The New York herald., 1874-10-27
Jacob Cohen in Mass Meeting
Assembled.
A Plot Of the Strikers to Nominate
MIR. Havemsyer and aBleed"
the Old Gentleman.
One Thousand Dollars offered to Get
an Article in the Herald
by Jacob Cohen.
Jacob Cohen het q barty.
We're ish dat Darty now 7


Immediately previous to every municipal elec-
non held IN this city 1t u noticeable that number
sf organizations TO be used for the sole purpose OF
rettng money rom candidates hold meetings,
make speeches, appoint committees, bleed the
candidates and then dissolve into empty air until
the succeeding election. This has become as much
OF business IS selling groceries, pork tobacco
cheese This year the strikers are not In as great
force as usual simply because the money IL scarce.
Last evening Q meeting was held OF The Peoples.
or ..Hans Breitman's Barty," at No. 21l Fourth
avenue, q few doors south OF the Clarendon Hotel.
Mr.. Jacob Cohen, who once held the once Of
Supervisor in this city, ana who organizes politi-
cal party every year, which melts like the snow In
July forty y-eight hours after the ballots been
counted, presided at the meeting and met with
q most enthusiastic reception. Mr.. Cohen or
.sYawcobn rs he is called by his friends has the
appearance OF q burgomaster from Amsterdam.
and is OF bury proportions, with o large round
lace and fringe OF whiskers from ear TO ear and
under his chin. Jacob also wears large diamond
BIN OF the first water, and has plenty OF money, it
is said but in the words Of striker. 'she isn't
spending any lust now"
now TO sTRIKB CANDIDATE.
The building in which the meeting was held IL
occupied partly as dwelling, and has a well ntted
up drinking saloon in the basement. Tne third
Aoor, which has q rear apartment with folding
glass doors, was well filled last evening by the
strikers, hard looking crowd. and some few de.
cent men, who sat IN 'front.' aud were there solely
from a desire TO get their names 10 the HERALD.
The hall narrow one, and the delegates sat
closely packed. In front was table on which
were q large water pitcher, two glasses and
4 lot OF loolscap paper, 10 be used by the secre.
taries. At the back OF the hail, with some empty
seats intervening were lot OF hard-headed
young fellows, VINO were paid so much apiece to
haoo when any name was proposed for nomina.
tIon, and 70 cheer the eloquenve OF Jacob Cohen
hall, in hopes OF speedy reimbursement, he naru-
rally decided questions and motions with more
dlscIphne than ever was known in Tammany Hall
In its days OF severest discipline. ie ~ moments
before the meeting began Mr.. Cohen was closeted
behind the glass loldng doors with the Leading
begun Dy the calling OF the names OF delegates
from the different Assembly districts. some lew
answered 10 this call win laugh as Young man
and black curly hair called the districts. In sew
eral districts there was not any representative,
but II all the same TO Jacob Cohen. He came
there TO nominate solid man ana he did not
much mind whether there were any
reporur was offered a seat at the table by Mr..
Marcus Hanlon, OF the Fifteenth ward, who joined
Wen as mis- friend Peter Mcclure, Of the Eighteenth
ward, another delegate, who Is well known
practical joker. As Jacob Cohen emerged from the
folding doors his diamond PIN gllstened on his
bosom like the sheen OF spear head on blue Gall
lee. As he came in he saw the HERALD man. and
before the eyes OF all the honest delegates he
becKoned TO MIN in mysterious manner TO come
behind the folding doors, saying, as ne did,
RASH CONFERENCE.
"Mishder Recorder, come dis way leedle hve
minuds, pleese.r
Tne reporter followed Mr.. Cohen behind the
folding doors, and presently the two men stood
lace to face in a narrow passage secure from all
observation Then Mr.. Cohen explained himself
.Look.a-here now Misnder Recorder give us
big sphlendid repord in de HERALD tomorrow,
and You can have as nudge monish no. as you wants ,a
HERALD and vix you shure.'
..But what do you want me to DO ~ the reporter
asked seeing all his mysterious movements.
I've wants do nomiDade Havemeyer snure; what
You dink, eh2 Den ne gives us de money OF der
nominasnun and give you olendy OF money when
aaow much money do you expect to get from
aVelI, don't know, but II he gives me thousend
thawlors gives you all OF 1t. II he only gives me
vive hundert thawlors gives you all OF dot mon
fsn You dink dats lair, hahg II he don't give the
mOnish we nominade some Won else. pud you
on the committee, and den you 60 and see Have
This was rather amusing to the HERALD reporter,
to whom Mr.. Cohen had offered 800 to have an ar
ticlc inserted In the HERALD about week previous
one evening at the Hoffman House. Being willing
to humor Mr.. Cohen the reporter listened TO all
his propositions, and no doubt Mr.. Cohen fancled
shat he had secured the support OF the HERALD
for his '.Beebies Bardy."
sYou dink better abbont committee to
vait upon Mishder Havemeyer, hah II ne don't
give the mOnish we nominade DR.. John c.
Hannah, for Mayor. He is an Irlshmans and din
We geds an Irlshmans Tor Regisder and dat gets
de vodes, hahY ~
he WANTS A SHOW.
The reporter informed Mr. Conen that he would
Cohen shook his hand warmly and said, Dads all
wants. You give me chow In de HERALD and
Of sloo TO buy the influence OF tile HERALD mad
been made on the evening OF October 20,
at about seven. O'Clock in the. evening.
Twenty-iourth street. Then MIR. Cohen did
not know whether Havemeyer was good TOR
anyd1ngsn or not. The interview having been
concluoed the reporter and MT Jacob Cohen made
their appearance at the meeting, where the
audience had been watching with suspicion all OF
the proceedings behind the glass doors AS both
came out Mr.. Cohen observed. "You make a lull
reDord OF my speech, Mr.. Recorder. and it's all
ride.n
BRIBERY.
A suspicious looking delegate as both re-
porter and Chairman entered the meeting, whis-
pered andiply, "Ae's all right-hes been staked
dead surc.n
Mr.. Conen took the chair and said -
''Shentiemens I'm blessed 10 re you alls de-
glare ue meedirgs open. hshder Bennld will act
a. secSredary aud We VII call de disndrigds.n The
man named 'Bennid,T who walked as Ii ne was q
delegate from Ehrenbreitenstein, grabbed some
1ooseap IA ieroclous manner and another indi-
vldual named DAVIS, with most formidable nose.
also began writIng paper.
Mr. CohEN-Ar Cnrishdy, you viii bleeze take
your bosishion as Sargint ad-arms by the door up.
Mr.. CoHESs GREAT SPEECH.
Then rough, who was laughing heartily pro-
posed three cheers Tor our worthy Char man, Mr..
Cohen, which were given by the strikers with a
Will, Mr.: Conen applaudlng himself with his ieet
Mr Conon then stood up and spoke IN the fol-
lowing manner
II yos dc Supervisor or Ei-Yorick, defeaded
v0nce, beive, by de beebles; maybe by de boi-
dlshans, and nod py de oeebies who work tor the
shveat oi der brows. always looked Tor de bee
bles. and geeps a large Deebles employed. And
nave got sucn worthy noble sDpirit that viii have
God Almighty take oud OF me my bread II don't
do ride. DE boidlshians dey dake de name
VI de beobe's hardy before we got dime TO durn
around. ! have noding to say against Mishder
OHendorfer. believe he Is q drue reform. But
look at Nr. Hsyemeyer. comes TO de gonRiusion
fuaJ Mr. Hdvpmpyor he good solid
brains. ana dlnks we nominate him. tCheers.l
All de abuses dad could be heabcd upon his head
10 damp aim wOs aDused.n tCheersj. After some
further discussion ana speeches the ioiio wing
ticket was placed Ia nomination.
THk ''BEEgLEs' DICKRD.r
Tor Ady0r-Wam =. Hayemeyer.
For Hegiater-No nomination.
For Aldermen ~ LoTge-Jacob Cohen, A. &.
Anderson Peter J. McGnire and H. ID. Davis.