New-York tribune., 1895-12-06
GREETED BY FRIENDS.
uEssRs. WURsTER AND BACKUs GUESTS
OF THE YOUNG REPUBLICAN CLUB.
THE MAYOR ELECT AND THE COMING DISTRICT
ATTORNEY MADE BRIEF BIT TELLING
sPLEcuEs-MANY WOMEN AT

THE MAYOR ELECT AND TIE 'OMlNr biHi III !
ATTORNEY MADE BRIEF BIT TELLING
SPEECHES MANY WOMEN AT
THE RECEPTION
vavor-elect Wurster and Distrlct-Attorney-eiect
r,ac,s were the guests Of honor last night at re-
o.rtion aiyen bv the Brooklyn Young republican
cub AZ the assembly-room in the Johnston buiu-
I'm, a. Fulton and Neyins is. one OF the pleasant
ana noteworthy features OF the gathering was 'ne
presence OF large number or ladies' mostly "N''
Of The members Fully one-half OF the guests were
of tho c4ntler sea and the greeting which the COM
ine Nsyor and Dstrict-Attorney received from 'hem
was AS cordial as e heir votes had been factor III
.ti- .l.,.,tion to Office The reception began in
the s.mbly-room. where the speakers held ior'h'
and ended in the banquet-room on the hoor De'o"'
v,her. refr4shrnent. were served. The assembly
room and the gallery We're crowded with peoPe'
Judge Hiram r. Steele. the new president o' me
.l,,l was in the chair ON the platform win MIN
sat NaNor--l.ct Wurster. District Attorney roster
/ Rackus Police Justice Daniel q. Hartman . H.
Woodhouse ex-senator stephen NJ. |ris"oiu' f. T.
Williams and Charles \. Moore
Judge Steele who was on the bench or the 'h'eu
states conr. IN Mississippi FOR several years after
,b. ver made an excellent address, dehhihs the
nripciplos of the club and pointing out the evils OF
the boss" system in American politics. Inc
remedy he said would he found when the voter "as
,,,nr.ss-d with thu Imperative duty OF taking an
aef
only independent and clean men were nominated N
.,,,,.,+iou He said MayOr-elect Wursters : noinl-
,atton was a partisan nomination, but 1t was not
dictatrd by bosses .,
Noyor-e.ect Wurster received d warm greeting
when he was introduced Il believe san "V'
";hat the people a. whole shouid tahr NO.
active interest I'm the primaries than they 40 a
,,,.s.r, II We a. Republicans do Well by me city
Hr,ollyn Will do we'll by the Republican party.
r.nro, outline ms administration here before YOU
Tonight - any greater extent Una" l u'u at '"'
A.ad.rn, OF Music meeting am plain business
man. ana / snail see 20 IL tina the city sr.S
,,ean business administration. securing dollar
,,,rtb of work for every dollar expended The
hrf.r s,.e.h Was enthusiastically app!audrd.
- Woodhou-e made tn main address OF the
evening in which he said:
Rrooklyu's election OF Freierck W WuTstrr ana m
,-,.t.r ia kls our hOnOred Sue-ts' gives Is
elasticity of spirit and renew7 9ui nope ior On on
tnued good govcrnment IL our ps' "ne dscordani
o." 80 oN' ,t march Al our brothers In NeW-IOrk cry
to'e, llT & 1 fheir fpbf was magnificent. their ser
enc and b-auiiful self-sacrhce have never been
s,lua.-Il though thcir march is stayed thelr ban
nar viii never 20 down; Tammany Will YET pite
he DUST h- question is no >osevv vr ap Du. ros
sble rure government IN every American c.y.
Her example would be contiguous het trump"
demonstration.
police Justice Hartman said that something akin
to yhirlwind struck the Democratic party IN
November and with good reason II was a party
re said that by it, rIinous economical pohcy was
crushing the very life from most o, our industries
greatly diminishing our exports. while multiplying
our imnorts pa-alyzing the work and destroying
the wages OF the laborers OF our land. and increas-
ing our National debt at the rate OF over sOoOvV"
Speakirg o. municipal affairs, he said; We 40
not expect that Nh Wurgter VIII be serVlle nm
tator OF any man; but We DO hope, ana nave t'elN
reason TO believe. that in his administration We,
shall have a continuation OF all The Dest features u
Mayor Schieren's administration , II,
\ warm greeting awaited Foster J." Backus. ~
began bv saving. mt President and sisters ana
Rrsfhren OF The Young Republican Cluo. lie READ
from an old indictment found In Ne"-lor yester-
tay dated 1874. relative 10 a man brdhdru Win d
letter '1'' on the thumb for stealing silver cas-
tor He said he wasn't going 70 revive that od Gus
, i',, ba rronosed 10 prosr ute the guilty when
n. became District Attorney. tie said the new
office would have decent waiting room Tor iadles
a decent waiting-room for men. but no waltlnS
room FOR loafers lie said he expected 10 appoint
Republlcans mainly. mis- assistants. but no one
having business with his once wouh heru tne
pull" OF "A Republican politician IN oIuer 10 set
nstlce He extended invitation to ali the people
the common people-to shake hands win the
uevor AZ the city Hall on New Years Day, and
mass oyer TO the Courthouse ana shake hanus win
their confidential lawyer. Mr.. Backuss speech was
enUvened with witty s0es that Kept the auul-
ence IN excellent humor . c,,
and an ex president OF the Brooklyn Young Repub-
Uran club followed Mr.. Backus In n lively spetch
on good citizenship and moral forces In polltlcs
A lettcr of regret at necessary absence was read
from Mayor Schieren. IN which ne expressed conf
dence i'm the coming municipal administration.
,f,sr Mr. Moore had finished, all present were In
ylted 10 pass through an adjoining room and shake
h"nIs oi,lth Nessrs Wurster and Backus. after
which refreshments were served 49,
Among those present were senator "eorse W.