The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23
A CONKLING 0ATHERING.
Escortira Superintendent smyth Down the
Bay-Champagns and Fun.

A rare gathering was that upon tho dock
Of the Police tug Seneca, rs she steamed down
the Bay, yesterday morning. escortinR the Cir
cassia on her way TO Scotland and carrying in
her cabin the Hon John f. Smyth. Chairman.
OF the Republican State Central Committee
and Superintendent " the New York Insur-
nnce Department. Tho three mon most
talked OF rs candidates for District Attorney
Benjamin X. Phelps Ahram J. Dttenhoefer
and Samuel q. Courtney. hobnobbod together.
Tom Murphy shared his sandwich with Alder
man Bglin. Justice Smith touched glasses with
the whte-haired Senator Ecclesine. Robert III.
Strahan and Shed Shook caucussed concerning
the Police Board with Commissioner Wheeler.
John J. O'Bren explained to Postmaster James
ono of Suuerintendcnt Walling's best Jokes and
SUPERINTENDENT Smyth slowed away enough
champagne with one and all to hoat miniature
fleet.
little rowboat from Whitehall mnnagedto cap
size and pitch Jumos Maluncy, Ference Shhy,
and Martin O'Bricn into the water from which
the gallant politicians rescued them after
which all gathered about the festive board. and
the C9nkli1g fun began. say boys, SAID
sentlmont Now. then. all hands, pine up to
Aud Lang Syne.' and they did after which rs
the Circassa dipped her flag, the Senece's
whistle footed out farewell. and that of the
Tho Snthusiastic Murphy toasted the Police
spondcd Mr.. Smyths hesth" drew out
senator Ecclesine. To The Senate" Senator
posed. Our next District Attorney every
body laughed Some looked at Courtney, who
squintcd through glass OF Extra Dry; others
| nudgel Dittenhorfcr. who busily manipulated
an oyster pate. Finally II WIS determined That
| the present District Attorney should be COM
PEELED To respond. which he did. concluding az
! follows. And now. gentlemen let me propose
! the health Of Our Aldermen. the Board of
! Boards which neither the Recorder nor the
/ District Attorney could suppress
Amid loud applause Alderman Biglin said
! that as Judge Dttenhoeier had thus far man
! aged their case so successfully he would loave
! the response To him. This brought the Judge
| from lis moro congenial lunch, and. as usual
! he kept the audience in roar However, he
/ said, 1t was not the Judge on the bench nor
| the counsel ut the bar who quashed the indict,
| ment. Ii was Recorder Hackrtt who uunsh cd
| il when he directed it, The District Attorney
! dealt with the embarrassing matter ably and
| tcnderly. and know he II glad that the indict-
ment WAS quashcd, as H. relieved MN OF whal
was FIST becoming large-sized elephant
! IaughterJ
District Attorney Phelps dntcrruptngl-
| Which its name was DitenhOefer. Laughter.
Judge enhocfer-precisey and he has
day carries II in his wcll-deycloped trunk
! Laughter and applause. during which some
| one ca'led out a fight ON dock. J
All hands rushed To the deck. whore two O
! the mon were giving free sparring exhibition
| OF the most scientific nature.
the reporter Of every Republican on board
Roscoe Conkling. Of course was the uniyer
! sal answer.
And they seemed equally certain that so far n
] the Republican nomination can settle II Dis
trct Attorney Phelps is believed to DC his owl