The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-29
CITY PGLIT.Cs.
Metropolitan Democratic Csub-rIass Meeting
and BaY,ser RasinE Near Union Sinare.

| Metropolitan Democratic C.ub-TIass Meeting
and HAMMER Raining Near Union s,.lsare.
Last evening the above club held mass meeting
and banner rsing at It's headquarters 80 East Four
teenth street. near Onion square. The banner sus-
pended across the street Is deliberately gotten up. IL
measures thirty feet w fifty OF which eight feet are
taken up by the oval portrait. The figures OF COM
MERGE and Agriculture are neatly represented. The
banner Is painted on both sides. There was large
attendance and much interest appeared to be mani
tested in the proceedings which were enlivened at
intervals by the performance OF a band. Mr.
p. G. Wright presided, and having called
the meeting to order said that one OF
the rules adopted by this association was
to mind its own business 1t intended to play neither
first nor second part to any organization. 1t pledged
itself in advance to support whatever nomination
would he put forward by the National Democratic
convention. The club took no risks whatever; but
now that the nominations had been made it heartily
endorsed them. nor would it cease its efforts until its
cause triumphed In next November the speaker
then read a heightened ode euogistc or the demo-
cratic nominees.
MI. RICHARD O'GORMAN then came forward and ad-
dressed the assemblage. He said when brave men
came out to battle it the practice present them
with banner. 1t would be the symbol OF the
and around that banner. through All the stormy
accidents OF war, they cling with ondest hopes, be-
cause that banner represented troe hearts and by IL
was shed the true blood OF those who have left their
dear ones at home. (Appause.) The banner that
was now unfurled was not the banner of war-not
the banner OF devastation or destruction. In that
banner there was no menace. IL was the banner
that symbolized reconciliation, peace. love, order
and union throughout the land. (Appause.l There
had already been enough OF enough OF devasta-
ton, enough OF ruin and little too much OF the
negro in the United States. He claimed to be phi
anthropist He would wish to benefit the condition
OF the negro, whom he loved: but there were
some white men in the United States who had
interest which the Congress of the United
States should be bound to recognize. (Applause.)
The speaker then proceeded to date upon the negro
question: and finally adverted to the nominees OF
| the Democratic Convention, urging those present
to their most energetic eXertions in the coming
compalgn.
Mr. s. $. Cox next came forward and humorously
addressed those present. He there, captured by
the committee without the benefit or the habeas cor
| pus. He did not intend to make aspeech and would
| simply congratulate the Metropolitan Democratic
Club and all the citizens OF New York who sympa-
| thized with them, on the magnificent banner, and
which bore upon its folds the names OF those who
would have the destiny Of this republic in March
next (Applause.)
| The meeting was subsequently addressed by
Messrs Warfeld, Martin, OF Ohio; DYKES OF Florida
| and Tomlnson ana then adjourned.