New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-11
FLAYS HOME RULE BILL.
LAUDS THE PRESIDENT.
Governor Tells XYVIIth RepubI-
cans Excise VIII Be Settled.

sembly District Republican Club held last
night IN Madison Square Garden Concert Hall
resolved itself into an Endorsement OF President
Roosevelts administration. and n strong de-
mand that he be nominated and elected In
the coming national campaign he the
man nominated by the people. said the speak
ers. and he was the man to carry the Repubh
can party TO that victory which was necessary
to preserve the national prosperity and that
commercial supremacy which had resulted from
the great national wealth.
The dinner was unoficially called "Roose-
welt dinner" although Governor Oden was tech
nicaIy the guest OF honor. It had been expect
ed that President Butler. OF Columbia, close
friend OF President Roosevelts. would be there
TO speak on The Presidency but he was III
with gastritls
The dinner was the largest which the club
has ever given There were about four hundred
members OF the club and nearly one hundred
guests. among whom were assemblymen. alder
men and nearly all the district leaders Con
splcuous among these was Alexander T. Mason
Of the XVII. who has been making a hard
fight against Alderman Franklin h Ware TO
retain his place. The arrangement OF the tables
which made the clubs dinner last year unique
the ranging OF the guests In four tiers facing
the galleries. was again followed.
In the first tier sat Governor OdelI. at the
right OF George W wickersham. president %
the club. With them were Assembiymen Fred
z. Perham. Joseph Il. Adams. Charles +. Bost-
wick. Ezra B. Prentice and George 3. Agnew:
II. Linn Bruce. Borough President Cromwell OF
Richmond. immigration Commissioner VIII
Jams; Amos Parker wilder. OF Wisconsin:
Charles Murray. chairman OF the Republican
County Committee and Senator Elsberg.
American fags in great profusion draped the
hall. American airs were played during the
dinner. and when. toward the end. The Star
Spangled Banner and America" were played.
the guests and the women in the boxes. arose
and Joined IN the songs.
President wickersham acted POSTMASTER.
The continuation OF national prosperity de-
handed the continuation in power OF the Re
publican party" be said The Republican party
was the true democracy; it was the party
which did things. To the tasks laid out by the
beloved Mckinley. President Roosevelt had ad-
dressed himself with signal success. Mr.. Wick
ersham declared. and it was due to him and the
great sentiment for him throughout the coun-
try that he be retained.
de read the following letter Of regret from
President Roosevelt which elected great ap-
plause:
I beg TO extend my warm regards TO the members
cludes within its borders most OF what made the
district which for three years Represented in
take peculiar interest in It's fortunes. 1t is upon
association that we must largely depend for sue
cess IN the Efforts 70 achieve good government
an gsnuineiy sorrow that cannot be With you
wishes for your success In the future.
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH
introduced as Governor Roosev-I beg your
pardon-Governor Odell." the Governor stepped
forward, cheered heartily. he had to respond to
the toast, The State Executive" which he de-
clared was entirely novel to him. He told q lit
tie about the State. then took up its relation TO
this city. He told how tho legislature had
gradually surrendered to the municipality the
power to manage it's own finances, grant its
franchises control its streets, and fix the wages
and hours Of its employees. Then he pointed out
the evils of the Democratic home rule" bill re-
Gently introduced. particularly that the Civil
Service Commissioners have no supervision over
the Civil Service lists, and that there be q re-
peal OF the Metropolitan Election law He went
on
And in addition to that, that there shall be no
veto passeu over the mayor veUc. except Dy
$40 10 sarS 9' se prveses Which they ask We
n.ust recoiiect tnat tnere IS no law which governs
govern equally, ana WITH the same force every
and consider a moment what would become OF The
CIVIL service laws. which were placed upon the
sfTGnientsiiiy OF our President, Theodore loose
welt applause II We were 20 surrender 70 1am-
many fIaii all the power Ihe selection, IN both
the competitive and non-competuve class OF the
civil service list of the CITY.
1 ask you, what would become Of the integrity OF
the ballot IL were 10 surrender TO the city OF
New ork. under ats present regime. all the super
vision the elections WITHIN THIS great mulicl-
nalIy. Mind you, the conditions dinereut nero
rom what they are other sections OF the State
There have been well substantisted charges OF
fraud against the integrity OF the bali1t and IL
there Is any other community OF the 5tate where
the state government to furnish such protection
as has been furnished here
rT1.a zfaT
of me Civil Service laws depends upon an honest
administration. and not in rewarcing rclowers
simply because they can produce votes. ana the
honesty OF elections Is safeguarded simply be-
Cause We have Ia this great metropolitan district
non-partsan boards 10 manage and govern cleo
fiors that occur in this great city. tApplause-)
These are not city matters. they are State mat
tiers. The 90 or $1,000. or whatever We may be
urfvfexed TO secure here in Republican votes. We
demand shall be honestly counted simply because
apon that fair count nay depend the result OF not