New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02
4 RECEPTION TO An ACTOR.
WILLIAM H. CRANE THE GUEST OF THE STICK.
LER ASSOCIATION.

About 200 members and friends Of the steckcr As
ISOLATION assembled late last evening at the rooms,
No. l22 Second ave. u meet William H. crane.
Among those who present were Chamberlain
Grain state Senators Fassett. Cantor, Ives. Brown,
Jacobs Ahearn ROesch, stewart, Emerson and Chase,
aoger \. Pryor. John NJ. Bowers, General sherman.
the Rev H. = Jacobs, the Rev DIR. Wise. John H. '.
Arnold Adoph l.. sanger. DistrictAttorney Fellows,
Assistant District Attorney Bedford, Fire. Commits
soners Purroy and Eckof. Dock Commissioner Cram.
Park Comm- IiutchiEs, Police Commissioners
Mclean Martin and yoorls Emigration Commissioner
Ridgway, Commissioner Giroy, Judges DuSro, Mar
tine Van Wyck, Patterson, AcAdam, Cochrane, Con-
| gressmen Flower Cummings and Mccarthy, County
Clerk Reilly and United states Marshal Jacobus
Among the letters Of regret received was one from
United States Senator j. L. ;. Blackburn.
Mr. Crane arrived as possible after tho
play at tho star Theatre, and Julius Harburger made
brief speech Of welcome In the course of his
reply Mr. Crane said:
The sentiments Of the provc.b.a fish who finds him
self out Of his native element not In the same
polling district a. mine when found myself sur
rounded all sides by many dgnitaries OF tis
political world. However, ! have begun 10 thin,
a 1 all a York po hGue now on @ Sr sos m
nights only, and though nave enjoyed the experience
nightly there are some things wAcn nave paAhioa
me-. - to speak; and when found was TO nave an
opportunity Of meeting 20 many gentlemen skilled
In the political line Of business. made up my mud
b. state my case plainly. Ia the hrst place ma
that though | have been freely and most literally
recognized a. a senator ! have been dcbarred RON
the exercise of what / have always been led "a
believe were legitimate senatorial functions. laugh
trl. have not seen IN any newspaper the state
uent that my grandfather hanged for sheep
steal NJ daughter. that | myself had been
Hospitality entertained I'm one or more Of our pcn
tcntal institutions. tLaugher). NOw-I only ask for
in.ormatiou-snt there something wrong about that l
Qausitcrl.
| have tried, I'm giving to the stage senator Han
nlal Rivers. To portray honest statesman, man
with a heart, with conscience and with a purpose
applause, No compliment that has ever been paid
To my humble efforts has pleased me more than a
remark of that great Kenfuckian. senator Blackburn
After one Of my performances AT Louis, lille had the
pieaslr, ,uppng with the SENATOR and IN the course
# our conversation said with southern courtesy
of manner for which lie il distinguished. Mr.. Crane
sir until now. whenever ! nave the term poll
tcan or Senator upon the playful of theatre, have
always expected 10 either caricature or Iaier
or a liar sir, and rule have not been disap
pointed. sir But you have shown us stag poll
tican who is honest man. and think tia; tho
entire United states senate. rs body owe yon a
of thanks, slr!' seriously speaking, gentlemen.
| feel that tonight great honor las boon freely
rendered AT yOnr hands. mat IN the face OF A
situation unusual tO rs 10 verge almost on the
pathetic. ! do not turn and ny. Is due, ! think, 10
the fact that understand fully that. IN honorig me
tonight. You simply paying tribute 10 pro
fcSSion which counts among ~ members many more
illuStriOu~ and worthy representatives. iApplauscD
other speeches made and pleasant evening
was spent. the company dispensing 1t a late hour.