New-York tribune., 1906-11-24
n. secretary OF State. and

tr. John Fl. oBrien, Secretary OF State. and
! George c. Holt.
| On account of President Roosevelt's absence In
! Panama no invitation sent to him. Gov
! ernor Higgins wrote that he would have been
| glad to attend had his doctor permitted.
Iettsrs of regret for their inability to attend
from, Secretary of State Root and Secretary of
War Taft were read The former wrote:
should ever much like to attend the dinner mn
soeeeR 9shes beoTe S ta the Club Of
that eyenng one OF 6s sersy W.s WhGh G a
| of the policy which want to see adopted about
South America
Secretary Taft wrote:
1t would give the greatest pleasure to t9in t
State of New. York and the country in the tr-
people Of he country feel in the honest ; and eff eff
sgs 1t Is + as fssurs for nv me to
presence in washington for the next month and
I cannot miss day,
fluctuations on his & election and my best wishes for
deserve in his discharge of public duty.
One conspicuous absentee was Ex-Governor
Odell. He had accepted an invitation and q
place was reserved for him next to Lieutenant
Governor Bruce who sat next to Chairma
Woodruff. But Mr.. Odes seat was vacant
and he sent no reason for his absence Neither
Senator Platt nor Senator Depew was present
although the latter emerged from his retirement
on account Of Ill health by attending the Cham
ber OF Commerce dinner Thursday night
Lemuel f. Quigg and some of the most con-
spiouous OF Ex-Governor Odells followers were
also absent.
But almost every county in the state was
represented by its Republican leader.
DEMOCRATS PRESENT.
Among the Democrats present were John B.
Mcdonald. the contractor who built the subway
and James Otis Woodward, of Albany Among
the Republican leaders present were Railroad
Commissioner Aldridge, Senators w. J. Tully
and J. P. Aids, Supreme Court Justice Warren
B. Hooker. William Barnes tr, and Edward
Lauterbach.
A conspicuous feature of the decorations was a
life sized tinted photograph of Governor-ele
Hughes just back of the speakers table. The
galleries We're filed with women Mrs Hughes,
with a party of friends, occupied one of the
boxes. and Mrs. Woodruff, with a party, was in
another The cover Of the menus contained a
fine steel engraving of the Governor elect
MIR, BRUCE AIAGNANIMOUS
Lieutenant Governor Bruce followed ex-Gov-
ernor Black He was introduced as a man for
whom the greatest honors that the future holds
were none too great He made speech which
showed not the slightest trace of bitterness over
his own defeat, and which won for him hearty
oommendation. He said In part:
Notwithstanding General Tremain's reference to
the fellow who dies in the first act ana Governor
Woodruf"s assurance that this is not funeral,
Tor my colleagues who also fell outside the
men wbeb ssn Is no feeling cell OF disaPpont
was great crisis and great triumph There was
enough for US that We had feeble part IN ea
paign which CHI meant so much for the people Of this
hp n1trfrN
You have FOLLOWED a leader with such noble ideas
or duty, sucn high conceptions of responsibility,
that to have seen him triumph enough for
! appreciate the splendid service of our allies.
The The same men came TO the support of the Repub
M m ass es m aye yeS 5 ab oe @ thank ha
thank God that in these crises there Re-
My friends. as the Governor elect has said. It is
time m S or fUP Tnes on Gd and it is
there is upon us the greatest battle that the Re
ever 1esR 08ss has apeh gndGnos Gn
h sn TO csn e Gbs h in
confines of the commonwealth. The forces which
and Of many O the the
people Of the state EN- Those @ forces win not be
Of q5 h Stevs wis Bs decisive the
has, has gained ii this state ibis fan The Tesponsl
as we @ love m our Geigton-with ogr whole heart and
s9g . love 5 past and its
The result has had SOLDERING effect upon the
sf sEs WI We ee are Ro face Sa to aSd S5
tremendous power OF the forces opposed to us, and
sincerely believe that 1t means a better prspara-
ton and better equipment for grand and even
more glorious triumph two years from
Congressman Parsons said, in part:
Government does not mean most to the man who
has the greatest treasure guarded by its watch
men, but 1t means most TO the most dependent
upon the safeguards of government for the health
children and the Welfare of his family.
In carrying forward the government of the state
It Is that which we have in mind, and from what
Governor Hughes has said tonight am confident
Il is that which he is going to take for Repre-
Eenting then the organization of your county,
Mr.. Hughes, I say that what ask you TO do ls
to make good on every pledge that you made Keep
think should be remedied and wrongs that you
think should be r1ghted. Let not your enthusiasm
die your ardor cool.
Mr.. Parsons said that six out Of every hun
dred votes received by Mr. Hughes during the
last election might be considered Democratic
votes. He said this with view to basng there
a statement that IL was the Republican vote
pure and simple that elected Mr.. Hughes,
Job E. Hedges and General Horacs Porter
also spoke
The menu of the dinner follows: