The Portland daily press., 1898-12-23
SOME EXPANSION SPEECHES.
New England Banquet In New York
Calls Out Several.

SSNG ENT LNtiNSss
New England banquet in New York
Calls Out Several.
New York, December 22.-Over four
hundred sons of New England sat down
to the ninety third annual dinner of the
New England society Of New York city
tonight at the Waldorf-Astoria. President
Henry E. Rowland presided.
President Rowland made brief speech
in which he referred feelingly to the death
of Col George E. Waring, Jr., member
of the society who had died during the
year.
ssForefathers' Days was responded to
by Hon. Elisha Dyer. After tracing the
growth of the nation from the seed of the
Mayf1ower up to the present time, he
said: tOur responsibilities as nation
call for most exalted craftsmanship.
American civilization and American in
stitutions with all they signify, are TO be
carried TO the uttermost parts of the
earth y
Governor-elect Theodore Roosevelt was
greeted with loud cheers when he rose to
respond to 'The State Of New York"
General Wesley Merritt, fresh from his
labors with / the peace commission in
Paris, received a heerty greeting when he
arose. In part he said: eve have great
work before us. What we lave done and
what the administration has done, has
been in the interests of the country. We
oan extend our commerce in the tropics
to an enormous extent. A great many
| people have insisted that the constitution
| forbids the acquiring of new territory.
To these I have said we have outgrown
the constitution. 1t is not worth while to
discuss it.
1--WE are here and we are here to stay.
| Everything is In our favor in the far
East"
Hon James Beck followed. Major Gen.
| Shafter then paid warm tribute to the
regular army and to the men who had
taken part on the campaign against the
| Spaniards.
Major General Wheeler, was the next
speaker. He was received with cheers. He
told of the campaign in Cuba and said
that this country could not break down
from the task imposed upon it by Provi-
dence. He spoke of the recent trip or
President Mckinley and said it would do
more to cement the North and South than
anything else since the war. Major GEN
eral Randolph spoke on "The Army and
Navy"
Major General Hawkins spoke on ''The
Regular Army" Augustus Thomas ON
Comrades in Arms" Commander
Higginson of the battleship Massachu-
setts spoke of the "Navy."
BANQUET ALMOST FAILURE.
Atlanta, Ga, December pa special
to the Constitution from Charleston. ..
g., says: Dispensary constables today
seized the fine stock Of wines imported
here for the annual banquet of the New
England society which was given tonight
The wines were stored yesterday In the
Charleston hotel. When the stock was
seized. tho Rev DR.. Veddcr, president of
the society appealed to the constables to
surrender it, but his request was refused.
The situation began to look serious.
United States Senator Hoar of Massachu-
sett was the guest of honor at the ban
Quet, which was the most elaborate affair
of the kind of the season. There was no
chance to get other wines in the city. U,
S. Senator MoLaurin of South Caronna,
who delivered an address at the banquet
was seen and asked to use his influence
to get back the liqnors. he sent q warm
telegram to Governor Ellerbee, ana asked
him to make the constables deliver the
goods. SHORTLY Afterwards telegram
from Columb bia announced that the wines
would be released. Sharp orders were sent
to the constables and tonight the wine
flowed as usual at the banquet The selz-
ure is being indignantly discussed IN
Charleston.
a NEW ENGLANDERS AT PHILA-
DELPHIA.
Philadelphia, December 22.-The annual
dinner of the New England society of