New-York tribune., 1905-02-14
SPEAKS ON RACE ISSUE.
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yer, Abraham Lincoln Geoise - hhisie' VI
California, The Republican Party" and ex-
Assistant Omitted States Attorney Geherai oech'
"The Unity of the Republic.
The dinner committee was composed of Alex
ander p Ketchum, chairman; ]. Edgar Leay-
craft, treasurer; Charles II. Young. secretary;
Henry q Tremain, Merritt E. Haviland, Alex
snder Caldwell, James S. Clarkson, and Louis
Stern ex officio.
Among the women guests present were Mrs
NJ Linn Bruce. who sat with Mrs Mclean
AIRS Beck. Mrs c. s. Benedict. Mrs James
Byrne Mrs. Philip c. Carpenter. Mrs. William
Curtis Demorest. Mrs odell. Mrs Herbert Par
SIMS. Mrs Taft Mrs. John w. Vroonan and
Mrs Edmund wetmore
Among the men were DR.. Cyrus Adler. General
John w Barlow Nathan Blur, James A.
Blanchard. Ira H. Brainerd. Marcus Braun
president of the Hungarian Republican Club
which is TO entertain the President tonight;
Timothy z. Byrnes, Alexander Campbell Philip
c. Carpenter, Colonel R C. Clowry, Alfred r.
Conklin, William R. Corwine, Vernon NJ
Davis Julien T. Davies, A. T. Dodd, Sem
ator Elsberg, Harvey z. Fisk. Abe Cru
Der. William Halpin, James W. Hawes,
Job E. Hedges, Frank n. Hitchcock William F.
Hsverneyar Otto Kelsey, Colonel A. p Ketch-
urn Edward Lauterbach, Colonel John j. Nc
Cook Herman A Metz. Hugh Gordon Miller.
General A. L. Mills Frank A. Munsey, Herbert
Parsons Stephen A. Peabody. George w. Per-
kins, Douglas Robinson, c. A Spreckeis N f.
Strauss, Colonel Henry w. sackett, Jacob H.
schin, Isaac n. Sehgman. Thomas j. Stanley.
Nevada n. Stranahan, Frank Tilford, Frank A
vanderlip. John W. vrooman, Edmund Wet
more and Thomas Wiley.
In a closed carriage. accompanied by HIS sec
retsry Mr.. Loeb. the President arrived at the
Waldorf from Mrs. Douglas Robinson's house
st 7:15 o. m. He alighted at the 33d-st- en-
trance 10 the hotel and ascended quickly by the
private elevator to the State apartments. TO
emerge IN a few moments in the banquet room.
where he greeted informally those who were
20 sit with him at the guest table.
WOMEN FORM A PAssAGEwAY.
Presently Thomas NJ. Hillard. the assistant
manager of the hotel. appeared in the corridor
and clapped his hands. At the sound, if TAX
ing a prearranged cue. more than threescore
women guests who had been waiting in the
East and Myrtle rooms appeared in the corri-
doris. AS they lined Up either side. forming
q passsgeway for the President and shifting
daintily gioved hands, the spectacle recalled
vividly to the memory of many a scene OF old
Colonial days.
Between the gay lines OF applauding women
walked the President, accompanied by Mr..
Stern and bowling right and left in acknowl-
edgment Of his reception. BY twos and threes
cheering swelling suddenly TO the sound OF
mighty rushing waters proclaimed the Presi-
dents appearance in the grand ballroom where
he walked quickly to his seat at the Presi-
dents table. again bowling with face wreathed
in happy smiles at the good augury
Throughout the entire evening, thanks partly
to the good offices of the Secret Service agents
the Headquarters and hotel detectives and the
police generally, there disorder every
automatic. Uuobtrusive. but alert. the
detectives swarmed throughout the hotel and
about the entrances.
The grand ballroom when the speech making
opened, disclosed a spectacle that will not be
lightly forgotten by any OF those who took part.
The national colors, draped in tasteful profusion
about the entire vast room, with American
Beauty roses and red candle shades, the whole
softened by masse of smilax. bush green, as
paragus fern and potted palms. made up the
general decorative scheme over Lncolns por-
trait, above the Presidents table. the club leg
enr. with malice toward none with charity
for all was picked out in brilliant electric
lights. embowered in fern and smilax.
a striking incident occurred while the din
ner was going Van Baer whose orchestra
Of forty pieces had played the courses in to
such refrains as The Darkies' Jubilee" THE
United States Volunteer March" and "Ramble
s
table and shook hands with the Chief Execu-
tive
Thank you for the music" said the demo-
cratic guest Of honor. ut suits me finely I
liked There'n Be Hot Time III the Old Town
Tonight and On the Road to Oyster Bay
CMandalay)' especially"
Mr. Stern, who acted as POSTMASTER opened
the speechmaking just before 10 o'clock In in
PRODUCING the President he said:
There is nothing more fitting than that the
observance of the birthday OF Abraham Lin
coin should be held under the auspices of the
Republican Club of the City of NeH-York
The life OF Abraham Lincoln is ever an in
spiraton for all that is high in American citizen
snip. We greet him who holds the most
PIE. because no one has more clearly demon 4
etTated than he. by the quality Of his admin
istration. his right TO be Abraham Lincoln's
successor.
We hope that the four years 10 come will be
nlarkeo by the elimination of racial and sec
uonai lines. There is a patriotism which knows
neitner North nor South, East nor West
but recognizes one country. one nation one peo-
Die. What man is SO well qualified TO accom-
plsh this as Theodore Roosevelt?
have no hesitation in saying that the poll
cies inaugurated by Abraham Lincoln ntlrtured
and fostered by William Mckinley have reached
minfstration Of Theodore Roosevelt
MFR. Stern then asked his guests to charge
their glasses and drink TO the health of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The toast was drunk with a
will Three cheers proposed and given
with and tiger
THE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
President Roosevelt had already risen TO his
feet. but thanks 20 the bass roar below and the
joyous trebles above, Il was some time before
ne was able to begin. Finally, when the ap-
plause had sufficiently died out to enable him