Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-15
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. REPUBLICAN ORATORS Meet And Tell Stories At
 DeImonico's.
 DECLINE OF THE K. OF |. Mary Anderson Tormented
 By A Crank. IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION. Arrest Of A Rochester Engi-
 nGer For Arson.
IMPORTANT INSURANCE DECISION.
ORATORS AT BANQUET.

DelmoMico,s the Scene of a Brilliant Republican Gathering-The Presi. ! dent and Vice PresIdent-Elect Unable to be Present-Chauncey Depew as Toastmaster-Oneo of His Jokes. NAw YORK, Nov. 14.-The speakers and managers whose exertions helped to win the recent Republican national victory, and who are now dubbed 'fthe spell binders" partici- pated in a banquet at Delmonicos this even ing, at which nearly every Republican of note in this vicinity was present and many in other localities were represented by letters or telegrams of regret. Among the latter was President-elect Harrison, who telegraphed: 'sI am compelled to decline your invitation to attend the dinner at Delmonico's this eve- ming given to the Republican campaign speakers. I cannot claim place in this hon. orsble company of great campaign orators
 The principles they advocated are worthy of them and the advocates are worthy of the cause"
 Vice President-elect Morton wrote: "It is with extreme regret that I have to inform you of my inability to be present at the banquet in honor of the Republican speak CTS. The honor it is your purpose to show them is thoroughly we'll earned. To the able manner in which they set before the people the principles adopted by our convention at Chicago and the policy the Republican party
 has so long maintained, is due the large measure of success, especially in New York State, over which we are now all rejoicing together. It would have given me great pleasure to express to them in person my warmest thanks, but as I cannot do this, I beg to convey to these battle-wearied war; riors my highest appreciation of their suc- cessful efforts"
 THE STEAMERS AND THEIR ToAsTs. Chauncey M. Depew presided and spoke to the toast: 'The leading idea of the mo- ment." Other speakers were: Colonel Elli- ct F. Shepard on "The influence of the press on the campaign" John s. Wise,
 ''The solid south;" Col. Inge1soll, "How it happened" Colonel Sherran, ''The soil un- der our feet;" R. P. Porter, ''The Bowery parrot" W. D. Guthrie, ''The young men in the campaign" Prominent among those present were: President Foster, of the Re- publican league of clubs; Whitelaw Reid, General Daniel Buttsr6eld, General Joseph Q. Jackson, President Smith, of the Repub- lican State league, H. K. Thurber, Jacob Hess, Oliver Summer Teall, Colonel s. v. R. Cruger, 0. O. Shayge. Colonel Frederick Grant and J. F. Plummer.
 The banquet was not begun until well on to o'clock and it was nearly II o'clock be- fore the general chairman rapped for order and announced that speeches were about to begin. He made the first and said: During the coming centuries the people of this coun- try will have reason to think of this occasion. Just think of it-250 campaign speakers in one hall. It is something appalling to con- template. Every one of them loaded with oratory and nothing but the chairman's Ravel to preVet their going of. They are gentlemen who believe in protection and whenever they speak they believe they ought to be protected against any other ion iz at al distinguished, he has more accommodations placed at his disposal than falls to the lot of most men. He has the open harouche and the big procession to escort him and then the cannon follows. After he has been in the wake of 6 couple of hundred coal oil torches, he can manage to speak for two hours. He never loses faith in his eloquenoe, no matter what becomes of his oratory.
 MR. DEPEw TELLS STORY. MT. Depew then said of campaign speakers that they were not troubled with many qualms of conscience. They were prone to speak good speech belonging to somebody
 else when they got hold of 1t. Once he dis covered that & previous orator had delivered ! . speech word for word only Q week before. They had not come together, he said, for the purpose of explaining how they had | won their great and signal victory. Those who are victorious never trouble them- selves as to how they got there; whereas l those who have failed never got over asking I themselves and each other how they lost. MT. Depew then told the story of two Irish ! men on the railroad who discussed the Re- | publican triumph and how it come about. | "I hear, Tim" said one, 'it was all be- | count O the Mills bill."
 "Well," said the other, "I heard it was on l account O the surplus"
 "Well, then," said the first, "why the
 blazss didn't ould Cleveland take the surplus ! and pay Mills bill wid it."