The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13
sERENADE TO wIcKHAM.

Speech OF tho Democratic Candidate for
MayOr-A Loving and UnPartisan
Denomination.
serenade was given last night to Mr.. william
H. Wickham, the candidate OF the Tammany Hall
democracy for the post OF Chief Magistrate OF this
city. The demonstration was arranged by the
Tammany Central Association, and the serenad-
ing party, numbering about Jour hundred
persons, met in the rooms Of that
ganization, at No. 103 East Thirty.nrst
street. They started from there about ten
O'Clock, taking with them Grafula's Band. On
the party arriving and having arrayed themselves
before the residence OF Mr.. WicKham the must
clans began 10 play Hail to the Cnief" and before
the sounds or the instruments had ceased the
Mayoral candidate appeared in the portal OF his
house. He was Immediately addressed by the
President OF the association Mr. David, who In q
short speech told him that his numerous friends IN
the Eighteenth Assembly District were come to
pay HIM honor. They were not gathered, the
speaker assured Mr. Wickham. as mere political
partisans but as admiring friends and neighbors.
ham IN his reply, for he caught at the idea that
those before him were gathered without regard TO
political sentiments and simply to show their per-
sonal respect for him. He said:-
would be doing injustice my feelings II did not
mys az Ii shs to for s
sy as Il
That am the cSndiesse Of the aemocrasc party for me
yse to BE- put IL csnddacy Tor that Honorable pos
am moved only by the expressed desire TO introduce
YORK and sSonSomy into hsT finances These are
execution II ani elected Mayor y 'A'''
but shall be IN the snd there shall
be N my yocabulsry mo such word as fail" Divesed
IN prof. You'd 3 adssas ior me- sesss u' move
again express my thankulness 10 for this
night - ~ 80 - sooa
Mr.. wickham retired into hts house after speak
ing, amid the cheering OF his auditors. The
while several friends OF Mr.. wickham were follow
ing him, and several cries were made for .Kellyln
as iJ had been thought that John Kelly would be
present at the demonstration He was not pres
ent, however; perhaps because he did not want to
give political aspect to the AFFAIR At the direc-
tion OF the portly Warden Brennan, who was
chairman Of the Committee OF Arrange
1.-THE Star spangled Banner,n and alter
ward the beautiful Blue Danube.n The illness OF
the latter piece OF music to the tune Will be readily
was set some time ago to verse, whose refrain is,
1--WE DO IL for love, for love, Tor lOve,n and after
ward that the serenade was purely an unpolltcal
BY the band were played with ane effect.
While the manner or their performance
marked the skull OF the musicians. their characters
hams loving friends and neighbors. There were
Irish airs IN plenty, from "rhe Harp that once
tnro' Tara's Halr' to ST. Patrick's Day. and
these delighted the Celts In the auditory; German
feeling was appealed to with "Die Wacht am
Rhetn, (Which the bands played with extraordinary
power patriotism was stirred By the recital OF
thetic young man behind the writer were accorded
the music OF LA Percholen The serenade was
ended with AUD Lang Syne," and then the crowd
gave three hearty cheers for Mr.. Wickham and