The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-11-02
APOLLO HALL.
Demonstration of the O'Brien De-
m0cracy Last Evening.
A Procession Two Hours in Passing Enthusias-
tic Meeting Inside Apollo Hall-Speeches by
Judge Barrett, Henry L. Clinton and Sam
Courtney-The Issues Of the Campaign.

out in their full strength for a final demonstration
In the municipal campaign ana succeeded in max
ing the largest political display New York city has
seen since the palmy days when Tammany Hall
was in the zenith OF her power Estimates, OF
course, varied very considerably as to the
NUMBERS OF THE GATHERING,
but taking the procession and the various assem-
bages at the stands together throughout the even
ing the lowest computation put the gathering at
between twenty five and thirty thousand, while the
true figure was probably something much higher.
Apollo Hail. OF course, externally appeared in it's
most brilliant aspect Every window was bright
with lights and eagerly enthusiastic faces and the
balcony facing on Twenty-eighth street was dan
gerousy crowded with the magnates OF the organ
izaton. The transparency on Broadway showed at
last complete municipal ticket, headed by por-
trait OF the standard bearer OF the organization,
and the gas within it was unusually bright There
were five stands at various sites In the neigh
borhood, the principal being at the corner
OF Twenty-seventh and Twentyeighth streets
and Broadway. These were all draped with flags
and adorned with such notices as GOODS Noblest
Work, an Honest Man-James O'Brien," 1.-THE
Original Champion Of Reform" and 1.-THE Friend OF
the Poor.n Strings OF Chinese colored lanterns
were stretched across the Streets and there was
an incessant display OF pyrOtechnics, rockets anu
bombs and Roman candles and colored fres, light
ing up the faces Of the crowd almost every mo-
ment and stirring the enthusiasm to decidedly
feverish height.
The great feature OF the demonstration undoubt
eddy was
THE PROCESSION,
| which began at little before eight O'Clock and
lasted couple OF hours In discipline and scenic
eject it was not so gorgeous as the memorable
parades gotten up by Tammany in the last Presi-
dental campaign, and again couple Of years ago,
but 1t was, nevertheless quite imposing. In
numbers 1t probably reached somewhere
between fifteen and twenty thousand; for
the men marched very quickly and In
lines OF eight or ten abreast Sometimes,
indeed, the men were so closely packed together
that they degenerated into an Irregularly ordered
mob, and hurried on nervOusly pelmell to get
breathing space in more quiet portion OF their
route. They were greatly embarrassed, too, by the
passage of the cars, which did not stop running,
but followed in the line OF the parade at walk.
Each sidewalk Of Broadway from the Fifth avenue
to Twenty ninth street, where the procession
turned and filed down into Sixth avenue, was
throngea WIN TWO nrusr HINES
OF people, who cheered heartily In the intervals OF
the music by the bands in response to cries for
The procession ITSELF however, except in being
much more numerous than usual, differed little
from the political parades with which all New
Workers are pretty well familiar. There was con-
slant stream Of transparencies blazoned with the
organizations, and with legends commencing the
honesty and reforming zeal OF the hero Of Apollo
naring torches, and there were marshals on horse
back and gayly coored banners and fags futtering
gently in the light breeze Of very fine Autumn
evening. The mass OF the parade, however, con.
sisted Of solid phalanxes of
wELL-DREssEp WORKING MEN,
who had entered into the thing partly to give an
expression Of their political preference and partly
also, perhaps, for the pleasant excitement Of
h.vorite recreatons OF the honest, toiling masses
THE SCENE
About halfpast eight 1t was very pleasing
sight Sigh to look down upon Broadway dy nIed with
Apollo Hall. Far in the distance there shone
the brilliant liant, lights . In front Of the Filth
from thence up to Twenty-nnth street was lit up
with the smoky glare OF torches and the yellow re-
this passing stream OF processOnists was o dark
fringe Of spectators who stood perfectly still as the
men marched by with shouts and cheers to the
music of countless noisy bands. 1t was scene of
singular animation, and the crowd was SO good
tempered and orderly that one could not resist Tor
the moment at least whatever might happen to be
his political convictions, joining in with the spirit
OF the occasion and yielding to the enthusiasm Of
the hour.
INSIDE
OF Apollo Hall the speaking did not begin until
nearly hafpast eight, by which time the attractions
OF the procession outside had sufficiently lost the
magic spell OF novelty to leave full audience of
shouts OF the processionsts the marching music Of
the bands and the booming OF the firework NOR
tory and mingled with the cheers Of applause that
greeted the points OF the speakers.
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nent chairman.
MR. BARRETT's REMARKS.
Mr.. BARRETT thanked the audience for the honor
make any heightened remarks owing to indispo-
stion. lie regarded the numbers and enthu-
omen omen or Victory. He had Known Herman
Tor thirty years, ana had always I, found
nounced the meeting Of the Committee Of seventy
just held In Wall street, and thought the language
o'Brien. He himself was a member OF that com.
mittee, but could no longer belong to body that
support sur, Of Which it had been organized That COM
mttee was now no longer impartial, but partisan.
He complained OF the nomination Of Havemeyer as
betrayal Of the original champion OF reform, who
was the standard bearer OF Apollo Hail.
The secretaries and vics presidents of the meet
O'Brien for Mayor, and the rest OF the Apollo Hall
municipal ticket in very iattering and compIi- |
~ Mr. cLINroN,s SPEECH.
Mr. HENRY L. CLINTON then spoke. He claimed
racy, and its judiciary ticket was the best
that had been put in the field for twenty.
said that that gentleman was. q quarter
of century behind the age. He had Q long time
ton, whose needs he did not sympathize with, had
since come into existence. Mr.. Havemeyer was
also believed to be opposed to the great public I'm
pr0vements which were now going on and OF
which Mr.. O'Bren was known to be warm ad.
vocate, and which were necessary to the enlarged
prosperity and commercial Importance OF the great
city OF New York. Mr.. Havemeyer, after serving |
two terms as Mayor, ran again the third time, but
was excused by the people from serving, as they |
would excuse him again on the 5th OF November
next. The opposition Of the Tammany Ring to
had secured their overthrow. Mr.. Tweed, In an |
interview with reporter had admitted that Bricn
had refused a bribe OF 100000, offered him by the
c0rruptionists. Falling in bribing him, they next
attempted to starve him by refusing to pay him
his just bills Sheriff. Then followed the organise
ton OF Apollo Hail. and the successful battle against
the Ring the victory being won In consequence OF