New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-30
SAY ROOSEVELT WILL WIN
ASSERT WEST IS FOR HIN.
Late President Lauded, Successor
Cheered at Mckinley Dinner.

Manifestations OF eLtuuS-dSlA AOA 1ANDASN--N
Roosevelt were frequent last night in the large
ballroom Of the WaldoTf-Astoria, where the
annual dinner OF the West Side Republican
Club was given. in honor OF the birthday OF
she late President Mckinley. There were cheers
at each mention by speakers OF the expected
nomination OF the President
About Eve hundred men were at the dinner,
md each man wore in his buttonhole pink
carnation, President 8IcKinley's favorite flower
while al the tables were decorated with carna-
fions, and more than two hundred women In
the balconies wore punches Of the flowers. a
special table was set apart for guests from
Canton Ohio, who had been invited to hear an
address on President Mckinley by James j.
Grant Of Canton. John S. Wise. who presided.
introduced Mr. Grant as the first speaker dr.
Grants address in part as follows:
We believe HIN to have been truly great, for he
meets the supreme test Of greatness-he coInIeis
life after he is gone, and yielding to gentle but
gesistless eonstrant without stature OF IeQueSt,
he he ASfe5Sdn cl PeGPds are ps LIS
/ would be unfaithfuI and wholly fail myself to-
from what frankly term "tbe common peo-
OF argument and compromise ended; he Joined in
tne con,nGL %hlea ctoSa d Sn t r,tS 1Se oni
NEED the soldier loYes-he brought victory with
Nere great enough in the hour Of triumph to turn
shserfoy 70 the ways OF peace: ana STOW W me me
Brave
he carpe from State which is among the first
In the value Of its manufactures he represented
n great manufacturing district. For fourteen years
&c wns s upo1 the RnRe he had S no SUPERIOR and
at last Throughout the country his name was "a
was then that he Incorporated II into the act
course OF events that within four weeks from the
time that act took effect it was regulated at the
2 polls and national man disaster ns which lasted 'e
There are Those Who think they find in his last
k~a%a Of T2afra1 coTFHp
from his oldtime position; he speaks OF taTins we
esfs ne mem otng more than Adjustment to pres
ent future conditions. Those critics OF MIN; SO
propaganda. who charged him with Inconsistency
are al silent now 1t Is true tHa6 ne 6hGe fhe
every dollar of our currency should have equal
He and his partv have cast the free silver heresy
Of American politics; they have restored II 70
they have made any ratio Of coinage simply mat 1
say OF William Mckinley as is said Of Webster ana
Burke, that He may have seemed TO change lace
Wiiliam Mckinley loved the South and went
among them saying: Reunited; one country again
and pulpit: teach in the schools write il across
ne fesi IL chea ,t eEeIy h e Serica2 can home
let nothing ever strain II AGAIN. ,.r ma. srsver
(which there certain precept yet ne-decision
He shrank from war: but once the die was cast
s s aPe% an ~ sh lf ST coP he Vas called
an BS o b gf Y an ss aoaf s Se s as
the first to deny all purpose OF spoliation or re-
would have been the Repubiic Of Mexico to resist
our demands %e we're the iiTst sqior TO appear IN
He kept noble ideals before his country, and
Americans rejoice because William Mckinley was
born: and when he fell he delivered to his illus
1rtous successor greater State than he had re,
ceived; he left 10 his countrynen the inspiration OF
a darkened home he left as sweet a memory
human affection ever made.
Congressman William Alden Smith, Of Mich
sgan. was introduced TO speak on Panama. but
he made only passing reference to the subject,
devOting his speech mainly to praise Of Nc
Kinley's character. He was the first to call out
expression of the enthusiasm for President
Roosevelt. Speaking of his own State. he said:
las Republican have apology to make
FOR Michigan. The Republican party born
in Michigan. and since that day the State never
has failed TO cast her electoral vote for the Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency. Mich
sgan is falling in line for the support Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt
The applause which broke out made inaudible
the rest of the sentence
Congressman Edgar D. Crumpacker, OF Indi-
INA, who spoke on The Suffrage" made an
gument in favor of cutting down the repre-
sentation in Congress OF every State where suf-
srage is denied TO colored voters, in proportion
10 the extent Of the Acknowledgement He said
snated in several Southern States. yet those
States had representation in Congress and in
the Electoral College in proportion to their total
population in violation OF the provisions of the
constitutional amendments which were intended
10 protect the rights Of the colored voters He
declared that il could not be regarded as a local
question when voter in such q State had as
much influence in the politics of the entire
country as three voters in New-York. He de-
clared that it was therefore not so much a ques-
zion of the equality Of the whites and blacks as
a question Of the equality of the white men of
the country in national politics.
Congressman J. Adam Bede. of Minnesota.
became popular with the other men at the din
iner when he declared at the outset Of his speech
on THE West" that Minnesota is in line for
Roosevelt" There was more applause when
he added: 1--WE stand for Roosevelt because we
believe he is 10 be trusted and because he does
what he believes is right. Some have said he
IS impuisive: but so was the first President,
George Washington. Didn't George lead the
rebellion against what was then the greatest
nation n the world?
THE next election" he said later, SIS entirely
a matter Of supplementary proceedings. Twen-
fy-fye per cent Of the Democrats Of the coun-
try are going to swing into line for our can
,didate. I have advised some OF my Demo-
cratic friends TO disband their party until next
year"
theme was THE Republican Party" but he
talked more about President Roosevelt declar-
ing that the President was practically sure of
denomination and reelection. Other men at the
guests table were William II. Douglas General
Greuville III. Dodge, Collector Stranahan, the
Rev. DR.. Donald Sage Mackay Curtis Guild,
Charles T. BcstwicR. George h Lyman and ].
II. Adams.