The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-28
Mr.. Mckinley Before Manu-
facturers Oi New York.
HE is A BIT HUMOROUS
HEs THEN REJOICES IN THE
COMING; OF PROSPERITY.
WHAT THE NATIONAL ELECTION MEANT
His Construction of it Was, Among Other
Issues, that the Gold Standard Should be
Maintained Duty of Republicans Was
to Make Their Best Efforts.

Maintained Duty of Republicans Was
to Make Their Best Efforts.
New York, Jan. 27.-The third annual
banquet of the National Association OF
Manufacturers of the United States,
which was served tonight at the Wal
dorf-Astoria Hotel, was one of the larg-
est and most elaborate affairs of the kind
ever given in this city. One thousand
guests were seated at the tables.
would be present, caused a rush for tick
cts.
President Mckinley was driven from
the Windsor Hotel and was received al
the Waldorf Astoria at 6:30 p. m. by the
committee of merchants and at once TAX
on 10 the royal chambers. Half an hour
later he appeared in the reception room
where he held levee for more than an
hour
The banquet hall was magnificently do.
corated. the tiers of boxes being draped
with silken banners The President
flag was suspended over the head of the
table from the Presidents box.
The tables were elaborately decorated
with flowers and potted plants. Thc
dais where the President and Other
guests sat, were also adorned with many
flowers
The march to the banquet hall began
at 1:15, and lasted almost to T:30 p.
m.. being Il struggling line.
President Mckinley, with the commit
Tee of thirty-six. marched into the hall.
the band playing Hail TO the. Chief"
TT was after o o'clock when Warner
Miller raped for order. lie then an
nonced that Rev. r. S. Macarthur
would invoke blessing. DIR. Macarthur
in his prayer called for special protec-
tien for tlIe President and the members
Of the Manufacturers Association.
Among those who occupied seats of
honor on the raised dais were: Presi-
dent Mckinley, NJ. Il. ingalls,, Darwin
X. james. Rev. II. $. Macarthur Thos.
w. Cridler, Randolph Guggenheimer,
Elihu Root, John Addison Porter. At
torney General John w. Griggs, Lieu
tenant Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff,
Senator VIM. p. Frye, Charles Emory
Smith. Warner Miller President Theo
G. Search. Henry T. Howhnd, Ex-
Mayor VIM. l.. Strong. Clement A
GFiscom. ST. Clair McKelway and Ab-
ner Mckinley.
Among the other guests were: Albert
Pope, Henry Iajohn, General Sam
Thomas, Lewis Nixon, Il. A. McAlpin
VIM. G. Whitney. Coils p. Huntington
and George Gunter.
The menu cards were very elaborate
They were volumes of vellum bound in
addressed calf, with a monogram burn
ed into the cover, surrounded by a
scroll. There Were etchings of ''Liber-
ty," ''The Brooklyn Bridge" Industry. .
a scene on Wall street Commerce and
Transportation, and some of the large
buildings in New York.
The Presidents menu card was the
same as that of the other guests except
that the edges We're in gold and the
words ''Ihe President in embossed fold
on the cover. At 1920 o'clock Warner
Miller raped for order. He referred
to the youth of the association and said
the meeting would be productive o1
more good than anything that has beer
held in this country for some time. Ht
said there was nothing political in tn,
organization.
The chief end of the organization, III
fIecldfP0. WAS ID tAlCfiu tiS
OF the United States abroad.
This association" he said. 'wonl'
advocate another department in the Ca
bnet, namely, Secretary of Com
merce."
Mr.. Miller then introduced Theo. &
Search, President of the association
who spoke briefly.
The widest enthusiasm prevailed
when President Mckinley was introduc
ed. Men stood i'll their seats; wOIner
in the boxes waived their handkerchief
and the uproar drowned the speaker
voice. The cheering and clapping ol
hands were redOubled when tosat was
drunk to the President.
President Mckinley spoke slowly and
was plainly heard in every portion OF
the hall.
President Mckinley said:
Mr.. Toast Master, members of tht
National Association of Manufacturers
and Guests:
For the cordial character of this greet
ing ! return my thanks. The genuine
ness Of your welcome is full compensa
ti0n for having left Washington at al
unusually busy season in order to parti
cipate in this interesting meeting.
] scarcely need remind You that we dC
not meet as strangers. Neither you
business organizations nor your socia
reunions are altogether unfamiliar Il
me. / have been with you before, no
guest. as now, but rather in the capa
city of host. ! recall that as Governo
of the State Of Ohio il was my pIeasur