New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
DEPEW GUEST OF TIE LOTOS.
DINNER IN HONOR OF HIS ELECTION Az
SENATOR.

son DINNER-NIR. DEEPEN. GOV
ERNOR ROOSEVELT AND IAN
MACLAREN AMONG THE
OTHER SPEAKERS
Senator-clect Chauncey NJ. Depew was last
evening the guest Of honor at dinner given
bv the I.otos Club at its clubhouse. In Fifth
ave The dinner was attended by a sufficient
number Of Mr. Denew's fellow club members
TO tax severely the facilities Of the club and II
was i'm every way an enthusiastic and appro-
pirate affair, in which all present We'd with
one another In expressing their pleasure at the
high honor which has SO deservedly fallen on
Mr.. Denew.
The gathering was in ways a remark
able one. 1t was one Of the largest ever assem-
BLEED at dinner in the LotOs Club house. and II
was made up Of men OF every stripe OF political
faith and a few who have never expressed any
political faith at all. Mr.. Depew himself made
a Enthusiastically happy address, which was
cheered to the echo. and the speech of ex-
Senator David b. Hill, often NJ. Depew's
oratorical opponent in political campaign de-
lighted his audience to the point Of uproarious-
ness Mr. Hill referred to the approaching din
ner OF the Democratic Club to be given on
April IL in a fashion that found favor in the
he paid his respects to his old-tme enemy. Mr.
Croker.
Frank r. Lawrence, president Of the club.
presided. and conspicuous at the guests table
were the Rev. Dr. John Watson. ex-senator
Hill, General Daniel +. Sickles and Major Gen
eral Wesley Merritt. Among others present
we're w. j. Abbot, c. Agnew, W. J. ArkeL b.
Arkell. w. H. Bradley F. a. Burnham, Johns
l.. Brown, J. r. Bartlett George II Bogert, l..
q. Bloomngdale. f. w Bloomingdae. r. l..
Bonner, F. Bonner. II II Brockway, w II.
Barrett, a. Bradshaw. +. H. Butler. William
Berr c. II. Coffin, W G. Chamberln, L. H.
Grail. w. Carr, Garrison Cove. J. w. COngdOn.
J. H. Compartment. Charles Colman. w. l..
Duryea. 5. II. Daniels II. T. Davis. John FL
derkn, A. J. Elkins j. H. Flagler, r. p Flower,
c. Fulton. II. y. Fraser, =. Farrelly. c. A.
Gould r. Guggenheimer. II. c. Du Val. c. w.
Fuller. II. H. Harrison. II. H. Hume. c. c.
Hughes. II. ~ Heft. William Hoffman. w. f.
Helme William Jay Ives. f. W Kost, r. s.
Krkwood j. B. LettC o. b. Libbey. William
Leary. Clarence Lexow, Andrew Little, l.. c.
Lawton. Colonel T. c. Gaines Chester s Lord
w. s Logan. DR.. A. f. Macdonald VI. ]. Null
queen, w. W. Mann. w. A. Macy A. L. North
rup, Charles p. NorcrOss. Miles NJ. O'Brien. w
6. Phillips 5. G. Pratt. c. j. Perry, c. T. Par
dee Major j. b. Pond. W. Parsons. c. II. Post
+. a. Quintarl W. p. Richards II. A. Rogers
J. Rupert. jr.. W. ]. Sutherland. J. 4. Stanton
Dr. Louis L. Seaman !. y. Seligman f. Steven
son. W. II. Smith. j. w. Taylor. r. c. Welt
J. r. Van Wormer W II. White. L. Windmill
ler George Wilson. II. w. Winton. r. NJ VIII
cox and Colonel John W. Vrooman.
Governor Roosevelt came in late in the
ing and was greeted with the outburst Of en-
thusiasm that always marks his appearance at
a public gathering Of any sort
THE GUEST INTRODUCED.
Mr. Depew and Ian Maclaren sat side by side
at the table and before the speaking began they
were kept busy signing their autographs for the
benefit Of scores of those present. Frank r.
Lawrence secured silence with some difficulty
when the dinner had been eaten and the cigars
lighted. and in introducing the guest Of the
evening spoke as follows his references to Mr.
Depew being greeted with hearty applause:
This club forms strange world and its members
newspapers. which others are fated to read Some,
times one writes book some enjoy positions OF
comfort and dignity upon the bench. Few went to
he war some 60 abroad 6It geray o as A
dinners given IN their honor. and just now II hap
pens that one Of our number has been Translated
to the United States Senate.
ness Of things. II was az natural that ShauhoeI
NJ Depew should gravitate toward the Senate OF
the United States for water 10 seek lis own level
Some words in his honor should be uttered upon
occasion such as this, but IT Is mot cas-! 10 ,,'
language appropriate TO the event TO say that MT
Depew is eloquent. 10 say that ne II g'al 10 s'A
that he is versatile is but to say what mas oeeh Su
a thousand times
In Speaking Of DPew SpTPerlstyeT Go 3Ss as
semblage needs new vocabulary For tH'hS !
during most OF that time he has stood among the
foremost orators OF the day, equally az noiI.' ~"
vorc"-pre- eminent upon the political platform, III
the academic forum and at the ta1ie ai'er u'""''
IaGf ftse6 n
we recognize r. his election 10 me senate ol
ne United states 5 5sH i1 90 the prestige
/ Of that ancient and honorable BODY. ,, dana
In MIN we shall hays so q the E@pe Stat
that chamber where in their DAY the a., o '
best OF her have sat We know ma ms Eoye
viii ing loud and Gear upon all questions WIZ
public welfare National honor are enc neT six
and We esteem IL fortunate that 10Y w NC ~ his
Years the weight which always attaches TO TO ans ans
uttsrances viii be enhanced ~ G t d~,veT Tdo
Ne wish him all happiness ana success Seo1gb me me
career AND may the ss senn5 Dtpew' grow
NOR and more representative OF the best nIegG
a ab s sie Of mos Intelligent discussion Of pubic
questions and the source Of the wiseS' eb'S'd'''
THE SENATOR ELECTS SPEECH.
When every man had drained his glass to the
! health Of the Senator-elect and the cheering hau
died away. Mr.. Depew spoke as follows MS re-
marks being punctuated with applause "'oie
frequently than meodramas are stre"h VII"
| exclamation points:
Mr. President ard Gentlemen; Fcrihit ne -
IL, Ia say 1 Iovc your greeting ana YOU CilY a.,
Any man would be insemsi0e 10 anlDtlo.' an, 4iI ~,
qualification who was not proud OF lnv csitinn T
c,,izers had selected him for Il PosIuOh {
trust and grave responsibility n tnrT IL touc6ed
~ a deener-seated and tendcr"r choIu ! .p''
zion men OF all parties and all cfreds cNpI,S
rnmch pleasure in the event as II inc nD"V V hsi
"strated bv personal incident for by your In'l
this is personal night WnTn me new. eve o9 Flee
ION Day way back in my youth that naa og ,r
Oh $ecretary % State the house was Sv"Il S'.i
eleclSu " shouting multitude with Lannerr
iuhs and fireworks My old Democrat iat'ei
- TOO sturdy Democrat 10 Nolr Ioi M
WIo,Iic,r son ard too good father not 10 rtjocc
a. R's success embraced the boy ana "rpl Ior jos
~, 1i teors made deeper impression anu "'oic
ii'rorehle night than ali the votes cr"ppel IL '"'
1S tnv which had made possible the GF"htscs
ps ~, f.mous operate composers hHd Ilu''"Ii'