New-York tribune., 1903-01-16
REPUBLICANS MERRY.
Much Fun at Dinner Of Nineteenth
assembly District Ofganazdf'on.

Merrily accompanying the orchestra in the
choruses of songs. the Republicans OF the AlA'h
Assembly District Organization held their annual
dinner at the Madison Square Concert Hall last
night The floor of the hall was filed with tables.
About five hundred guests were at the dinner anu
when the speeches given several hunoreu
more filed the galleries Jollity the predomi-
nant note of the evening-jollity over the dinner
joIIitv in the speeches jointly which at times broke
out into cheers The speakers of the evening were
Senator j. B. Doiver. of Iowa; Representative
James E Watson. of Indiana, and Simeon ford.
The hall was decorated with palms, while the
tables were cav with pink shaded candles. The
entire front of the gallery was draped with Amer
lean flags. At the tables. ranged down the hali
sat Repubicans-mosty from the Alhth Dfstict
"a few outsiders and a few Democrats At the
guests table at the head of the room. sat men
well known in city and State politics. with a few
who are concerned in national affairs Among
them were Ex-Governor Frank s. BLACK Juose
Chester B. Mclaughlin. Collector N N. Strana-
han Robert c. Morris Commissioner Thomas
sturgis ex-Justice Ernest Hall. Commissioner Nc
Dougau Hawkes. Senator T F. Ellsworth Justice
James A Blanchard, Congressman W. II. Douglass
Nathaniel Tuttle. eX-Judge w NJ X olcotl. D.
Sloat Fassett George r. Bdwen, Senator N "A.
F-lsbers Magistrate Joseph NJ Deuel., Postmaster
Van Colt Justice julius NJ. Mayer Magistrate w
H Olpsted William r. Wilcox, Edward Lanter-
BACH Edward A. Bond and John F. OBrien'
The diners iotned Justify in the choruses of THE
Good Old Summer Time" ''Mr Dooley under
Ia
Deverys campaign song 'Ramble' was played tne
assemblage. as was fitting in Republican or
ganzation, was mute
George R. Bidwer the first speaker, announcer
that the west Siders were grievously worried as
to whether they should let Lem" Quigg go on
working or put him off the earth. He referred
lightly to patronage and after many piaSiu al
lusions to the political of Fred Bruder'
gave him a gold watch and chain. On oehalf OF the
XIXth District Republicans.
Watts nf
smoke He congratulated the organization on the
harmony and enthusiasm shown, only keep II
up for another year." he said. land the boast OF
the Democrats that they will wrest the control of
the Empire State from US in 1904 will be like puff
Of autumn wind" He emphasized the idea of reg
ulsr Republicanisrn,'' and told the record of the
Republican party from the Civil War TO the pres
ent how it had protected labor and the circulation
of sound coinage They say worship the dol
lar" he said: that place the dollar above the
man It is not so. We try TO bring the man in
contact with the dollar" .
Simeon Ford told Of methods of campaign
ing. Il hope you don't expsct me to make ponaa
right in this room who can rsaca right up ana
pluck the stars out of the armament and transfer
them blue field of the flag, and who can
refer to G. Washington and A. Lincoln and A
Gruber and other dead ones and arouse tremendous
enthusiasm; bat ! can't. And I wouldn't If could
votes the Republican ticket. and If he's DEMOCRAT
he votes the Democratic ticket and if he's neither
he votes the reform ticket, and all the oratory IN
the world won't change him" He then told OF
what he would have to give up to become elect
ed, adding: I'm glad I'm not in politics l. like
TO look from the outside. I'd rather Keep note!
Then he presented many bouquets" to the AIhth
District