The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11
BUSINESS MEN GREET Mr.. Dix
POtIIN a. ~ tDiR> ar tLi
klNDs tI>0 tr DNNER.
Merchants Democratic \>>0csation the
lis,t rnr Go,rrnor-fiert Makes u
sp~rrh Drsin; Win History Alton
N. PARKER >prak> shepard M, There


Dix. s'Irr Il m On a." ordeal II w"sl
of overlapping dinners and hinchoCns-
Their. u l." Two or three ~ them a Day
by maxim < . speech lG { nigh, "a tn" chi"t
guest AZ the banqu,t gwen IN Mr. Dix.
honor ~ rhe Merrhan's Democrat il
Association m tho ballroom ~ TIE Hc,r
Aston Garhcrrd about him 70 VrlCom,
Mr, - - our 'Itv vsr" N" members "i
the association and their guests - th'
number Of mor" than $50
It's significant that IN view of the string
OF functions which rha Governor -ela,'t
Ia herr 70 face the merchants rhor:hr-
fully placed a physician on the committee
OF five selected 'o receive the ChIei g1Ie>t
There We're iif;y minutes 81 hand-hlkIng
and small talk IN Irtaroume. and then the
Governor-eeCr lai The wav. accom-
panied by his secretary. John -. Coffin.
and his personal counsel. Frank NJ Pat
terson, II the banquet hall
There were many women IN the boac,
and as the evening Progressed mare
and more gay gowns trickl.d IN And
on the clais and paving the floor was
. solid array If the faithful hen. Al tn
some Of whose hard holled shirt front,
were 'opes III, ballroom was tiled
with possibl. United States Senators.
legal advisers job which has been
offered TO William [ Osborn SupsrIn-
tendents Of Public Works adjutant-
generals and military aids
Charles + Murphy was ther. Edward
NJ. Shepard wasn't Around the room
hoafed a rumor that Mr. Shepard. whun
the Merchants Association had hoped to
have among their speakers. was displ.asAd
about something Mr. Shepard sent his
regrets.
This Is the letter Mr. shepard sent to
explain his absence
LAM t,tuRDF y. Dec a. 1910
My pttH SIR : nvrrry r"sr"' my
disability 30 attend III" dinner which your
association IS in Civ" fn Govcrnor-.lsCt DIN
on the 10th inst am engaged IN "A piece Of
professional work which = IN art"arS which
] must have IN readiness hy neat week and
Tor which hlN" been com PEELED to 'sola,.
myself ~ his distance from tn. cirv. Il
IL imposs'hl" for me +" finIsh IN. work IN
time 10 h. re~rnt ~ YOUR dinner This j.
one Of the rnisfor'une- incident to my in
ability tofSIhdvidc my ~aII
tender fn Nou aud - All the "It'Irnship
OF IN" state my -ln'"r" aud hearty con-
gratulation- upon the prom, - now - near
OF complete p"ri"rman," ut a thoroughly
pemocrs'Ir. uiIIch'. wise ,oVTigtou- and
far seeing administration ~ affair ~ this
great state II = IN such adminI>tration
that the Demo. rl'l' party must commend
itself to N" MASSES ot IN. people III rhe
STATE FolitItRl power IN IN. long run II
" Is 10 abide Win any piriv must ba made
TO reSt upon N" approval ~ that body of
independent IN "d cGtuIsIr- " hos. votes
added 10 m" On" ~. ~ N" Other deter
mine The result r. vol ~ Ipnu IN" approx a
49,.
men
And IN r0Ir guest | ten Ter nv earnest
conGratilnrion~ upon the noble oprnr-untt,
befor" him m opportunity tor Vh Inch IN.
Is IN admirably Tilted and strengthened hv
his experience. by M. democracy of hi-
ideals and hv tn" confidence which hn ha-
TO well earned from m" party Of our an.,-
uonltc loyalty Yer truly YOUR
frwNHu VI SHtrNrD
Mayor Gaynor as, Wa rmlb!. TO al
tend hecarse MS h'-Icisn toes not want
HIM Ia e" ON IN the nigh air foe whIl.
The following letter from TIA" MAYOR wa-
rrad b. she r'as.'ra-'1r. GrIsrayr.- Roger:
pIAE SIR ! E"rnlv regret THAT | -haI mo-,
be adj" 10 attend the dinner ia honor %,
Gov DIX. | ha," been obliged To- need
admonitionS 20 -p"aA - II lie A. possible.
and not GO OF .I nigh Ir"." nIlI h.. -
many l0Nal hearts present thai one more.
or less VIII msE" u" dfrr"nc. W., -haII
have an able. rIp- and prudent "o'"ruor ~
Dir btN Sincerely ,o.r~
! GNYN"u .
ct'"gs and too rams If r.-rnt also
wer. r"r'Iy" 81 from Norman T. Mack no
IN his mr>sas" congratulate -th. M"r-
chants Democratic Association on IN"
az nGd w,rS hey lid ia tn" r.c.nt
contest. ircrihald Watson. Thomas
Carrnody AMI 'neuv others
Seated win Iolstma-r-r Gu-rlvus T..
Roger, ~ IN" eue-' abb, besides tho
speaker. Mr. Dix. D-cady H.rrlck m.
keH Dr Joseph SIlv"rm IN Alton
Parker. Borough President G,-org.
NlcAn.ny and The Rev Daniel j Quinn.
= j.. preri isnt Of fo' ham [ niversiry
Were .halTmhn William Rod" Of
the IN" executive Commute. ~
the Demo- ratio Stat" committee, Grand
Master Robert k.nwo-thv Of tn, New
York Srlte Ma-oH-; m" Roy Dr B.r-
pnrd Drachmnn, chief rahhi ~ tho Drtho-
doN Congregations. Corporation Counsel
Watson. thari"- Murphy } Sergeant
ram. Winfield hupruon. Mr. DlN
business sssoCIa'.. Iholna- \ Conway.
l.i.u'enant-GOv -"l",t. John \ Ben
sci, stat" Engineer and ~urV"vOr-ei.c'.
o treasurer elc't John J k"nn.civ ton
y sssman John J Fitzgerald Of kIng-.
John PUrrpy NIl'ch.I President SI,-r-
Of Brooklyn. President Miller ~ IN.
Bronx, Treasurer Arthur \ Mclean 81
the Ntat" committee ana JDhn \ Mason.
who has just been appointed -.cr.,ary
to IN" Governor elect
Rig Tim sullivan wA- ~ on" ~ the
tables 80 w"r" samuel Scrlhn.r
Henry Thompson. th" Hon Joseph r.
SewbuTger. Delaney Nlcoli r n
Pendls' on. Charles q + Nahle Sathlu
Straus. lsIdor Srrau-, John h Mt'no.y.
Morgan J - BrI"n. FREDERICK \ Mu-"1-
enheim. Thom'~ r M"Avoy. I-tl" r
Russell. JusiIc" Samuel S.ahury Antonio
yucca, Samuel nr"rry"r. Dudley ti.ld
Malone. Nathan Hutkof Dr rharla-
Goodman and u I, Benjamin
Just b.fer'. Mr DIX hogan tn. -r.,.ch-
MAX ing Of IN" evening that story that
Edward VI Shepard was dirpI,l,,.d ~ IN"
point Of refusing to attend thu dInn..r
It'll Persisted
MIR. Shepard accepted IN" invitation
10 the banquet when n tr-t va, sent "a
him Mr. tI-'avU- Rogers Wa asked
MIR Rogers answered after -orn" thought
hat Nr Sh"pard had acrcpi.-i
And when did Hou hear h.' Wa-n'' going
10 attend
"le-terdav. answered Rogers
But his letter - dated December q II
y don't care Z" di.'rI"- t". MATTER
further. said Mr. Roger
Also the wise noted that D-Iady Her
'ick was seated next :" Charles NIr-