New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-19
BOOM FOR FAIRBANKS.
CHICAGO STARTS ONE.
He Makes Four Speeches There
Tribute to the Irish.

Chicago. March 1a-viee-Presl6ent Fairbanks To-
night finished busy dey in celebration Of ST. Pat
TICKS anniversary. He made four speeches the
last as CHIEF guest at dinner given by the Irish
Fellowship Club OF Chicago at the Auditorium
Following the launching Of an IUincis ham,
for Mr.. Fairbanks for President last night BIZ sew
era Illinois Republican leaders the Vice-Presideat
to-day made speeches at St. Ignatfus's College az
the University OF Chicago and at the Chicago Press
Cluo In addition. he held several informal rscer-
The vice-Preslde=t vas sreesed az the dinner TO-
night by fully I've hundred members Of the club
and half as many women. The hall was profusc!y
decorated with the stars AID Stripes and with the
green nag bearing the golden harp. The dinner
was preceded by a reception held n the parlors
o. the hotel. where the Vice-Presidenc was warmly
greeted by these who attended the banquet an!
by several hundred others.
James O'shaUghaessey president OF the Irish
Fellowship Club introduced as the first sneaker
after the banquet Mayor Dunno % Chicago. Vice
President Fairbanks then spoke on The Irish IN
America saying in part:
The theme. which you have assigned to me Is a
worthy of tbs Scr S one W TIS IS indeed Wen
ere most potent in ouiidng up the nation. There
were either born in Irelan or Who proT1I1 49, W.
,eT nance SneestTy 20 that 1te island across The sea-
tors and statesmen, who, by the force Of their
the civilized world we have Tsnv bnId~ss5s ~
thousands Of Irish IN America but upon 81 Pat
the whole thing s ssT sS h &or ws5S ssa
5 5re green On Yesterday in whose veins runs
gladly pay tribute to the Irish race. They cauehf
serves honor in hOnOring the memory OF the great
patron saint Of Ireland.
america American institutions and American prog
onates a and r o S1 the Of many "a
say without tnvidiOus distinction, that man for
commercial and national progress as 40 any Of the
SOS OF america. whether born in land or be-
yOhu the seas The influence OF the Irish II
america is as wide as the sphere OF our national
IInnuence- They brought htheF their Instructive
country. ~ s0'' "A
The boom for Mr.. Fairbanks for President was
started last night az an Informal dinner rendered
him at the Auditorium Annex BY the club A1aonx
those present were Congressman Lorimer, Charles
G. Dawes. Edward shurtlen. Speaker oe the uIi-
nos House OF Representatives: John NJ Harlan
ex-Judge ElbFidge Hanecy and others. In intro
ducins the Vice-PresideEt ex-Judse Haleey said
that Chicago. "in bringing out Mr., Fairbanks Cor
the presidency, would be found 20 be once more a
picker Of the winner Just as other Chicago clubs
had distinguished themselves by picking winners"
Other speakers including NessFs. Iorimer Harlan
Dawes and shurtIef, seconded Judge Hanecy's SEN
timents.
THIS morning a large delegation of the Good Feb
lowship Club called the viee-PTesidsnt and con-
Quoted him to st. Ignatus College. where he de-
liveFed brief address to the students. the man,
bers OF the faculty and large number OF invited
20 the University OF Chicago, where he also spoke
He said that he had several times been iavited 70
address the students by President Harper. Various
circumstances, however. had prevented his VISIT
and he now came TO fulfil in an informal way tho
promises he had previously given His address
was devoted to eulOgy Of President Harper.
From Chicago University the Vice-President vas
escorted to the rooms OF the Chicago Press Club
There luncheon was given in hts honor and he
made hts third address. Opts Read presided as
toassmaster. and short addresses were made BIZ
George AIDE, President John J, Finn OF the Press
Club and others Mr. Fairbanks said in part:
We hear occasionally OF the decedence OF the
pTess that IL Is no longer edited from the ediv
torial sanctum, but from the business department
This were unfortunate for the community and Tor
the country II il It is doIbt true that
Individual editorial utteFances do mt stand cue
ana ring far. did the editorials Of a orOc9 Cree
ley and others in the not long ages but II this is
true II the fact that there Is cOrl-
petition now than there was in the not remote
PAST The field has been fully occupied The edt-
toral pages have been many times multiplied and
while the individual editor perhaps does not exert
distinct and widespread Influence as for
merry, the aggregate influence Is quite as great,
II not greater than IL is fair 70 that the
news columns have TO have more potent
influence upon pubic discussion and the popular
Judgment than they formerly had