New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-11
REBORN AT YONKERS.
GREELEY AND BROWN RATIFICATION MELTING
-ADDREss BY Join B. HAsKIN.


ADDRESS BY JOHN b. HAsKIN.
The citizens of Yonkers assembled in mass
meeting, last evening, TO raufy the nomination Of
Greeley and Brown. Long before the hour
appointed large crowd gathered the
front Of Radford Hail. where band performed popular
airs and when the meeting was organized the hall was
completely filed by an impartial audience.
Owing to an unfortunate combination Of
circumstances. the speakers who were
expected TO be present were unable to attend, and
the audience was compelled 10 wait over bali an hour
Finally VIM. Romer elected chairman, and made a
brief speech; after which John T. HaTBIs intro
duced. and spoke in substance as fOlows:
GENTLEMEN: saw at Cincinnati the largest Nationol
Convention that ever Witnessed IL was composed iot
OF sore-beads not OF Office holders, who live upon the
taxes OF the common people put OF men OF ehsIselI
mated a ticket which firmly believe VIII be elected n
Which in ali RESPECTS / have never seen ex-
eeled in my experience rof the poltical
to take a new departure Although Liberal Republicans
composed thai Convention yet Democrats outside SYM
Tbev mad Kept the ball rolling and when they meet on
the 9th OF July next at Baltimore, they VIII,
nate Horace Greeley and adopt that platform and beat
out OF existence the Administration headed by Useless
5 Grant [Applause.l ] don't want 70 detract from
Gen. Grants ability a. soldier. believe the people
were right decking brow with the laurel wreath Of
triumph, and giving him tie reward OF their grateful
analogy ends for ne was alike a great warrior and
statesman Grant only the first, never the second
say there is not Republican WHO cannot with pro
priety vote against Grant. The men who bult mp no
Republican party, who fought 10 abolish Slavery, as
sumner did Greeley did ipplause as 90 others ld-
they been east aside by he imperial hand or THIS
man Grant. And now having said that add that every
Democrat vote cOnscieniOusly for tnat man whose
whole has been the best deWOnstr8 ion Of true De-
mOcracy-f mean Horace Greeley. Great applause.
There has been the las that Hon
and Greeley advocated IT, II 10 the side Of
progress and in favor Of amcliOrang the condition OF
the Door. He has uptfed labor wherever he do IT,
and las supported every dOwntrOdden nationality and
he now stands before the American people
certain OF being endorsed 10y the BIu-
more Convention. ' That's the man ~ am for tree
ley whether Baltimore not don't believe IN these
time-serYiug Democrats who waiting on the fence 10
see what Baltimore does Here is III honest man. Vote
him
AT the conclusion OF Mr. Haskins remarks the audience
was addressed by other speakers after which nOuIiua
tons for city officials made. The Chairman IN
complimentary speech, nominated for Mayor Robert p
Getty, whose elected enthusiastic applause. the
following Aldermen were also nominated:
First jobs Brennan Lvs rcer ". COi secord Ward I'd
Simnous 1hi SrI DAM X haWey Joan K
Movers. Fourth WarI, Zeob H. brown hlcnae Mooney.
City Ja.ge r. p Baird
Tie Chairman invited all who favored the Reform
movement 10 call his Office and enroll themselves
members Of the Greeley and Brown Club, and the meet
ing tHeu adjourned.