St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-08
THE EMPIRE STATE.
The Local New York Associa-
tion Listens to Chauncey
M. DepeW.
He Entertains His Auditors
With Eulogies and Witty
Short Stories.
An Ovep-EnthusiaStic Blaine
Man Jumps Through a
Glass Roof.
An Unknown Suicide Found
Under a Tree in the
Woods.

The New York people congregate
in the Grand opera house yesterdayaft-
ernoon, and, together with Chauncey
Nj. Depew, congratulated themselves
and thanked heaven that they We're
born in the Empire state. The meeting
was held under the auspices of the local
New York association, and was in the
nature of reception to distinguished
Mr.. Depew. The opera house was well
filled, and several hundred people
the visiting New YOrkerS-0ccupied
seats on the platform. The Iowa state
band occupied the orchestra chairs and
rendered patriotic music by the dozen
pieces, while the Marquette club quar-
tette appeared to make a hit. for the
audience insisted upon an encore while
the greatest after dinner orator in the
country sat waiting for a chance to
speak. He was cheered enthusiastic
cally when he stepped to the front of the
stage and acknowledged the same
with his usual smiling grace: Ed
Sumner. local legal light, introduced
Depew needed neither apology or ex-
planation." When Mr.. Sumner allowed
him to speak. Mr.. Depew remarked
that the reception was something new
to him. for in New York reception
generally meant lot of Misunderstanding
and bowl of punch. The New York
association, he said, was composed OF
loyal, high-minded people, and it did
his heart good to be with them. When
he reached Minneapolis and was shown
the handsome streets and residences,
he made up his mind that large por-
ton Of the population was made up of
New Workers. He found, upon, inyes-
tigation, that his Surmises were correct.
No other body of people could have in
duced him to speak, for he was tired
mentally and physically. But he had
tender spot In his heart for all New
Workers. and desired to show them that.
though they had left their native state,
they were by no means forgotten.
He declined to talk politics, though it
is pretty safe to say that the majority
of the men present were Just aching to
have him do so. 1t would not be polite
for him to talk politics, for there were,
no doubt, Democrats as we'll as Repub-
licanS present, and also many mug
wumps. No five men from New York
could get together without one mug
wump being among them. While he
was on this strain he referred to his
own supposed presidential aspirations
IN Sucn humorous manner ItldG lile
house fairly shook with hand-clapping
and applause. In speaking further on
New York he remarked that it had
been said that New Workers never
talked Of their state. like people from
other states. sit is not necessary" he
said, "for New York speaks for ITSELF"
New York, from the time of the IroQuOis
up to the present day, was eulogized in
a manner that made the audience fairly
culver with pleasure. The state now
stood practically as the ruler of the
deStineS of the country. To her COM
mercial genius was due the existence of
the West and Northwest. and had it not
been for her, nine-tenths of this entire
country would be wilderness Of unin-
habitated territory. In fact, New Ork,
according to Mr.. Depew. is the grandest
state in the union, and the only place to
be born, live and die in.
Mr.. Depew did not forget in this fer
vid eulogy on New York that few of
his inimitable stories were necessary,
and accordingly told some of his best
ones. Altogether his discourse was an
entertaining one, though he was by no
means seen at the best advantage.