New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
IGNORING ST CLAIR NKELW1Y
lie IS ENTERTAINED At DINNER by LEADING
MEN OF BROOKLYN

MANY representative citizens OF Brooklyn assem-
b,ed 10 do honor to ST. Clair McKelway, Editor
of 1.-THE Eagle" at a dinner given last evening
In the Pouch Mansion In Clnton-ave There were
about go persons present. representing All Pio-
fessions and many lines Of business The hall was
decorated with flags. flowers and banners. ana the
tables were adorned with flowers and candeIhbre'
A huge eagle spread his wings over the table where
the guest OF the evening was seated AT the righ'
of DIR. Truman j. Backus. who pres'neu. Inc
others at the tables OF honor were DE- SUITE.
Mayor-elect Schiercn. Judge-elect Gaynor. EDWARD
NJ. Shepard. Colonel William Hester H. H. "o'""'
and ex-Mayor A. s. Hewitt.
Among the others peresent were 'ehcra' - :,
Christensen J. S. r. Sranahan, Dr. George W.
Brush, Isaac II. Cary. Charles a. MOORE - -
nike DIR. William Jarve. william Richardsoh'
Ethan Allen Doty. s. y. Chittenden, Darwin H.
James Silas Il. butcher. William u. LOW " '',,'
l. Ogden Asa w. Tenney. Jackson Wallace H. -
Duval. Charles +. Adams. Edwin Beers. william H.
Mali. II. p. Morgan. Henry W. MAY
well. s. V. White. Joshua NJ van 'o'''
". A. White. A. Abraham. Joseph Fahys. IT.
George r. Fowler. John Glib. Robert A. bi'cH
Thomas G. Sherman. Henry Henz. ii. #. Huhh
sop David II. Cochran. F. W. Hinrichs. Sanders
sbanks. George Foster Peabody. II. ID. Polhenus
s. V. Lowell. John G. Jenkins II. f. Roehr' Jesse
Johnson Alfred 7. White. Lowell NJ. Palmer -
n Hoagland, y. g. Carman. John +. Praeger' WIN
lam Schwarzwa elder. a. Augustus Low, C. \. HUI
Alexander T.. orr John H. Schumann George W.
Chauncey, Alfred Hodges. Henry f. Pierrepoh''
William II. Wallace. +. a. Ward. Il. H. Kennedy
II b. Scharmann. X. ID. Benedict, William Iiesier'
Rufus l.. Scott, John A. Taylor, Nj. IL. Moore' d.
Warren Greene. a. Augustus HALEY, H. w.
Rowker George NJ. Olcott and DR.. Joseph 81. Kay
mond ,,..
The diner card bore an extract from an Eagle
editorial ON the cover underneath. a design VIM"
included figure of the bird whose name the
no 4 cta
dinner was given to Mr.. McKelway I'm recognition
of Brooklyn" When the coffee had been reached
Dr. Backrs began the speech-making. lie saiu'
.Atr McKelway. thank God the United States nag
YOU love II. They also love Brooklyn ana tney
are grateful to you for services to the city !neyy
love They are the Kind OF ready to stanu
by YOU for what you did In the late campaign
cate of the true interests OF the city by making
the balotbox pure In Brooklyn"
Dr. Backus introduced Edward NJ. shepard 10
sneak for 1.-THE Guest OF the Evening" Mr.. Shep-
AID had a cordial reception, and paid tribute TO
the work OF Mr.. McKelway.
Mr. McKelway was greeted with cheers and APP S
must be kept. what has been kept mus, be made
more Free agency IN politics has been secired.
The habit OF its exercise must be implanted. the
despotism of bossism has been destroyed. bat
Itself The pathetic spectacle OF delivered people
annrehensive lest they may revert 10 bossism Is
ha repute Of Brooklyn has been re-estabshed
ahould remain there. Now Is the time 20 make
sure that Brooklyn shall remain there. Let US
Rave done with Aldermen who are slaves, with
Supervisors who are serfs. with Assemblymsn who