Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-03-02
BANQUET AT DETROIT
REPUBLICANS MEET AND Make
SPEECHES.

" It1EfSIGGs AtbhOAis" .s NOOuiAht
Gov. Nnsh, Gov. Saw and Other
headers Celebrate Gcr,. Westinghouse,
birthday Anniversary.
Detroit correspondence
The fifteenth annual banquet nj the
Michigan Club brought u Ircatcr number
III party leaders of the State together i'll
Detroit than has been the case for years.
This w:,s due mainly to the fact that !;
larger field o, candidates for State Offices
is i'll existence than history records before
i'll party ranks. Over IL score opened
headquarters in the various hotels ami
kept active corps of lirutcnants busy
among the hundreds of politicians pres
cnt. This WAS particularly true OF the SIX
candidates for nomination for Governor
Several striking ovations were given l."
The stars who apl,cated III the banquet,
Int the enthusiastic reception accorded 10
Timothy H. Woodruff. Lieutenant Coy
2rnor OF New York. far outsllonc all 9th
CT features of the occasion. introduced
IL: the probable candidate of the great
pivotal State of New York for the high
Office of Nicc-I'rcsident of the United
States, Mr.. Woodruff stood mute before
Il lOng-continucu storm of applause such
as would have easily upset the cuuaniin-
Try of IL less sturdily poised person il,an
the brilliant and aggressive young New
Yorker. Mai. Gen. Shaftcr. Cows. Nash
Of Ohio, Shaw of Iowa and Pingrce oil
Michigan all received welcomes second
only tn that OF Woodruff.
More than 800 Republicans sat ut the
annual feast. The galleries We're filled
with spectators. The big armory was
giy with pntriotic decorations. Wash
iagton's portrait had the most conspicn-
GUS place. Pictures OF President Me-
lsinlcy, Admiral Dewey and Gems. Ssaf-
tcr and Algcr We're suspended from the
gallery fronts. n score of wcll-known
Republicans. including the speakers. pass
I'd across the hall III the outset, headed
by the %toastmastcr. rN-Unitcd States
Senator john Patton. .Jr., arm in arm
with Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff.
The committee located the spring State
Republican convention ut Detroit Oh May
During the day Gen. Russell y. NJ
ger gave IL reception to the Michigan
Clubs guests, which WAS very largely
attended. and was much in the nature of
an ovation tn the general himself. The
candidacy nf William III. Elliott of De
troit for the Michigan membership of the
Republican national committee came to
the front. and during the day Lieut.. Gov.
Woodruff of New York State. the Platt-
Roosevelt candidate for Nice-Ercsidcnt.
held an imprompiu reception at the lius-
sell House.
The banquet i'll the evening was at
tended by at least twelve hundred politi-
cians. Senator John Patton. Jr.. nf
Grand Rapids acted as toastmaster. Gov.
| Il:. 1.t:,.. tl,, ..n1nn,,t,,,p ,,sl1rncS
rs his final appearance rs Governor be-
fore the club.
Pin.rcc's Nalcdictory.
After eleven years of continuous ser
vice L havc no desire for further political
prcfcrmcnt." he announced. His speech
dealt almos; exclusively with his we'll
known ideas upon taxation. In the course
of it he took occasion To deny that he
would ever holt the Republican party.
III my declaration of independence" he
said. apropos of his announcement that
lie would run on 81 ticket of his own
should Ferry he nominated. has called
attention to the real issue of taxation. it
is 81 good thing"
Gov. Nash of Ohio was warmly re-
ccived and his address on "Washington
and the Northwest Territory" made an
excellent impression.
Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff of New York
was decidedly the orator ut the evening.
His subject was "Waslingtom. the In
parSionis.." 1t WAS an eloquent tribute
To the policy of the national :dininistra-
ton. and his references tn the efficiency
Of Secretary of War .tlger brought forth
great cheering.
Referring to the expansion policy of the
Government Mr.. Woodruff said:
.'rhe expansion of the United States
has been unparalleled in The history of
nations. Three hundred and fifty thou
sand square miles and ".0nN.U 600 people
constituted the area and population of
the thirteen colonies. The territory has
increased ten-fold and the population
twenty-five fold.
Tho acquisition. after the war of
American independence. of. the Northwest
tcrritory-of which Michigan WAS n past
Increased by two and II nalf times the
original domain of the nation. This again
WAS doubled by tie purchase of the Lou-
isiana territory. Al an expenditure of less
than the cost of three iirst-class cruisers
of orr modern navy. The acquisition Of
Florida Ivy purchase. Of the Oregon terri
tory by partition. of Texas hy anacxa-
ton. of parts of Mexico hy cession. and
oil .Nl;lsk;i ny purchase. ag;iin doubled
our domain.
"Thc addition of Hawaii. Porto Rico
and the Philippine Islands although
equal to he territory OF the British Isl
ands-incrrascd by Only onc-thirt!eth the
area of the United .S;aics. which WAS
already %ncari.v equal 10 the Whole of
Europe. From Boston as The Hub. with
the Carolinis and the Appalachian noun
tains as II circumference. We had. by the
acquisition of Alaska. carried the ycog-
raph!cal center of the ;ation westward
stci, by step. beyond the Golden Gn,c.
until it matters not ,o-lay whether. in
setting forth for the furthermoS; frontier
of the republic. w turn our faces toward
the rising or tho setting sun"
On the subject of the Nicaragua cana
lie said:
THE independence of Cuba and ,hq
possession of Port" Rico will lr of ines