The New York herald., 1876-10-08
GREEN FOR MAYOR.

policeman stood shiverng at each OF the doors
leading TO the hall Cooper Institute last night
before eight O'Clock, and looking men, singy
and in groups OF two three passed quietly inside
from time to time until the large room was comiorta-
bly, Allied. These men had assembled IN compliance
with call issued to ''the electors OF the city Of New
York irrespective oi their regard national
nni State politics. who desired 10 eject Andrew
II. Green to the Office of Mayor of this
city, and which signed by William
o'Bricn, William Steinway, H. X Thurber, David Bab
cock sand several thousand others" Tho meeting
remarkable Tor the utter absence OF tho devices
usually employed TO attract the public TO political
meetings The square In front OF tho building was not
III by the glare OF single calcium light not rocket
hissed bonfire reddcned the dusky check OF night
not single note OF music caught the ears Of passers
by; everything was us solemn and formal MS State
trial Upon tho platform within tho building
opposed political opinions, united in the
desire tho who has jeaously guarded the
Among them jackson s. Schultz James Seligman,
William OBrten. Robert g. Cornell, Dex,er a.
T. Bergh, Colonel pelon (of Governor Tisn's stail,
ex-senator Lent, A. Van ValKenburg, Alfred w.
Craven. William H. Borden, Oswald ouendorer,
Dorman Il. Eaton, Rhnelander Dillon, Coroner Eln-
gor, cx~Aidcrman Raddle, DENNIS McMahon. John ID.
Crimmins, l. Edlitz, Rush Z Hawkins and Dr. i. W.
Fisher
The meeting was called to order by Colonel Rush C.
Hawkus who read the call Tor the meeting, and nomi
mated Mr. Henry \. Cram Tor chairman. That gentle
man being duly elected, forward and before
sunng his seat stated briefly the general principles
upon which the meeting was convened They had
come together independent oil aii party ,rammels and
from all party organizations The only safety, ho
said for The city was in the citizens taking into their
hands the government, ana assuming
for tho hrst time the proudest right Of
citizens-the right TO choose their own governors.
For years thoy ike the speaker had been the slaves
Of political wircpullcrs who had used them TO
their purposes. The speaker alluded 10 the heavy
the city, but declared IL would be nothing II
the people chose TO take tho government INTO their
hauds and urged them 10 elect their own officers,
irrespective OF party trammeis Il they ana that New
York would be tho most prosperous city IN the world,
and tho things which have made its namc disgrace
and byword all over the world as the worst governed
city the globe would be swept away 10 begin the
Reform THE HEAD
II necessary TO elect an able and irreproachablc
man for Mayor, aud for that Office Andrew H. Green,
upon whose integrity there had never been stain
the best Mr. Cram proceeded TO review the pres
eut condition Of local politics. kelly" no snid series
says he will choose twony mon and you shall choose
twenty mon, that you shall have choice as well as
/; but the citizens have nothing 10 Go with 1t ZAP
pause and laughtcr) You arc slaves and those men
own you'll" The speaker cndcd with euogy OF Mr.
Green.
d Colonel Rush c. Hawkins was appointed secretary.
and he thcreupon proceeded to read q list OF ninety
presidents headed by the names Of Royal Phelps
and John Babcock, and list OF twenty eight secre
taries headed C. n. Van Bauer and Dennis McMahon.
These being duly declared elected he read the follow
ing resolutions, which were unanimously adopted
Resolved. That duo regard for tho national Interests,
good and prosperity Of this great city and the
out respect party affiliations political issues.
eap"oe and enxSsned osais wno viii faithfully labor
for the public good and who will not subordinate their
objects The necessity Of providing proper Accommaa
tho S and thrift o. iii easses a%r psops
mainly Of securing speedy trsns. for and
enectua promote tho heain safety and
s as for rneS.
those who known unite the highest capacity
Resolved That the Office Of Mayor though has been
@ ns centre o our and hs
TO si os OF ana wAa sa hsroush a
md fidelity labor efficiently for the public in
taken advance All the great interests OF our city
fetal administration Tho Central ark during long
years. mis- faithful labors in the Board OF Education
and guardianship during the last
the Efforts ana appliances Of the pseaators who had Been
tush, the art Of public depreciation under the rue Of tho
them, the enormous and various expenses Of our
candidate in our and we hdenty and
earnestly him tho voters Of this city first
Resolved That committee twenty-five citizens up-
eanse nis to be 10 Mr. ireen and upon
his acceptance thereof to take their discreet prompt
and effective in the spirit Of This meeing
! When resolutions had been adopted gentle
upon the platform came forward aud presented TO
tho Secretary series OF resolutions indorsing Mr..
Green, which he said had been adopted at meeting
the reform democrats, NJ the Assembly Rooms, in
the Bowcry Friday evening. they rend
aloud by tho Secretary, and immediately afser-
ward committee presented n set OF rcsou-
tions passed by the central organization OF tho
Taxpayers Association upon l5th OF August COM
plmcntary 10 Mr. Green, and supplemented by several
other resolutions. passed on The Sd inst heartily in
dorsing him Tor the office OF Mayor These also
read and approved by the meeting.
OSWALD orTgSDoRfRR's ADDRESS.
1 Mr. OSWALD OTTExDoRFER, of the Stddfs Zeitung,
announced as the next speaker, and was received
with applause as hc came forward He began his re-
reform in the city government and argued
that the candidates OF either o. the great
themselves IRON the shacklcs OF their organization.
Hc alluded to tho immense increase OF local taxation
during recent years caused by the corrupt manner
which tho municipal government had been admins
tered. The workingman should not think tha. because
he owned no land thus taxation did not AFFECT him II
abode, the high prices OF the
saries Of life and tho impossibllity OF
stoppssc Of works caused by the burdens Of our city,
he would find that he is the heaviest sufferer. Tho
speaker alluded to the widespread Decentralization and
CORFU ton caused by the squandcrng o the Ring and
spoke with pain OF tho probable length of time which
would be required to eradicate Its results The hrst
dominion OF parties, and tho citizens OF New York
knew very well what they were going to do about It,
They were going to
SMASH MACHINE,
they had done before. tAppausc.) They would put
the man who had done so well In tho trying eircum-
stances OF the past hvc years at the helm OF affairs
(Cneers.l Mr. Ottendorfcr concluded by stating that
he had met during the past few years many men who
would NIL the office or Mayor with honor and ability,
but mad known who could DO 1t SO we'll as Andrew
II. Green.
poRNAy EAToy's SPEECH
| The next speaker was Mr.. poRMAS b. EATON. This
gentleman opposed to permitting national ques-
lions TO affect local politics In any degree. You want
said he u good man tho head OF the Board OF City
| Works. Does II make any difference whether that
man Is democrat republican, long
| ho Is HONESTY What Is wanted is honesty
economy, administrative capacity and dcvo-
Ion to local interests, not theories about
banks Southern rights civil service reform, or about
anything mentioned the national platforms As IL
now the fitness OF the candidate Tor the ofco Is
merged In the general party issues The questions
now asked are not what capacity has the candidate
but how will his nomination Itch this or thaty How
wi: he act with tho leader OF this or that party 7
"Is or Is not Mr. Green" hc continued ss6t TO DO
the Mayor OF New York In the hrst place no
doubts us general ability his absolute integrity his
nrmness OF purpose and his determination IN promo-
i iny and sustnInlnu Mhnt ha thinks rl.hI mo