New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
DINNER FOR JUDGE DAY.
Canton Society HonorS the Supreme
Court Justice.

Cabinet secretaries United States Senator's
diplomats, army men and others prominent in
federal and municipal life paid honor 20 Ohio
and Justice William p Day. Of the United
States Supreme Court. at a dinner given for
The justice by the Canton Society Of New-York
al the Hotel Manhattan last night some sew
enty-hve members and guests attended the din
ner, at which Charles F. BrucH, president Of the
society. was the toastmaster. Justice Day sat
his right and Senator Fairbanks. OF Indiana.
az his left. Others az the guest table were
George B. CorteIyou. Secretary of Commerce
and Labor. Thomas l. James, p ". Taylor.
Colonel J J. McCook. Colgate Hoyt. John r.
Van Wormer. G. W Perkins. J. II. Reid Henry
L Burnett. Thomas Ewing. Cornelius II. Bliss
WhiteIaw Reid and Lieutenant General s B.
NJ. Young
Justice Day said in part.
I need not speak this audience OF Canton
how greatly We rejoice IN her prosperity Canton
excels her neighooTs as a city or homes. There
own their own homes as in this city OF homes
congratulate you here tonight. for II you cannot
Workers..
Justice Day paid compliment 10 Cornelius
n Bliss friend of President Mckinley and
spoke in similar terms of Senator Fairbanks
and General Young.
Il am glad" he continued, Ito be able to as
sure YOU that at meeting to be held here
Monday will take steps to raise a fund for
a memorial 10 William Mckinley" Justice Day
then spoke Of President McKinley's love for his
home in Canton. and said that he hoped the
citizens there would always preserve il in mem
DRY OF him. He referred TO the assassination
OF the President and asked the company as
his old neighbors." TO drink a silent toast 10
his memory
Letters Of regret were read from Secretary
Hay Secretary Taft. Attorney General Knox,
Senators Foraker and Dick, Of Ohio; Lieuten-
ant Governor Hardy Of Ohio and W. H. Smith.
Mayor Of Canton.
". :. Hawkes. who followed Justice Day. gave
epitome OF the history Of the prominent men
who have come from Canton. and declared that
ere long when the proposed Mckinley nonu-
ment was raised. the city would become the
mecca OF patriotic travellers. Mount Yer
non is
Colonel J. J. McCook. president OF the Ohio
Society. paid a tribute 10 President Mckinley
in whose Judgment, he said, the people Of the
country always had confidence 7 know he
said. the opinion that Mr.. Mckinley formed
of the gentleman on my right Senator Fair
banksl for he is the who the martyred
President expected would succeed him
John r Van Worrner eulOgized Ohio for frs
part in furnishing vitality 10 the nation in its
times OF trouble In a reference To the invention
Of the telegraph. he spoke of the offer OF Sam
uel F B. Morse to sell his telegraph patents 10
the government for S1O0Oo0 and declared that
that was the nearest the country would ever
come in his opinion. TO owning the telegraph
lines
Senator Fairbanks. who spoke briefly. said in
part:
IT have come here with the deepest emotion
TO paw nv tribute 10 the guest OF honor. have
known him for many years. and I wish say
that never has there been placed the Supreme
Court bench a more faithful. able man than
this modest Canton lawyer.
Canton q few years ago was hardly known.