New-York tribune., 1873-02-26
A CITY'S PROTEST.
No PARTISAN CHARTER AND NO IRRESP0N-
SIBLE GOVERNMENT.


NO PARTISAN CHARTER AND NO IRRESPON-
SIBLE GOVERNMENT.
IMMENSE GATHERING OF THE TRUE FRIENDS or
REFORM AT COOPER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
JAMES NJ. BROWN, PROF. DWIGHT, PARKE
GOODWIN, J. II. CHOATE, EX-JUDGE EMorr,
JACKSON $ SCHULTZ, OSWALD OTTENDOBFER,
AND EX-GOv. SALOMON-MUNICIPAL ADMIN
IsTRATION NOT TO BE MADE A POLITICAL
FOOTBALL.
Seldom has so respectable and intelligent an audi
eace gathered within the large hall OF the Cooper
Institute as was that which assembled last evening,
in response to the call of the Committee of Seventy
e. icin in protest against the provisions of the
charter now before the Assembly. Before the hour
named for the opening of the meeting the seats IN
Che hall aud on the platform were filed, and many
persons were standing in the center and outer aises
The crowd rapidly became denser The dOorways
were flcd and the throng extended into the lobbes
II was an exceedingly orderly audience. Scattered
through the house at intervals were squads of po-
ice but at no time was there any need Of their
services There was little of the rough crowding
and jostling that generally characterize political
meetings. good proportion of those present were
elderly men, as was shown by the many gray
heads to be soen and nearly all evidently Of
The class who have responded for the past two years
TO the behest to vote for none but good men for
Office irrespective of party. There some prom
inent members OF the Republican party in the body
of the house, and there were also few members OF
the Tammany General Committee
On the platform the representatives Of
the various professions and the banking, mercan-
tile and manufacturing Interests of the metropolis
Among che more prominent ones were the venerable
Peter Cooper, whose appearance on the stage was
the signal for a round of applause; James NJ. Brown
of Brown Bros bankers; Jackson :. Schultz, Prof.
Theodore W. Dwight, ex-Judge James Emott, Parke
Goodwin. Commissioner Willy Wallach, Louis Bal
lard +. Randolph Robinson Chas Watrous, julius
W. 1iemann, Joseph Segnan George w. Lane,
John ID. Mackenzie James L. Stewart, Benjamin B.
Sherman, Samuel Christie. Robert Hoe, James NJ.
Hastead, Alderman Vance, Assistant Alderman
Thomas l.. ThoTnell Howard Potter. eX-Gov.' Ed
ward Solomon, John Foley, VIM Gardner, President,
and G. w. Dean, NJ. d., Secretary Of the Seventh
Ward Council Of Political Reform and very many
others.
The audience was called TO order by James NJ.
Brown, Chairman Of the Committee of Seventy,
who in short speech, announced the object of the
meeting. The resolutions were read by Howard
Potter, and were enthusiastically received, the
points being appreciated and cheered. During the
evening the strong points made by the speakers
against the CustOm-hOuse Ring, and denOuncing
partisanShp, were also enthusiastically applauded.
The first mention of Mayor Havemeyer's name
called forth round Of cheers and this was even
exceeded when, little later that Of Controller
Andrew II. Green was cited.
The sentiment Of the audience showed that it was
emphaticaily non partisan gathering The asseT-
tiOn chat the municipal election should be held in
May, thus removing II from the arena of National
and State politics, was received with rounds Of
applause.
Among the organizations represented, in addition
20 the Committee of Seventy, the Reform As
sociation the Liberal Republicans, the Councils Of
Political Reform in nearly every Assembly district
IN the city, the German Reform Associations from o
number OF districts, and a large delegation of
Italians 1t was noticeable that nd cheap advertis-
ing was employed 10 gather together large crowd.
There was no brass band in attendance, nor was
there a banner or device Of any kind within the
body Of the Han
The speakers of the evening in addition to James
NJ Brown, the Chairman, were Prot. Theodore w.
Dwight Parke Goodwin, Joseph IL. ChOate ex-Judge
James Eruott, ex-Goy. Edward SalOmcn Jackson ).
Schultz and Oswald Ottcndorfcr
Ex-Judgc Emott offered resolution in regard to
holding municipal elections in the Spring, which was
adopted in addition to those read by Howard Potter
at the conclusion OF Prof. Dwights address
The following Committee, enlarged to ten, has
been chosen IN accordance with the resolutions TO
proceed to Albany and eDdeavor TO secure Inodif-
cation Of the Charter:
Prof. Theodore W. Dwight Jackson S. Schultz,
James Emott, Howard Potter, Joseph II. Choate,
Donnan b. Eaton, Edward Solomon, Oswald Often
dOrier Robert Hoe, and Benjamin latham.