The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-05
POLITICS IN WALL STREET.
The Bulls and Bears Rampant
for Roberts.
ENTHUSIASTIC RATIFICATION MEETING.
Speeches BY General X. Strong, General
Walbridsc, Mr.. butcher, 3. B. Chitten.
den and N. II. Smith.


q Broad and Wall streets yesterday, il being the
scene OF the great Roberts ratification meeting Three
o'clock was the time down for the commencement Of
She proceedings, but for hour previous to that time
two bands alternately kept up the excitement by their
performance The fact Of the hour being ONE at which
almost all business men were busily engaged pro-
vented the collection OF crowd similar in magnitude to
previous political demonstrations that time honored
ground Shortly before three O'Clock the members Of
che committee made their appearance tho PLATFORM
and were greeted with loud and prolonged cheers
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Henry Clews
upon whose motion. Mr.. Shepherd Knapp was elected
Chairman BY exclamation.
Mr. KxArr said he long out Of politics that he
id not well know what 70 say upon such an occasion.
But there crises in country from time to time
~ necessary Tor the accepted Of the citizens to
forward and address them the great questions OF the
hour. He would conclude by saying that as up
right citizen and true patriot Mr. NJ O Roberts had the
strongest claim the SURFACES OF his fellow citizens
General W. X. SrsoSG the next speaker. They had
having presented 70 the SURFACES OF the city for Mayor
and Corporation Counsel NJ o. Roberts and Murray
Hoffman tcheers) He would now read the resolutions
that had been drawn up by the Convention and which
were such that every man in the community could
endorse by their reclamation this evening and by their
votes tomorrow As merchant Of the city he thanked
tho Convention for presenting to the suffrage Of the
Citizans distinguished merchant as Mr. Roberts No
record than Mr. Roberts as q merchant; and as to Mr.
Murray Hoffman, he was too we'll known to be eulogized
=, gathering o. this KIND ne would conclude oy pro
would at the close OF the polls tomorrow be next
Mayor and Corporation Counsel.
series OF resolutions then read and unanimously
adopted.
General wALRRIDcK next addressed the assemblage
The election Of first executive officer of the great city
OF New York duty which devoved upon the people
with circumstances OF greater interest than previous
Aayoray election for years The best interests Of the
city Will be promoted by the success OF Marshall o.
Roberts at the polls to- morrow He the representa-
fyc OF the mercantile and commercial class of the COM
much any other citizen produce that condition
OF events BY VIII ch the unity OF the republic IS guaran
sssd IN the shns i ssmsa but shat the @
rebel assault made should be elected as Inc repre-
sentative OF the commercial interests Of the city when
como 70 close the great drama through which the country
has passed at such terrible and fearful cost 1t
due TO tho commercial character Of this community that
It's executive head should be who is betting rep
1s How bitter and intense the tacaton that shall
mar. IL this election i when i terminates there
national disaster failed 70 place. his sympathy
Gated the capacity Of man for self government One
paramount duty OF the commercial community TO
tribute to his many virtues and TO reputation
surpassed by any In our midst II time that they
should oil oices Of trust and honor with citizens who
are the representatives OF the community aud the pc
Rod when knavish and corrupt obtain power must
be terminated Il they hoped to guarantee the establish
and commercial Of this great city present for the
sunrages OF their fellow citlzens Marshall o. Roberta
the Of that Union organization faithful At
of the republic-himself q fitting representative
ofits claims to the public support and whose public
record illustrates the n0best munhcence and unques.
toned parotsm-whoso private record Is illustra
ton Of sterling integrity and untarnished honor Jap
Mr. burcHxR Of the Corn Exchange, next spoke
They must not only elect Mr. Roberts tomorrow, but
s y ssy ooaS ON
Mayor; but they had done SOL and now that noble
and patriotic city had Union Mayor in Mr. Booth for
friends had departed the ranks knew that Mslher
OGreccy had gone on after false gods (iaughterlbu
Che TIbme, the candidate Of that gentleman had no
chance. lCheersl Some Of the people concluded that
tn.y would follow Horace IN MS devotion 70 the false goa
seen their error and tomorrow they would again be
found in the ranks Of all patriotic and true Cheers
by right, perhaps, he had to be there But
still he felt bound 10 forward and assist his fellow
Is @ wsy days his
income tax and he found that Il twice large u
ought to be. And he asked the cause Of this and he
And he asked what was the Rings and he was told that
ahere was den Of thieves in New York called Ring
and therefore that he obliged to pay twice the
amount Of taxes he would otherwise have had to pay
Uader these circumstances natural that he should
spct. Of rsseuchnsD. n sSe city md ad
vocsss1 Tho Claims Of Mr. Aecker reform cand date
He follewsd n!..her 0aTsslsy AFTER f.se god e,
Mayer He howsyer had turned back In time, and now
enssssd Of bong fellow worshpper with Aisthsr
-(D'0gssicy, going sftur false god In the per-
I'm Of HeoksT he bed retrsoeA hs steps in
airne and be wns . convert 10 H. o. Roberts, He knsw
os1 ~ m. . . Is U.ion Hs woSd ~ u. no man
whsss CAUSE was advocated BY man Who had twice
been q Mayor-a man whom mono knew but TO abhor-
chat no candidate supported by such q man could be
elected Mayor OF New York. He would cmphaticay ~.
eert that no man whom Fernando Wood advocated
aud pleaded for could over be Mayor Of this city. lie
Was convinced that many others who had been tempo
rarly led astray by Mshcr OGrceicy had returned IN
Slime from following after strange gods, and that To- NOR
row the citizens OF New York would rumphanty return
Marshall O. Roberts for Mayor and Murray Holman for
Cooperation Counsel
eulosum upon the claims OF the Union Convention can
n Hale Snrs followed, a. the conclusion Of whose re
marks the meeting adjourned with cheers for Roberts
and Hoffman.
selliag - Psels Ssr che Maysrsisy.
NHTH N10RT OF TEE SAILS.
The enacted a LAfayetss Hall last evening we're
truly exciting. Tho sporting and betting politician
Were indeed In their element and the sucioneer bad
quito much juggling to do with figures an Indian
wizard with the golden balla Nor was any great display
BIZ eloQusnoe required 10 call forth alisnanic Offers or
Chose quiet mods which, in sporting circles when bids
being made stand for nve or tsn dollars better" The
Interest taken In the election prospects apparently
lnteuss and the Of the city, the influences Of Tam.
many and Mozart Halls the weight Of the sceprs welded
by tho Citizens Association and the feeling prsyslsus
lhess less dcmonstSatve New Workers who bsons
e erganxaton whatever kAd cost their bsos Coz