The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
Offices:
RECEPTION TO MUHAr HALsrEAD.
Republicans OF Both Factions NJ Get the New
Editor Of tho Standar I'd. Union.

A reception was given last night by the
Union League Club OF Brooklyn in honor Of
Murat Halstead, the now editor OF tho Standard
CnOn. 1t was held in Hancock Hall. in Bed
ford avenue. near Fulton street, the new homo
Of tho club being not yet completed. The
Reception Committee had sent out over 5000
invitations to representative Republicans In
the wards and towns of Kings county. and no
discrimination was made in favor Of either the
Woodruff or the Baldwin wing.
There we're more than 9, 900 responses to the
invitations. and Editor Iialstead was kept busy
for o couple Of hours shaking the hands of the
visitors and receiving their congratulations
Ex-senator Russell and Francis Ii. Wilson, the
President OF the club, introduced tho visitors.
who included almost every active Republican
in the county, well as some former Mug
wumns who have returned to tho fold. Mr.
Woodruff hims elf was not present. not yet hav-
ing returned from Washington. where he has
been trying 10 settle tho Iostmastership
squabble. but his chief ioutenants, Naval
Officer Willis. Israel +. Fisher. and Sheriff
Rhinehart were on hand and hobnobbed most
cordially. apparently, with David Baldwin.
Ernest Nathan. and senator BIrkelt. the three
leading mon of tho opposition. Ex-ConGress.
man :. y. W hlte. who has maintained an atti-
tuie of strict neutrality between the hostile
factions. busted himself during the evening
tween tho contending cheitains and it was
predicted that the Ealsteai reception would
probably mark a new and moro pleasant era
in Republican politics in brooklyn
a collation. was served to a limited number
OF the visitors ut the close OF the reception. and
Mrtllalstead made speech He said in part:
seven weeks ago when | loft inCunatL had not
policy to communicate constantly by telegraph
with the people Of tho ohio valley. saving time and
strength that had Ueen given 10 details OF late
hours, ana to do literary work thar had with all sim
ceritY promised should be OF ornament value. one
Of your enterpr!sing and AN not unwilling to believe,
harmonic II we got toyethrs. and tairered by
lug we would DO each other oil, and here are. The
part IN politics. have taken has not been one u man
ageineut or candidacy Tor pun POSITION but that OF
writer for the press on questions Of urgency, day by
day some Of you may r"Gvmucr, was "Lre Moni.
poteHtIary and found worny T." he detained at homo.
The action OF the few RepVui'lh. who Joined tho
money democrats IN rHsc A not commended ITSELF
to judgment but nEe 10 hesitation III saying that
prefer Bruuklyn 10 Berlin.
The .cloD. ii Journalism IN which was taught was
than lincoln slDu the .cpI'llran uOmluss for the
Presidency ln' There Wd-u slFt r' ppufieT "t Lin
cor both i'mas ho us ,anHl.uir wtul one or my
lasting rrsr-s TIA. So, at IA learning MS pTe.
cInuout iiI..es HnI have Just tue same to say OF
Ibccve n s--vi~c can pee rendered the rom.
parable w'D ilt uI nrrlug tho lcmycratc party out
Of uuWtr sud MAJ Ua,suryrr ads thh' party by dit
vIinE or Depicting TIE Republican RANKS whether
n rUl IN strange erycr-.pn ~ fs cause OF temper
Rnre ur through t,iY pTeteuse II sulicude for the
civil service promotes ifL! AM consents 10 crime
Mahon Chance sI0ho briefly after Mr.. Hall
stead.