New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
HUGHES TO PRESS MEN.
INSISTS ON RECOUNT.
Says Regulation of Corporate Evils
WuSt Begin zCith States.

Waldorf last night 1t was one Of the largest
gatherings Of newspaper men and persons in
terested in the amusement world ever present
at dinner
The Governor insisted in his speech on the
necessity Of a recount of the 1905 Mayoralty
votes and the adoption of measures providing
for early and simple settlement of future dis
putes He said that ought to be able to
know absolutely If an election had been fair
Speaking OF corporate conditions, he said that
remedies for existing evils must come from the
states, and that federal action alone was worth
less. He said that measure was shortly to be
introduced at Albany regarding corporations
Il am not used TO circuses." said the Gov
ernor I have performance of my own with
n trained elephant which, I hope. viii suit the
people"
The menu was in the form of play bill,
which described the guest Of honor In "'Tody'
Hamilton English" as "The foremost forid,
fuOrescent. forever fresh and fair. fervent. fast
and furious, fOsforescent father of freely flow
ing fancy. f1orentine frazes and far-fiung fame"
Prior 10 the dinner a reception was held at
which Governor Hughes stood up with Mr..
Hamilton and met the guests.
CIRCUS RING IN HALL
When the diners filed In to the dinner they
were surprised to see in front of the speak
ers table a section of an odtime circus ring.
filed with the traditional sawdust. 1t was said
that the bg-top atmosphere ard decorations
were contributed by Messrs. Shubert and An
derson. OF the Hippodrome Frank r. Melville.
the ring master at the HippOdrome, dressed in
his white silk stage suit. entered the ring and
opened the ceremonies with a crack OF his
whip
Among the invited guests who sat at the
speakers table were Governor Hughes. Con-
old ffnVrV-
Brisbane. Erwin wardman, Marc Klaw, William
E. Lewis. william A Brady. Paul Armstrong.
Joseph Howard, jr, S. S. Carvalho. Marshall P.
Wilder. Colonel George c. Treadwell the Gov
ernor's private secretary. and Conrad Klein.
James Hennessy occupied the place usually
denoted as "toastmaster," but the bill referred
to him as 'ringmaster." James ]. A Hasson
was ''boxofiice man; Wells Hawkes., chief Of
publicity" and Edward Everett Pidgeon, man
ager of the sideshow.
Between the various speakers OF long list
number Of entertainers passed the time away.
Among the entertainers were Mile. Regime Arta
and Nicolo Fossetta, OF the Manhattan opera
House: Miss Cecilia Lotus. Miss Vesta Victoria.
Miss Kittie Cheatham. Clifford Wiley, Edward
Rice and Charles Prince.
'.Tody" Hamilton ives the nrst speaker. al
though he had begged % be alloY sc "a come last.
He said he thought he had abandoned the saw
dust ring for all time. He spoke OF the time
when used 10 write cockhghts for The sun"
He said as a press agent he had grabbed more
space in the newspapers FOR nothing than any
other man in New York SO the newspapers
ought TO be glad OF his retirement from the show
business He toasted his friends present and
absent.
GOVERNOR HUGHES'S SPEECH.
In introducing Governor Hughes Mr.. Hennessy
III
be a personal administration in Albany. The
Governor was greeted enthusiastically. He said,
in part:
I was somewhat alarmed when learned this
was circus dinner. don't know much about
circuses myself 1 have few performances
myself to give in connection with trained ele-
phant. and l trust they will be satisfactory 10
the people.
This Is not n government by executive fiat
You write an editorial and il is all over. II s
not so with n Governors message. But II Is
right people should know there is an executive
policy.
simple ballot law A man should have n salts
factory way of determining whether there has
been fair election
] desire. therefore. there should be n recount
OF the mayoraIty election of 1898 As l have
said before that Is not political question: II
is a fundamental question. I desire that that
provision by which. on proper case being made.
the court should have opportunity or declaring a
recount in certain districts should be made
plain so that Il may be enforced.
II is also necessary that should have some
means Of regulating commerce l say that in
exercise of federal power In Interstate commerce
there will be relief until discrimination anu
rebates are done away with But 1t is for states
to find a remedy for existing evils and exercise
their power. = s,
Shortly measure is 10 be introduced ioI ldr
regulation of corporations.
We want full and adequate service from eX-
listing transit systems l don't present this aS d
party question, but one in which all citizens are
Interested The party in power should recognize
In the administration OF ell departments we
sbo,,ld have but one weal-what is TO give the
hest government possible for New YORK, the
T. Is NOT n matter of executive bargaining. The
executive OF this state has nothing TO sell and
nothing to buy. HIS duty Is 20 carry OUT the pe''
interests of the people.
/ believe there is an overwhelming demand
for an honest administration. VINO VIII contest
| tho necessity of an honest administration? L
think II is more necessary to place emphasis on
! efficiency We don't want to proceed along the
lines of least resistance. we DO not want 70
act ,.itb reference to personal ambition. 1t
calls for the best OF our citizenship Let us see
il it cannot rally to our support those VINO want
! to see not what they can get out OF II nut
do not believe the man Of power is cynlc:
| The average American is man of law and
| orGar II You are fair accurate and discrm-
! mating YOU increase your sphere of usefulness.
| I desire that I'm all these things working to-
| getber and i'm all departments. the question
! shall be asked, What is the best thing, how is
| IL TO be accomplished and how can we maintain
! high standards:
.Tody' Hamilton said in part:
T nervously prepared a few words this morning
which Imagined might appropriately be fired OF on
at this banquet But like most matters RS Arranged
II thought had abandoned the sawdust arena
| for ali time but here projected again into the
! glare of the naphtha light as II Were and BACK TO
! The honor you have done me would stin be an
honor though Were the III ts states S nie n3s gr a
stead OF being merely Tody Hamlto9 private ;J cidI