The sun., 1905-12-02
OLCOTT.PARSONS LOVE FEAST
VOWS or HEARTY STPPORT AT
REyI BLICtN CLTB DTNNER.
Eccrnt Rivals for the County Committee
Craftsmanship Praise Each others
Motives WhAcks From 10 the state
for Hoses Parsons story From TOl,lo

} state III ~" ClUD mouse, ~ Nfh' f"I Ll''''
street, last night All the Twenty-Five
Congressman were present, except Serene
T., Payne. j. Sloat Fassett, James W. Wads'
worth. James Breck Perkins, John "
/ Dwight. De AiNa $. Alexander, Ed. IefeYre
/ and Edward Il. Nreeland Platt A. Brown
third vce-president uf the club, presided
The dinner afforded Congressman Olcott
( and PGrsons an opportunity 10 explain
/ their little rivalry over the chairmahship
| Of the New York county committee and
/ to compliment each other upon the stand
| they had taken. Congressman Olc"tt
went 10 his late opponent Immediately
on entering the room. shook hands with
him and congratulated him. The diners
| cheered Mr. Olcott was Introduced after
a brief address of welcome had been given
by james W, IIawe9.
FOR the past ten days, he said, Il have
, felt like the stranger in New York who
innocentiy asked a pIcServer Of the peace
the location II Roosevelt Hospital
"'Roose yelt Hospi.ol'' was the astoni-hrd
rejoin iei. 'Sulr. , don't know. But you
just walk across the street and mix II up
with that crowd of men on the corner and
you'll get there as soon as you wart TO-.
The speaker continuing, repeated IN" i'm
formation that he had retired from the con-
test in the county committee. aud read the
statement he had previously gwen (" the
press. In nconclusion he asked every on" to
rise with him and drink to tho health Of Mr.
Parsons, giving the assurance that not only
he but all the other iAnm1ers of thn COM
mittee would stand by T." now chairman
"I have said to the newspapers" said Mr..
Parsons in reply. that Mr.. Olcotts state
ment was one of grace and force, and that
| knew he entered on the canvass with tho
highest motives ard the highest intentions.
If | am to accomplish anything need the
help Of such men a. Olcott. | know | viii
have his help, a5 no knew ne would nave my
help had he bean chosen.
MI. Olcott. eS-Juigs Bennett anu my
self, the three Republican congressman
from New York county, want TO stand
together in Congress as well as IN tine
Republican county committee. ! want 10
aIude for minute To Bennet. little
while ago h. wanted me to ,niorse "A cann-
date from the Twent y-frSt
The candidacy is simply following ont
tho principles OF civil service reform hA
said
What > Ireried, has tho Twenty-frst
come to that"
But Bennett is progressing. He legan
to use his frank year and a half ago,
Olcott used his before his pay Logan. !
was the last in this progression, hrt got
there finally"
MIR. Parsons alluded to his trip to Japan
and the Philippines and quoted congress
man Payne's remarj that while there they
wanted to do some good. That, he said,
was the Ole oft feeling, and that was the
feeling of Ol,ott. Bennett and himself in
going to Washington They proposed to
do all in their power to further the business
and CONNER ial interests OF the great city
they represented
Congressman Michael T.. Dris'ol of SYRIA
Cuse said in part
Il have often heard that the Republicans
of New York city beat the world III making
resolutions and giving advice, Your As
sembymen, Senators and congressman are
all statesmen and all orators. In fact, you .
Republicans down here can do everything
except vote. We farmers up State have al
ways believed that in academic discussion
you had no equals In fact Sostrongly have /
/ had this impre ssion that expected your I
SolOus would discourse wisdom on rate
regulationS the Panama Canal, the Philip .
,incs and other national questions and /
ha, all would have to do was sit by and
listen.
Il am very glad to endorse the position
Of indepenCenCe taken by both my col .
leagues, Olcott and Parsons, in the contest .
which | am glad to hear Is now over. .
don't believe in bosses any more than you .
and they do.
Now | want to toll Won about Parsons
vhJ d 1n't wear Swalowtall Coat-, If there
are any veor lry RepIblica ans Ike ours in
syracuse, wh re they are sttI counting
plurality already over 5000 fear won't .
Parsons with them. But here'S
he story Just the same.
1T was when we we're in Toxic, being
received bv the Mikado. We were drawn
no in line in the order of precedence and
Parsons. being the youngest. had the tail
end. Presently he came TO an opening.
info "a hal
Dig as this The Mikado was at the other
end. Parsons walked half way down.
turned right about face and made grand
salaam.
Then he strode on, figure Of dignity
and grace, and made II grand kow tow.
Going forward again to within six feet
Of the imperial presence, he bowed 80 low
Is to endanger his trousers. Then the
Nikado walked toward him, grasped him
by the hand a. if quite willing 10 shake
hands with the next chairman OF the county
committee.
Tho next day we went to a simon pure
Japanese reception, where the first order
of business was to take off our shoes. |
ook a shy glance at Parsons and saw he
mad silk stock kings. But he wasn't any
better than l-even if was reared on the
rear end of a farm. had been tipped off
and had bought pair that morning.
"Khere weren't any chairs, and pretty
;oon I saw Parsons sitting on a mat with
hree geisha girls tanning him, 1t was
pretty good example to follow, but I Won
iered if he would ever he ele ted again if
lis picture in that position were sent among
he voters.
THE Filipinos applied to us to give them
rec trade and an agricultural bank and to
lelp them in setting UP a republic. There
vas mulch strength in their appeal. We
'ouldn't help feeling sympathy for the
title brown fellows. But at the same time
We could not help seeing that they were
Unfit for scf-government The Philip
Dine problem Is Il century problem, one that
: now and will he for years deserving of
areful study"
EI-United States Senator Warner Miller,
making his first speech on pubic affairs
or some time, said in part:
There is no 81 CT thing as standing pat
Ne rnay rn the ten commandments, but
here is no such thing a. standing pat on
he tariff. That lesson has been taught
his fall in Massachusetts.
"In this State within the E3st few weeks
mother lesson ha, been taught. We have
,een taught that the lcOrlc have made
lp their minds TO take affairs in their own
lands. When Congressman Parsons an
Iounced he wae no man, man he laved
he way TO victory
IL trust Mr.. Parsons vii; hn able 10 collect
he So. .ttGred vote of tho Republican, party
n New York city, for when $4,000 TO 100 600
tanllbliCnuS vote the Tamunuv ticket