New-York tribune., 1895-01-13
MAYOR NOW WITHOUT DOUBT
COLONEL STRONG EATS DINNER AT THE
LOTOS CLUE.


SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT LAW
RENEE. BY THE GUEST OF HONOR
BY MR. HEWITT, GENERAL PoR-
TER AND OTHERS
The Lotos Club enjoyed feast OF reason ana a
fow OF soul last night on the occasion OF us
dinner TO Mayor Strong The spacious ciuoiou'o
was lighted and Garlanded until II loohe' %
much like a garden OF the gods as a rhth-a'e
clubhouse can Twlning tendrils OF virginia o'eep
er we're wound around picture frames co'
and electric light fixtures producing
effect. The vine trained from many p
on the side walls to the ceiling. In 'Ion' %
mirrors were great banks OF DAISIES s''""H """ ,
! and white flowers 1t seemingly only needeo s'"s
ing birds to transport the diners from an ea
dinner where drink TOUR K'nus " ,s
and smoke cigars and cigarettes 10 I""'
.,.h.ra recta~ and ambrosa are slipped by syphs'
There was a hearty. neShborN lee'"s
crs, % ,aet that robbed the gatherng OF lh'a"s.
hmtv The dinner was real the wine was rear
and so were the men. Republicans ana De''o'i"''
alike. -, <o,
The Lo.os clubmen hold that no Mayor OF New
york beeins his term properly without Hrs' ma
the a dinner at their hands. They oeieNe wv,
e,,a ho "screvs loose" throughout the muhiciPa'
machine unless the cty's chief executive ms e.
nericnced the delights OF their "ho'esoie 'o"
nanionship Judged from the rood time e'.'' Wv
. had last night. Mayor strohg WI" "e''
! this belief ou so, dovn to
s,nor q, e.so o'clock All the tables were on the
.erst floor of the clubhouse. the guest tao'e run.
ming through under the archway between 'he i'o''
and back parlors
AT THE TABLE OF HONOR.
At this table Frank Y. Lawrence pres'"eu' WI
his right In order Mayor Strong General , fio,
ncA Porttv. president of the Union League 'i""
IN
recorder John W. Con and Judge EDWARD ra'-
.o-son Tho others al the table were ex-AsseHl-
byman Jane. r. Sheffield, John A. McCah "ou =.
Hedges Chester s. Lord. John A. Taylor Nilia'n
Henry White. General c. H. l. Coiis anu - -
Beaman. .,. ,.ero
Among other well-known people present "e'e
r,h,yIes II. Knox Miles NJ O'Brien. H. c. Du Va
surrogate J. H. V. Arnold. George r. SpnhsE' ~
L. Carey Ellis ". Roberts. +. c. James Df' ~ a.
Northrop DR.. ". W. Walker. w. d. Mann fran-
els r. Thurber George H. Wooster ormono o""'"'
Stanley Middleton J. II. Fagler' George H. "'oSo"'
n T Evans and John F.. Milholiand
Mr. Lawrence said that the club had peasant
custom OF asking new Mayors to dinner, ana ne
said that no Mayor was properly or iesaH! instance
until he had sat a. their board. heard ther soou
counsel told the club members in strc'est conn
dence all about his plans and had pronteo pS
,h ga advice that such an occasion brought forth
Washington Irving he said related In his history
of early New-York that the Burgomaster or Mayor
used to be selected by weight. New-forK III "s
later DAYS had chosen Mayor because ne was
Strong He said that without fattery he couid say
that no man was better qualified TO discharge the
duties of the Mayors Office than the honored guest
Of the club Mr. Lawrence proposed that Mayor
strongs health be drunk. and 1t was done
IA HEARTY GREETING TO THE MAYOR
When the Mayor rose to respond he was received
with long-continued applause. He said in part;
In peregrnatons around the. ine wor,a Tbst
hlra
picture represents sylvan garden win asan, oesu.u
1hs Temfn intas asd Cb n eAppause That been
painted many years before our day Inc LotoS
eame cnn ia aeeeps your know I'm not
much Of aker and to be @ frank with You On that mat
account Now that am here am frank enc enough En-
,nyr to say tsa' sa ONCE aSPVss pr Something else
ter and applause Mr. Lawrence hinted to To-. me a
few %pSSs asS %ouan 5h1t b at % ali
laughter Mr. Mewit bsvs vii s,d e 10 n' me coo
mel when you give out the good things rememOs, % ,o
CSS PpaSfe Se ana ted e become
inspectors. cloud laughter) -, ..,,.,.s right,
Want to- tell YOU something. "a voice. Hes with
usO There only three excise % ,raisb,
n YOU get them. Another of your club memDsts n
wants to be a Dock Commissioner but II wnat 'ne !,
nsners saw Is true there is too nuch none! III IL
for any OF you.
rb. Mavor related amusing incidents OF how
different politicians came to him and told MN ne
women He was inclined to give the women far
chance and ae said he had promised them some
thing in connection with the Board OF Educauon'
ST have been Mayor just twelve days sald me-
v.and never enjoyed any twelve days more IN me-
haven't offended any and the papers are sus-
tanning me- except in the payment OF 81 So TOT n
lunch U,aughter) Just what I'll do in the future
= can't tell | wrote a letter TO some friends on
October last. saying that II they wanted me 10
nun IL would be on non-partisan OASIS anu
that Is Just the kind OF an administration
the Mayor Of New-York will give you TIL
the last day Of his term. 0ong-continued ap-
padse)
WHAT MR. HEWITT SAID.
Ex-Mayor Hewitt next introduced and was
ioudlv applauded. II could have wished that II had
comported with your sense Of propriety. said ne.
ito have left me in that retirement to which was
consigned six years ago by the citizens OF New
York I don't believe the genial humor OF your
Mayor will be disturbed II he performs the promises
he has made here tonight. This is the only club
that has the power 10 compel me TO leave my house
at night and enjoy the charming courtesy whcn
you always furnish. l prefer not to be member
but always a guest. doubt whether Mark Tapey
at his happiest period was so optimistic as Mayor
however for him TO change his mind in After ne
Removal bill. Il is jus, possible his popularity will
begin to wane daughter. in which Mayor Strong
SlIl When was elected, but the Tsmmany mana
said 10 me one day tnat IL could not pe LOT IL
fhe public in a freak OF frenzy should elect Re-
publican Mayor II would be very damaging 10 ram
many Hall TO have much power vested In the
Mayor That has come to pass. Mayor Strong
will be able TO turn out all the adherents
Of Tammany Hall. and put in oili,ais who W.ll te
able 10 discharge their uties with more noellty
than those now in oifi -. From my own eApe-
rence doubt II the results will be ms Satisfactory
as you expect The fact rs. We a:@ In TRANSITION,
state at the present time concerning municipal
government. We don't ind stani Yet what y
means to govern 100000 people. tApplause and
cries OF Greater Newly 1rx.b As We don't know
yet how to govern New York. we viii hardly know
doesn't i've who can make a hotter charter for tbis
city than the present )ne. j. the Mayor Is equal
his position. he will have difficulty. and 1t Will
make no difference II there Is not single additional
act passed by the Legislature Nevertheless. IL Will
be we'll to strengthen mis- hands. As one VINO ras
AVN hn InanaRed