The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-17
sLE1curn.s p1NNEn ro Dis.

sLEIClIER'S DINNER TO DIN.
John A. sleicher is natural bora
! humorist. lie is the editor of Leslies
Weekly. and runs Judge" also, two
journals which have attained remark
able success under his direction, not
understanding their pronounced Repub
llcan character lie likes good eating,
and especially when it is made all the
better by good company and he has
been in the habit of giving dinner
TO every newly elected Governor OF
New York The plan worked beautiful
" as a sort of family affair until this
year: but 1t worked even more neautt
fully this year, as it gave Sleicher a
cnance to show the genuine quality of
his humor by giving a dinner to the
only Democrats Governor Now York
has had in ever SO long; eighteen years
or so
sicicher began to develop his special
Pitt when he was required by Elliott
Shepard tc select a verse of Scripture
every day to fit the emergencies OF the
day on the editorial page of the New
York Mail and Express. and go 1t came
20 pass that on Wednesday night ne
gathered notable company about him
made UP of bankers and lawyers and
writer's and cartoouists and insurance
people and magazine publishers anc
editors Republicans and Democrats and
Muswumps, TO meet Governor Dix.
Former Governor Black and tormer
Governor odell and Hart Lyman ana
Roilo Ogden and Chester Lord AMI
stoddart and Clark Howell and S. )
Mcclure were there, and so We're Judga
l.. Cady HerrIck, and Peabody and
kingsley and whitridge and Speyes
and ever so many others, room fui!
Of good fellows to celebrate the Demo-
cratic victory under the most delight
full eondit ems. Governor Black made
d very clever speech, as clean-cut as a
diamond, and odell told a good story
ami slclcher said exactly the right
thing anout the occasion that he'd
brought his friends together to welcome
! a really strong man TO public lita. ana
Covcrror Dix was equal to his oppor-
tMudty.
/ Everybody present was impressed by
] what Governor Dix said and how he
said It; with the looks of the man
fifty years of age. with wcll-shaped
head, we'll set on strong shoulders,
clear eyes with a CLINT of grey, light
ing jaws and dlsnifled carriage, de-
Iliberate in speech, finely modulafed
voice and conscious of his responsinn
ity. Il am glad that all you bankers
and men of large affairs are here to-
hight, because in my administration of
the office 10 which l have been chosen
l shall need your counsel and l shall
call on YOU from time TO time for your
help. wish you would tell me now
how i am to meet s5o,ooo,Ooo of ia
binties with $4,000, 900 of resources.
wish to give this State non part
san. businesslike management of its
affairs. i invite your friendly assist
ance and count upon your co-opera-
ton" Something like thists what Gov
esnor Dix said and all the company
present cried out, Amen
While the dinner was going on a
wiee man gifted in the art of taking
I'tao measure of men, said to the neigh
Dor on his right: IF Dix make good
/ as Governor Of New York during The
/ next year and half, he VIII be tho
rext nominee of the Democratic party
for President of the United STATES.
II begins to look that way, realty
arc nobody would like 1T better thar
sleicher who Is almost fair mindet
| enough TO be Democrat,
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