New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-23
A POLITICAL DINNER.
SUCCESS OF THE BROOKLYN MOVEMENT.

DENT sEELYE AND OTHER GENTLEMEN
A large number of independent Republicans sat
down TO q Wnsbington's Birthday dinner IN tne
Assembly Rooms of the Brooklyn Academy of Music
last evening. There present men from .ni'
city. Brooklyn. Boston. Philadelphia. bunaio'
AlhoD,- ond alsavvbare The object of the dinner
was AN interchange of views upon the pehdlhs
Presidential campaign. prior 10 conference
10 he held in this city To-Day AV d
dinner marty in Boston on December 49,
the Presidential canvass was considered ana COM
mittee WAS appointed TO arrange Tor any acton
which might be practicable. The committee was
o,p,nosed of George G. Croker OF MASSACHUSETTS.
= ". Hollis, of New-lork' EDWIN Packard OF
p.ooLIrp II W Sprague, of Buffalo, James NJ.
pu,bee. of Boston. William II. Forbes. of Milton,
Mass. and Thomas Leaning, of Philadelphia. They
had mower to add to their number. The result of
their consultations the call for the conference.
Afterward, at the suggestion of some Brooklyn Re
publicans the dinner arranged.
Over 800 persons were at the tables, which were
decorated only with candeabra and floral pieces.
Frederic Cromwell. of Brooklyn, presided The
speakers and other invited guests sat at a raised
table on the east side of the hall and nine other
tables filed the room. Those at the table of honor
were: Carl Schurz. :. b. Chittenden, President
julius II Seclye of Amherst College Assemblyman
Henry Heath of Brooklyn Indian Commissioner
IL. l. l.
Charles Cuthbert Hall, Of Brooklyn, Hampton L.
Carson. of Philadelphia Roger Wolcott, of Boston.
AsSemblvman w T. O'Neill. of Franklin County.
and Frederic Cromwell. Burton I. Beach. and
w. II. Nichols of Brooklyn. Ex-Attorney-
eral WAYNE MacNeagh had accepted an invita-
tiou but was unable to be present by reason OF
sickness At the heads of the other tables were
Park Commissioner Daniel H.. Houghtallng, OF
Brooklyn; Edwin Packard, formerly president of
u (.ara Val mn fpa
Ethan ALEU- Doty. L. :. Burnham, Alexander For
man. X. H. Thomas James :. Case, Jesse johnson.
William Raw Alfred T. White W. V. Tupper
Jobn + Anderson IT,. and George K. IUrnbul
Among Others present were ex-POstmaster Thomas
I. James. George Haven Putnam. F. W. Whltndge.
H. t. fireman. I. W. Halls and James Mitchell, OF
this city: Ex-senator Charles H. Russell Assembly,
man Alfred Hodges. Sicisnund Kaufman, General
{. I. Christensen, w. b. Kendall, Albert r..
Mcdonald, George II. Fisher, Horace t. Demng'
W. c. Beecher. W. ". Goodrich, the Rev.
George Il. Van De Water, Joshua VI. Van Cott'
Corporation Counsel John A. Taylor General A. {.
Barnes Z. H. Hobbs, J. w. rockingham, W. C..
Sanger. General L. L. Molineux +. g. Blackboard W.
H. Male Charles r. Miller John Foord, H. W. Max
well. Isaac H. Cary, W. c. Wallace, f. " Ropes
s. b. Duryea d. :. ArnOtt w. j. COombs Stephen
Condit. W. c. Bowers. G. A. jain,
". H. Hustled, Clarence ", Bowen, Charles
+. Teale and Supervisors L. w. Beasley
annd Z. F. Barnes, of Brooklyn +.
Dunbar Lockwood. Francis B. Reeves Joel }.
Bailey Thomas Leaning. W W Montgomery, j.
u. Mckee. R. F. Wood, +. H. Dick. and W. Perot
OF Pmladelp hia; H. II. Sprague. G. G.. Croc1er,
r. H. Dana, H. d. Parkman. j. G. Free
man. T. B. Hale and Stanton Blake, OF Boston !;
Henry L. Sprague. Henry c. French, John II. Cow,
ing and Henry W. SpTague. OF BuHalo : samuel
Bowes of Springfield, Mass. Grange Sard. IT.. OF
Albany Lynde Harrison. Of New-Haven Albert
Small. Of iagerstOwn, Nd. and salem Hyde Of
Syracuse.
REMARKS OF CHAIRMAN CROMWELL.
After two hours and a half spent III eating and
drinking NJ Cromwell. the chairman. raped for
attention and said i'm part
In behalf of the committee under whose auspices this
gathering has been accomplished and IN behalf ~ nc
coc!. we ~ on. ,b,r eT, I'm Fr'olyD he Y1DD,
TrrubcauS nave tho business ana TIE Ola Re
puUcan- the experience. That may r So Nu since the
dreInzItou OF This movement our pride that has
never been apparent The twenty-five hundred young
men, more or less. VINO th- city have been couspicu
oi- FOR Their effective working power nave been equally
their un-e n-h aud uut'ns devotion 10 the
welfare OF the Republican party throughout the Whoie
country. Organized for effective work by the best
methods and united hy loyalty 10 the best interest, o
the party. th, newly orginz element j. welcomed oy
the party who shall att-up' TO Ignore H. lApp.au-ei.
I . Yo-r .rnran dinner ~ are ali
here members or that great Republican party Whlch
years aud which has a1orcd % spread the influences OF
education aud 20 insure equal rights do every quarter
officials, and las established our national credit ou LIu
the indcpeudent. tAousht,u. voter, are worth con
sidcrng u TINS critical lluc,uIc OF our country history
The men Who manage the machine must assume
lAuuau-e1 They have heretofore tried tp do so. ana
f,t..d W.. Enc here m the cause Of good govern
Who are sympathy with these measures sl.c the sue
ce-. of m, Republican party ID thc next election. j.
%
cau-el party have had the selection Gof the
de.c-dtcs 10 the next Convention. The Tork 10 be
done from this time until june l9 work which must
commend Itself to The people whose NVts VIC Hre''
Tile candidates chosen must be- men whose record,
win insure their carrying the doubtful states. IT.
believed. gentlemen mat The gathering VIII DE me oesh
the part the voters Of the Republican pary and to
compel their fair Representatives AZ Chicago The triumph
Of any faction VII be bul temporary NcoI! gnu Ae4e
more certain final defeat Applause The gen
nave thought that here was no more opportune time
this Interchange of views than the celebration Of the
gentlemen. give You the first toast Of The evening
"Thc nav We Celebrate lApiause.I Ana Gi.rS me
great pleasure il response 10 this toast. Introduce 10
Won ole who has been he'd for the many eX
sd po.itious which he has hed IN the Government
lie people who has reflected honor upon each
tIa command was service aud who today stands the
champion Of administrative reform and of the policy IN
which he truth ever comes tlpPerh"-I 4 nav INC
pleasure OF introducing the Honorable carr >cA-II.
Prolonged applause
ADDRESS OF CARL SEIZURE.
Mr. Schurz in response spoke as follows:
NIP CHAIRMAN AND GENTLENEN XOu certainly do
expect ~ pOn-e 70 tbs sentiment 10 auI one
word 10 endless number OF elaborate euoEles on
George Washington which have becu pronounced since
the Revolutionary War understand ms 70 be con
viyal meeting Of Republicans especially young RepuD-
Hcaus earnestly interested IN the cause OF admin lralYe
reform and desiring 20 exchange views Oh the relations
OF that cause the Republican party III the coming
br,,n1 .o1 ,,Iid have been chosen than the amt
vrrssry Of WdshngtOn'> Birthday since the very name
~ Washington suggests the most pertinent renecu0hs
The American people snguary fOrunatein tire faci
that first President ef the Republic perfect
model OF kepu lhcan Chief Magistrate can he found
IN the history Of any and any country.
Whenever the American people want 10 remember
what President OF the United states
ought 10 be- and whenever a our time wishes
10 mdAe II clear 10 h mind by what should
late nj conduct upon what principles he should act by