The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-02

from his place OF power for no reasons Was there no
years ago which rendered Fernando Wood UNI,
to be Mayor OF city New York; What, then, the
difference his position nowy Has he learned anythngs
No. he knows the same arts he had then 10 his pos
d, his breast lie he speaker) had been told there
He had been told there OF the nomination Of the demo
cratic party at Tammny Hall as thing to be guarded
against He had every respect for people who enter.
ainedthese opir ons, but what they do with all
them there as citizens Of this city Ho neither knew
cared what their politics were. He knew they were
determined TO be well governed If the democrats had
nominated man who could be elected in opposition 10
Wood, he said the democratic party had done good
thing not because il was democratic party but because
the act gave character TO the men who did IT, zap.
pause) Fernando Wood, ead he, would have done well
enough tho supreme Court had not nterfered with him.
There were men in the jas OF the city Of New YORK now
who were suffering punishment OF their crimes VINO were
sentenced TO execution; those men, too they naa not
been 'inerfered with by the Supreme Court" might have
done as much as Wood (augher) Should we elect TINS
10 this important Office that he may again be inter-
fered with by the Supreme Court
daughter, and cries OF "No.N1
About this time there great noise and contuson
among the crowd, and the police had SO me trouble u ar
resting pickpocket The speaker Immediately took up
had just been arrested and taken to the Tombs and
Of time would be sent to the State prison, un
less like IN Woods case, the Supreme Court should inter-
fere with him
In conclusion the speaker urged all men, DESTROYS of
fair administration OF the municipal affairs Of our city,
irrespective Of party principles to the support OF VIM
Mr. NicncI then took the stand He thought the moral
effect Of such gathering as this would outweigh nun
bred speeches II they could stand where he did and look
down upon that assembge they would take courage
aud feel that Tuesday next Havemeyer would DC made
Mayor of this c.ty. (Cheers) He TOOK u
for granted that Havemeyer was the most capaDle
man for the Office Of chief magistrate OF this city
and no one doubted that Tden lawyer OF high re-
pute and Of unblemished reputation. III gentle
men could look at this meeting they would be satisfied
that they could make no greater mistake than by throw
ing the candidates of tho republ can party
Every vote that given either to 0pdyke Ogden is in
fact vote for Wood. He thought their duty was to go
10 their wards, their friends, and counsel and urge
them to the support OF the peoples candidate, VIM r.
Havomeyer. (Applause)
Mr.. A. R. LAWRENCE next took the stand. and sad:-We
do here soft shells hard Shells but as ct
GEMS TO respond the nomination of the peoples cand
date for Mayor Havemeyer. We have come here to-day
say that the taxation which increased by millions after
Woods election TO the office Of Mayor shall go in
creasng and increasing He (he speaker need not
mind them Havemeyer had been identified for years
past with the commercial interests of the city. Comment
could not add usre TO his He stood before them,
and against his integrity not word could be said OPP
dyke was gentleman of integrity but the contest was
between Wood and Havemeyer Who will you support
Three cheers were then proposed and given for Fenan
do Wood.
Mayor TEMAsN, was loudly called for and on appear
ing the stand received with great enthusiasm.
He said that all he had TO say that he hoped they
would put Iavemeyer in his place the LIST Of January
II was then noticed that meeting of the of
New oTk would take place at carly day express their
views in favor of Hayemeyer and that ratification
ing Of Hayemeyers nomination would be held at the Cooper
Institute. (Cheers.)
The meeting soon after broke up