New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-11
REPUBLICANS HAVE A FEAST.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES CHEERED AND
LISTENED To.
THE REPUBLICAN CLUB GIVES DINNER FOR ITS
MEMBERs WHO WERE ELECTED TO OFFICE
IN NOVEMBER CONGREssMA oI1GG

IRE i'Efl Bi-lCAN CLUB GIVES DINNER FOR IT'S
MEMBERS WHO WERE ELECTED TO OFFICE
/ IN NOVEMBER CONGRESSMAN ouIGG
AND OTHERS spEAk
There was gale Of merriment and good fellow
snip intermngled with the full dress suits. the
bunting the champagne and the speeches at the dim
ner of the Republican club at their Ffth-avc. club
room last night Primarily the object of the supper
TO honor successful candidates In the last cleo
! ton who members Of the club. The club fur
nished the Governor OF the State the Mayor Of the
! city. five members of Congress four members OF
| the Assembly three Aldermen of the city of New
| York and the treasurer of Long Island city.
Governor-elect Morton not present hut he
sent the following letter to the chairman of the
| Committee Of Arrangements:
| ! must apologize for this late acknowledgment
%as she rHGspt of yGr note of the lath ut which
| an invitation 20 attend the monthly dinner OF the
ure If could avail myself Of the invitation SO
courteonsy extended | regret t" say that my en-
easements here are so pressing that IL Will be i'm
possible for mo to he present on so interesting an
am well aware of the active and earnest efforts
made by the officers and members Of the Repub
to return to them my hearty congratuiations upon
| the gratifying results achieved.
| The rooms were beautifully decorated with Ameri-
| can haSs. Covers were laid for about 100 The
| cepton-room contained one table the par;or two.
the back paror a large one. T-shsped. and there
was one more table in the cafe the second floor
GUESTS AT THE TABLES
Seated around the table in the recepton-room
| George w. stephens. William Leary. Jacob NJ. Pat
| terson. II. l.. Einstein j. F. Baker Joseph Pool
II. DE Milt. n. b. Niles. L. C. Ray. Mr. Tbbe;ts.
| c. r. skinner +. Billings. A. II. Steele G. H. Den
nson, T. b. odell II. T. Hanks, T.. H. Benn and
| J. Ford
| Holding down the ends Of Table II were William
| BTookfed, chairman of the County Committee;
Elihu Roo, and Edward Lauterhach. the wcll-known
| lawyers and Assemblyman-eect Alfred X. Conk-
| ling. Ranged along the sides Congress
men-elect Ben l.. Farchild Richard G. shannon
and Benjamin b. Odell Congressman Lemuel f..
| Quigg. Edmund Wetmore l.. W. Taylor. Assembly
| men-elect Frank d. Pavey ana W w Niles jr..
| W. NJ X. Olcott. {. c. Shayne. J. : Smith. r. f..
| Hail. j. p. Windolph Luoien Knapp J. +. Leaycraft.
| r. F. Wentworth and J. A. blanchard. At the
| other tables r. t. Loveland r. Il. Hefforl.
! Ellis n Roberts. ID. Lewis Richard Deevos. G. ii.
Treat A. Il Price. J. p. Foster, W. L. ffndley.
| John A. Sleicher J. : I-ehmaier j. +. Clark q.
1 W. Lyon. W. H. Arnoux. II. Gleason. q j. Seabury.
| James Owens. q. Il. Fowler. e. r. BidweiL NJ r.
| Haviland G. Strong. q. II. Smith. a. Aliing. g. :.
| Reihed w y. Cohen. l.. T. Golling. F. H. Lain
beer !. Lee Taller. q. X. Fitch. George ". Stover.
| j. Bonnei 5. W Bovine. :. G. French. l.. W.
Sweet. II. r. Johnson. {. + Homer. J. NJ. Mitchell
| and j. Il. sheffield.
In the cafe upstairs were gathered y. A. Newell.
! j. g. Thomas. {. L. Gordon. O. ". English W. i.
| Wakeman. 4 II. Gleason. r. T.. Ramsleli. j. \.
| Bishop T. Clclland. J. r. Tresiicr Il. \. Murray.
| Charles Andrews l.. Il. Wilson. J. n. Phlpps O. NJ
| Corning. W. be l.. We.hrtigc. r. c. Jones. g. \.
| Strong. q. \. Morrison and j. = Russell
MR. wETMORE BEGINS THE SPEAKING
| Edmund Wetmorc presided. the dinner began
shortly after :. with nearly every guest In his
appointed pace The speaking began at about 10
O'Clock Mr. We,mOre was greeted with applause
as he rose 10 make his Introductory remarks. He
| said in part:
We s a1"s % s of Sc Sr M Se
last election promoted to pIog s,aen Each
speaker viii be allowed ten minutes and more
This not out OF discourtesy or lack OF interest
| ing fact that If all are called who were also
chosen they are so numerous that IN view OF sns
since the election so that all Of Them have go,
her seOn So Mp1 p %e de noi no ' een "' OF
or the successful candida,es last November this
s sno fu Of the stain The f' Mayor u
member Of fOgr I'M y ., q Shs Ak
and The treasurer OF Long Island city. the first
Nf Ina n the s' brief period that has elapsed
the election the same sasgssye list has fye@ o
military -, ana s nooe s9o nSf , l who are
grave and perncious error to make that a reproach
mendation because, Ike, all human acts and do
ings. it has been abused ana Is liable to anuse
OF OF 6arter and Sale that should earned BY high
| should lead US to forget, that the ambition to nj
| be sthed but to be encouraged 'AppiauseJ
r. W TAYLOR UPHoLDS "MKINLEfisM"
| Mr. Wetmore then introduced X. W. Taylor.
| Congressma n elect from Governor McKineys dis
| trict in Ohio former member OF the c!uo MI
| Taylor received an enthusiastic greeting An'"hs
other things he said:
| ing a speech IN the cafe upstairs; find myself IN
a condition 10 remind me Of Abraham Lincoln
| steamer on the Sangamon River. This particular
steamer had boiler and So; ssven,fe0,
all went out Of ~ boiler ran Ho "f Ka him " of
| papers accused me OF being carpo; -Gagger, a
bug found that while i, Was an easy thing for an IN
| Ohio 10 come TO New-fork ana De e'ec'su 70
| Office /, was birthstone for New-lork man 10 80
| to ohio and be elected.
| Then came from the young Congressman ring
| ing rebuke to Republicans who had shown timidiy
| about so-caled "McKineyism" which was received
| with cheers
| MR. QUIGG'S TELLING REMARKS
| congressr,an ou,ee was then introduced. and re-
| ceived a rousing greeting. lie was IN eNce"eh'
| voice His address follows:
| Four years ago. .when the Llsi congress mel III
It's second session. | happened &c be In Washington
| The American people had just inflicted upon 'he
| Republican party L severe defeat The Democratic
| members Of that Congress returned to the capiu''
| risky and jubilant Al hey circulated among '"e
defeated Republicans they "a not simply smile
they glowed and crowed. They could NOT coaA i
| themselves, they did not try to- lhuht WIS III
| every look and exutston In every zone. - ~. ~
publIcan could not remark the time OF dai w' ,o
| being reminded that he ana MS parry n"' NV"
! beaten. ,,..,.i,.,o, ,,udor
| A week .ago to-day | was In Washington n,.e ,
| The Republican members fresh from a uiui,i pa
lchcers) the like OF which had never oceh Known ia
| - b,s,orv Of the Nation. quiet. thoughtful
sutdued If they smiled at al, II was az one az,
| othcr not a Democrat. All around thein WEI
| the battered huks OF stranded statcsinahsml p,'
| moi a word was spoken TO the annoyanfc OF mu
|
,npether they talked not OF the victory pui OF lc
responsibility. recalled In contrast me ONE ,