New-York tribune., 1911-01-22
.TAH WITH PRESS CLUB
Hears Cry for Four Years More
at Annual Dinner.
PRESIDENT IN HAPPY VEIN
nix Emphasizes Need of Proper
: Peforestation to Supply Paper
10 Distribute News.

-. midst Of brief speech, in which
= ssrtenca brought both laughter and
e-,,,,so President Taft was nominated
fF.o,rer term by the Press Club a. its
~ -.~orfh annual dinner in the Hotel
-.,riouo last night The nomination fol-
spontaneously President Taft's ex-
F,.,,or n sympathy for the Governors or
work and Pennsylvania. between
-, rs had sat earlier in the evening at
s,-,sr NJ The Pennsylvania Society.
ue looked at those two handsome
--,re said the President there
.,r,A into my soul feeling Of sympathy
-, However. the Lord tempers the
- ~ the shorr lamb. and He thickens
W.. Ride Of those charged with response
blity' ,-,.--
..,,-starv or not. chose TO place local
--,ece,,e uror the newer half Of the
..-v They laughed urroariousIy, in
.,,~glv The President laughed. too.
.pe members Of the Press Club that
,-,a5 confirmation that broadly adver-
80 ,s-sorality ir the city government
- received one NJ the daintiest thrusts
or record
.rs vou can live 20 establish a status
,..- the first TWO wears Of your al-
: ',-.-.-.,,o- continued the President II
..,..,.o ,.0r can survive through. the four"
right yelled the audience. -Four
.,.-s more Of Taft amid much excite
nsnt -,. ,-..-,... --
LA the President. If didn't know you
,,l5 ss~ the same thing for my friends
,,.,-oor and champ Clark'-the laughter
- .sa crowd was Of the heartiest sort
..sr, COR the time being l am clad Of your
p-ssi6srt Taft did not arrive until after
q, o..lock Governor John 4. Dix. White
I.v Reid. AMBASSADOR TO the Court of St
r.rsss Nathan Straus and Charles H
s,s--ilI Minister TO the Argentine Repub-
NJ. had spoken before the President and
! rts ,sr,v a9reared. Others al the guest
,sbs were Augustus Thomas, William g..
HIoAsoo. Gustav Mailer Charles y. Nor
-, ,screta-v to the President W. r. H.
Martin. Justice Luke StapletOn, Joseph
pulitzer. jr ogden Mills Reid. Colonel
esorge Hareev. Dr. Austin ". Hollis, Lee
sbuber,. Judge Warren ". Foster and A.
-rysn Worm Charles r. Macauley, presi-
dent OF the club, presided.
"1 dom know whether ] ought to say just
what cones over me now President Taft
bs-au- .I had this same double perform
s,.A rast wear when 1 attended in one
evening the serious dinner Of the Society
NJ me Cincinnati. al the Plaza, and then
the dinner Of the Police club At the Wal
sorf The change tonight is somewhat
similar" The President referred 10 the
dedication OF the Press Club building, at
which he assisted. and continued:
aI still remember The sweet songs Of
fsttery Of your then president. 1 needed
little sugar 70 take away some Of the
Impressions then had Of gentlemen Of
your crat-.
aTo-niErr a. the Pennsylvania Society
dinner spoke for the fortifcaton of the
Panama Canal [ sa, in an atmosphere
6resthed into by Andrew Carnegie and
JOSEPH II. Choate, advocates Of distilled
peace
3 Governor Dix said:
am fully aware that in addressing you
1 an talking 10 the makers OF the Gov
ernor- and 20 the real masters Of our gov
eminent You will. I am certain, under
stand that rt Is with becoming difference
that J venture 20 join your distinguished
company ana 20 break bread at your hos
p.,sbe table For the last week Albany
has been To- ferrent over the question
as % whether the Governor or the Legls-
lsture should name a United States Sen
ator But 10 a few Of US who may be a
bt antiquated in our ideas Of the intent
and purpose OF the fathers in establish
ias a government Of delegated powers, II
has seemed that by the Constitution the
election of United states Senator IS "A
legislative, and not an executive, function
and duty.