New-York tribune., 1899-03-26
DEPEW PLEADS FOR UNITY.
SAYS THIS is THE TIME FOR REPUBL1-
CANS TO GET TOGETHER.
LEMUEL z. oUIGG ALSO ADDRESSES THE MUIR
RAY HILL, REPUBLICAN CLUB. AND con-
TRAsTs THE HARMONY IN THE PARTY
TO THE DEMOCRATIC DIsCORD.

RAY HILL REPUBLICAN CLUB. AND con-
TRAsTs THE HARMONY IN THE PARTY
TO THE DEMOCRATIC DIsCORD.
The Murray hin Republican Cub Of the Twenty
seventh Assembly District held dinner AT Lyric
Hail. in Sixth-ave near Forty-second-st.. last
night. About two hundred persons sat down at
the tables. Many OF those present were coored
men
Among those present Senator y. A EisoerS'
Assemblyman Gherardi Davis. DIR. Leonard Weber
cx-Alderman J. T. Van Rensselaer,, Colonel Johh
II Wood J. A. Bishop. Alexander V Campben'
Henry G.. Platt John L. Odel. ex-Assemoiyman
William Hoag ex-Judge b. r Morgan James w
Perry. Alfred T. Ommen Alexander Caldwell John
Sabine Smith Newton L. Schoss. Charles f. Bull
er William Gibson job L. Hedges and others
Charles w. Earring presided.
Iemuel e Ougg entered the hall about BIB
o'clock on the OF John Sabine Smith Chauncey
NJ. Depew arrived just az the presiding ohcer was
making his Introductory address. He was greeted
by tremendous applause. He was escorted 10
table by John Sabine Smith. The uproar conuh-
ued and Mr. Earring Immediately asked senator
Depew TO address the gathering. Mr.. Depew salu
in part:
It time for the Republican party to get hu, '1
eether The Democratic party is dyideD' leo bone one
deferred. II waits until the plums are ripe ,
dies in the mean time II Is ms loss The
State is Repubiican If the Republicans Of the
city were as vigant and as eager 10 40 tnerr gr
duty as the rural Republicans II would ne an %
matter TO make the city and State sohdly K, Ke,
publican. The Democratc party is nov now bmnt,ng unip
on the tariff and silver They have oeen tnd ~
for one live issue. and at last they have iou"o !"
1t is the $40 dinner VS. the q dintro H md Wheaton
and the other brave fellows who are ightlne ,t u.uJI
tropical sun not f2F bSS 4S and the
prowess OF our arms have placed on us.
Mr.. Dcpew dwelt on the business stagna'on ol
ne country in the Cleveland Administration, ana
dor
"Thc Republican party is once more suonsE
unitod under the leadership of President M'Nin-
lc, he said "and certain victory Is before us
in the next campaign If We organize our forces
renuel = Ouigg was introduced at the close o.
scnator-olect Depew's address. lie said IN part
This so dinner nor 81 dinner an II of Is us q
dinner given by united party "heIr a." ~ J,ritH
may gather in harmony AT last thtre - Iii'.g t'
and harmony IN our ranks noS AZ last decided 70
forget our differences and present strong Ihliel
ana Governor Theodore Roosevelt are all to
eother again. The President is good organz1Iloh
man a good Republican and good independent
lie is the 70 unite all factions. ,o 49,. .,o
If the Republicans profit by the example ~ l .he
last election they can save the city or New ork
Ii was shown that can carry it 7 we stand TO-
gcther We stood together for tne G,eytGn on v T
lost because divided. was partly 10 blame ana @
| Of II There we're others to blame. too But we
have forgotten all that. and let us stand together
Tammany sees It's finish already 1t Is raising
salaries and rates 1t proposes n get an j. can
ont Of the city before It is obliged to surrender II
Police captains. sergeants and even roundsmen are
| obliged to contribute to an enormous corruption
There is no place in the city where the work of
| harmonizng and organizing all the elements 1L Hi Il
| the Republican party should be more vigorously
! pushed than in this Assembly district.
Following Mr.. Quigg Magistrate Joseph Deuel.
Senator y. A. Elsherg and John Sabine smith
made brief addresses All urged harmony and the
unincaton OF the party in the district and at large