to the political philosopher and the scientific
statesman, whether belonging to the winning
party the councils of the country, or to the free
press of the nation. In this aspect, while the
havoc on the edbes was immense, aud the wine
flowed like water, the "reminiscences of the past
campaign, and the probability of future events
connected with the new Presidency, will furnish
matter for reflection for several days to come.
One of the first striking characteristics OF this
festival was the amalgamatlon which was pre-
sented-both in the committee OF management and
IN the guests-of the two or three ci,ques IN this
city, who have, more or less, and at later or
earlier day. distinguished themselves in the recent
campaign The committee OF management, how
ever, is singular composition of the sons and de-
pendents of the old leaders of the cques who stood
recently In the front, but now modesty take a
place in the back ground in this affair We have
the names of Simeon Draper, Jr., of Ogden Hoh-
man, Jr., of J. w. Gerard, Jr., of Mr. Maxwell
son of Hugh Maxwell, and of various others com.
posing the rising generation of statesmen, who are
thus permitted by their fathers, whose names are
on the older committees, to come forward and
make their debu, in political life. In combination
with these youthful elements OF the Wall street
Clique, we have several of the leaders OF the old
native Clique, who were many months In advance
out for General Taylor, before the Wall street men
and philosophers thought of the matter We alude
TO George Folsom, ]. F. Butterworth, and several
others, who were as early in the field as the sum-
mer and fall of 1916.
The speeches, the toasts, and the persons who
put the forth, partake of the general charac-
teristcs as the committee of management. A
full report of this great festival and of the speeche
and other matters, will be found in another part
this days Herald. This is, probably, the enc
hundred and fitch meeting, and the last speech
made last night Is probably the seven-hundreth,
which has been almost exclusively reported in the
New York Herald, during the recent campaign for
Taylor; and the probability is, that our editor
and reporters have performed more work of TIL
description, during the last two years, in favor OF
Tay lor, than all the journalists and reporters at
tached to all the newspapers on this side of Mason
and Dixon's line, from the Atlantic to the Missis-
sippi. Hence the dangerous position Of the Herald
to the trading politicians, and the absolute neces
sIy of union among them TO put it down.
Ii will be seen, therefore, that the two grand
olgue in this city, who supported, aud lndepen-
Gently took hold Of the movement, many months
after the name OF General Taylor was pat forward
by the Herald as being the best candidate for the
Presidency, are now united, and going together
in all future operations II will be strong te I'm,
and hard TO beat. Like other wary and discreet
politicians, they did attach the mselves to the
name and fortunes Of General Taylor until the
ground had been broken for them by others
making good The scriptures-''one soweth, bat
another respe tn
Another important point was not sufficiently de-
veloped at this festival last evening, but which
we had expected would be; that is, IN reference
TO the important person or newspaper that first put
forth the name Of General Taylor as a candidate
for the Presidency. We shall endeavor to supply
thus deficiency, by referring TO letter written al
Niagara Falls, IN tbs summer OF 1910, nearly
eigm years ago, by certain person, generally