New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-30
A POLYGLOT GRANT RALLY

The Grant managers with the shrewdness
which has characterized their conduct OF the campaign
essayed last night q novel entertainment which they
surmised would be certain TO attract large gathering
II was to hold pOlyglot meeting at which American
German, French, Italian, Scandinavian, Hungarian,
Bohemian and Polish speakers would declaim for the
Grant Republican candidates. Most OF those who gath
cred IN the hall of the Cooper Union ready TO EN-
brace opportunity to hear speeches In their own
language and the feeble applause which greeted the
speakers gave token that the large audience was drawn
together mainly that account. AS an additional
inducement the Academy of Music chorus was engaged
by special arrangement and Conterno's band per-
formed the instrumental music. This combination
would naturally have called together an immense con-
course upon any OCCASION especially as admission was
free. Nothing in the way Of expense was spared In
order to draw together q crowd, and an exceedingly
large portion OF the audience composed OF ladies',
who manifested their appreciation of the music If not
Of the speeches.
All these inducements failed to attract an audience
sufficient to Ill the hail than twothirds OF ts ca
pacity until about $50 p m when number OF persons
fled into the hall from the Fourthave entrance carrying
banners with the following Inscriptions "Polish Grant
and Wilson Club" Hungarian Grant and Wilson Club"
"Italian Club" French Grant and wilson,, and Xth
Assembly District Grant and Wilson Club" Those who
bore these spoke aud looked suspicously like
natveborn citizens and cheered in unmstakabe English
Gen. sge who was speaking when they entered.
uted to the different persons on the PLATFORM ana at
tractvey prepared concert style with musical entries
vocal and nstrumental-omitted 10 mention that the
CustoIhouse Deputy Collector and his four efficient
aids upon discovery that the hall was only partially
filled would hasten TO the headquarters Of the Grant and
Wilson Assembly District Club short distance on ana
lead volunteers 70 the hall TO I'LL the ranks OF the Hun
garians, Poles, Frenchmen, and others who were wait
ing at the FOurthave. entrance to be admitted
Gen Sigel called the meeting to order at about S5
D. m, and said In explanation OF the small attendance
which greeted him when he began his remarks that the
meeting had been extensively advertised and
that IL was entirely spontaneous He believed, he SAID
that the citizens understood that the meeting was called
without any great preparation. The people gathered
they stood on the platform Of simple patriotism They
had met 20 plead omnibus bill indOrsng all the
Republican municipal, State, and national Candidates,
but simply 20 raify the Republican eandldf for
President and Vlce-Pfesident. -
Emil Sauer then elected permanent President and
after making few remarks, he read long list OF vice
Presidents and Secretaries which he claimed embraced
names were those OF George Jones. Gov f. d. Morgan,
Thomas Murphy, Alderman W. Radde, Gov: Edward
SalOman, G.. A. SchwarZwaelder, Senator A. Wesnann
Nicholas X. Conner, WIN. A. Darling, the Rev. II. III.
Garnet Sixt Chas Kapf Samuel Rotscbid, K W. Town
send, John H. VOorhs, and others.
Col L. w. Tine then introduced, ana said In the
course Of his speech grand spectacle is afforded by
alities Here side by side with tho descendants OF
Washington and Franklin and jefferson, we see the
descendants OF Kosciusko, Des Cartes and Lafay-
cite the friends OF MaZZin and Garbald; the rep
resentatve Of the country which gave birth TO Huss
and the great grandsons OF William Tell Speeches
in the German Italian French, Hungarian POLISH and
Bohemian languages followed after which the meeting
adjourned