Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-20
THE SOLID MEN OF NEW YORK FOR
GRANT.
The Grand Uprising at Cooper Institute
Wednesday Night
several Thousand at the Outside Meet
ing.

several Thousand at the Outside Meet
ing.
The demonstration of the bankers, mer
! chants, manufacturers and wOrhingmeI
! for Grant in New York last "Wednesday
night was in every respect glorious sue
cess.
WHAT THE TRIBUNE SAYS OF IT.
On the morning of the meeting Greeley
in view of the overwhelming array OF
"solid men " signing the call, said:
| "The friends of Gen. Grant have COM
| pleted arrangements for an imposing de-
monstratiOn at Cooper Institute this eve
ming. The most elaborate preparations fOr
! attracting and entertaining the vast assem-
| blage have been put in motion. 1t is anti
cipated that the great hall will not contain
nearly all the crowd. Stands will be erect
ed in the square facing the institute ; and
speakers and music will entertain the peO-
pie outside, while several distinguished
Senators address those in the hall. The
call for the meeting has been signed by
many of the leading citizens of New York,
including Peter Cooper, George Opdyke,
Edward PierrepOnt, E. D. Morgan, III. b.
CIaflin, Alexander 7. Stewart, james Cor
don Bennett, Samuel i. Ruggles, Henry c..
Bowen, John A. GriswOld, Rev. II. w.
Beecher, Hon. Noah Davis, and a hum
dred others, representing the controlling
industries of the metropolis"
THE ASSEMBLY.
An immense mass meeting to indorse the
administration of Gen. Grant and advocate
his denomination was held tonight at
Cooper Institute. The demonstration has
in point of numbers and enthusiasm, but
especially in the social and representative
character of those comprising it, been rare
ly eQualled in New York. BY O'Clock
thevast hall of Cooper Institute was crowd
ed, every seat occupied, and thousands re-
manned outside.
1t seems to have been the intention of
the police to prevent the filling up of the
asleS and uncomfortable crOwding of the
building, This, however, proved impOs-
sible for after Mr.. Clews had introduced
VIM. +. Dodge, the chairman of the meet
ing, and the proceedings ready to begin, so
loud and persistent was the clamOr of the
crowd outside to gain admittance that,
seconded as the demand was by the audi
ence within the building the police fell
back, and by every entrance to the build
ing hundreds thrOnged in and in a few
minutes it was impossible to find addition
al standing room in the building.
The platform was thrOnged with promi-
nent citizens of the metropolis, among
them being Thurlow Weed, Peter Cooper,
a. Il. Stewart, VIM. Orion, Henry Clews,
H. b. Clatiin, VIM. H. Vanderbilt, Stew
art l.. WOOdford, G. K. Detmond, Theo. w.
Dwight, +. n. Morgan, VIM. Fl. Yer
milye, 5. 3. Chittenden and Jackson l..
Schultz. Outside Cooper Institute, sew
eral thousand people, who were unable to
obtain admission, organized an enthusias
tic meeting i'll favor of General Grant.
THE MEETING OPENED.
The great meeting in the vast building
was opened by Henry CIews, who was re-
ceived with cheers, and said "FeIlow-
CITIZENSHIP calling this meeting to order,
[ can not pay you higher compliment
than / offer to the gentleman ! am about
to name. [ nominate for president of this
meeting Hon. VIM. E. Dodge, president of
the chamber of commerce. Mr.. Dodge
was unanimously and enthusiastically
elected.
REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN.
Upon taking the chair he made a brief
speech, in which, after referring to the
great achievements of the Administration,
he said: GAS far as | have been able to
the platform of the new de-
parture, they propose nothing which
President Grant has not again and again
publicly, in his messages and by his acts,
shown his readiness to carry out, | am
confident that he, as well as the mass of
the Republican party, is as ready to re-
move political disabilities from the people
Of the South, with a few well-understood
exceptions, as any of the boosted reform
ers, And while [ would not brand those
with whom ] have heretofore associated as
traitors to the party, yet it must be appar-
ent to all that their only chance of success
is the fact the Democrats may unite with |
them in their opposition in which case
there would be no other virtual result than
bringing the Democratic party again to
power"
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED.
The list of Vice Presidents and Secre- !
-aries was then read. The former consist |
ed of three hundred, among whom were
Henry Ward Beecher, John G Green, |
Peter Cooper, Edward PierrepOnt, Henry
CIews, James GOrden Bennett, Charles |
Butler, George Jones, Robert L Stuart, |
Samuel B Ruggles, Henry B Claffiin, II
B Sherman, Samuel WetmOre, Anthony
J DreXell, VIM FOgg, Levi 2 Morton,
Henry f Vail, Alex. Taylor, Alex. Stuart, |
Robert LennoX Kennedy, ThurlOw Weed,
Iheo w Dwight, Robert Hoe, Cambridge |
livingstone, VIM Orion, Stewart l. Wood |
ford, b Chittenden, Jacob d Nermilye |
\ \ o&h ID Davis, Franz Siegel, William L |
Dodge, E ID Morgan, Geo Opdyke, Shep-
herd Oh, kina T2I Jas W Beel1man, Paul N.
TponerH, w ii Vanderbilt, f D Lanier,
Jesse Hoyt, John \ Griswold, John G |
Jones, John A Stewart, VIM Hage, VIM |
l. Vermilye, NJ G Carly, Stevens, SamT |
Osgood, Geo NJ Van Mort, Henry Arthur.
VIM b DinsmOre, Jackson Schultz. Isaac
H Bailey, George Jones, Henry c Bowen, !
Chas 2 Kirkland.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Hon. f. Delafield Smith, chairman of
the Committee OH Resolutions, presented
the following:
First-That the merchants and mechan-
les. the bankers and business men of New
York, represented at this meeting and i'll
the call under which it is assembled, are
with the wisdom, ability. mode
ration and fidelity with which the Ma
tional government is administered, and,
in common with the bulk of our brethren