The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-10

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Samuel J 1ilden, took place to-day q
Taylor's Hotel, the occasion being On
seveniy-hfth anniversary Of Mr. Tilden'
birth Covers were laid for about twl
hundred
United States Senator John r. Nc
Pherson, Governor Robert 5 Green. ex
| Governor Leon Abbott, Daniel Dougher
ty, W Bourke Cochran, Mayor Grant, o
| New York, District Attorney Charles II
Warfeld. Congressman William McAdo0
the Hon. Allen L. McDemOtt, NayO
Orestes, Of Cleveland, and others made
addresses.
THE PRINCIPAL ADDRESS
Of the evening was made William o
| Mcdowell OF Newark, " j., who re-
spOnded 10 the toast, samuel j. Tilden
! his fidelity TO the Democratic party
May the memory of his life and his act.
| DE pcrpctuaied'
Among other things Mr. Mcdowell
said Long before the presidential
campaign of 1876 I had known init.
mately and had learned TO love Samuel
j. Tildcn. / can say truthfully that hi.
was the greatest intellect with which ]
have ever been brought in contact"
With reference TO
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Mr.. Mcdowell said Every Democrat
has asked himself, was Samuel i 1ilden
responsible for the Electoral Commis-
sion think can answer
that question in his name 20
the complete satisfaction OF every
questoncr When the Electoral Com.
mission bill was proposed in Congress
| Abram $. Hewitt, then member from
| New York city, and the chairman of the
| National Democratic Committee came
from W Washington 10 consult with the
President-elect about IT,
Mr. Hewitt presented and read Tie
proposed law to Governor Tilden Mr
Hewitt read uninterruptedly until he
came TO that part Of the original bill
where the selection of the fifteenth COM
missioner was to be submitted 10 chance,
The names Of three Supreme Court
judges being placed in a
receptacle, the one drawn out
TO be that Of the odd judge Mr..
Tilden stopped bin there, and said in sub
stance, "that when the Presidency Of
the United States was TO be rafied for
or submitted to chance, it was time for
decent men 20 have nothing TO do With
it."
"He continued by asking what was the
use Of this laWy and stated that the mo-
ment he found that The vote IN The
Electoral College would be close, he h6d, /
with able assistance, gone minutcly over
the minutes of every joint meeting Of
Congress for counting the electoral vote; 1
over every discussion and law I
bearing upon the question that /
could come before the joint meeting 10
count the Tilden-Hayes electoral vote,
and from beginning to end precedence
was entirely in their favor; that he had
prepared and sent brief TO every men,
Der Of the joint meeting
with prcccdents in our favor, what
vas the use or advantage OF throwing
iway this for some new tangled idea ~
AT this Mr. Hewitt turned sharply
IN him and said. 4 did not come here to
.sk your advice, but as your friend, TO
ell you what our party representatives,
n Congress have determined 20 DO.
The responsibility in this matter is
heirs, and they have decided TO pass
he bill
Mr.. Tilden answered 1T is true the
esponsibility is theirs, and il is one that
hould not be sought by any man. Ii is
that they should be willing
o take this spOnsibility without con
ulting me, but the responsibility is
urely theirs.
Il remember the look upon his face ,
-hen he afterwards said TO me Il would !
ave been President Of the United States D
at for AbFam 5. Hewitt. He deceived I
ie q
You, the members of the Tilden /
Tub, owe II TO yourselves, to your party,
, the memory of Samuel J. Iilden, your
reat leader, to see 10 il that
be man who deceived him and be- K
'ayei you shall 60 down 10 the {
lace In history that he so richly has a
armed. as the more than Judas lscarioi b
f his generation, for he, not satisies ?
.ith his work in 1870, duplicated it il o
3SS. v
he Ex-PREs1DENT HONORED IN HARLEM. -
NEW YORK, February 9.-The Harlem 4
mOcratic Club gave d dinner tonight
J hOnar OF the seyenty-fflh birthday of D.
on. Samuel J. Tilden. In his letter, eX r
ressing regret that he could not be =
resent, =
GOVERNOR HILL T
nd AT the present time. when there is d
because of temporary de- D
at, to yield somewhat of our principles [
N which we have fought we have
special need 10 observe the declarations
ld profit by the experience of h
III fathers in political faith. O
we would win in the d
ture, we must obey tho lessons of =
.e past, and chieiest of these Is, that n
lherence to right principles alone car q
es in itself the certainty of triumph. "a
Our Democratic President forced the m
yhiing all along the line. Our lines cl
I'VE been driven back, it is true, but We el
c not dismayed, and /
IE CONTEST MUST INEVITABLY 90 OF.
If we now prove recreant 10 the trust q
e progress Of tariff reform may NJ
delayed, but the day is not far dis. cI
nj when the Democratic principles of b
ual participation in the benefits of tax l.
ion shall be controlling and supreme m
, win the contest, our weapons must al
those which will enlighten the igno-
nj and release The creduous from their
irs ~
TIER OF REGRET FROM THE PREsI- N
DENT sc
The following letter was received from u
esident Cleycand.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Oa
WAsHINGTOS, ID. c., Feb 3. DC
ientemen,-l regret that / am unable VI
accept he invitation have received
be present at the dinner to be given
morrow evening 10y The Harlem Demo ,o