The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-05
DINNER TO VOORHEES,
Union League Club Entertains
the Acting Governor-His
Republican Speech.

Over one hundred guests and members
of the Union League Club welcomed
Acting Governor Voorhees, last evening
at the clubhouse on Van Worst Square.
The club gave a dinner in honor of the
Governor and the tables were set in the
long parlors. The front wall was decor
ated with portraits of President McKin-
ley and Vice President Hobart. Flavel
MCGEE, president of the club, presided,
having the guest Of the evening on his
right, while near him were Prosecutor
James Erwin, John A. Walker, Judge
Charles w. Parker and Walter Collins.
At the end of the long table sat Nath-
aniel w. Voorhees,, president OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Clinton. N. j., father or
the Governor.
the others present were Brigadier
General P. f. Wanser, General Il. H.
Abernethy, General William B. Mason,
S. Fl. Smith, Judge II. M. Neyius, W. O.
Newcomb, L. Schermerhorn, George Rich
ards. John 2. Muller, ]. ]. Detwillerr,
Brautigam, ex-Commissioner Clayland
Tilden, Commissioner P. M. w. West,
Adam S.. Baldwin, John S. Doscher, W.
H. Van Dreele, Commissioner Richard
Brown. George A. Wood, Chief Murphy,
Commissioners Reuben Simpson, Michael
Murray, George H. White, F. g. Van
Zandt, j.. A. Dear, ] A. Dear. Jr;; John
-. u, - - zap
blyman John w. Heck, George E. Long,
r. G. Washburn, Isaac S. Taylor. Geo.
w. Conklin, Alvah TroWbridge, G. W.
Terhune. John J. Erwin, George 2. Fran
els, Harry Hill, ". 2. Pearson, Director
UIamor Allen, Henry S. White, Justice
j. H. Potts. Director Henry Y. Dewitt,
ex-Assemblyman H. Holmes, S. D. Temp
kins, H. e. Evertsen, II. Dusenbery,
Colonel John ]. Toffey,- w. H. Summers.
Charles n. King, J. L. Clark, Harry
Kopido, S. F. Swezey, z. W. Wooolieyy'
Lockwood. r. B. Gray. a. Fengado, ex-
Assemblyman w. M. Klink, ex-Assem-
blyman Frederick Schober, ex-Director
David r. DAILY, A. a. smyth. James e.
G.. Shaw, NJ. Isbeter. Louis S~tubenvoll,
j. H. Kuntz, Ernest ~Heppenheimer, Geo;
Miller, Samuel Limerick. pr. Hanks, and
Commissioner Frank Matthews.
Senators E. C. Stokes and w. M. john
son had accepted invitations and We're
expected to respond to toasts. Senator
Stokes te4egraphed hat he was i'll. and
Senator Johnson sent a message that he
had been summoned to Washington. Ho-
bart futile. who had been invited, sent
a letter of regret.
The Governor said that New Jersey was
a Republican State and had been for at
least three years. IF the Republican
party proves as faithful in the future as
it had in the past, the State would re-
main Republican for forty years to come.
The best evidence that New Jersey is a
Republican State was the increased ma
JOrlly given at the ELECTIONS. lie Sdlu
that every dollar that a been appro-
priated by the last Legislature was justi-
fed.
The Governor said that the people of
New Jersey were in perfect sympathy and
accord with the magnificent Statesman
who controlled at present our National
destinies. New Jersey was for war, if war
was necessary. In Washington there was
a man in whom New Jersey had the most
profound confidence; the State was proud
that upon no one in this hour of trial did
the President lean more heavily than on
the Vice-President of the United States.
Then, too, as Jerseymen, they were all
proud that on all questions of law the
President relied p another Jerseyman.
The Governor SAT- that in this hour of
supreme peril, when the eyes OF the world
are upon us. he felt assured the country
would come out with honor.
James S. Erwin, Prosecutor of the
Pleas, who was substituted for Senator
Johnson, spoke to the toast, .The Future
of the Republican Party-Can We Keep
the Gold Democrats and Would 1t Be
Well for the Country if They Permanently
Leave the Democratic Party?'
Judge Charles w. Parker responded to
the toast, Municipal Corruption-Does 1t
Exist. and Is There a Remedy
Ex-Director John A. Walker spoke to
the toast, "The Country Prospers Under
Republican Rule Because They Are Bet
ter Financiers than the Democrats"