Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-04-16
THE NEW YORK LIBERAL REPUBLICANS.
what the Press say Of their Cooper InstI-
Lute Meeting.


We were favored on Sunday by the
Washington Associated Press agent with
a very prolific supply of New York World
adiectives, describing the Cooper Insti-
tute meeting, Friday night. We give be-
low what the Press says of it.
The Hcrald says:
The mass meeting at the Cooper Insti-
tUtC last evening, initiative Of the OppOsl-
ton to the candidacy for the reelection of
President Grant, was a big thing us far as
numbers went. 1t partOok a good deal of
the Chinese system of carrying on hos
tility-a flourish of tOmtOms, a beating OF
drums, shaking of bones, plenty of chin
music, but little harm done. All the pO-
litical " outs were on hands. There was
very noticeable absence of influential cltl-
liens on the platform, which was altOgeth-
or given over to Custom House men and
CN-OtliceTS doing nothing in particular at
present. but waiting for something to turn
mp in the good time coming after the Gin
cinnati Convention. That the anti-Grant
men could not have it all their own way
under any circumstances was pretty evil
dent from one incident in the proceedings (;
that was when Trumbull made what he
and his friends deemed a most palpable
hit against the President, the cheers and
applause following upon which were
equalled, if not surpassed by the Kisses
and grOans of the friends of the President.
As a whole, the meeting was very orderly
and quiet, lacking in the principal ingre-
dent denOting public sympathy and sup
pOrt-enthusiasm.
The No,tdard calls it a Tammany side
show, says it was a fair audience. Tweed,
a wear AGO, would have doubled the attend
ance, and had outside speakers kept in
countenance by calcium lights. Urged
by the World, besought by the Tribune, q
fair audience assembled. As q political
expression it has no more significance than
the crowd on Broadway when a stage
horse falls. People went early TO the
Great Hall to see and hear the unique en-
tertainment, and doubtless thew were re-
paid III long sitting in the hot, close air.
EnthuSlaSm there was none as there
was presented not the ghost of a suspicion
that the movement could lead to success. ("
The TriJu0c says of it:
There has been no such meeting in New
York since the war. The speakers like the
audience. were Republicans from the start,
recognized champions i'll council and on
the field. in the days when to be leading
Republicans mean to be tried patriots, but
ostTacised since by the shoddy contractors
and CustOm-houSe clerks who now as
sumo TO control the organization. And
the speeches were worthy alike ofspeakers,
audience, and cause.
The Times says Of it:
The meeting at Cooper Institute last
evening was a large one. As early as Z
o'clock the great hall was crowded, not a
few Democratic organizations having
turned out in force.
Editorially it says:
Would not anybody who took up the
Democratic papers yesterday have natur-
ally supposed that the Schurz-Trumbull
meeting last night was in the interest OF
the Democratic party-a5 in fact 1t was
The Tammany papers united III giving
dOuble-leaded articles about the meeting.
Every "bolting Republican" paper IN the
city advertised in its editorial columns the
hotel at which Messrs, Schurz and Irum-
oull We're to stop. No pains were spared
TO get up what is called an "OvatiOn." me
democrats and the Greeley-Tammany Re
nuoAcans were almost the only movers IN
Ihe Sun says it was glorious, and the
smaller Tammany organs thinks it a
grand uprrising". The Erenng Post we
he havenOt received.