The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-18
ANOTHER HANNA FEAST.
CLEVELAND STAYS HOME BUT
SENDS HIS CABINET.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
Receives a Mckinley Letter From
the President.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE 12Sth annual
banquet Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Of the State Of New York which was held
this evening at Delmonico's was the most
notable yearly gathering that has been
held by that great organization. Consid-
cred in view of the outcome OF the cleo
tion, it might justly be called Com
mercial Glorification" by the 400 mem
bers and the 300 guests who attended the
dinner.
Many of the speeches were distinctively
OF "a congratulatory character, and those
who led the fight against free coinage
were given unstinted praise, while every
mention OF their names was greeted with
applause.
President Cleveland and Governor
Morton were unable to attend the ban
quet, but they wrote letters, which, when
read, were received with wild cheering
President Cleyeland's letter was as fol-
lows:
|. Executive Mansion, Washington,
November is, 1896.
Alexander r. Orr, President, Etc:
My Dear Sir; The pleasure which par
ticipation in the banquet in the Chamber
OF Commerce has afforded me in the past,
and the kindly feeling and broad spirit Of
enterprise which always peryaded these
occasions cause me TO regret most sin
cerely that | cannot be in the company
that will gather around the chamber 's
hospitable board tomorrow evening
Recent events may well cause those who
represent business interests to rejoice in
their escape from threatened peril, but
while they have abundant reason for re-
iOicing and can view with the greatest
satisfaction the support they have given
the cause OF sound money, in the contest
lately waged against it L earnestly hope
that in this time of congratulatiou it will
be remembered that constant vigilance
and continued effort are required to even
maintain present conditions, but that alb
solute safety will only be secured when
| our financial system is injected by affir-
native and thorough reforms. When our
business men are habitually alert and
watchfuI, and when they are, moreover,
fully aroused to the Importance Of such
'9@islative action concerning our finances
b ) business methods approve and the well
fare OF the entire country requires, much
good may be confidently anticipated, not
only in the accomplishment Of practical
results, but in the removal Of hurtful
prejutiices, through an assurance that the
people and patriotism are becoming more
and more united
Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The main hall in which President Alex
ander r. Orr and the guests Of Honor
were seated was tastefully decorated.
Seated at the guests table were Rev
j. Il. Greer, S, S. Smith, Samuel y.
Babcock, Seth Low, Mayor Strong, Gen.
Nelson Miles, Whitelaw Reid, Governor
Griggs of New Jersey, Postmaster Gen
eral VIM. l.. Wilson, Secretary J. Sterlnig
Morton, Senator ]. r. Hawley, Comptrol-
Ter Eckels, Joseph Fl. Walker, w Bourke
Cochran, Admiral Erben, Commodore
Montgomery Sicard and Murat Halstead.
At the heads Of the tables in the ban
quet hall sat Cornelius N. Bliss, Henry
w. Cannon, General Horace Porter,
j. Edward Simmons, Carl Schurz, Fred
erick w. DeYoe and Cornelius D. Wood.
Along the lines either side Of the tables,
sat men representing the commercial,
financial and business interests Of the
country
President Orr delivered a brief intro
ductory address, after which the health
Of the President was drunk. President
Orr then introduced Postmaster General
Wilson, who responded to the toast "Free
Government on Trial"
The next toast, Social Discomfort.
was responded to by Governor John w
Griggs, Of New Jersey.
B0urke Cochran was the next speaker,
and he was followed in brief talk by
Gen. Miles. Each urged patriotic support
for the President-elect. Senator Hawley,
Of Connecticut, Mayor Strong Command
or Sicard and Generay Horatio Porter,
also spoke The banquet ended ut a late
hour ly all rising and singing Aud Lang
Syne."