Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-30
THE BANQUET AT DELMoNIco's.

The d1n0Gf gwen to HIT. Blalne Dy the GU izens of New York caused a scene of un- Wonted activity at Delmonico's this evening. The hour set for the dinner was o'clock. At that time long lines of carriages had left their occupants at the door and two hundred gentlemen were engaged in handshaking and preparing for the banquet. It was T:3O when Mir. Blaine reached the rooms, and a few minutes later as he entered the ball room where the covers were laid he was greeted by the handclapping of the others of the company who had preceded him and stood at their respective places at the table. Mr. Blaine was escorted to the post of honor by Mr. William M. Evarts and Cyrus W. Field and took his seat as the room resounded with ''three cheers for James G. Blaine, proposed by A. R. Whitney. The room was elaborate ly decorated. The tables were laden with rare plants intermingled with delicate and artistic examples of the confectioner's art. The handsome chandeliers were trimmed with smi1ax and the air was laden with the perfume of roses. A monster bed of elegant flowers bearing the initials ''J. G. B." in ar tistic floral lettering rested on the table at which MT. Blaine was seated. A handsome banner bearing the national shield and rep resentation of the American eagle holding in it's beak green garland was suspended from the wall behind the presiding officer, William M. Evarts. MT. Blaine sat the right of the president. Hon. Levi P. Morton, United States minister to France, sat on the imme- diate left of MT. Evarts. The other guests at the principal table and in the order of sit ting were: On the right Judge Noah Davis, who sat next MT. Blaine, ex-Gover- Cyrus w. Field and Charles E. Coon; on the left Rev. H. M. Field, ex-Sena- tor Thomas c. Platt, ex-Judge John F. Dill lon, William Dowd and Addison Brown. The various tables were supplied with dainty de- signs intended to illustrate the character of the industries of the country and in which the citizens for the most part were engaged. One table was devoted to sculpture, one to arts, letters and science and one to the iron interests. The only guests present from out side of New York city and Brooklyn were D. O. Bradley of Tarrytown, George H. Scribner of Yonkers, N. Y., Frederick. A. Potts of New Jersey, Calvin Wells of Pittsburg, Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia, G. F. Hobart of New Jersey, Sir Richard Temple of England, A. E. Merritt, consul general at London, Eng; Joseph B. Carr of Troy, N. Y; John Roach, Clinton, Penn.; Samuel Fessenden. Stamford, Conn; B. F. Jones, Pittsburg; J. H. Manley, Augusta; Emmons Blaine, Chicago; Walker Blaine, Augusta, and John A. Sleider, Albany. The only noticeable absentee was Senator Eugene Hale, whose engagements of the campaign de- tained him. His place was occupied by MT. Coon, assistant Secretary of the Treasury. When the guests were seated grace was sad Dy the R6Y. LIT. h. 1u T 1OlO
 After the elaborate banquet had been en- joyed and coffee and cigars brought the chair man, MT, Evarts, called the assemblage to order. He said:
 It is with unusual satisfaction that greet you here to- night as an assembled company of represen tative men who are faithful in this contest and in favor of maintaining the government of the United States for four years longer in the possession of the the spirit of James G. Blaine his courage, his endr +I,ah his blow appaHse The snar gba te boSR @ has @ p 6een dent is an executive one (derisive laughter). We have supposed that the collective by the President in the interests of the people and that the President spoke as one with a
 We in this country are servants of man, but Of the law and the constitution tapplagse1 and we are the notions aliyanced in the campaign that men could change their votes without changing thelr principles and could be in love with & one party ana ana by the overthrowing of 1t and thelr natred or tne other by elevating it. If this be politics, he added, Gaughter3 If it be politics and duty and right and noble and useful to the country 1t must be upon some transcendentaI view and nobody can under stand what transcendental politics is, at least without any illustration. Uaughter.) We are not ta here 70 PEalsset s te hP country His fame is inscribed upon the history of the country. We are here 10 eongratate one ano.ner ar1 GI tt @ a5 Inv h the Republican party once and will pc loved ana honored and ststalnea oy 1 5e aepreHcen @ t p,rsy ulate ourselves and MT. Blaine that every step in the campaign as we n3% Yo1n o freacerY no m lightly in the contest. (Applause9 And we are here to congratulate ourselves and him that united end and no triumph over him can come, even in the outset of the suffrage and final contest l the Republican party Great applause.) We are to congTatuate ourselves ana nun anu tue country