The morning times., 1896-11-09
GIVEN MEDALS OF COLD
Mark Hanna Entertains N:Ws-
paper Men in New York.
SCRIBES ENJOYED A DINNER
heaifh OF the Host Drunk Amid
Cheers-He Told How the News
papers Had Helped Him Run the
Campaign Witty Speeches aads
by Some Of the Guests.

New York Nov. s.-Mark Ham.
gave dinner last night in th,. Hotel W,,If,o-r
70 newspaper men Of New York and Chi
Gag" who had been employed at head
quarters in 10th cities chronicIing events
IN one OF the most exciting political srrue-
sies IN the history Of the country. Not
only did he give them a dinner. and A .,nod
one ont ne AIso presented each reporter
aI'o correspondent with a medal OF the size
ana value of a SO gold piece, and OF abso-
iutt purity, In slight token. a. he expressed
IL. 81 the national Republican cominit,ac-s
aP're't''tioh OF the ability yandcOnscientious-
D'2N with which they performed their
duties 'ieil
Ihere was no discrimination of party in
the presentation. Reporters for t1,. silver
ana Tor the gold papers were treated aIika
anu the mime nt each recipient was en-
sraved on the face OF the medal. The
medal was s'lrinounted by golden eagle
wen ou'StTSe'it'd Wings. un wiIIcI was IN
scribed Mex inIey and IIotart-Sorn,
Money and Protection"
Mr. Hanna seemed pleased He was in
ms element. He threw off the autocratic
AIR ,hat the directing of great struggle
renoered necessary. and he felt and moved
and talked as II he were at home with
his newspaper guests.
Cornelius n Bliss treasurer of the na
t"hai Repnhlican committee, was also
present He sat at one side of the festive
board and Mr.. Hanna sat at the other
MI Ferry Heath, chief OF the Campaicn
fress bureau, OF Chicago, presided. and
Judge Guthriflge, who held the same DnSi.
'''h III TINS city, Was vice Chairman.
TOASTED MARK HANNA.
AFTER the Inenu had been discussed and
the guests begun to seek solace in coffee
posed The health of the host. Marx
Hanna, which was drunk amid cheers.
Mr Hanna, in briefly responding sail.
since the campaign ended have begun
7" redeem my reputation To saw that I
am enjoying this evening would be but
mildly expressing the pleasure / feel at
seeing these familiar faces before me.
when l began this campaign 1 felt
that | should be safe if / only had the
friendship cf the newspaper men. 1 begun
TO diagnose the situation, Now that the
campaign has been brought TO successful
- issue, don't mind telling YOU | picked up
great many pcinters from you.
II found that every one of YOU were Just
as fully alive 10 the situation as was.
Nobody understands better than do,
III my position. how important il 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,
l must say. got as much information from
them as they did from me. / know they
have done their share in writing the his
tory OF the campaign. and l am glad that
am in it with them"
CHAiRMAN'S ENJOYABLE EVENING
The chairman, Mr. Heath. then proposed
The health OF Charles A Dana and James
oimstead OF the New York Sun staff
briefly responded.
Many witty speeches We're made and the
conversation after dinner was brilliant.
No one enjoyed it more than Mr.. Hanna,
who swung around on his pivotal chair
TO hear the salient points.
The guests at the dinner We're twenty
New York and Brooklyn newspaper men
from as many papers, and the following
from Chicago: ". c. Gregory, the Tribune;
Sumner NJ. Curtis, the Tipes-H ,rald: F.
y. Houston, the Inter Ocean; Florence
Sullivan, the Chronicle: Richard Juhl the
stats Zeitung. \. W. O'Neill, the Unitasl
Associated Presses; 4. W Copp, the Chicago
Associated Press: II. Il. Gardner, the
Journal, and John 6. Shriver, Washington
representative OF the New York Mail and
Express, who was stationed at Chicago.
Tie guests spent today in sightseeing.
Bright aud early this morning the party
were up, and in the afternoon a drive
was taken to Grants tomb and through
Central Park.
In the evening the party enjoyed ths1-
selves in various ways and at midnight
took train for Washington.
\ day will be spent in sightse6in. at the
National Capital, and then the Journey
Will he resumed westward
The tram viii pass through Canton on
its way back and Major Mckinley will
greet the travellers.