New-York tribune., 1900-05-06
DEWEY AND SECOND PLACE.
IATTERBACH SUGGESTS THE POSSl-
BILITY AND SAYS ROOSEVELT
NIGHT HAVE TO RUN
AGAINST HIM.

At the smoker and vaudeville entertainment given
bv the Plaza Republican Club last evening IN the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club Theatre to the Repuo-
lcans of the XXIXth Assembly District there was
moro poltics than smoke or stage turns Not
many less than thousand received the corncoo
mines and pouches of tobacco and found room IN
the little auditorium
president Merriam introduced Edward w Harris
chairman Of the Committee Speakers. who pre-
sented to the audience John Proctor Clarke, who
said in part:
In the beginning of this Presidential & eampaign Sa
W. C,vii War was there Administration
so worthy of praise as this Every pd pisuged Nepa apd
new Iustre shed upon the flag home and a a3rond @
marty 90 to the polls with blazing victory leading
senator Nathaniel \. Elsberg. the next speaker
said in part:
When I, the chairman of the Republican state state
to make any saeres Of but desired TO
running rum hf h siav M here for second term to continue
the honest and splendid administration we have
been been pGyoB6ec beeve which the
Empire State VIII make come ITO to PSo PaSs IF Ts
him and of having him consult me. and wish To
lived ma 70 the high reputation that he holds
State.
Ex-Mayor William l.. Strong followed Briefly his
remarks We're:
In opening the campaign for the election of
President and a Governor always unite. Mug
wumps and machine men together place their shoul-
ders under the wheel. We cannot AFFORD to lose
Governor Roosevelt. He has shown himself to the
people to be a bold Republican. We cannot afford
to allow him be dragged off. Millions of men can
be Vice-Presidents when Mckinley heads the
ticket: he must, whoever is second.
Edward Lauterbach made the longest and most
serious speech of the evening. 1t in part:
| wish | might have the sanguine hopes that have
expressed of the victory for our party in
the fall But to my mind this campaign is fraught
with great danger. II Is TO he the battle OF our
lives.
III We shall allow hopes lessen zeal or
weaken our strength evil will come. The adhesion
of the Gold Democrats we may not be sure of
now that there is wide belief that present legis-
lation has made silver impotent. Then there
differences of opinion about policies for Porto Rico
and the Philippines, and disagreement IN sentiment
in regard to the Beers All these must be con-
sidered. and every man must be champion of the
ST. Louis platform
nounced himself unexpectedly a candidate for
office and shocked the people may become the
Vice Presidential choice of the Democratic party.
Il that be IL may not be unlikely that Theodore
Roosevelt, whom many have learned TO admire
since his administration may have TO be sacrificed
TO run Vice-Pres.dent In opposition II will
considered first. | feel also that Theodore
Roosevelt, with his great patriotism. would make
the same sacrinc we may be called upon to suffer
him.
The music for the opening number of the vaude-
vile began. but the guests made such dinning
drowning noise shouting for Gruber that the
Colonel had TO speak. He said
wish to make public acknowledgment to my
newly acquired friend, Mayor Strong for favor
OF sixty days ago. am now strong machine