The New York herald., 1874-10-21
THE CANDIDATES NOMINATED.
Oswald Ottendorfer for Mayor and
Patrick H. Jones for Register.
THE ALDERMEN AT LARGE.
Speeches by Congressman Creamer, MessrS.
Ellinger, Niles and Others.
THE RESOLUTIONS.

The mass meeting OF the Independent democrats
last evening at Cooper Institute was success.
The private doors. through which persons who
had been furnished with cards OF admission alone
were allowed TO pass, were opened to the favored
lew as early as seven O'Clock. AT least
200 voters, nearly all politicians OF the small Try
order, and who have been dropped from the rolls
Of the Wigwam for reasons best known TO them
selves. obtained admission in this way. The po-
ice, too fled IN at this time through the private
door, about twenty OF whom were at once ordered
10 scatter themselves ''promiscuous," as a oarky
would say among the audience when the crowds
we're permitted TO enter. while large number
we're made TO stand, sentinel like along the walls,
where they were able TO command good view Of
The audience in the body OF the room and the
doorways. About hai.past seven the doors
tte Astor place sioe OF the building unlocked
and
THE RUSH AND CRUSH
Of the crowd, who had been patiently waiting out
side for nearly an hour, began. For few minutes
even the police were unable to preserve order,
and had IN the end TO allow the eager audi
tors to scramble into the empty from. seats over
other seats, regardless OF consequences to the
snairs or themselves In less than i've minutes
very seat was occupied, and even the aisles
and the open spaces behind the last row
of seats near the entrances were taken possession
Of by the standees. The platform was soon after
ward adorned by the presence of several OF the
gentlemen who have been somewhat active in the
organization of the opposition TO Tammany
among others Morris Ellinger, William W.
Niles, Thomas E. Stewart General John
Foster, Theodore Gaubensklee Horatio n.
Twombly, George Beatty. Isaac Il. Hun
ter (colored), ex-Aderman Ra1de, Judge
"Tony !" Hartman, and John Price. 1t
finally fell to the lot of Thomas E. Stewart open
the ball. and he did so without any preliminary
speech, simply contenr1ng himself with 1ominat-
ing Thomas J. Creamer as the chairman Of the
meeting The nomination was we'll received and
declared carried by an overwhelming "Aye.u
Mr.. Creamer's speech was listened to attentlvely
and lts most striking points against Tammany were
loudly appiauded.
Throughout he bore patiently with the con-
fusion and often turned the tables upon
some obstreperous ant-independe Ut by some joke
which al once carried the audience with him. TWO
men. rather the worse for liquor, whose inter-
ruptops were as nonsensica as they were uncalled
to be one man in The city, despite the DIVIDED
feelings OF the crowd on general matters relating
to Tammany Hall. who had
NOT A FRIEND IN THE AUDIENCE,
and that was Andrew H. Green. The mention OF
his name quite incidentally by Mr.. Creamer drew
forth storm OF Misses and cat calls that might
troler himself that his unpopuarity was
not, alter all, myth and confined
the city government. 1t was with the stoppage
Of WORK on the public Improvements last winter,
when honest, poor men had to go to the soup
houses to keep body and soui together and
name was coupled and, Doubtless, many OF
the men in the audience knew only too well
ness, they had been obliged TO ''go idlsn ali the
winter with their families starving.