The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-04
GETTING DOWN TO WORK.
HHE 0REdT MEETINGS or norm P0-
LITIC4L ora iTIONs
Centennial DIX and the Men who Listened TO
hiun In the Large Hail Of the Cooper Union
The Lauahnble Biundcr- Of Speakers who
lad Prem red Speeches for Boys In Blue.


psusennIai DIX and the Men who Listened to
him In the Large Hall Of the Cooper Union
The IauahnbIe Biundcr- Of speakers who
lad Prepared speeches for Boys In blue.
The old aud threadbare trick of keeping
tho doors NJ political meeting bolted until the
very last minute was successfully operated 81
lhe Cooper Union last evening. The Boys In
Blue were to listen to ex-Gov DIS opening
speech OF the canvass. At o'clock few men
and boys waited at the doors OF the great hall.
A. half past O'Clock the throng had grown by
hundreds. but only few speakers and platform
ornaments and reporters nad been admitted.
Police Captain McCuilaRh, whose officers were
nshting the multitude back, went again and
sgain to the managers OF the meeting. and warn
cd them hat there was danger Of a loss OF life
n tue gathering was allowed to increase stlll
further before the door were opened Mean
time the multitude at the doors attracted hun
dreds who otherwise might have passed on.
Hut there were no BOYS 10 Blue In the assem-
biaee. Finally, at quarter to the doors were
opened, and there was a rush for the Interior OF
the halt six rows OF froat seats were reserved
for the Boys In Glue, but none arrived to claim
tbem.
Gen. Do KAY, stepping to the front OF tho
platform. Introduced Mai. Gen. J. c. Robinson,
aud he told how very happy It made him to
address 50 large body Of soldiers and sailors"
His adj ire,s was purely upon the bloody shirt,
and partly upon the Grant platform. Tne men
who spplauded were Marshal Sharpe, DEPUTY
Comptroller Earle, Dexter A. Hawkins, Z. Ii.
Stoughton, aud Dorm B Eaton.
The vacant seats having been filled by the peo-
pie from the aisles ana loboie.. Gov DIX beg IN
his address lie made the same mistake tnat
Gen. Robinson had made In saying Comrades,
II a6ords me great pie sure to meet here to-
night an organization whose numbers and In
huenos give assurance that you'll be felt on the
day Of election as you were another occasion
when you came forward to help the Union In
tie hour Of need" II the supposititious Boys In
Blue failed TO carry the day at the polls tho ex-
Governor said they would DO so /" In some more
forcltie and efncient manner"
Gen. Dix, entering upon the body OF his ds-
oourss. said tn 1t he would consider G Gov Tilden
--nrst as patriot, and ther as a rcformsr. Then
ex-Gov Dix euloRized the measures OF his own
administration, ana declared that tho savings
that had been credited to Gov Tildens good
management and sterling honesty were the
result OF measures provided during his The
speakers) term In ONCE.
kilograms were read from Washington
Pennsylvunta, Indiana, Massachusetts,, anC
Maine, nnd frou Francis L. spooner and BeI
Spooner. all nlled with roseate prophecies.
While the ex Governor was speaking nfty oi
more little boys Ia tluc with two transparieu CO.
aud ndg entered the nall aud stood In one
aisle. and al tie same time nearly hundred
Ing torCh. congregAted In the plaza opposite
the COoDcr Union.