New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
Gen. PORTER on TIE GR1NT MONCHENi'
HIS REFERENCE TO 1T N HIS SPEECH AT TIE
PRESS CLUES ANNUAL DINNER

HIS REFERENCE TO 1T N HIS SPEECH Al HE
PRESS CLUBS ANNUAL DINNER.
Tho animal dinner Of The New York Press Club took
pIoce las, evening at the Metropolitan Hotel About
800 covers were laid but several seats remained I'M
occupied throughout the evening. Mayor Grant was
present on the entrance OF the dinner party to thc
hall. but retired. after few cordial wors' wheh ,"7
dinner was about half over. The Mayors oil hoS',"
and Of Philadelphia who expected 70 attepd 'he
dinner were not there Colonel Robert q lnsersoli'
rbo had been advertised 10 make speech, cent ms
,egfets giving as an excuse that business "ould com
pcl him 10 be absent from the city General Horace
Porter occupied the seat assigned him, ana 'hauhoes
NJ Depew arrived at half past 10 O'CLOCK "'e' wv
speech making had begun. Mnrat linlstead was pres
emit throughout tie dinner; and Joseph Howard IT,
arrived late.
co,o,oi Horace Porter was one Of the speakers.
,rcr one humorous illusions to hs surroundings he
prcsentcd n subject Of interest 20 everyone "moo
viii lie found In the following extract from MS 70
marks: 49,,
Lord Ros,yn said we should guard the uo'fy 0, u'
49,. a. vachllv a. did tho dragon the Hesrian Huls
wh GA, me,,uts the power % the press. especially me
uerof.,lltan presfi without II We should h'' NV nav
expeditions Polar scaA nor explorations !" ''
continents. We should not have had many OF VI"
winch have been created IN ou- fnldst' ~ me
,,os and arches which ornament our ety. IAppsuseJ
r,c,. is one project. the tagging OF "hch me-
,ecome n reproach ~ the name Of our city biot
on our escutcheon. the tagging oil The NOV 'meh'
TO give proper sculpture the ashes OF Ulysses r.
Grant When the tragedy occurred On MI Me"te2"f
which robbed his ie officials OF Newforh c"itn'n
tho honor Of having HE remains enomb-d ia the h"it oil
our city This was accosdancc with his own views.
for IN one Of the sentences h. uttersi "hcn mmo,t
derived Of power ~ speech and scarcely able u can
Tor the cooling which sakl the thirst Of feVcfi
tongue ne pronounced the o. NewYork SAID 1t had
ben chosen a. Nj. home and that here the people had
always teen Mind to him. (Appl1n''J
when the moton made IN COngr - 70 transfer his
remains % the National Capital representatives, 81 new
work inetp their objections and claimed that this city
hold be the custodian Of his lustrous ashes ~ that
NevYork ia IN honor bound fun her pedge ana erect
a fitting shelter for his remains. applause
The work Of constructing the contemplated monumental
,b b, begun The officer, and membes o. the assoca-
on I'm charge Of project have resolved that Neor'
ons combined and Systematic movement shan be maze 70
reyIye the subject II city u Chicago Is Willing
IN subscribe So 600 900 for the erection Of ENIo'i'
ton buidlngs which 10 he used only TOT
az months surely New.Yok viii furnish few hun
cd thousands 10 construct and adon tomb which Is
IN hold the ashes the great central hgufe oil the war
u,,u he is summoned by the trumpet Of the last
judgment -, 40, 1870. -
II l. very certain however that this project can
~, h ,ovtved or success attend IL without the potent
and generous voice of metropolitan press. Every
yew.Yorker feels confident That that slpowcful voice
win again be raised in advocacy OF the project aud that
f. vii, In itself command success. Great applause)
Mr.. Dcpew spoke pleasantly. lie was followed by
Murat IIalstead and others.