New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-01
GUESTS OF GENERAL PORTER
A NUMBER OF PROMINENT REPUBLICANS
AT HIS BOARD.
PEOPLE SAY THERE'S POLITICS IN IT." But THE
HOST SAYS THERE ISNT-GENERAL HAIR
RIsON INVITED. BIT DID NOT GO


HOST SAYS THERE IsNT-GENERAL HAIR
RrsoN INVITED But DID NOT GO.
General Horace Porter last night gave dinner
which In many respects resembled the now famous
Depew harmony dinner General for'er WIS
reticent In making known his plans concern
Ing this dinner and 1t was only at the IaS'
moment that the news OF IT leaked out INC
dinner was given at General Porters mousse
No. 277 Madison-ave The rooms were quietly
decorated with rich flowers. bu; AZ at MT.
Depews dinner there an absence OF music anu
speechmakng.
Those who were present Governor "ihaih
Mckinley, Cornelius y. Bliss Elihu Root. 'oonei
Frederick D. Grant. w. u. Stewart Commissioner
william Brookfeld. ex-senator Warner Miller Gen
era Samuel Thomas. Mayor Strong. Chauhccy W.
Depew Theodore Roosevelt. General Anson q. NC
Cook. Abner Mckinley. Cornelius vanderbilt ana
c. c. Beaman.
A glance at this list shows that with nve eNcep-
tions all the guests were present at MT pepe"
dinner on Wednesday night. These exceptions are
E.ihu Root W. r. Stewart. General McCook. NDher
Mckinley and G. C. Beaman. Tfere e no use ue-
nying that political color Is lent to the dinner py
a glance at the list OF guests but those VINO "ou''
try to twist 1t into political sensation "ou'd nsNe
a hard time TO reconcile conflicting Facts NH'n
General Porter was asked II there any pol''lca
significance attached to the dinner ne said; .>o'
the slightest. Governor Mckinley IS very ola anu
warn, froni Of mine He intended leaving the city
to-day but at my Request he rem ained over u" w
der TO attend this informal dinner inNl'ei co"-
genial guests. 1t Is not harmony dinner anu "''
no political import attached u IT.
There was quite little gossip regarding 'ehe'hi
Porter's dinner about the uptown hotels ana cuos
las, night and some politicians were Inclined 10 a'-
tribute II to a disposition to forward Governor Nc
kinney on the Presidential road Three years ago
General Porter was a devoted supporter OF General
Harrison but this seeming compliment; TO the ONO
Governor started report that the host OF the even
Ing had experienced a change OF Views on the Pres
tlental question This was emphasized somewhat
by the presence OF such pronounced friends OF Gov
ernor Nick .nley as Mayor Strong. General Ansoh ~
McCook General Samuel Thomas and the Governor >
brother Abner Mckinley all Ohio men ~ ,I.i Dlrtn
However. General Porter spoiled some OF thc POM
cal theories hy making II known yesterday tlit eN-
President Harrison had also been invited .
81 still hope that General Harrison can come.
said General Porter. though have received wori
from him that he may not be able 10 accept NY III
vitatlon. ,-,... -, 3D..
The ant!-P.att character Of the majority o' tnc
guests was also a matter for comment In R"pupH-
can circes where II suggested thlt not one
OF Mr. Platt's ACKNOWLEDGED adherents WAS thci"
me hois as Cornelius y. Bliss. E.hu Koota '"9h
missioner Brookfcd. Generals McCook and Thomis
and some others made u look 10 certain people IKE
an anti-machne gathering; ..,,.
snrced in his spacious dinng-rOom. y iolNcihn
who recalled the period q Genera. chester a At
fhurs ascenlency as the Republican .eadfr IN Nr"-
York CITY said that this must have reminder 9'.nu
Round Table OF Arthur's ine. among "hoih MI
Root always had a seat Of honor. -,
senator Thomas II. Carter. OF Montana, was aHso
among the invited persons. but he was not present