The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-11-03
xhe A1derman,c Election and the
Action Of the Mayor.
Miscellaneous Meetings in the
City Last Night.

Nevos ssnce the great gathering to ratify the noml
naston for second term Of the martyr President
uas ouch an earnest enthusiastic and respectable
assennage gathered within the hall Of the historic
Cooper Institute IS last night woke Its echoes
There were but few ladies' present; yet there was
10 disorder, and NOT . particle Of excuse for the
DEesepce Of the large force Of policemen
q che nall more orderly and Intelii-
GENT though determined, meeting was never
heAd In the city. 1t would be impossible
% estimate the NUMBER OF people OF all ranks,
eaasses trades and political compile xlons WHO were
prsseut within and without the tulaing. Not an
zach OF standing room was vacant for Q moment
from the commencement OF the meeting its close.
and ir was exceedingly diflcult for those whose
ausaes required them TO move about to squeeze
through the earnest aud compact crowd. Over the
platform the significant legend was spread on can
vaa
"wHAr WE ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT I'D
ana around the supporting pillars were grace
fully entwned State and national nags. There
vas no music, but the audience did not
rouuirc the stimulus OF sounding brass and nnkiing
cymbals. On the platform were the following
named rentlcmen:-Cyrus w. Field, General John
A. DIX Samuel J. Tlden, 8. B. Chittenden, General
Jackson, w. N. Evarts, Andrew w. Green, Major J.
Il Bundy, Colonel Henry @. SIebbins, Father Far
relley, Colonel N. Gano Dunn, John Wheeler, ex-
memberlof Congress, James N. Brown, Henry Clews,
Collector Murphy, ex-Judge Edwards Piercpont,
John A. Stewart Edward Cooper Joseph II. Choare,
Isaac II. Bailey, Judge Barrett, Jackson 8. Schultz,
Peter cooper, Henry l. Clinton, William Y. Have.
meyer, Dr. HepworLh, Henry =. Champion, John
Foley and . host Of other distinguished and
well known citizens. The enthusiasm was IN
bounded, ana each and every attack by the
speakers on the members Of the Hing evoked
sunultuous cheering. Mr.. Choate. who followed
the Chairman, Colonel Steobins put the meeting In
she best OF good humor BY reading the follow
mg most solemn announcements previous TO his
spccch:--
Ell am requested to state that the political funeral
a william n. Tweed will take place 81 the new
County Court House. in this city, on Tuesday, No
vemDer the TIN. Rev. Edwards Picrrepont viii on
eiate. The hymn to be sung u that good old tune
u Or. watts,
Moved
ArchbIshop O'Conor, with seventy assistants VIII
conduct the services. The text for the sermon will
be taken rom the Gospels,
sLORDi BY THIS TIME he sTrNKETB'
yhss congregation are requested 70 attend"
And that his easy now Of language ana pleasant
action should not weary his audience Mr.. Ch0ate
nterspersed his remarks with points and Jokes that
xere heartily relished. Referring 70 Mr.. Christo-
pher Pullman Q republican sandwiched between
OBrlsn and Bradley IN the Seventh Senatorial dis
sr,ct he SAID that personally, nc thought MIR. Pull
man was good man. but he had no more chance
OF going TO the state senate than had William NJ.
tweed to enter the kingdom OF heaven. HIS state
ment that the gnt between the wings Of the repuh-
lcan party-wings that heretofore refused 10 nut
Ger, ny or even mop together-nad rcconciled their
dincrences, and ON Tuesday the lions Of The Custom
House ana The lambs OF Horace Greeley would 20 to
bed together elected upr0arious cheering, long
continued Mr.. Choate's announcement oil
the withdrawal Of Thomas T. Stewart from the can
vass in the Fifth senatorial district and Mr. Hawcs'
dccilnasion In the eighth district at the request Of
lhe Committee Of seventy, drew forth tremendous
Applause. Mr. Tiden, who followed Mr. Choate,
WAS bitter ana long WINGED, but encctivc. Mr..
Evarts was loudly called Tor, and spoke eoquently
the audience cheering vchemently al every point In
hs speech. Three stands were erected outside the
building, from which speeches were made TO a very
large crowd that had failed TO squeeze into the
Cooper Han. Here the enthusiasm was also hearty
and sustained, and altogether tho demonstration o
she citisen reformers was overwhelming success,
II commenced at eight and was brought TO a close
~ eleven O'Clock with nnal bnrst or enthusi asm.
echoed and re-echoed within ana without the Cooper
building.
ADDRESS OF Tue COMMITTEE OF sRvRNrv.
.Afser we meeting was organized The following