The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-11-29
MAY0RAlTY MEETING AT TAMMANY.
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THE W0RKINGMEN FOR MAYOR WOOD.
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THEM REASONS FOR SUPPORTING HIM.
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Address to the Working Glasses.
SPEECHES, RESOLUTIONS,
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meeting Of the workngmen in favor OF the
reelection of Fernando Wood 20 the Mayoraty was
held last evening in Tammaay Hall, in compliance
with the following announcement, published in the
morning papers:--
The worsinrmen and their friends will meet council
Tammany Hail. saturaag evening, tho 18th inst at
~ O'Clock when measures q vast importance will be
Vrosented for their consideration by order OF Mecch
he Try Chas. Smith, jacob windmier, LEA b. Davis, l..
Geraiy, committee OF arrangements.
About o'clock the workingmen began IN arrive
AMI in half an hour after there was sufficient mum
Der present 10 form meeting. II was one Of the
mos. respectable and intelligent audiences that ever
ass .mbled in Tammany Hall, and though not 50 large
s some we have seen there yet in point Of character
and effectiveness IL was not inferior to any,
The meeting was organized by the appointment Of
Mr.. Charles Smith as president, and the following
gentlemen officiating as vice presidents and sec
retaries:-
vrx Prrsprvr@-s,ephep Barker, n Reed. Richard
Dougherty, Charles Boiwe II. N. Carr, Aionzo Adams
John Mcdonald Russell White saml. T. Munson, r. Ger.
arty, Chas. Mccarthy aud Jas Carpenter.
spKrlMss-John Angcvne, Samuel T.. Spies, Thomas
Martin and Saml Poole.
The PRESIDENT briefly returned thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, in appointing him 10
preside over a meeting Of the working classes II
was true that the meeting not 30 large as under
other circumstances they might reasonably expect,
but Il must be borRe In mind that there were large
number of other meetings held throughout the city
tonight and all Of which had the ssme object in
yicw-the reelection Of the Mayor TO the Office which
he now holds. In conclusion, Mr.. Smith introduced
Mr.. Ira u. Davis, who resd the following address Of
thc workngmen, giving their reasons for the support
OF Fernando Wood
FELLOW WoHsTSsxSS-We arc called together
for the purpose of expressing our opinions with re
tho relative az
before the people Of this county for the Of
nee Of chief magistrate. In the centest the oppo-
nents Of our present Mayor would have us believe
Nho the issue would be one In which their candidate
would rest his cole claim 10 an election upon the ma.
tare Of his personal superiority Of character with
sut copying the pernicous example which the guar
ufe character of our present Mayor, we E,ust be
4 crmitted 10 say, that a man il known by The
G. mpany he keeps, so win he be judged In lsokinQ
th, N, upon the character and occupation Of those
who were the speakers and officers of the soee4
ing recently held I'm Wall street, with the
add tiona consideration OF the history Of the
daily transactions which are consur1mated witlaSn
the precincts wherein he was so vilcly abused we
have the key Of what and Of whom we speak. As
workngmsn we are not prone 70 be inyidious, or 10
indulge IN aFraying class against class. There are
,eriods however when IL becomes necessary, in vin
aication Of ourselves that we should reveal our
tn 0uphs in this particular. Unlike the caumniators
of Mr.. Wood, we have no need of manufacturing ac-
cu tions or epithets against the morality or honesty
nl IN psote.-iohs VI WuitH wan
are {, und. The organs Of the opposition every
day re- mindng their readers Of the great respecta
biity d those Of whom the Wall street meeting
was composed. They tell that IL waa made
up OF merchants, bankers, brokers and specu.
lators. " We wish TO measure the depth
of what constitutes the proper elements
d true n,spectability, We may perhaps differ 10
our agreement In such conclusion. Men, upon this,
Nike all other subjects, entertain different views.
with regard 10 the bankers brokers, and money
changers We are told, from sacred authority, that
the respectable ani ancient prototypes Of these inn
proved modern yocatiGns were whipped from the tenn