The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-02
ROOSEVELT FOR 1908.
EDWARD LAUTERBACH STARTS
THIRD TERM u OOM AT DINNER.

Promise Not TO Run 1.-THE One Promise
lie snail not Keep"-COmmercia
Association Mcn Cheer-Linn Bruce
Tells who Didn't Vote for Higgins.
Frederick II. Wilson, assistant chairman
Of the speakers bureau Of the national
Republican committee. was the guest Of
honor at a dinner given at the Republican
Club last night, by representatives OF the
Jewellers, Dry Goods Drug, silk and Com
meTcial Travellers associations. JosephW.
Congdon was POSTMASTER and, after read
ing letters Of regret from the President,
Gov. Higgins and other prominent Repub-
leans, devoted some time TO dropping
honeyed words Of praise all over Mr.. VIII
son. At the close Of his remarks, made
In rather a low voice some one In the rear
Of the room called out:
The defendant has been convicted In
this end of the room and we have not heard
one word OF the evidence
A vo.cs: You are like most intelligent
jurymen."
Edward Lauterba Oh responded to the
toast The President Before he began
to speak the POSTMASTER asked the mem
bers to sing one verse Of America Some
confusion resulted from a difference In
choice Of verses and a grim determination
Of each member 20 stick to his particular
choice.
Following the song there wore rousing
cheers for the President, and then Mr.
Lluterbach said
A treaty with Santo Domingo has nearly
been accomplished without the consent
Of tho senate. From another man than
Theodore Roosevelt such action would
have perhaps brought revolt. But we
have confidence III his giving every man
and nation what he has himself called a
square deal and our judgment is sus-
pended We know that he has never made
a promise or undertaken an obligation
without keeping that promise and fulfilling
that obligation. hut he has made one
promise in all sincerity that he shall mob
keep il the future holds anything OF the
expected. The people Of the United States
have heen taken 10y storm.
And who can tell2 ] have, / believe,
almost the vision Of a prophet when tell
you that this great nation will say: 'Iheo-
dore Roosevelt. what has been done has
been so well done that whether willingly
or unwillngly You must again accept the
highest Office in our gift
his suggestion Of a third term for the
President was received with tremendous
cheers,
Lieut.-Gov. NJ. Linn Bruce was intro
duccd as our next Governor and re-
ceiyed much applause as he arose. He
said. In nart:
THE state elections last fall showed that
the people think and that the people vote.
II the national and State tickets had run
as far behind in other places as they did
in the silk stocking district Of New York
there would have been an overwhe lining
defeat for the Republican party. The
State ticket in the best residential districts
of New York ran behind rs per cent. and
e national ticket 30 per cent.
Tine President and Gov. Higgins were
elected 10y the workingmen, Gods people,
and Wa owe n duty and an obligation 10
the5c people who came to our support
In closing. Lieut. Coy. Bruce warned
Republicans that great victory is nearly
a. dangerous % a gTat defeat. aHd that the
election 81 1904 was not the last.
III this party Is 10 hold control Of the
State at the next election" he said 1T
must meet the reasonable wishes Of the
people
Both Mr. Bruce and Mr.. Lauterbach
devoted considerable time 10 the discussion
Of tho question Of negro suffrage, and the
latter expressed belief that much would
be accomplished by the Presidents Southern
trip.
Other sTeakors were John L. Shepherd
and A. l.. Blair