Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-11
:ouso nEv ~ Nrw YORK.
a Happy Gathering in Honor Of
NghtteiAv Reid.


NEw YuMs, Apfii lO.-uhlo', sons
rOiiJonl in the Empire Ciiy pi thu r..
public gathered around n DISTINGUISHED
son fthg Buckeye state NJ Drimoni.
co.'s tonight anu icgsind ana made
merry. IL was n gathering iujupena.
ont NJ party affiliations or opinions that
mef 20 honor Whi,claw Nrii, minister
Ia France auG editor " tie New York
Fd5mf, who has Just roturncd. There
Wcfs 100 guC4's present ilr blaine
was uuabir d attend the diuuvr. ID.
o. Mile, Charles A. Dana, George ".
Childs, Warner Miller, Chimney NJ.
Dupuw, Charles Foster, =. u. Eiklua,
Hud many other d.siiuguishri people
wcte prttcnt. General Wagner
Swaynr gave the greeting OF the s0cl.
ETY. to Reid, aud after tho toast was ~.
tiugly honOfUi, the latter spoke itol-
inyly Of his gratitude ut the ideal vel.
come accorded him, In ihu cyuiau Of
his remafa. lac said that q Few years
ago he had occasion, Ia presenting u
gentleman recently dropped from the
Senate, and who described himself n- a
dead statesman" 10 point out That
NO had IN him Tho material
Tor Hn uncommonly live Prtei.
dent. Ho had not seen the ne
crssity Of apolosising for any mistake
made In that prediction. Now, said
Reid, It II said that the other party IL
looking for - candidate. Here IL the
first president Of the Ohio Society
ready 10 hand, "A Htattsman himself,
Rnd the sou Of statcumail, aud II tor
nuy reason tho name OF Ewing 10 moi,
called, thrn, In the language NJ my
friend, Mr. Bennett, ! would like 10
know "Nhy not Calvin ;. Brlce2n
Two Statef claim him, ami he Is
bright enough tor the whole iotiy.iour.
Tho Ohio man, said Mr.. Reid, con-.
tlnues 10 Uu prevalent In tho present
cabinet, for instance, out Of scven
members, iour are from Ohio. When
thtso vote together, aud the President
Joins them, the fCHt Of thg concern
must feel lonely. I'm closing, Mr..
Reid said he WIS happy 10 have ts.
capped Ia apparent safety from the
public service. lie made n heartfelt
expression OF most graceful thanks.
Secretary Of the Treasury Foster
spoke briefly, his remarks being de.
voted to n Qualification Of Ohio men IN
&c neral, and an oulpgy q Mr.. Reid az
n diplomat In particular
Chauncoy NJ, Depew spike briefly.
Hc referred to thO manner in which
our minlslura abroad are handicapped
by diplomatic usage, which places
them behind "ambassadOrhn from
even the most insignificant cJuntFlts.
IIu added: at can be tTgthiully said
10y every one who was Oh tue spot 10
observe that, " ith tact never al fault,
and dignity which compelled recug.
milton, aud an assertiveucs- which was
never ollensive, and a pgide never at
rogant, the grandeur aud glory OF the
Republic Of the United states M per-
vRded all official Rssemblages when
the Minister was present, that for the
past three years wherever the Amer
lean minister has nat, II has been noxt
10 tho mead Of the table"
Secretary NJ War Elklns spoke In
euloglstlC terms OF the diplomatic ca.
reer " Reid. Ho then aid; "As Ohio
men We arc proud Of cur Ohio Pforl.
dent. He enjoys tie confidence OF
HE couniIymon everywhere. He has
shown the county aud the world
that, In point OF integrity, intellectual
force, power Of administration mud
ability TO deal with large and dlnicul.
questions, he will stsHd among the
first aud great Presidents OF the Re.
public"
Colonel Mcclure, 81, Clair Nc.
Kelway and Frank L. Lawrence also
spoke.