Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-02-17
STRICTLY N0N-PARTISAN.
SEVERAL PRESIDENTIAL sooMLETS
AT THE FESTIVE BOARD.

Depew aud Hin Hobnob and Pass Com
pIiments with Humor in Them-Gen.
sheridan's Birthplace Returns Coming
in Slowly, but Rather PerpleTing Sc
Far-Indiana Republican Politics.
NEW YoRK, Feb. H. The New York
Press club gave dinner at Delmonico',
Thursday night in honor Of their president,
Col. John A Cockrill, of The World. IL
was brilliant and successful affair Vice
President Ashley W. Cole presided At his
right sat Governor Hin, Chauncey NJ Depew,
Henry Hilton, Alexander X Mcclure and
Frank Hatton, Ga his left were Col Cock
rill, Col. Charles II. Taylor, Of I he Boston
Globe, Daniel Dougherty, r. p Flower, and
ex-MayOr Grace. Among The 30 guests at
the tables were Cen Sherman, Gen. Horatio
C. King, Rufus Hatch, w. j. Arkell, b.
Gillian, Thomas A. L lison, Marshal p. Wild
er, b. Thurber, Robert b, Roosevelt,
Judge Vanhoosen, Congressman A. ]. Cum
mings, Truman A. Merriman, and Howard
Carroll, and others Letters of regret were
read from President Cleveland and cabinet
and other distinguished absentees
Mr.. Depew, who was the first speaker re.
ferred pleasantly to the commngling of Re.
pubicans and Democrats at the feast Re-
ferring TO the presidential booms represented
In the company, he said: "lt would only be
body like the New York Press club who
could assemble so many presidential candi-
dates; look you, Governor Hill aud Roswell
Pettibone Flower on my right, and Gen.
Sherman aud myself on the Republican side.
This, | believe, is the only time on record that
/ have been interviewed by all of you at
once. But now l have the advantage of you
Il can talk without question or hindrance.
IL 10 ..I.r hat 4
would like to give to my fellow aspirants for
the presidency concerning the Interviewer
be frank, governor, and tell them all you
know" lie incidentally remarked that there
Is a prejudice in this country against editors
aud railway presidents as candidates for the
presidency. The only editor who had sought
the presidency died broken-hearted.
Governor Hin responded to the toast, "Ihe
State of New York" He pleasantly said that
the great editors advice, go west was APP
propriate when the west was yet unsettled; not
now that the west was getting crowded. New
York was the place for young men to get
along All roads, including the political,
now lead to New York. Blaine'S letter of re-
tirement, he said, had left great field for
Depew. The Republican party might go
further and fare worse. Depew had referred
to the governors famous clock by saying that
u
life needed musical clock. The governor
good-naturedly alluded to the matter by say
ing that his clock made better time this cold
weather than Depew's railroad did. He also
wanted to say to the opposition press that the
$500 piano they talked about was made in this
country, and was procured out of apprecia-
ton for our home Industries Laughter and
arp'ausel
Daniel Dougherty, who said some severe
things about newspapers recently, responded
to the toast, "The Press" and by his pleasant
remarks atoned for all. Gen. Sherman re-
sponded for "Ihe Army" and was greatly
applauded.
Marshall P. Wilder amused the guests with
some character sketches, and r.. T. Flower,
A. X. Mcclure, Amos Cummings, w. L.
Brown, aud Frank Hatton also spoke One
of the wittiest and most applauded responses
of the evening was that of Col. Taylor for
"The New England Press