New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-12
IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN.
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN,
CLUB
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES BY JOHN S. SMITH.
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw, SECRETARY CHARLES
FOSTER. SENATOR woLCoTr AND
cOrnNET I\CERSOIL

FOSTER, SENATOR woLCoTr AND
COLONEL INGERsOLL.
Though Ncw-Yorlx City during the War OF tho
Rebellion was infected almost equally with Balti-
mere and some other border cities with the spirit
of disuniOn or if not actual dsunion win symps-
thetic support of the South. as the troubles
thickened and the dangers of the country became
more pronounced, no city of the North, IN lss
bone and sinew was more thoroughly patrious
than the metropolis To it's honor, also, IT musu
be said that il was the first Of the larger COM
munltes of the loyal section OF the country !"
erect memorial 10 the great martyr III 'n0
cause and must hence be credited witi carly
recognition of his lofty place IN the history y.
the country Around the base of the statue Oh
Lincoln in Union Square is the immortal iese"u
with Malice Toward None with Chari'y r".
All and few can trace the depth and breadth o'
the influence upon the common welfare VI W"
Nation Of that manumcnt and thar legehu'
The Ken. plican Clab of Newly OrS, he'e.
commonplace or purely political organization, h.H
hoo, accustomed 70 hold it's annual festival on
rho birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Surely ho'h'
ing could be more appropriate in sentlmeh'
Nothing has beer more dignfed in the nature VI
commemorative festivity among all metropoh'an
.ccietics than these occasions. Mr. Lincoln "aS
not commonplace, and tine club which has maao
his natal day the date of its annual r'u"i'n nc. "a
not permitted the occasion to SINK 10 ~" W..
cal level On the contrary, each recurrn'k go
varsarv is marked by incidents Of undouo'co
reverence for the great man whose memory @''
club is more and more proud 10 honor'
The seventh annual dinner Of the ciuo "a'
given last night in DelmOnico's bcautilul oahq"e
ing rooms No dinner OF this seasoh "a' 80
mara successful. and at none has more enthusi-
otil hean
shadow Of defeat, in a political sense hung over
all but underneath the shadow and the misS
wer, the germs of future life aud the human 'A'-
nulse 70 project them with force ana Vlg0r mV"
the history of the great Republic.
John Sabine Smith, president of the cluo' pre-
sided. On the right and left of him at oh' sue'O
! table sat Colonel Robert Il. lngersoll. senator
| Edward O. Wolcott, of Colorado; senator wa"
son C. Squire of Washington: Charles fos'er'
Secretary of the Treasury; Chauncey NJ. Depews
General Horace Porter, ex-senator Thomas ".
p,a.t Sjoat Fassatt. Conere,smpn j. ID. Taylor,
Of Ohio. and j. A. T. Hull, of Iowa; General
| cvrus Eu,scv. Congressman a. j. Hopkins. OK
! Illinois. and NJ y. johnson, of North Dakota W.
B. Hooker ard the Rev. DIR. G. r. Strobrldse'
Among those at the other tables were:
f. A. McAlpin. A. T.. baAtr' IT, r. Henry iho""'
u chalmers j. L. de Pcystcr, James A. Robinson James
| 4, ,yh,,,ov w Kingman 4. Grub"r, a. IL. Steele,
| william C. Roberts, !pmos n. Leszynsky, John A.
| knapp William +. Wilson, o. s. stiles, I. G. HaIr'"
f. IL. Tlckaberry, George W. Ehgnsh iscoerS w, tssiv
| w T. wakeman John w. Sssol e. IL ooei' .. i,'
echerp.,hora W. H. perkins f. w. Elauvelt Henry haiis
N Tut-s r. Horr. Henry H. PRYOR JOB r. Heages
rank b. Robinson. A. b. Col'i william Seoc rSie'"
Harres ir Arthur l.. Merriam. George IL stover, H. h'
| NcIane William r. Woods, William J. Bogert Joseph
A. Deuel. Julien T. Davies, A. X. Conkng IL. W.
| Cnnon Henry L. Burnett Stewart L. Woodforo' Wihsm
C. Wallace John Proctor Clarke, Erastus Hayes Wlnaa
SsOft &. L..
shsyne r. b. Weeks, W. J. Easton, James s. Lchmar'
n r. De Mllt. Samuel G French, Jlmes I.
Page William Lyman, C. w. Ballard d. g.
Walton. George West, Thomas H. no'i'a mu''''i'
provn. C. F. Farrell. walston H. Brown Henry
clcason H. {. Picrcy Thomas d. Undsrhill Thomas IL.
| Harris James w. Perry. II. C. Haskell waiter %
| baldwin J. A. Greene, F. NJ. Weeks, +" L. James,
wm,am nrvant. Monroe b. Bryant. william Leary.
| Henry L. Einstein, Edward Lauteroech, Juhus wen'
Franc. f. IAImbeer Donald Mclean r. A. nans
| / f. r. lie rick James H. Moran, w H. '"heio"
1;eoroe G. Batchellor Edward w. Scott W. o. wyeho"'
! ~ u penedict rrancis Hendricks. Joseph Ullnan'
charles H. Dcnison A. B Knapp. A. f. Coho'er, :" ~
| Morrison James f. Howell. Robert 4. roror. - s',,~,
Grlswold Henry L. Stoddard Joseph IL. Enery' within within
prookaeld Edward T. Bartlett +. Reuel snth 'ioru"c'
| - ,,don Tbona, T. Wentworth. John X. Ciey, W. 1.
! fame. f. NJ l.. Eher,, Charles r. skinner r. -
| Iounsbury A. B. Humphrey, {. H. Patrlck' 'ohN -
Locknan \. Robinson George "uh'on, Hir DVs, es.
Jobn G Frcund William IL. Hume, T. B. Harper, 1oho
| ~ vrooman Andrew Litue. Richard pee'es'
samuel Thomas. James A. blanchard Normah ,''
Nunto Seth NJ Mlllken Foster coates 'ohh n'
Cockeril. Elihu Root, Charles A. iie'', ~, - ~,
! George ., scabury, +. Ii. Gedney, l. T. james, H. -
uonks + X Tuthl William II. ArnouN b. l.. Far
child Frank r. Crumbie b. +. Carpenter A. VIZ
| more Edmund Wetnore J. l.. Wandhng' L NJ 'ui'e'
L. L. Van Allen, f. c. Jones, James +. Foster. "so'ee
| u page George Place. Phillips. jr.. benjamin
stern Louis stern, r. E. a. Dorr F. b. Strong. ~. Il.
strong Arthur +. Bowers George W. Iurhef, Aha'e"
J. I,astlne, Mahlon Chance, l. g. 'anpovn' ~ -,
.uroit 1 L.
Pher-on c. Berran.
pprSIDrNT SMITHS OPENING ADDRESS.
The decorations in the room consisted only Oh
.,ro trainings of the American fag-one on the
front of the gallery and another, with an OH
nortroit of Mr. Lincoln. against tho wall behind
the chair occu pied by President smith so large
wos the attendance that tables were lald III 1io
ante-rooms OF the main dining hall lhc diihef
WAS served with promptnc,s, and o'clock was
harelv reached when President Smith raped ior
order Then he said in part
| Fellow.nembers fellow Republicans and august ana
reyered statesmen We meet this evening to eom"ord'e
the birth the greatest American OF the century "
renew our pledge Of loyalty to our rst love- he Nep
,c,r marty The smoke butte has lntd the othet
Fellows are in possession OF the He'd we nave oeeh ~
camp for three months and are now spohhs ioi "o's
| fight All old scores have been Hquiui'cu ''a :.
sent 10 the rear, and strikers and bunners eas' o nv
| ,,,erv 10 tranmany Hall. little Bull Run now ana
| then VIII only encourage eniistnehts: 1" ' yI, ~:
,,a =, mind we have net tonight There are no s'c&
-, h.ro. all ar, full OF JOY, but not OF champagne
be Republican Club surrenders; it never wa'el.
,,er slight skrmish such occurred ON the stn o.
November That little episode VIII prove ou""s' ''
| ,,iur,nh for the British and the Anglomahaes'
In tbc presence OF much heavy artillery, win cam
~ "a tho RIGHT OF him. 10 the left OF him, you
v,n not expect a long speech from the chairman hs
rrows too well fate OF several gentlemen az
vno in this plight stepped gracefully down To DEATH
| ro-,unately we are carrying cholera passengers
v. have made no entangling alliance With Populists
Socialists OF Anarchists. We have no paper out 70 70
,om onr ship 1, hyrothccated TO the South; Tam
| . Inns no mortgsge OIL cargo; we have no Loan
m british gold To repay; goods have been traded BY