New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-02
THE M4YORALTY CANTASS.
DARLING RATIFICATION MEETING AT CooPEI
INSTITUTE.

liens held at Cooper Institute TO fatty the hohd
tlon of william A. Darling rs the Republican candidate
for the MavOray Charles g. Spencer called the meet
ing to order, and nominated as Chairman MaIshdu ".
Roberts About $50 NicePresdens were chosen among
whom were the foOwingnamed well-knOwn gentlemen
Waldo Uutchns william T. Dodge, Joshua e. ADDe'
Charles : Strong Christopher Pullman Henry Crews,
Richard Kelly j. Soils RitteTband, Ethan Alien, AhureW
| Beaklev Edwin d. Morgan, William NJ. Evarts, fred.
A. Conklin, Abram Wakeman Abraham Lent william
| HOpeman Sigsmund Kaufman, Charles ,. spencer,
Moses H. Grinnell, Thomas Murphy Isaac o. Oinel
- White; James " S, uHSr, George 0pdyke Peter
Cooper John sedgwick, Elliott &. Cowdn, E. Delafcid
smith, aud Edgar Ketchum. ,.,..
The following resolutions were oherou anu
rf That the long continued Of the Democratic party
u the administration Of our NUM- pal eqseiS any us nS tb
character auieceenis afford guarantee ioI radical reform
Of orr comuny who are alike burnd BY oppressive taxation until
poper has almost become ,o9e o. poverty and The poor "'D
Lor That the exhibit ofcapay and corruption mado by the
two Democratic party THEN candid confession;
regarding each other amply confirms e.e ela5ge !qace a. ~ ana
|sy.g us i,t Iis fIesu from ring. and public plum.
ders and h uuQueson5be executive ability the nomination OF
William A. Darling powerfully sppeals to good men Of all pss 10
pu M an effort redeem city from its present deporabe condition
The President then introduced HORACE GREELEY. who
spoke substantially as follows BY common consent the
Presidential election next year would he the winding up
Of the great issues at stake. In the coming elecuOH
morally certain to have Win US le maoI!g Vi '
southern states. They will have representatives ana
votes in the next Congress On that principle the KepnD
Ucaus were sure to We were now on the verge Oh
MayOraty election and We would be judged by our re-
st here He would urge that the next Presidential Re
publican Nominating Convention De hed IN NeW-1oIk'
be had lived among politicians for great many years
and could not why some people went BACK ot t.y4I
party The who rObDing the city were inc
Taninany Hall men who put up John /. Hoffman for
Mayor Perhaps Fernando Wood would not do any
10 maintain their share in the next Presidential election
10 cast IS 600 votes for Mr.. Darling next Tuesday
The Hon RUFUS +. ANDREWS followed. lie SAID that as
after an apparently disastrous defeat on more tn one
battlefield Of the South, our army went on to glorious
victory the Republican party was determined TO Iay
in strength and prepare for triumph There were reasons
Tor The defeat Of the party IN several states Dut must
be remembered that the country was governed by the
people and not by t!5 Politicians He thought the c;ilce
Of mayor should be distinct from politics, buy deemed II
Important that the question Should nc asEe1 Ie1tNe 70
the candidate g Was he loyal during the war Was ne
dcuceF Mr. Darling had risen from the common ranks
OF life 10 position in the financial management OF one OF
the largest corporations an this city, In which he acquitted
himself well. As Member OF congress ne hau Won the
respect OF the nation As to Fernando Wood should be
remembered that he was the man who was engaged IN
when superintendent Kennedy stopped them when, IN
NJ the city and terrified every law and OrderOyng
Fernando Wood the behind the scenes omentinG
Hoffman he had simply 70 say that as between MN ana
( Mr. wood he was for Hoffman 10 was question OF
LOYALTY and he stood by IL hut nc had no OCCASION now
ever 10 make any such choice. lie was for VIM y OAR
ling. aud he hoped that no Republican would be TecIeanI
declare its power and its meaning by eiectng an honest
/ The Hon WV 4. DARLING, on being introduced, said
he had there 10 show himself 20 them ana lei Them
know that he was in earnest and had doubt Ot the
fidelity and confidence OF the adhcIens Of the party IN
tncr candidate for the MayOraty. The fact that such
large a-scmbage was brought together without other
c6rt or appliance than simply advertising In the news
papers without handbs posters, said IN Itself That
the Republicans Of the City of New-York intended on
next Tuesday 10 DO their whole duty by their candidate
II was in the power OF the Republican party Of this city
elect Mayor on Tuesday next and he had yet 10 ma
Republican who would hesitate in ms support of his
candidate II would be an insult 70 Republican to
think that there any SUCH and that when there
dsacctOn IN the party they were going 20 support
set of men whose teachings ana lncpes thsy aDhoTred
The candidates IN opposition 10 hlmseu hd bOth Oeel
heard upon that PLATFORM they had both undertaken Il
explain 10 the public how much inter each OF them wa
iOr the ONCE than the OtIer 1hey had DOh exhausted
the subject and he had, therefore nothing 10 say about
either OF them They had both done good service Tor ht
Republican candidate, and he could have chosen plan
OF campaign for himself he could not have done better
they had done he wanted 10 encourage his constituents
He did want the office for its emOnents profits
can party in Ncw.York aud bear it aoft TO vie
tory. Why was it not possible for them, they had
done before. to elect their candidate through the dI
visions OF their Opponents lie was satisfied that in tins
city there could DC pOled Republican vote OF at least
ona candidate and there were at least twelve or ftcer
thousand Republican votes that were not pOled az all at
year plurality that netherOf the other candidates could
overcome He had not been idle; he had spared effort
his part 70 bring about successful issue, and II they
would only do half for him OF what he would do fOI
them elected. they would be successful He had spoken
in fOur wards the previous night 70 large bodies OF
men, not All OF them iepubhcans OF course, but all OF
them Darling men, ihOnest workngmen whose sympa
who would aid its efforts in securing success The Ger
man Republicans who had TO some extent alenaeC
cooperate powerfully with 10 true to the principle,
which they inherit they would be found by side win
cipal government in this city. they come and clear
away all the old faaces. Why should they hesitate n
they could elect their behalf in whose hands
their liberties and happiness w De securely and faith
fully protected. 1t was not however, the interest,
Of the Republican party in New-YOrk which was al
stake in this issue the eyes Of the Republican party
throughout the country were fixed anxously upon New
York and the result of the Presidential campaign would
be largely dependent upon her vindcaOn and assertion
of repubcan strength and principles. Let them, then
nm NOlc AT NXly fpifV fbp Uho ola Ra
publican party and show them that here in this me
topohs there IL nucleus upon which they may rely and
winch VIII mpart unity 10 the organization throughout
the length and breadth Of the land T.s was a subject
thai should commend itself to every wemeanng citizen
ad patriot who loves his country and upon the
the Republicans OF New York on tuesday next would In
great measure, depend the subsequent The
Gen. 1oHN CocHRANE was introduced az the next
speaker. and his opening remarks said that N was
singular spectacle that great political party which or
dnaiF has been succeessfu In the conflicts should meet
vuhin those walls asserting doubt whether they could
overcome an enemy or deal him All eectua blow for the
supremacy. IL was, In fact shame In speaking OF the
Democratic candidates he branded them both as black
traitors" and denounced Fernando Wood as the ncar
Of secession and the embodiment OF treason The
respectable gentlemen. Hoffman," was - Copperhead
TRAITOR" man could not be otherwise who in q meet
ing at the 81 Nicholas Hotel during the war would r ise
other for this war" The politics OF New York were
Of very singular compleXOn indeed he did not know
that tey deserved the name OF politics They had de-
generated great political principles into rings and
rings. Those rings composed IN part of Tam
many men and Mozart men and some OF the elect mot
gected included within these rings who had strict
gard Tor the Dimensions OF their brooches pockets The
ring 81 The City New York we're the honest
aNpay citizens The banner OF those parties We're
JOHN T. Hoffman, Fernando Wood. and William A. Oar
mug ~ was triangular duel IN which the Republican
candidate elevated 20 tho upper angle and Hoffman
and Mood the two base The speaker then con-
cluder with yeh meBt TRADE against both the Demo
cratic kOnnees, and stirring appeal 10 the Republicans
70 show their strength and determination the polls
Tuesday next
Brief addresses were made by HIRAM WALBRIDGK, T.
d. CULVER and Major JAMES HAGGERTY, at the close of
winch Mr. SPENCER proposed three cheers for William
A. Darling and pure, unadulterated Back Republican
ism" which we're given with viii and three more"
aiiel Which the Weeting adjourned