The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-26
new Y0RK'S INPAuY.
The Great Dinner Tonight to
Thomas G. Plat. Worst
Living Politician.

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ALBANY N, ~ Jan. &c, ~1Sa7.-Unitcd
States senator-elect Thomas G. Platt ar
rived here today with his family. They
are staying at the Hotel Kenmore. On
h train accompanying Mr.. Plat were
many leading Republicans from New
York and Brooklyn. They were the first
to arrive Of the guests who are TO be
present tonight. at the banquet to be ten
dered the United States Senator-elect, at
Harmonus Bleecker Hall, by the State
League of the Republican Clubs. Presi-
dent Colvin of the League states sthat
the arrangements are complete and of the
best. Tickets for the seating Of the 1000
guests at the banquet table have been
distributed, while not a ticket remains
for the 1,50o seats provided for the spec
tators.
TIL interior decorations and arrange
ments are both gorgeous and elaborate.
The speakers. table stand upon a raised
platform resting apo the STAGE n has
seating capacity for ffty-four. There
are fourteen tables extending over the
orchestra circle and seven more to the
rear Of the main table. The decorations
for the festive boards are extremely taste
full. Each table will be distinguished by
flowers and b~outonnieres Of a certain col
or-pink, red, white, etc, smilax inter-
woven with ferns forms the body with
celluloid baskets filled with roses, azeleas.
ferns and miniature palms. composing
the centre pieces. On the speakers table
are three massive incandescent bouquet
ornaments.
The decorations of the hall proper are
a combination of bunting, flowers, vines,
tropical foliage and colored electric
foliage. Broad streamers Of National
comics. From the proscenium arch The
State coat of arms Is displayed sur
rounded by immense flags. Draperies Of
NOR are arranged before the boxes and
around the balcony rail.
Variegated trailing vines droop from the
with silk American banners. Curtains
of silk and lace and ~lambrequins of
American colors adorn the large windows,
and everything Is arranged to harmonize
with the sylvan scene which will be set
On the stage at the. back of which the
Stars Stripes of the American dag
VIII H. De rsprsssnted In colored lights
banquet tables are hung. with evergreens,
palms and ferns, partially screening from
view aT the the sSss IL an ad DE aH corridor.
those who are to respond to the toasts
in the following order.-3
.I1Ou. t4ouudSs IA EtAll, Governor FRANK
b. Black, former United states Senator
William Pitt Kellogg of Louisiana; Hon.
u Sleat kassetta President D. DE- Wood
publican Clubs; Lieut.. Gov. Timothy l..
Woodruff, LlA Hon. Russell A. Alger Of
Michigan. and the Hon. Chauncey N.
Messrs. Woodruff and Alger were sub
stftuted IN place of United States sSena-
tor-electaPenrose of Pennsylvania and
United States Senator Cabot Lodge Of
Massachusetts,, respectively
The menu card is an elaborate piece of
artistic work and contains the list of h
invited guests including New York State
Republican ex-Governors. United States
senators who were Senatorial colleagues
OF Mi. Pfatt I'M 1881, and several United
States Senatorsrelect and prominent Re-
publioaps as well as the President of all
State Leagues of Republican clubs. 1t also
Contains the sleteers of regret received in
Guiding those from the P-resident-elect and
Observation-Disclosures of the United States
and the United States Senators and Gov
ernors of other States.
Among the Owego friends of Mr.. Plat
who will be present are ". A. Smythe of
the ,Owego Times. DIR. w. Layer, Mr..
Platt's family physician; E.. w. Stone, and
Theo.AD. pGereseGhainman of the Tioga
County Republican Committee and DR..
Cady OF Nichols, sTiega county.