The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-14
ALL FACTIONS
GET TOGETHER
Twenty-fifth Annual Dinner of
Republican Club in New
York City.
BARNES AND ROOSEVELT
BURY OLD ANIM0SITIES
One Hundred and Second Ami
yersary of the Birth of Lin
coin CommemOrated.

NEW YORK. Feb. l3.-For the first
time since the fight at the state conv en-
ton at Saratoga last September all fac
tions OF the Republican party In New
York state gathered tonight in harmony
The occasion was the twenty annual
dinner of the Republican club OF New
York City in commemoration OF the one
hundred and second anniversary Of the
birth OF Abraham Lincoln.
William Barnes. Ir.. newly elected
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittce; who led in the fight against Col
onel Roosevelt at Saratoga was seated
at the right OF the former president and
entered into an animated conversation
with him several times.
Seth Low, president OF the club, pre-
sided. He had on his list as speakers
Gunsaulus, president Of the Armour insti-
tutc at Chicago, who delivered the Lin
coin oratory; Judge Emery Speer of the
United States circuit court of Georgia,
the navy. who represented President Taft
Lloyd c. Griscom, Henry l.. Stimson
and Timothy J.. Woodruff were among
Republican. leaders who were present.
General Thomas H. Barry. u, S. a., and
Admiral L. II. G. Leutze also were
guests.
Gunsaulus the Orator.
The Rev. DR. Gunsaulus. the orator Of
the evening. drew an outline of Lincoln S
character and flied il in with historical
illusions TO the great things Inc accom-
pliShed.
The toast was drunk to the president
OF the United States Just before the in
PRODUCTION OF Secretary OF the Navy Mey-
er. who had been sent to The banquet as
a representative OF the president
A telegram was read, In which he eN-
pressed regret at not being able TO attend
the meeting.
Mr. Meyer and Judge Emery Spear
spoke, the former referring to Mr. Tafts
reciprocity proposal. Secretary Meyer
said:
THE building up of the American navy
has brought about many advantageous
results 10 the country. Before the era of
the white fleet GSsD steel ship had not
been built in this country The require
ments OF the navy and the studies and
aid of naval officers brought about the
establishment of some OF the great steel
plants. which are on such a basis today
that they are able TO compete success
fully with the world. The new navy Is
ment and training CT large class of men
who enter our industrial world, IL has
enabled number of shipyards to exist
which could not have continued but for
assets TO our country and are prepared,
when congress sees tit to encourage our
shipping. to build the required merchant
marine for the United States, which Will
Navies Needed to Maintain Peace.
"All of us are anxious for universal
peace and there are many who feel that
1t can eventually be brought about by an
international supreme court, We must
bear in mind. however. that no court can
be OF any service unless It's DEGREES can
be enforced. When the nations agree 10
an international court, it is certain that
Rve or six OF the great nations Will he
obliged to maintain navies in order that
the DEGREES OF the court Will be main-
tanned. II will be necessary that no one
of these nations shall have greater or
more powerful navy than the combined
the court We may therefore feel sure
that the American navy in the future, un-
der the most favorable conditions as TO
peace, Will have TO exist. IL VIII have
forcement Of the DEGREES of this court
II established. when necessary
with the certainty OF an expanding
commerce in the future: with our surplus
products carried 10 the world s markets,
and with our growing responsibilities in
the region OF the Panama canal, strong
navy will be a necessity.
with the permission of tho chairman
would like 10 propose a toast to our
battle fleet, whose walls Of steel and Of
security
Roosevelt Last Speaker.
Colonel Roosevelt was the last speaker
reear arded the movement TO elect senator's
by popular vote q genuine, progressive
policy,
ut is a genuine progressive principle, -
he said but TO take away the national
control over election OF senators is retro
gressive. I object to plans by which a
rctrogressive principle is tagged TO pro-
gressive one