New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
AMEN CORNER Dimes
FEW ESCAPE SHAFTS.
Many Stunt" of Many Kinds
and Lots Of Songs.

members OF the city government, past and
present. and just politicians, reformers.
Judges, lawyers, inanciers. newspaper men
and representatives Of other professions
and businesses. were among the SIX hun
ored guests at the tenth annual dinner of
the amen Corner at the Waldorf last night.
1t was an evening of rllirth, satire and good
Fellowship The fun was largely at the eX-
Dense CT she two political parties and
polittcians VITO are prominent in the oCbllc
eye
The speakers were Senator Depew and
state Senator Thomas r Grady The
former. who was introduced as The Oldest
youngest and TIE youngest Oldest Araeri-
can with US tonight spoke OF the plea
sure ne always got from gatherings OF
newspaper men,
The President OF the United States" "
said the Senator. in a. speech in Newark
tie other day said that the press was
either patronizing or hamnerlng him
That leads ne 10 think why president
of the United States should be hammered
or praised by the press. There never was
g President who had the front page so
much as Roosevelt FIe understood how TO
exploit thing Taft has been & judge al
his life and regards Il as most uI1dlgnliled
10 have his decisions revealed before ne
renders them. Taft hasn't caught on
have always found IT TO be a wise th1ns
10 let the reporter into my commence
What he says on the front page IS always
read. TIE public reads The editorial page
when II has time"
Senator -Depew said that Senator eFaoH'
4. who preceded him with g swan song
Rad done the reatesr thing CT his career
Senator Grady. who was introduced TO
t1Il about whaI was happening al Albany.
said he was glad 10 come 10 50 com
s,,-table q place as the Amen Corner IRON
Albany. which has become. 50 uncomfortable
f.5r & man OF my kind
I am through with machine politics
sid Senator Grady. Il think / see the
brick coming So I introduced my direct
primaries and nominations bill / am sorry
The Mayor has gone I wanted to tell MIN
was through with state politics. There
must be an end 10 the Mayors personal
ecQuaintances.
% t5e .four lean years" that were CON-
inE 70 Tanarlany. Senator Grady said; 1He
public conscience viii be finally awakened
and viii thirk the friends Of the people had
better be returned 10 power, There are
number Of rainbows that TauaTnany is chas-
ms I an glad this change in political
conditions did not come earlier in my lie
II makes ms grieve, however, for those
who are younger than L Now that l an
thinking of resurling my place in private
life. don't know how I an going TO fit
The face OF Charles T Murphy. boss o.
Tarnmany Hall. was study during the
speech Of Senator Grady. II was hoped to
have a speech from Mayor Gaynor. but he
went home before the speaking began. af-
ter declaring that he had had the treat ot
his life
Disappointment vas expressed because
Governor Hughes had been unable 10 be
present
There was no guests table At one end
of tbs big ballroom there was g high pulpit,
IN which sat Harold MacD. Anderson,
president OF the Corner Just below him
was q rostrurn. on which E mock session
cf the Beard CT Estimate and Apportion-
rnenI was held and other stunts were pulled
of. Fake telegrarls letters and reports OF
r-srious kinds were read from time 10 time
Back Of the rostrura was banner bearing
The inscription:
SO this is the Amen Corner
Among the other guests were: Chairman
Woodruff OF the Reprbl:can State Com
ulittee. President srisccm CT the Republi-
can County Committee, Otto 7. Barnard
Assernblynlan Z. 4 Merritt, IT, Controller
Prendergast, John Z McCooey, chairman
# the Kings County Democratic Commit
tee. Charles 2. Murphy, leader OF Tam
many Han: Daniel 2. Cohalau. Perry Bel
mont. William I. Ward, Republican Ma
t.onal Committeeman; Fire Commissioner
Waldo and Winthrop Ames, director OF The
Kew Theatre.
The Corner began TO entertain its guests
soon after the oysters were served Presi-
dent Anderson. over g telephone at his
side, received occasional messages which
caused no end Of n1irth
Suddenly TWO members Of the Corner
approached tie platform with a westebas-
ker filed with letters. They said they
had been going through the pockets of
men and received permission TO read
Euch OF the letters as might be private
and personal" One Of the alleged letters
read. as follows
Hon William H Taft, White House.
Ny Dear President: am writing 10 say
that ! was entirely misunderstood in my
Interview about signing. / never said
was ready 70 resign. What ! did say
vas that was always willing 70 give up.
kFery one knows am q gooc GlVer-up-
Mr. President. there's nothing in resigning.
I you think there Is ask Herbert Parsons.
Herbert expected z funeral Grafton and
al he got was uorchlight procession.
Look al Senator Depew. Where would he
ae now If he'd resigned?
TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF
There was parody OIL a Paladino seance.
during whicle men politically dead were
nlaIeriaLzed.
Three men marched IN and said they
ere Z delegation from the SuSolk County
Society come 10 escort Mayer Gaynor 10
their dinner DO we get him?" they
cried. You get QUIT replied the presi-
dent. with much emphasis on the word
cut"
ROOSEVELT HEARD FROM.