The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-26
Speeches by James M. Brown, Prof 7. NJ.
Dwight, Parke Goodwin, Joseph d.
Choate, James NJ. Emott, Edward
Solomon, jackson 8. Schultz
and Oswald Ottendorfer
The Mayors ONCE Must Be
a Responsible One.
NO POLICE AUTOCRACY!
Republicans and Democrats in De-
nunciatiOn on the ROstrum.

SPRING ELECTIONS DEMANDED.
grand mass meeting was held in the large hall
of The Cooper Institute last night. under the
pices OF the Committee of Seventy, to protest
against the passage, in its present form &C least
OF the charter for the city OF New York now be-
fore the Legislature, and known as the Custom
House Republican Charter AS early as seven
O'Clock people began to assemble about the doors,
and though at halEpast seven O'Clock the crowd
not numerous. the hall well filed at eight,
the hour announced for the opening OF the proceed
ings. The audience was composed wholly Of men,
and was respectable in point of appearance and
department. The police arrangements were under
the supervision of Captain Byrne of the Fifteenth
precinct commanding detachments drawn from
the reserves OF the various precincts There was
no decoration OF any part Of the hail. and no brass
band blatant and the platform, flied, was with
IN array of some OF the "soid men" OF New York,
was the grand ocular and aural focus. The Reform
Association, OF which Mayor Havemeyer, Oswald
Dttendorfer, Robert B. Roosevelt and other we'll
known citizens are members, was also present,
cooperating with the Committee of Seventy.
Among the prominent gentlemen on the
platform were Robert M. Hoe, Peter
Cooper, Theodore D. Dwight, Joseph Ii. Choate,
Parke Goodwin, Jackson A. Schultz, John Foley, ex-
Judge James NJ Emott, James M. Brown, Albert
Kamroth James NJ. Halsted, Howard Potter,
George W. Lane, James D. Mckenzie, and numer-
Gus others representing brains. integrity capital
and industry. The assemblage listened with very
deep interest to the proceedings. and certainly
presented decorOus appearance not always to be
met with In political conclaves in the metropolis.
The applause was quite frequent and at times very
enthusiastic. During one portion of Mr.. Parke God
wins address he called upon the audience to put
down all such presidents as special party legisla-
lion In the framing OF q charter constitution, the
great organic law Of government for this great
metropolis. In the course Of his remarks
he used the word "precedentv several times and
at the termination OF round of applause an ener-
getic German cried 0ut:-"But Wy don't We do away
Vid de presidency altogedderY' The Teut0ns mis-
I laughter. " -A' was '''' AZ Oui'' VI
Taxing into consideration the fact that the meet
ing was hastily called, that 1t was not occasion
calling forth the same enthusiasm as an election
mass meeting, and that the subject matter Of the
meeting last night is o question upon which even
party opinion Is divided, the gathering was q
great success. The speakers embraced men OF
graced the platform were also drawn from the the
front ranks Of conservative democracy and
republicanism. 1t was estimated that there were
not less than four thousand persons present.
Under the last clause OF the resolutions adopted
and which will be found in the report Of the pro-
III,
s. schultz, James M. Emott Howard Potter, Joseph
H. Choate, d. b. Eaton, Edward Solomon, Oswald
Ottend0rfer, Robert Hoe and Benjamin latham were
appointed by the Chairman q committee of ten to
proceed to Albany and to ask further hearing be-
fore the committee OF the Senate upon the subject
matter OF the resolutions and OF the sense Of the
meeting in relation thereto.
Mr.. James M. Brown, Chairman OF the Committee
OF Seventy, presided, and introduced the speakers
In calling the meeting to order he SAID
THE CHAIRMAN's ADDRESS.
FELLOW CIrzENsI am glad to see so good response to
the call issued by the Committee of Seventy the
Of a ns
tismsn here well known ali %he WIN address
o. New YoTs which we are met e consider
seHeny ' into si Tfn eal
sa' az right
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SPEECH OF PROFESSOR DWIGHT.
Professor THEODORE DWIGHT said:-
The COMMITTEES Of seventy had called S that meeting
IN their hands After the great reform movement last
he fG sG be- % S h p
and in the Interests of ne atty Ihs Sp Com
Ssas viii Mn's dc ccS%n.ss spirit
&c lspa aS s hat IN.
sp % d that The psop not Loud On Seess win
The charter the nrst point, and the great point was
% y
a5ody d mens Cries q" NSr1 There must be respon.
:n s|:s IS SR'.
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ann cuncement-that the committee willing to make
o% b Mayer wsa nS s
1af p Lsssatqrs provides hSi
The Of sSsas y e n to
nss ne c iesuld Of inquiry sdd con
n %urpsy 'Pf oad susns S5' The s1 csseaoa
to 4 sa WESTON removal was that The eoSsrnor
com ws hi SsyE e ' Ss c
The ca f be that ns Re MT Sa
he mayor Iong as we'll as he could with this officer
ain whom ne objected Then the question came
srring elect tons. The advantages Of that that
u would he : sparaed from party. politics Gond
Why Va not as Sew hosk ba aS a that ms New
aces od no 'interest in the elections If they
VLH w Snring af might be true OF three four
Years ago butt was not true now New York had reason
% REM % NOV yopng will forget that Therefore,
sh snrns election mig pt be safely tried The effect OF
u r,as was ~ lead te departments in separate
act action, without any over oyer Them and their
seon without chee or aqranse ibsse en Se
0 o. The Compton Ter, for example, has /
no power stop snecurss on PeNxsons WY naa uone
nothing Tor the money they claim now ne
sad S become une very dsnsssoss 70 th Ghes