The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-10
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The OUTGOING Mnvor's Perplexity In View a
the Condition of tho Election Returns az
his Hour Of Rising from the Festive Board.
The Officers' Union OF the Mercantile
Association enjoyed its eleventh annual dimes
in Delmonico's parlofs last evening. Amons
the guests we're tho Hon. John r. Hoffman
Smith Ely, Jr., Mayor elect OF New York judge
John Il. Brady, Richard Lathers. the Rev.
Thomas Armitage, Algernon y. Sullivan. Dent
X. Sherman. Ethan Allen, ex-Judge Bosworth,
the Rev. J. W. sbackelford. VIM. II. Guion. the
Rev. c. 1ifiny, ex-Judec Davies, J. Seaver Page,
WIN. H. Guion, Jr., and Isaac IL. Bailey.
At seven o'clock the members and guests Of
tho association, numbering probably $50, sat
down to dinner, and about two hours afterward
Mayor Wickbam, who presided, arose and sale
that his nrst duty was to propose the heal h Of
the President OF tho United States. but II tho
President himself were present II was prob ibls
that he would hardly care to return thanks, and
with regard to hts successor returns seemed Ia
be very much mixed. In Wow Of the peoulin
situation no would not call upon any one "a
RESPOND, but ask the band to nll up the Interval
with music.
A . triotic AIR followed. and the Mayor pro.
| YORK. ''"'' " -''"
IL had been expected that Gov. Tllden would
respond to this toast. but he h d written that
| under the peculiar circumstances he was not n-
cllned etner to spe X or to appear In punlic.
| He was. he said, an Ex-Governor, ami II was ap-
proprste tnat he should be introduced to SO
many ex-Oficers OF the Mercantile Library by
IN ex Mayor OF New York city, or at all events
by one who will very soon be an er Mayor.
| with such inen to be or not Co. be was not ths
| question. 10 have been was all the consolation
that any OF them could have;
As ex.Uov. Hoffman sat down. Mayor Wick-
h. m said 1t gave him great pleasure to Introduce
his successor, smith Ely, Jr.. who WIS 10 az
respects worthy To all the position that the Will
| Of he people had placed him In.
Tue Mayor elect was received with hearty ap-
| plauso, and 1t was a long tine before he could
| m Ike himself heard. lie said that he ap-
preached his new dulles with very great sppree..
at the expiration of his short term OF ufice he
could retire from official life with tho sAino con-
| sciOusness VI having done hts whole duty 10 his
| fellow citizens that Mayor wickham felt a. the
| last DAYS of his Mavoralty anproached. In con-
susion, he pls le' a 'im. o no uphold the hone.
| aud diguity "a the -Ieat city that had elected
| him ~ its Chlrf Mscis rate.
| I next toast W "The Judiciary" to which
| Judge JOIN X. Brady responded. He did nos
ki,w. he s,id, whether ne was liying under ne
reign Of a 1ildrn or Of n llayes. lCries u " I'll
den, lilieu'1 Ho knew, howover, that toe
election Of Presidents, Vice-iresidents, Gov
ernors, or Mayors, but upon an honest aud up
arnv, nor dii II need any. Its CITIZENS. loyal.
md proud OF tine land OF Their birth or adop.
ton, were ITS best aud only standing army. and
| were auby dbs 10 protect IL against al N ~
| anything except corrupt JUDICIARY. With
| Judges y ho would do their uuty wi nout 10 u
or, favor, the country had nothing to dread
The to st Of 1.-The Ladies'" was responded ts
the Hon. Alsernon ;. sullivan; "Iho Mer.
| chants" by Richard Lathers; " Literature" By
j. Seaver Page; " The Clergy by DR.. Armtago;
"Tne Mercan lie Library" bv Wan. H. Guion.
Jr; and "CInton IL III Association by lsaas
Peter Cooper had promised to be at the din.
ner. but a. the st inmate ar. Allen, President
| of the UuiOn. received "A letter from the venera.
bic philanthfopist, saying that he was too Ill ts
attend.