New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-26
THE EDITORS At DINNER.
COUNTRY AND CITY FOLK SWAP VIEWS
ON CURRENT TOPICS.
TELLING SPEECHES BY GENERAL HORACE FOR
TER CHAUNCEY VI. DEPEW, JOHN A. sLEICHER,
EDMUND wETMoRE AND oTHERs-oFFIcERs
CHOSEN FOR THE NEW YEAR-A GREET
ING FROM MAYOR STRONG.

Edmund wetmore touched a responsive chord at
Tho dinner Of the Republican Editorial Association
=, Dolmonico's last night when he said he was glad
70 see so handsome Republican majority from
above the Harlem. Wit. wisdom and other good
things had been flowing for some time before Mr..
we,more was called upon TO address the editors
",ron, the districts OF hayseed and blossoms, as
AFR Depev arectionately termed them. 1t was the
final effort at entertaining the men who mould pub
~. or,rLon in the region TO which New-iork CRY
always looks to redeem II from Democratic control
AZ election time and II WAS a brilliant success Inc
only regret as OF the speakers suggested was
a fear that possibly some OF the editors would not
be able to small caps for time after arriving
home
Tn. guests numbered about l50 seated at four
h,,asom4ly decorated tables besides the table OF
honor General Horace Porter presided In MS m
inltable way. A, his left sat John ~ SIelcher'
chauncey ". Dopew. A. O. Bupnell. L. Mchinstry
and Edmund wetmore while at his right were Emu
Root William Berri. W. H. CIaIk' lh'nlas L. 'd'es
and Andrew Davidson.
HOW THE rEASTERS WERE SEATED
A. table \ Bernard Gillian presided and seated
around this table we're q. = H. McNey. !. r. Will
IAN, elias VAR W ]. Kline. Jay L. Kiock, . e.
shawn. e. H. Crosse. Charles :. Francis. g. II.
Daniels W 4 Suydtu. Hiram Tate. VI r. Sackett
! VI Williams. Frederick + Hall II ). knapp
Or T. n MAXI John II Starin. G. h. Lambert AMI
Charles ". Hackeu
A, Table Il. AZ which George Rutieige Gibson
preslIed. were James Phillips. IT,. Thomas B.
Clark. A Roberts. BENJAMIN OdelL jr. Joseph
Howard IT. ". II. Hanlln, T. F Mcintosh - H.
K,ne. ir G. X Sanders. Richard Butler = =
Munger. Frederick y. Happen. W. H. Tent, henry
" cannon 9. y Bliss. Edward Lauteroach' - H.
peck " 4 smyth. g. T. sheldon. Z. O. Sals'
hurv / r. Alexander W. r. Collins \ r. Scott
= u Garrett, Thomas r Peters. !. ". Slauson
c.,er,i Samuel Thomls General f. r. Ninsio"'
II 4 Brockuay and william BrooknehI.
rohn Y Van Wormer took charge OF Table :. ana
q, The other seats were Charles T. Clarke. Charles
$, breaker F. l. Adams. A. W. Soper william j.
e.,irroun' John Dryer. welton g. Percy. George
n p.re percvsl Kuhne r. h. Byam. Coionel
, t,r.to,,ck r. Grant J. Adrance Bush Charles J.
shul,s W II. Gelfhennen, W. j. Afkel' r -
wagner. Alfred Van Santvoord. Jonn Il. pu''he'
= " ADDS Russell sage. G. NJ. Alvorh hoWa''
ca~,or ". F. Churchill. John T. Milholiand Henry
- LYMAN. Thurlow Weed Barnes II. L. CAVITY
a n. shedd r. \. c. smith and ooed wheeler
4, the head OF table was General Arson -
vcCook and around the table were X I. Alex
AR salem II Wales. 4. !. Deal. Hiram Merritt
| " Ferrin. r. II. Hurd. John SABINE smith, ~ J.
| pa,or,s Bartlett Arkell. r. q. Parker. w ;.
| t,snk,ns Richard p Herrtck. f. c. Fisk. James a.
| puraen. Augustus y. Shepard. Ricnarn a. NC
c,,rdv q s Elliott John W. Nrooman, j. j.
| cu.rnsev r. E. A. Dorr. kirkpatrick. 1r. +. +.
| Numoe j. H. Durkee. ". J." HOW'LL, samuei
| Ri,chie. a Stuart. W. F. Cook T. = 'ardner'
| J. A. Ward and 5. v r. Cruser.
GENERAL PoRTERs sALLIEs.
| General Porter started the ball rolling which
| means OF course, that everybody began 10 iaush
| sbor,Iv after o o'clock. He declared 1t was too
| commonulace to say he glad TO meet the as
sembled company-he was simply assassinated win
| delight With him 1t was somewhat dlncnt 10
sneak after eating many good things, but OF
| course the editors did not feel any discomfort "t
| that kind as they were newspaper men, ana hai
tho privilege OF using patent insidcs The following
are some OF the stories he told:
| There are only three persons who may use the
! mural we In speaking Of themselves, a crowned
| head an editor and a with a tapevorm. The
| lives of most men made up In two parts; The
nrst I'm trying get their names In the newspapers
| and the last in keeping them out. You rem 'mbcr
| the announcement OF the newspaper out West. That
| 1t would be compelled 10 suspend publication on