The record-union., 1896-11-08
Each Reporter and Correspondent Pre-
sented With a Medal.
The Chairman of the Republican
National Committee Says He
Found the Newspaper Men as
Fully Alive to the Situation as
Himself, and That Many of His
Pointers Were Picked Up From
Them.

NEW YORK, Nov. MARK A. Han
ma gave a dinner tonight in the Hotel
Waldorf to newspaper men of New
ork and Chicago who had been en-
ployed at headquarters in both cities
chronicling events in one of the most
exciting political struggles in the his
tory of the country. Not only did he
give them a dinner, and a good one, but
he also presented each reporter and cor
respondent with medal of the size and
value of a $50 gold piece and of abso-
lutte purity, in slight token, as he ex-
pressed it, of the National Republican
Committees appreciation of the ability
and conscientiousness with which they
had performed their duties.
There was no discrimination of party
in the presentation. Reporters for the
silver and for the gold papers were all
treated alike, and the name of each re-
cipient was engraved on the face of the
medal. The medal was surrnounted by
n golden eagle with outstretched wings,
on which were inscribed: Mckinley
and Hobart-Sound Money and Protec-
ton
Cornelius N. Bliss, Treasurer of the
National Republican Committee, was
also present. He sat at one side Of the
festive board; Mr.. Hanna sat at the
ether. Colonel Perry Heath, President
Of the Campaign Bureau of Chicago,
presided, and Jules Guthridge, who held
the same position in this city, was Vice
Chairman.
After the menu was discussed and the
guests began to seek solace in coffee
and cigars, Colonel Heath of Chicago
proposed the health of the host, Mark
A. Hanna, which was drunk amid
cheers.
Mr.. Hanna in briefly responding said:
Since the campaign ended have be-
gun to redeem my reputation. To say
that | am enjoying this evening would
be but mildly expressing the pleasure [
feel at seeing these familiar faces before
me. When / began this campaign l felt
that 1 would be safe if I had the friend
ship of the newspaper men. l began
TO diagnose the situation, and now that
the campaign has been brought to a
successful end, don't mind telling you
hat / picked UP a great many pointers
from you. / found that every one of you
were just as fully alive to the situation
as | was
Nobody understands better than do
in my position how important 1t is to be
solid with the newspaper men. They
gave me fresh inspiration every day
during the campaign. They came to me
fresh from the people whom they had
| seen, and I must say I got as much in
formation from them as they did from
me- 1 know they have done their share
in writing the history Of the campaign,
and I am glad that I am in it with
| them"
The Chairman, Colonel Heath, then
proposed the health of Charles A. Dana,
| and James Olnstead of the New York
Sun" staff briefly responded.
There We're calls for Colonel Heath.
Mr.. Hanna then rose and said that it
| was Colonel Heath who first suggested
the idea of Flag Day." and that he had
| simply acted on Colonel Heath's sug-
eestion in adopting it.
| Many witty speeches were made, and
| the conversation after dinner was brill
sant. No one enjoyed it more than Mr..
| Hanna, who swung around on his piv-
otal chair to hear the salient points.
| The guests at the dinner were twenty
New York and Brooklyn newspaper
men from as many papers, and the fol-
| lowing from Chicago: w. c. Gregory,
Tribune; Sumner NJ. Curtis, Times
HERALD; Leigh Reilly, "Times-Herald" !;
| Hiram D. Fargo. Evening POST; f.
n. Huston, 'Inter-Ocean"; Florence
! Sullivan, Chronicle; Richard Johl,
| 'Staats Zeitung"; A. w. O'Neill, Unit
| ed Associated Presses; A. w. Copp,
| Chicago Associated Press; H. G. Gar
| dener, Journal" and John S. Shriver,
| Washington, representing the New
| York Mail and Express" who was
stationed at Chicago.