Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-08-13
INDICATING DORSEY.
HOW 1sDIASA WAS uAr:rIED IN 1880.

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HOW INDIANA WAS uAEEIED IN 1880.
Arthur, Grant, Eeechcr and Others Testify
log to Dorscy's Work In 1SsO-How
Democratic State wasCarrled.
New York Times, Rep.
The dinner given to ex-senator Dorsey
at Delmonico's on February II, 1881, has
become historical The dinner was given
by prominent members of the Union
League club to celebrate the Republican
victory of the previous October in Indi-
ana. The invitations were signed by
John Jacob Astor. Thurlow Weed, Levi
p. Morton, D. o. Mills, John A. Stewart,
J. Pierpont Morgan, Henry b. Hyde, LIE
Grand b. Cannon, Jesse Seligman, Frank
Work, Robert Lennox Kennedy, w. b.
Dinsmore, F. 8. Winston and n. w.
Cooper. While waiting for dinner MIR.
Dorsey held an informal reception, stand
ing by the side of General Grant, and
Grant and Dorsey walked in to dinner
together. All the Republicans-orr rather
all tho Stalwarts-of any prominence were
present. Letters of regret were read from
Governor Cornell, Senator Blaine, Cover
nor Foster and other half. breeds. In all
the letters great credit was given to Mr..
Dorsey for the work which he did in the
late Republican campaign. .
Gen. U. S. Grant was seated in the
place of honor at the presidents table. On
his right sat s. w. Dorsey, the guest of
the evening, and on his left Gen. Chester
| A. Arthur, vice president elect of the
United States. To the right of Mr.. Dor.
sey sat John Jacob Astor, the Hon. Geo.
8. Boutwell,, tho Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, F. s. Winston, the Hon. F. T.
Frelinghuysen and Senator William Win
dom. To the left of Gen. Arthur sat John
A. Stewart, the Hon. Hamilton Fish, the
Hon. Noah Davis. the Hon. E. w.
Stoughton, the Hon. Levi P. Morton and
the Rev. J. P. Newman. Among the
gentlemen who sat at the four long tables
were Senator John P. Jones, Senator elect
Thomas G. Platt, C. P. Huntington, Viii
liam Dowd, John Hoey, Judge A. w.
Tourgee, Hugh Hastings, John Roach, C..
N. Bliss, F. A. Potts, Chauncey NJ. Do.
pew, Gov. Henry N. Hoyt, j. G. New,
Rufus Hatch, George Bliss, John d. Law.
son, Senator elect Miller, Of California,
Sidney Dillon, Gen. Lloyd Aspinwall,
Salem II. Wales, John I. Davenport, John
II. Starin, Emory Storrs, Judge John r.
DHIODs SOl. l. IoUs u pOub UlOE-
gan, Frank Work, Le Grand B. Cannon,
Horace Porter, Jesse Seligman, Warner
Miller, Gen. Stewart, L. Woodford and
Collector Merritt.
There were many speeches, in all of
which Mr.. Dorsey was eul0gized in the
most flattering terms. Among the speakers
were General Grant, General Arthur, Mr..
Henry Ward Beecher, Senator Window,
Emory A. Storrs, George G. Gorham, ex
Governor Boutwell,. Hugh Hastings and
John c. New.
The first speech was by General Grant,
who presided. He said
GENTLEMEN We have assembled here
this evening to do honor to a gentleman
aoh0, zoe think, las contributed more than
other one man to bring about the result zoe
all hoped for at the last presidential elec
ton. Ex Senator Dorsey led almost a
forlorn hope when he went to Indiana to
conduct the campaign in tho October elec.
ton. [Great applause and cheering To
his skill, to his executive ability, we are
largely, if not wholly indebted for the re-
suit which was attained thero. .....I pro-
pose to you tho health, long life and pros
perity of Stephen w. Dorsey" Applause
and cheers for Senator Dorsey
The guest of the evening, on rising to
reply, modestly disclaimed the credit
accorded him, and, in course of his re-
marks, said ''The honored chairman of
the national committee (Arthur) did as
much as any member of that committee
to bring about the success we are now
celebrating. ...........-.B But for his
steady hand and clear head we would
hardly be here to night celebrating a Re
publican victory"
General Arthur made the speech of the
evening. The following extracts are taken
from the Times report
I" 1t is greatly gratifying to mo to be
one of this distinguished gathering, met
here to do honor to Senator Dorsey--to
express our appreciation of his great
ser0ices in the last campaign. and also to
express our great regard and esteem for
him personally. .......I don't think zoe had
better go into tile minute secrets Of the cam.
see tho reporters are taking it all down
The two states that we were anx.
ious about in the fall elections were Maine
and Indiana. Well, of course, wo expec-
ted to carry Maine and if the distinguished
senator from Maine was here to night we
should like to hear from him on that sub
ject. Mr.. Dorsey was selected as the
leader of the forlorn hope to carry Indiana
....... Indiana soas really, I suppose, a
Democratic state. 1t had always been put
down in the book as state that might be
carried by close and careful and perfect
organization, and 4 great deal of-here
the speaker paused a moment while some
body interjected 'Soapr Laughter. 1
see the reporters are here, aud therefore,
I will simply say that everybody showed
great deal OF interest in the occasion and
distributed tracts and political documents
all through thu country. [Laughter.
........My friend on my right
hand Dorsey) was asked to go to
Indiana and carry us through the
campaign. just before he started he came
to me and said: General, if don't sue
coed shall never come back again. re
membered then that he had cattle ranch
out in New Mexico, and it occurred to me
that perhaps, like a wise man, he was
establishing line of retreat in case of
defeat. As knew also that if he didn't
succeed in Indiana it would be pretty
bad set back for Republicans in New
York, asked him to let ne know if he
went back to tho ranch whether there