New-York tribune., 1891-09-17
THE FIRST GUN THUNDERS.
ALL KINGS COUNTY RE-ECHOES

R0UsING RECEPTION TO THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES.
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB DOES ITSELF HONOR
THOUSANDS CHEER FOR uHE TICKET
FoRCEFUL SPEECHES BY J. sLoAr FAs.
sETT, JOHN W. vRooMAN. YER,
PLANcK coLvIN. GEN. STEWART
L. wooDFoRD AND OTHERS.
Thousands Of citizens Of Brooklyn turned ouI
last night to welcome j. Sloat FaSsett and his
associates on the Republican ticket
The skies were clear, but had the rain poured
down in torrents it would seem as though IL could
not have dampened the ardOr of the people who
thronged to the Union League Club to shout
Hurrah for Fassett and to hear their young
leader speak. They came in nundreds from New
Lots, and from Red Hook, from Greenpoint and
South Brooklyn, from Bushwck and the Hill,
from the Heights aud from Prospect Park, and
they made mighty crowd. The enthusiasm was
such as is rarely seen except in Presidential
campaign, and then late in the season. At Bed
ford-ave. and Dean-st. the crowds gathered. II
gloved gentlemen enjoy themselves in a club
house they were mistaken. All who could crowd
in, and the very walls seemed elastic did so. to
hear good words Of counsel, and all
who could not get in stayed outside
and listened to the ringing speeches that
will be thought upon, yes, and voted upon, from
the st. Lawrence to the Kill Won Kull."
DINNER AT THE MONTAUK CLUB.
Mr. Fassett started the day with one thing at
q time" but before the night over he had ac-
complished a great deal He left the Custom
House in the company of Mr.. Vrooman, Timothy
L. Woodruff and Charles A. Moore, at 80 p m,
and went directly to the home Of Mr. Woodruff.
at No. 10 Seventh-ave., Brooklyn. There Mr..
Fassett and Mr.. Vrooman held an informal recep-
ton, which was attended by great many resi-
dents of the Xth Assembly District. to each of
whom the candidates said few words. Both Mr..
Fassett and Mr.. Vrooman wore evening dress, In
preparation for the dinner to be given by Mr..
Woodruff at the Montauk Club. Among those
who called at Mr.. Woodruff's house were William
Wilson, George U. Buchanan, 7. j. Riley, w. Van
Buren, Plumb, W. G. Treadwell, George Greene.
Thomas Bell, William Woldenberg, Robert Brun-
sen, William j. Tate, Samuel MOsscrop, Thomas
Morton, William ii. ~ Cadmus, James II. Baker,
William Force, Charles A. Moore, William f. Cad
mus, Frank Whitney, Samuel Hancock, Samuel s.
Cole, James Rover, jr., Richard Remington, John
Gardiner, James Cunningham, George Knox, Ben
jamin Estes, John Lefierts, c. Turner, Charles IL.
Paine C. Turner, jr., j. G.. Turnbull, Elisha 1.
Everett Theodore L. Ludllins, ID. j. Masters, j. j.
Couch and w. II. Quinn.
At about 5T3O D. m. the party went to the Mon
tauk Club, where a number of the club members
met them. In the dining-room on the top fioo-
dinner was given, to which Mr. Woodruff had iu-
vited about seventy-fve Republicans. The tables
were arranged in the form of the letter ~, at
the head of which sat Mr.. Woodruff with Mr.. Fas-
sett and Mr.. Yrooman, and opposite 10 them was
Charles A. Moore. the president of the club, and
ex-Congressman William G. Wallace. At Mr..
Woodruf's right sat Benjamin d. Silliman, Gen
eraI Stewart l.. Woodford and Murat Hastead.
At his left were James S. 7. Stranahan, William
W. Goodrich chairman of the Kings County Re-
publican General Committee; and Bernard Peters.
At the head Of the table was large pillow Of roses
and elsewhere on the tables handsome palms and
madenhair ferns
The full list Of the guests was as follows:
William H. Williams, Francis Fl. Wilson, S. F.
White, Theodore b. Willis, Franklin Woodruff.
William Berri Bernard Peters, Jesse johnson.
Andrew d. Baird, A. w. Tenney, E. b. BARTLETT
Silas B. butcher, James w. Birkett, Senator James
George A. Price, Ernst Nathan, David A. Baldwin,
Hugo Hrsch, Israel F. Fisher, Granville W. Har-
man, Warren c. Treadwel, Henry Brstow, John X.
Sutton, George H. beatty, Joseph Aspinall, William
j. Kaiser, William H. Lyon, E. H. Hobbs, j. o.
Carpenter, W. j! Tate, w. G. Bryant, w. II.
Leaycraft, +. F. Williams, NJ. j. Dady, Charles I.
Dunwell, Thomas Adams, jr., W. j! TaylS, Robert
d. Benedict, W. H. N. Cadmas, Jacob Worth,
Leonard Moody Addison B. Atkins, Clarence Bar
row, w. II. Beard, George b. Forester, Benjamin
Estes, Clark Il. Rhnehardt, William II. Hazard,
Frank Sperry, K. r. Kennedy, James w. Fuller,
James Taylor, Henry w. Maxwell Rufus I. Griggs,
After dinner, Mr.. Woodruff introduced Mr..
Fassett who made an informal but rOusng speech.
lie was followed in a few well-chosen words by
Mr.. Vrooman, and after rousng cheer for the
ticket, the party started for the Union League
Club, stopping on. the way at the Criterion
Theatre where Mr.. Fassett wished to meet the
Republican General Committee, which was In
session.
After making few remarks at the Criterion,
Mr.. Fassett and Mr. VTooman, with the members
of the General Committee, and escorted by the
F. +. Williams Battery of the Eighteenth Ward.
the Invincibles of the Twenty-third Ward, who
carried faucets in their hands, the Twenty-second
Ward Republican Club, the Fifteenth Ward Club,
the Third Ward Club the Twelfth Ward Club ana
the j. Sloat Fassett Club Of the Fourteenth Ward.
set out for the Union League Club.
Verplanck Colvin was brought TO the club by
J. J. Covington, W hose guest he was. The guests
were received by this committee. Howard NJ.
Smith, j. o. Carpenter w. w. Heaton, j. 1. I9y-
lor, Charles s. Whitney, j. G. Cooper and Captain
j. II. Thompson.
The house was handsomely decorated and
lighted and elaborate fireworks were set of in
the plaza under the direction of George Z. Elott!
An unfortunate train of circumstances prevented
several Of the candidates the State ticket from
being present, as the following letters and tele-
grams show
jamestown, ". Y, Sept. 10, 1891.
Francis H. Wilson. go 49, -,
A lire last night destroyed my mill. This Will pre-
vent my being present tomorrow. A. u WADE
Haverstraw, n. Y, Sept. H. 1891.
The Hon. Francis IL. Wilson, President Union League
Club.
Dear Sir: Returning home late this evening find
your letter inviting me 70 be present at Ratification