New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-08-20
LOCAL POLITICS.


.-a-,,.s ron AN IMMENSE GATHERING
A"', ,nriNcpNIFNTs TOR THREE M-DOOh AM
FIGHT OUTDOOR MEETINGS.
-, y,.o,,.;,-o Committee, composed OF three
nv = ,ho nolitical organizations engaged IN
-, arroncements for the grand mass MVe'iiiR "
,a,ry The nomination Of the lAoera ea"oiu".ee' 70 ."
A"N,! III advanced in it's preparations. Inc Conr
doaS WI, meet daily hereafter at Tammany Hall, to re-
'ni'oo and discuss measures. Cooper Union ana
" .oSamv Of Music are too small 10 accommodate inc
- tbronc that will assemble IN honor OF the hpeia'
- and the space IN front of either Is also too limited
The Academy Of Music will rot be leased hereafter oi
roitcal gatherings OF any kind IL has been recently
re,nrphed and the trustees say that the damage ooh'
by those who gather at political meetings moi' '"''
oounterbaances the rent received
The Committee has under consideration project u
erect wigwam, or pitch large tent on the hol
side Of Unionsquare, either one to be capable oil "c.
modatug an audience Of 5000 persons Ialnmany 10"
and Irving Hall have also been hired Tor the oousiD
In addition eight large stands will be erected AZ
,, a., Irnionsouare and Fourteenthst 1t Is intended
,hot 100 oo neople shall be afforded facilities Tor helpk
tbe various speakers at the wigwam OF ten" 'ho
and the stands. .o,.oa
Isacb ward and Assembly District will be represented
on TINT evening by professions bearing banners u""
,arpcies and torches Already some of the larger or
l,v,tions have BEGUN the work OF preparation. Inc
,ricau or tont the halls and the speakers sp'nos WI"
no decorated with bunting OF various huoS
eaes of all nations. and Chinese lanterns Onoh-sq"i
will probably present the appearance that ou ioui
wears ago. on the occasion OF the grahu Deino'i"'T
ratification meeting On that occasion the Whole VI
,r, sore was festooned with Chinese lanterns, ana
tipcrvas they were suspended cords crossing rom
the bindings 10 the railing Of the square. More than
10000 lanterns were used, and It Is INTENDED lha' p''
ms many shall he displayed in September. 10
have been urged 10 the project OF eIecOhe q 80, 80
vigyain on the ground that the former "ouu " -,
AVID tbat the latter would require an oulaeS -
So g oo 10 $4,000 1t has been suggested
,h. a would DO well TO hire tho CIRCUS
iId I'm Fourteenth-st. 1t VIII hold about 4OOO per
sons and AL danger from fire would thus DE opNdteu'
while The expense would he very much less THIS pullu
ing. with Tammany Hall, which Will ACCOMMODATE
nearly or quite 1000 persons, and Irving Ha WHICH WI"
hold $500 will afford space enough for lhe nuoor "uu
epoe II is intended that the meeting shaii qe 3no %
the mot Imposing ever held in this city ana me uisay
of ornamenton and fireworks one OF the Hues' o'0i
We t of speakers Who have been invited and the
majority Of whom have already sghnct wee men IN
ness TO offend, comprises some on tne S nemnrrae
tbe ranks of the Liberal Republican anu Democ S
pa Si rbuTz end Trunbuil ex-senator Hendricks OF
Indiana ex-GOv HOrauo seymour, ex-senator W. iI'
pdICton of Ohio the Hon D. W. voorhees, OF Indiana
The Hon r. NJ I. Hunter Of virginia, INC NUNS ~, g.
COX Francis L. Herman. and VIM. Dorsheiinei %
Vork m " Saunders, the cOOred orator, ana olheIS;
The nominees for GOIernt ana Otnel % h not VET
been fuly arranged, but everything Is IN ne dfe
form and the Committee promises that before 'H0 Jaw
OF meeting the programme VIII De peTIecteu' s,,,,
Tho Executive Committee. tue Hon Agern0n . sum
van Chairman, met, yesterday, at Iammany HAIL 10 re-
ceiye fbe yenOrt Of the Committee on speakers anu
Rooms The list Of speakers gwen above was suDmitlGu
The Committee also stated that 1t had suomtleo TUG
,roiect of vi gwam 10 several builders, ana had ascet
fai1cd that it would cost about $1,000 10 erect suGn
building as was required ana the builder woud allow
from 100 to g. 900 the material When the structure
was taScn down The matter was discussed AT Some
length. but no conclusion was reached III ndm peen
tain
&c hired for that evening. Steinway Hall VIII not DC
lensed Tor nOlliical pnrposes.