The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-02

Ratification Meeting in the
Cooper Institute.
Fireworks and Patriotic
Speech es.
Addresses by John Kelly, A. 3. Lawrence, p.
Corbett Levi p. Morton, J. 9.
Thayer and Others

Last evening the great hall OF the Cooper Instt-
tute now become famous in the history OF this
city O. the forum from which political agtators and
asprants FOR once send forth their appeals TO the
public for patronage In the shape Of votes was the
scene Of another mass meeting. This gathering
was held in the interest Of the Tammany ticket,
and more especially for the purpose Of endorsing
the nomination OF Mr.. Abraham R. Lawrence for
Mayor. This gentleman, whose friends declare
that hs chances OF being elected are good is able
and educated, and wen qualified for the position OF
Mayor. Judging from the appearance OF the meet
ing Mr.. Lawrence has good many friends who
would be anxious to see him elevated to the posi- \
ton or Chief Magistrate Of the great Empire City,
At halfpast seven O'Clock all the seats were filed
4 very good portrait Of Mr.. Lawrence was placed
over the Presidents chair, and close to this picture
were suspended cards showing the names OF those
who had received the nomination Of Tammany for
public once. There was no display Of nags or BAN
ners In the hall but no doubt there were present
many who had fought on several desperate battle
fields to sustain the national standard.
Mr.. John Kelly was nominated as President OF
the meeting. Mr.. KELLY congratulated them on
this large meeting. The meetings he had attended
for the last ten days were almost as large as this
This was proof that the people understood
THE QUESTION OF THE MAY0RALY,
and were determined to elect the Hon. ADranam
Lawrence. (Cheers) The reform party, If they
were In earnest for reform, should have sup
ported Mr.. Lawrence; but they would not
support him because he would not support
Grant (hisses) or Dix (hisses). Mr.. Havemeyer,
against whom he would not say word, was now
too far advanced in life to attend to the duties Of
Mayor, and certain he was that he would not
make better Mayor than Abraham R. Lawrence.
lCheers.) Mr.. Lawrence had made
MUNICIPAL REFORM AND MUNICIPAL LAW
the study Of his life. (Cheers.) They should
attend to this matter with care. The people knew
how the question stood, and they intended to elect
A. R. Lawrence (Cheers.) He then introduced
Mr. Lawrence.
ADDRESS OF MR.. LAWRENCE.
Mr. Lawrence on coming forward was greeted
with enthusiastic cheers.
voIcE-Three cheers for our next Mayor.
(Cheers.)
Mr. LAWRENCE said the remarks he had to make
tonight would refer to municipal matters He haa
been engaged for the last two weeks in speaking
Of saying that he was met at this meeting with
the same generosity he had met with In the
Assembly a ans Sosnns.rsr OF THE CITY
had not been smoothly worked, and one Of the
great questions 70 be settled in this election was
believed the great trouble was in complications.
were scattered in various laws ana, therefore, it
was hard to know what the duties Of any ofnclai
= whoe, describe s the duties o. each ocer So
that each could understand it for himself. (Cheers)
r AZ, ysss %aes L an 70
lerred to the charters granted by the British gov
proprietary rights Of the city and he thought that
lnture charters should express the special duties
but 'ar
language,
But the charter did not confer on the Mayor proper
powers. 1t should hold the Mayor responsible for
Ehe act Of any official under him who did wrong.
should have the right Of
SUPERVISING THE ACTS OF ALL OFFICIALS
held responsible .(Cheefs.) With regard to the
question Of public improvements he said %h dsha
Se carried or the
recreation Of the people, but for the expansion of
the city and to give employment s Cheersl He
economically OF course, but carried out so that
New York should become, as she was destined to
THE MOST LOVELY AND BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE
WORLD.
transit from the northern to the southern side of
the city, he said that the want OF such transit was
81 n We az oT In
they were reformers. Naughter.) He claimed to
be reformer. He was q
REFORMER IN THE HIGHEST SENSE
long before the gentlemen now claiming to be such
had given themselves that character, He believed
reform was not parsimony or meanness. He believed
In paying honest claims and rejecting unjust and
dishonest ones. Cheers;) He referred to the
been held in Wall Street, where It had been cen said
that there was no use In voting for the Tammany
nominee, and that the race would be between MI, MT
been said that he (Mr. Lawrence) was respect
able man, and might have done well II ne had been
Counsel; but as he had been nominated for Mayor
he would remain in the field until the 9Th OF No
1t had been said that the ofice Of Mayor had been
surrounded BY bad men; but II he were elected ne
the duties Of the oice honestly and Independently
(Cheers.)
Mr.. ALGERNON $. SULLIVAN read series OF res0
lutons enunclating the principles Of the meeting
There was, he said, monument in Trinity church
yard, and on 1t appeared the name OF Captain
James 8. Lawrence and also the legend "Don't |
give mp the ship" and to-day the true democratic
Abraham r. Lawrence. (Chcers) Don't give up
One Of the resolutions read by Mr.. Sullivan
strongly denounced the introduction OF religious
questions into politics, and further declared that
there should be no invasion OF the privacy OF the
citizen on the mere suspicion that wrong was in
tended.
SPEECH OF HON. PATRICK coRBErr.
speaker. He said they saw an unusual coalition
now intending to elect Horace Greeley. tCheers.)
THE UNION OF ALL HONEST MEN
N America to restore the Union to Its original sim
RSr ersoa U Snoer nS
Of political parties was well established AS the
country progressed In prosperity new questions
came up, among them slavery. The republican |
party came into power to deal with single ques-
zion, and when that was decided the object OF the
Republican party was at an end In 1860 they |
elected Abraham Lincoln. Then came the war.
|They then
BURIED POLITICAL DISTINCTIONS.
Foreign and native born citizens rallied to the
national standard and saved the Union. The re-
publican party made third appeal to the country
now NO republican party. republican party |
without Horace Greeley, without Sumner Fenton, |
|Bchurz, Trumbulll (Cheers.) The play OF Lear" |
with the King left out. tCheers He protested |
against the legitimacy OF the production, because