The sun., 1906-02-08
GREETINGS TO THE M'MANUS
FROM THE SILLIIANS, O'BRIENS
AND OTHER MIGHTY CHIEFS.
Dinner at Shanley's to Celebrate the Down
fall or Pllnkitt Bottle Chorus
Crowned the SalyOs OF Cheers Brief
but Effective speech by big Tim.

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| 1t was The McManus's night. Corpora
! tion Counsel Delany said so at the dinner
! to the Tammany district leader OF the
Fifteenth Assembly district in the Roman
Court of Shanley's Forty second street
! place last night
More than 400 friends Of McManus, about
all of them in evening dress and wearing
| those togs with just as much ease as they
do at Waldorf dinners, were present Every
mention Of the McA pnus family was greeted
with uproarious Noise. The orchestra
didn't have any anvils on which to clink
out a chorus, but the diners had hundreds
of empty bottles with which to pound the
tables. The festivities wound up by pre-
senting McNIanus with n ring, containing
three large steel white" diamonds worth
81 900.
The McManus clan was represented by
seven brothers. Big and Little lin Suii-
van were there to uphold the Sullivan clan.
Fire Commissioner O'Bren was on ha nd
to show the friendship of another old family
The Mulliguns were not there, because
they were giving beefsteak dinner some
where down Bowery way. You could
have called the roll of the district leaders
of Tammany Hall and more than sore
would have answered 'Present."
Justice Warren W. Foster was "A con-
spicuous member of the judiciary at the
speakers table and several Civil justices
and Police Magistrates came to show their
interest in the occasion. Friends OF Col.
Mike Padolen also said that his name must
not be omitted from the list of notables.
The restaurant people said 1t was the largest
dinner ever given in the Roman Court. 1t
couldn't have been more ent huslastlc
The rooms were profusely decorated.
Five long tables st ret ched the length OF the
room, and down under the end gallery was
a round table about which twenty men
were seated. Under the side galleries
were more tables, and even in the galleries
tables had to be set.
The McManus received the guests in a
reception room downstairs and 1t was not
| until after o'clock that the eating began:
Louis Wendell, Jr., was the toastmaster and
he had trying time to restore order when
he started to speak. The musical tendencies
of the crowd had begun to work, am
many" had aroused great cheers and My
Irish Molly OH" had stirred the, diners
| When patriotic songs were played by the
orchestra every one stood up and cheered
The McManus and the American flag.
that the dinner was given by the Business
Mems Association of the district, largely
small merchants along Eighth avenue, IN
recognition of McManuss victory in hnaIly
becoming the leader OF the district. No
reference was made to Plunkitt or honest
graft" but every mention OF victory was
greeted with tremendous cheers.
He told of McManus's history and finally
got down to saying The Hon. Thomas j..
McManus." Everything broke loose at
once. The diners recognized the name e, as
quickly as if Mr.. Wendell had said The
McManus. The hubbub was like the roar
of dozen subway trains. Inc Dottle
chorus got in its work.
just as things were quoting down ana
everybody expected McManus to get up
and talk, Big Tim Sullivan was seen making
for the stairs roar went up for him TO
come back and speak He was larry
dragged up two or three steps; his merry
face was all smiles. He stood leaning over
a table and waved his hands Tor silence
Tim got it. Then he said
The McManus tells me to go back 10
Washington and earn me salary.
bully speech shouted dozen voices,
and amid laughter Tim faded away
Justice Foster then made SIeech IN IN
which he eulogized McManus as manly
man. He said he was glad to note that
District Attorney jerome had advised
Commissioner Bingham to consult dlstrlcl
leaders. He said if more of that were
done there would be fewer mistakes. "A
rippine series of howls went up over that.
j. Aldrich Libby then sang an IRISH song
forr times before he was lowed to sit down.
CORPORATION Counsel Delany told OF his
affection for McManus and said the world
loved good fighter. McManus was that
kind of a manly man. he contended' Let
bygones be bygones." he exclaimed
The presentation of the ring to lhe Nc
! Manus was made by John j. Murphy, no
relation to c. Francis, and then The was
allowed to say his word of sincere thanks.
The banquet was still going on at l o'clock
and only half of the men VINO were seated
on what the seating plan called the "daz'
had spoken.