The New York herald., 1872-10-19
THE GERMANS ENDORSE GRANT.
Enthusiastic Republican Mass Meeting at the
Cooper EInstitats Governor salamen Eulo-
gises the Administration Of President
GranEThe Bargain Of the Greslsyites
With the Democracy Tho German y elsil
Msmsnt Thoroughly Aroused.

glare or the, fierce lime light Illuminating Astor
place from Clinton Hall TO Third avenue, gave in
diestion, last evening, Of mass meeting held in
sde Of Cooper Union, which, In point Of numbers
and respectabiity, was equal, to anything OF the
kind assembled during the present campaign. ..'a
The mass meeting was held under the auspices
Of the German Republican Central Committee, of
which Mr.. william Gellman u President and Mr.
Leopold Well Secretary. The hall was completely
alled, plumber q ladies present lending additional
interest to the assembly. The exercises OF the
evening were interspersed with music, discoursed
by ~ brass band, y leading the Eighth As
sembly district German republican Clubs
playing patriotic American and German airs.
Among the prominent gentlemen occupying
seats on the platform were General Franz Sigeb
General Max Weber, Andreas Whitman, Dr. Louis
Bnchner, General George F. Sharpe. Consul Fred
rich Kuhne Morris Friedsam, Ashbel r. Fisch, Cody
Anfanger and Q number Of other well -knQwn Ger
man and American politicians and merchants. .4
At eight O'Clock the meeting was called to order
by Mr. WILLIAM GELLMAN In nominating Mr.. Jo-
sEPH SELIGMAN as President, who, in q lew we'll
timed and terse remarks, thanked the audience
for naming him as presiding oflcer. and by patri-
otto illusions to the Germans adopted country and
the corruptions lately existing in the political
affairs OF this CITY hoped that the assembly would
tSsSAA ~hN PAVns W tuc 10
be delivered by several welLknown and appreciated
public speakers. His illusions to itf sN.o.s
oIos 4 8 THE GUBERNAToRIAL NOMINATION
of the veteran General Dix for Governor and
William F. Hayemeyer as Mayor elected great
applause As regards the Presidential candidacy
OF General Grant, Mr.. Seligman remarked that this
election was virtually over, and the. people have
already spoken. He regretted that Mr.. Greeley,
who was always good man and true republican,
should be led away by bad associations, 30 that
even such democrats as Charles O'Conor turned
their backs upon MIN. The speaker continued In
this strain for some time, and, on retiring amid
applause stated that the names OF Vice Presidents
DIR. Nauman who read the list, most OF whose
names were received with applause. The Chair
man hereupOn introduced sT " fua,dNlsn liHm
A4mt, aEx-GOvRRNOR EDWARD SALAMON, hfg Mft
whose appearance was greeted by upr0arious en-
thustasm. He gave retrospective view OF our ma
ham Lincoln was triumphantly elected up to this
present campaign. In this he touched upon the
1ierce struggle OF the late war for the suppression
OF slavery, and the liberal means employed since
Its close to help the South to assume her once
proud position in the Union. 4, He cannot believe,
that in vNw OF existing circumstances In our State
affairs, there resides man In our midst who s in
different to tine election OF this or another candi-
aate ea I as ~ President - u may M not be mat M
strife lays between General Grant and Horace
Greeley-both men representing . principle which
h
viction was that the so-calledi liberal republican
movement was o misn0mer forisoreheads, and 1t
td cSaoss not take ni| long to MAKE up his mind to
eral Grant. 1(Applause.l esaf hnlfsd fli3N4at
ynse3 .sPrHR ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT 4 clsT
that could be desired; but when the opposition
nominated Horace Greeley, who was endorsed aud
appiauded by the ancient enemies OF the republican
party--the democracy-then 1t became necessary
that the party who had remained loyal to the Union
during its darkest days should be firmly organized
and elect the man who was most deserving OF the
public suffrage. This person was President U. s.
Grant. The speaker deprecated the idea Of the op-
0.l THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM
introduced by the administration, although It was
in direct conflict with the Jacksonian principle
the financial and revenue policy OF the administra
ton. The revenue refOrmers only agitated their
Governor salamon paid a euiogistio compliment
to the vaOr Of the German troops who helped to
nght the war for the Union to o asuccessful issue.
The Teuton, wherever domiciled, keeps his native
Individuality intact and In this strife the country
which has offered an asylum to every stranger will
himself % on ' the SIDE Of rshs and M iussice as
The speaker touched upon the free trade proclivi-
ties OF Horace Greeley, which he said the CincIn-
nRu Convention silently passed over not daring TO
touch upon the subject. Fenton, Of New York, and
Blair Of Missouri, were taken into the new move
concluded BY placing B. Grats Brown as Candidate @
for VICE President on che mixed ticket. Instead Of
protesting against laN Ee9gng00 efoq YaJaElp
THB ALLH0HD OOkkUPT OkFICEsHOLDkh5
Tor which this Convention was called, the ONCE
hunters assembled to further their own interests.
Not one Of the principles for. which the Gin
ctnnatt conclave organized was called mp
to be passed upon; but, instead, the. Tammany
republicans ruled the feast and foisted their
ancient doctrines OF corruption In the name OIL Hor-
ace Greeley, labelled with the battle cry OF ANY
thing to beat Grant,o upon the country. The Bal
tmore Convention ofcourse, unanimously endorsed
Horace Greeley--the flrst and bitteresr enemy Of
the democratic. The latter thought that they had
captured Horace, but he had really captured the
democracy. 1t must not be thought that by this
blow the democratic party would die. No, they
would i've through this shame OF begging an old
man with white coat ana white hat to become its
candidare--dloud applause) land having been killed
so many times. would continue to exist In corrup-
GENERAL aRASr's GREAT SERVICES 49, y =
during the war were alphabetically portrayed by
the speaker, characterztng him as '.han OF
peace" and II he, a. President has committed
faults which fact Is admitted, they were not OF the
heart, but OF the head. The Alabama question, the
happy conclusion OF which was brought about by
General Grant, and the financial policy OF his adj
mtnistraton dem0nst trated that our President en-
deavored to keep the country at peace and in
crease our commercial prosperity. General DIX
received highly complimentary notice from the
and one to be trusted In any emergency In this
strain Governor Salam0n continued, and on his
retirement was enthusiastically applauded.
Dr. H0EBER read q series OF resOluttons nendors-
ing the administration, the republican platform,
the nominations OF Grant and Wilson, Dix and Rob-
inson, congratulating the country upon the happy
d6nOttenIeut OF the Pennsvlvania and Ohio cleo