Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-22
The Michigan Republicans
Honor the New Yorker.
HE MAY BE A CANDIDATE
For Vice President on the Republican
Ticket This Fall-General Shafter
Was a Guest of the Club and Made
a Speech.

Detroit, Feb. 22.-Several striking ora
tions were given last night by leaders of
the republican party in Michigan to the
stars who appeared before them on the
occasion of the fifth annual banquet OF
the Michigan club. But the enthusiastic
reception accorded to Hon. Timothy l..
Woodruff. lieutenant governor of New
York, far outshone all other features of
the occasion. introduced as the prob
able candidate of the state of New York
for vice president of the United States,
Mr.. Woodruff stood mute before a long
continued storm Of applause such as
would nave upset the equanimity of a
less sturdily poised person h the bril-
liant and aggressive New Yorker.
Major General Shafter, Governor Nash
of Ohio, Shaw of Iowa and Pingree Of
Michigan all received welcomes second
only to that Of Mr.. Woodruff. More
than 500 republicans sat at the annual
feast and the galleries We're filled with
spectators. The big armory was gay
with patriotic decorations. Washington's
portrait had the most conspicuous place,
and pictures Of Mr.. Mckinley, Admiral
Dewey and Generals Shafter and Alger
were suspended from the gallery front
The ma iona colors hung from ceiling
and walls.
J. r. Mclaughlin. president of the
club, and Governor Pingree delivered adj
dresses Of welcome. The governor, in
the course Of his speech, stated that after
II years Of continuous service. he had
no desire for further public p~referment.
Gov. George K. Nash Of Ohio spoke
to the toast "washington and the North
west Territory" In presenting Mr..
Woodruff to respond to the sentiment,
washington. the Expansionist.'' the
POSTMASTER. ex-United States Senator
JOhn Patton, Jr., aid
THE republican party believes in
young men. They were in at the found
ing of the party, they have been in it
since. and to them the party still turns
with confidence and hope. The Michigan
club has been in the habit of nominating
presidential candidates (alluding to
speeches before the club by Harrison.
Mckinley and others). Surrounded as I
am by governors and would-be COVER
nors and other candidates, I am inclined
to think that lightning might easily
strike a vice presidential candidate here
as well. When in the next national CON-
vention the question is asked Who does
New York want to name for vice presi-
dent because as New York goes, so goes
the union). will they not turn to that
stalwart pair of New York leaders and
bring forth the name of Timothy L.
Woodruff?" Gong and laud a~pplause).
Mr.. Woodruff then spoke.
Following Woodruff's speech, General
Shafter was called upon. A big burst of
applause greeted the man who COM
manded the Santiago campaign. He
paid an earnest tribute to General Alger
as "a man who had raised and equipped
80 efficient a force that in a little more
tnan lou days from the beginning of hos
tillSies n of the great nations of Europe
was suing for peace"
General Shafter declared himself an
ardent republican, and predicted that
washington Oregon n California
would give the largest republican ma
j%orities in their history.
Men of Michigan in the Footsteps of
Washington" was responded to by Cen
Henry V. Boynton of Washington.
spoke to the toast What and How Mich
We lave Accomplished"