New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-13
DINNER FOR COL. ROOSEVELT.
REPUBLICAN CLUB FORMALLY GUN
GRADUATES THE GOvERNOR-ELEcT.
THE COLONEL OUTLINES IMPORTANT FEATURES
OF HIS POLICY At ALBANY-ADDREssEs
ALSO BY MR. DEPEw. WHO PREslDEs
MR. ROOT AND OTHERS

X.
The Republican Club, which was the first or
ganization formally to congratulate Coiohei
Roosevelt on his nomination by the Sara'osa
Convention. was last night the first orgahlza-
ton to congratulate him upon his election u
the high office Of Governor Of the state OF Ne"
York The fact that the Republican C'up was
the first to extend its Congratulations III
formal way seems especially appropriate, IN
view OF the effective and energetic WORK oo"e Ds
that organization in the campaign tha' 'ei"'
mated so brilliantly last Tuesday
Colonel Roosevelt has been member OF the
Republican Club for fourteen years. so that the
dinner which was rendered him last night car
ried with II the fluctuations Of both fellow-Re-
publicans and fellow club members owing 10
the limited size of the club dining room. the IN
vtations to the banquet were confined strictly
to cluh rnemhers and to a few Of the men VINO
were most intimately associated with Coiohe'
Roosevelt in his canvass Of the state. and some
even Of the club members were unable to OBTAIN
accommodations.
Especial interest attaches 10 the dinner pe
cause Colonel Roosevelt took occasion III MS
address to outline with the greatest emphasis
and with the unmistakable clarity ann P'~
clsion that characterize all his utterances cei
tain important features Of the poicy ne "i'e''U'
to pursue as Chief Executive OF the S'a'e' Ni0'
ever he frankly acknowledged his lhueo'eu''
for his election to two classes OF NoterS-"d''O
the Republicans of the rural districts anu ''''
smaller cities of the Sta.a. ana the lhuePc"u
voters and Democrats VINO preferred - VIZ
for a Republican rather than ndorse the N'cIou
policy dictated by the leader or Ia'nh'aHY MAJ
To these classes Of voters Colonel h'o'''
,ronos.d q to,st and ever man drank It with
him Colonel Roosevelt took occasion "''o ~
rerov everv promise he had made in his spen-
lid canvass Regarding the lahorns PeoP's "
sa,d that be would make it his business to Try
to find out wha. they needed and wah'eu am
to give II to them If he could conscientiousiY 40
co 1-pon the questions raised by the war with
Srain and its accompanying VICTORIES '"e Wv
ernor-elect was equally speclhc.
Colonel Roosevelt did not arrive al the cluO-
house until nearly y o'clock He was met at
the door bv William Leary, chairman OF 'he
Camnaign Committee of the club, and escorted
IN tho reception room. where he was eagerly
eeized unon bv scores Of club members VINO nau
been waiting for the opportunity to consra'u
late him personally Long before all had peei'
ahIe 70 shake his hand dinner was annoutceu'
and the guests proceeded TO the dlnlnG-roo'''
| Chaur,cey NJ Depew, president OF the ''u" w
cupied the central seat at the nrst 'ap''' ''''
Colonel Roosevelt sat at his right. Upon Ms
ler, sat T. r. Odell. jr.. chairman OF inc h'P"o-
ucan state Committee thar whom no man u'"
| moro IN achieve the Republican victory. Near
hv sat judge w. NJ. x. Ocott Major Avery ~
| Andrews one Of Colonel Roosevclts Deinocra'io
i colleagues o1, the Police Board; Frank MOSS
Who succeeded him as president OF thet hoaru
| Iohn Proctor Clarke, who accompanied MIN i"
his tours OF the state: Eihu Root. ID. Il. A'ns-
worth and others.
Senator PIatt sent letter saying that o'''
an important engagement prevented MS pres
| ence and Senator Henry Cabot Lodge also 'cie-
graphed his regrets and CONGRATULATIONS Every
! Guest carried away p campaign hat in miniature
as a souvenir while upon the menu cardS were
/ drawings representing various fields or ACTIVITY
IN which Colonel Roosevelt had been most con-
! cpic