The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-08
FOLEY'S FAILURE.

Meeting OF the Twelfth aud Nineteenth
| Ward Citizens Associa1fon-Tke City OIL
ciais OverhnuleG-slr. Foley and the Other
| Speakers Booted iutO silence.
The large new hall at the corner OF Eighty-sixth
street and Third avenue was completely filled last
evening by an audience drawn thither py the
announcement OF meeting under the auspices OF
the Twelfth ana Nineteenth Ward Citizens AssocIa-
on. for the discussion Of the alleged frauds in the
city government and also or the success or failure
OF the viaduct Railroad scheme.
Mr.. JOHN FOLEY, President OF the Association
occupied the chair Rising to open the meeting
he said
GENTLnNEN-wc are assembled under rather peculiar
sLa and other city osias have bean publicly accused Of
the city treasury and assured this is but small
de on the
ss wealth. " a.s@s.
s s ease sna the sss of law
which their dishonest pubic revel Not dollar is
that not wssS 81 ss
You the laborers forced TO live in miserable tenemns
a sss as 'if' are r 'aiy
what we profess st % be- proud Of our
IT'S our duty 70 denara that the unjust ruler. Of city
ready SesFs as two
pledge myself and think can say the same OF every mem
Der OF the association that Efforts shall
cy is ssEppe5 and the MEMBER Of the n pun
fna dsS
under which our city officials restricted, and
the sen wsn
that and Ms
previous statement three months ago. and the
II ns oses
that politics have nothing with the contest Applause
on s y h n "pa h the
WE WANT NO MORE NONSENSE.
the pay roI and accounts are psodncet will show
n such s OF names as you never before saw More
m
s"
Ss Sa ssas ID
here Go where you will 4 is the same reprosch that
leak o ne public
Wont walt any Longer Il Won't do to send the
well known TIA, all those gentlemen are out Of town In
AT this point the Tammany element, which had
heretofore INDUCED In repeated growls, broke form
dedantly in three cheers for Hall and Tweed, fol-
lowed 10y Misses.
the speaker then proceeded to reprlmand those
who had interrupted him, and was greeted by loud,
insulting cries ana jeers. He at length found voice
to say that they did Mayor Hall more harm than
good nv their conduct. The turbulent individuals,
however repeated the cheers and Growings until
Mr.. Foley was succeeded by Mr. RUFUS B. Corning,
who also attempted to gain order by reprovng The
noisy portion OF the audience.
We had seen, he said, this same spirit rampant in
our city for years We saw II on the 18th OF july
when the attempt was made to igno. G law and jus.
tlce. But when the tools of fraud ana violence
insult the people they damage their cause. Perhaps
the nest argument against them, ne said would be
TO let them have this cheering now. The speaker
was interrupted by repeated cheers and cries. and
at length LETT his address unfinished.
Nj. George 5. Wilkes, member OF the assocla-
ton. then stepped out on the platform and pro-
ceeded to ln1ame the meeting still more by demand
Ing that Mayor Hall and Richard b. Connolly
should not be condemned without Jury. After
succeeding IN increasing the tumult Mr. Wilkes
was persuaded to cease, when he was fol-
lowed by Mr.. James NJ. Thompson IN conciliasory
spirit. But his voice was speedily drowned In the
uproar produced by cheers for Connolly and Tweed.
The rest OF the meeting scene OF utter disor-
der. An attempt TO discuss the Viaduct Railroad
failed, pnl the resolutions having been passed
during lull OF the storm, the meeting at length dis.
ed