New-York tribune., 1900-04-28
INSISTS ON ROOSEVELT.
NOMINATED FOR vICE-PRESIDENT AT
THE HARLEM REPUBLICAN CLUBS
DTNNEP
DINNER.

The name OF Governor Roosevelt as possible
candidate for the Vice-P Presidency was again pro-
iected at a dinner of the Harlem Republican Club
the Hotel Manhattan last night Judge J.
Franklin Fort of New-Jersey, who nominated
Garret A Hobart in the course of a speech In re-
sponse 10 the toast The Day We Celebrate said:
There would have been no question as 10 70 VIA what
Now that ne is dead and the TICKET Is 10 De SsT mG
have to give way New-YOrk
The dinner last night the eleventh annual one
in honor Of the memory Of the seventy-elghth
birthday Of Ulysses S. Grant. The affair was
marked by congeniality, good cheer and an abun-
dance Of good spirit. Covers for a hundred guests
we're laid The tables were garrished with lilies
and r1lf2s and on the walls portraits or
President Mckinley and Ulysses S. Grant draped IN
the National colors. Neapoiitan orchestra rur-
nished music while the dinner was in progress
George r. Bidwell presided He was introduced
bv James Y Watkins the president OF the Harlem
Republican Club. who extended welcome 10 'Ae
guests in a pleasant address Three Cheers were
proposed for him just as Mr. BdweH was rising.
Are those cheers for me-" inquired Mr. bld"eii'
and at that cue a similar courtesy was given IN HIS
honor Mr.. Bdweu said in part:
We are on the eve of most important cam I
pagn. our antagonists are alert anu a Trited
party The record of the RepHoica panss ar, ~ sverv
last few years has been such , as ~ ~ aisction iay
p i November William Mckinley (cheers( VIII nave
~ 1argesr DoDuIar vote cast for Presldeht-
@ Lne IIs 1are in memory of one of America great
est men The memory Of Grant is not ne,a sc scene 5be
same plane
Mr. Bidwen then introduced the Rev. D. J. NC
MILAN who responded TO the toast Gral' aN
soldier" Mr Mcmillan said IN part
=, g., ,ee+ that we should celebrate the olrthday
,f mar great man who was lncompaFaoIe - re 80
9i &c &C. f~on, anv general the world mas ever sen
di1ereil rom - 80 On conquest and Napoleon had
CAESAR ".tS "aI - rn9rnetIsm but neither OF these
- sreat pgrS-stsl srkeG Grant He tremendous IN
bmmSS [5 Zach and the grasp of any enormous puf
LIa
9rsnpr6 and dsobedence weakness As sreat s as
+be c+viI War was. il was not great enough 10 'eS
me me rntIitarv greatness of General Grant.
7,h Hedges was the next speaker. His subject
was The Use Of Anniversaries" He said IN part
admire this clubs Judgment in selecting tin niss Its
speakers asked 1aferment Tii15 and he said good
4igesf}on speaking of anniversafes 5n ISeliinr
N llAIeh ah, biv Will celebrate 1T as mora! Eotes
against establishing I'M ma e was the real thing
Everybody can't be Grant Iin he siInseif = and
was thai 2o9 he cHn Mas PR pence the aTnor
Eonest man The lesson OF SIrahI - ma r H 6nce
received si, S5t9d 'sTk ahS hsa+S nee Rs'lo' le :, W.
OF ms n,g OF the people in New-York is higher
+ban in snv other city of the world despite GU
eminent, sometimes The dIInGUiN haG rSe man who
leads the Democratic party today Is one & Miio ,, ,
@ ,bat 9 has come along The lesson of the Span
sh war-and Grant would say so II ne We're were mere
is thar if has shown US our own importance
Judge Fort was the next speaker, and made the
remarks nuoted above He also said that, though
there may be differences of opinion upon some
subjects. the American people had not had enough
OF the Republican party. He said that Bryan would
be the nominee at Kansas City, but that the coun-
try could never be controlled by Bryan or Bryan
ism. ,.
Senator John Ford spoke last his toast being
Five Years in the Senate Among those present
were Silas c Croft Cornelius Van Cott. Henry e.
Robinson Samuel swayze Alfred r. Page Cap
tain John II. Cook. Charles Z. Merritt, Charles A.
Helfer John B. Carss DR.. John Shrady, James c
Crvan Thomas Lawton Isaac E. Cole. II. c.
CaIkin Daniel E. Dowling, Henry C. Entrup and
Frank Rowland