New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-11
pAEANs OF VICTORY.
,ra1y DINNER OF THE REPUBLICAN
CLUB.
,,.vNA TELLS THE MEMBERS HOW HE
CONVICTED THE CAMPAIGN-c. N. BLISS.
GENERAL HORACE PORTER AND
OTHERS SPEAK.
OTHERS SPEAK.

lug ,sn last night at the Republican Club was
va 49,. g,oriflcation meeting. The gathering was
"a" one Of the most enthusiastic that the
pms ~ the building at No. $50 Fifth-ave. ever he'd.
orc those who sat at the tables were many OF
A. ,nost conspicuous participants In the struggle
-" S national honor and included the man to whose
.s,.nd,d organization much of the success attend
~ ~. campaign Is due. The occasion was In the
,,re OF celebration Of the great Republican
s,,ory and the keynote OF the whole OF tho
...cbes delivered In the evening was that National
.'...r,,v and patriotism had triu:npked over pol
49, that would have plunged the country into dis
.r,etude and financial distress.
The resources of the club were taxed to their ut
~, ~ meet the demands of its members for
n l'.,. and even then 1t was found impossible by
-. committee in charge Of the arrangements 10
-. .,n,v with all the requests for accommodation.
SOME OF THE GUESTS.
~ rres,dent of the club, Cornelius n. Bliss.
-..,ded and among those who were present were
-. Rev. Dr. r. 8. Macarthur. Police Commission
~ roosevelt Edmund Wetmore. General II. H.
rr.maine. James II. Blanchard s. w. Brown
,ru,,,m Brookfeld. c. II. T. Coils. john PROCTOR
r,srke. T. II. Hubbard. jr.. E. J. Leaycrait, RIM
cas- c. Lounsoerry' Anson u; McO1 ~,n.,ar au-
,s,,chel. j. Murray Mitchell. Z. C. OBrien. Au-
...ms D. shepard r. C. Shannon Cephas Brain
~ Iohn A. Sleicher. John S. Smith. Charles r.
,rom.r A. II. Steele. c. C. Shayne, {. H. treat
,.hn ". Vrooman, Louis Stern Howard faysoh
s,,ds John r. Van Wormer. l. u. blodget.'
c.oree c. Austin. Z. s. Atwood II. +. Ayres' l.
Iohn Caffney, A. s. Gear. j. NJ Clifford.
s.,rv Gleason, L. T. Golding. J. A. Greene
s.,rv Griffin Benjamin T.. Hail, M. ~
r.r,snd. j. w. Halves. Erastus Hayes, job H.
u.drss H. H. Hobbs J. II. Hoffman. a. b. hum
,,sv s. " V. Huntington. Meyer ). lsaacs' Eo-
nc Jones s. Kee. r. N. Kenyon. George A.
p.ter William s. Bagg. +. II. Benn' Z. H. biu"en'
r A Bishop. Isaac d. Blodgett. d. II. boiies' W.
" Bryan Philip Carpenter, H. II. |hit'ehoeh' =
" Clarke A. Is. Cossart. Joseph Coult, h. y.
crane Mahlon Chance. W. c. Dean, Richard
r.vos John A. button, D. l.. Einstein. W. H.
rynd,av s G. French, +. p. Furnald, 1r.' Homer
Inurbl;n. f. j. Levy, John Little. Frank Z. Love-
,.rd Alexander r. Mason. William Mitchell >. "
Mott r. A. Murray Percy McErath' l.. a. WV
Al, the Rev. DR. Howard Dufield, ii. b. Niles w.
n. Niles, IT, James Owens, George II. rage H.
v Parsell. +. d. Pavey. John +. Fiuhinel' e. -
Ramsdell II. C. Rees. Ellis II. Roberts. EDWIN a.
Root Felix Samson, George j. Seabury' a. H.
searles jefferson Segman. A. w. Soper' "eo'e
n smear I. NJ. Stanton, Henry L. Stoddard H. L.
auords J. c. Thomas, ii. E. Tremain w. D. lui's'
" DE Lancey Walbridge. ]. +. Wandiihg' l. E
wentworth. W. r. Wilcox and James T.. YORK
CHEERS FOR MR.. BLISS.
NJ p,iss in rising to begin the oratorical part OF
.ha evening was received with three cheers ana
with cries from various parts of the room '''"' ,'e
would he in the next Cabinet" Mr.. Bliss spoke
briefly. and at the outset referred 70 'he go
an,arnr,se the club had shown in adopting MI
Hanna.s suggestion for q flag day. lie instance"
tho large number Of flags and banners 'hat lhe
c,,h had proyided in the various districts Oh Tue
ill.,, ora snoke of the effective work done py It's
sneakers al the formal rasings OF those e'i.o'e"''
He ended his address by asserting tnat the nepuo
ucan marty could congratulate Itself upon pros
meet of prosperity for the future. Inc p'o'p.
that had existed few years ago would lie asso,' :
ed. return again after the Inauguration oi ""yo
MCKINLEY and the passage Of measures that .he
presIdent-elect was well known to favor Mr.. Bliss
rronosed the toast of Mckinley, which was drunk
q mid cheers, again and again renewed.
MR. HANNA WARMLY WELCOMED.
Mr Hanna and General Horace Porter arrived
a, ths club at about 1870 o'clock and received d
most generous welcome. General Irema'he was
speaking at the time, but. anticipating the "isnes
of the members to hear Mr. Hanna, inc speshei
quickly closed his remarks. and then the presioe,'
formally introduced the manager Of the Republi-
Gov o.nonaiyn 10 the members of the club. who, he
said we're all workers and belonged 10 that cate
CORY of citizens described by Mr.. Bryan as the
masses.
ADDRESS OF THE CHAIRMAN
As soon as the applause that greeted Mr. Hanna
rising had subsidized he said in part:
This reception inspires me to make an attempt
IN say something to the workingmen whom. 1
presume have coerced Gaughter); ana want u
begin by an apology for doing 1t and explaining
why briefly. When this campaign opened as IL
did of It's own accord Immediately 1oiio"ihs 'ho
Chicago Convention. the first act OF coercion was
performed by the gentlemen from New-York at 81
Inu,s who insisted upon my accepting the chair
man.h,p Of the National Committee. Appiause')
learned much from them and. think proDaoiy
improved upon their methods before got through
II was a peculiar campaign. But had maoe ny
my mind from the first that 1t should DE puSi.
ness campaign. upon business principies, anu
upon a plan Of thought and action that cou'o no'
BE- criticised any more than was necessary even
nv INV democratic adversaries. (Cheers) IL
have been successful In representing the hePIbHi s
ican party along these lines IN the conduc. y, Yn1
cs%Iagn u i % sanor NV
the thought that following the Chicago ,nt he
iS"sht Sui on Ines Of patriotic loyalty for
country. Applause) CONFESS LEI "a trembled when
sson ~ sS S knss fns X
ing from every class from eve and Soon dscov-
"a thai before the end would come ! sho ca,t
hs sold RhaaTnSs 81 Pe'Tio. ook
lssi that as the situation deveioped ne M ~
% Of edIca,iOn and 1f ns arGpsr integrity and
honossS,e Dealing we could safely trust to the
S SS f Fl. .n Work Am Of sdneaen
months and the poison to be bG by the body
polltic made no small job. .s.o,o, and
The system for the distribution OF rshensve
our finances would permit The Na,onsi pu nsIv
distributed moro than 2UooW n,hicb were tho
product Of some Of the best minds and mos, To tai.
gent though, of the country AS an M newsnapers
Twelve Of pTopsry edited a sSSnS to- tRa
conceivnH ths idea that In the Middle WesteIi
States the real situation was msundeTsSod lame 81
snniisatso ~ our nosition upon this question lns
poison had oeen absorbed lGIg be nTsd Me anG
menced, and our case nad oee t thc co,,nties OF
Hose States agents whom might s sai and
They were followed by a most o. s,sesn among tbs
in the sh s,atss BACK To the ot
~. see1 70 .seatme,nt reds nav. BY the thousands
cSssrs The FIRST poll in Iowa showed1 ~ me STAT