The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-02
JOHN MORRIssEY's FIRST SPEECH.
Telling the Voters whnt He Wss In Favor sf
and is Now Opposed To.

The first OF the mass meetings in the in
forest Of Senator Morrissey was held last even
ing In Gcrmania Hall Mt Seventh avenue and
Twenty fifth street, under the auspices Of the
Anti -Tammany Democrats OF the Eleventh As
sembly District. At 8 O'Clock the hall was
densely crowded. Two thousand men. among
whom was the Unity Club Of colored voters,
ttood IN the streets. Mr.. ?. J. Mooncy opened
the meeting and introduced Stephen O'Harc.
who for two terms was Tammanys Assembly
man from Conn mptrollcr Kclly's district. At 81
o'clock. while Mr. OIIare was speaking.
carriage stopped at the Twonty-siNth
street entrance and Mr.. Morrisscy stepped
into tho street Instantancously 1000 men
shouted and chcered. and blazing rockets illu-
minated the air. Elhowing his way through
the crowd. the Senator entered the hail. and
pressing through the throng. stepped on the
platform amid the chcecrs Of 1900 voters and
Mr. O'IInre mt once closed his speech and Mr..
Morrisscy was presented to the people. The
applause with which he was greeted having
| suhsided. he said:
, wrii snd have not BIN oui Of my hou.e In The
~ s" ri three week. While haSa been '.t Kelly
and snS iGSnb dn bSfr \, ni answer iem have nothing
To- say against DC ncr'v.r ."n'"' " nF tp Vtriil,
soo, Ms s'9sll' neil ' "I ,auad Ti" viii 81" "o5iy5
ccsia But Ia mP..sI Sr II The me- "2r rorrr. @sn
eaics wa. ,t,l about a ragnany "-H ApSsuu ,gIs VI,
NIT r, H. M I,' o ''f M OF .ian, tiS ae,,lo Ia
ne turned out Of Tammany Hell because | 49,
& 'c ,e Gssgsr i9;ili.e ISr dias ,aSs al al
the reduction Of their wa- The ari ii thai intro
luc,d m thc sena,c ga,g 10 'ie Hoard q AlcTren ,s
ihrousi he ScIe,' when vent before ihe Assembly
conmu'e ON .S, to sI~ak III II, i"'"r wa, ,hoM ~ n .
Nh be defeated rhe mc,,;nrcs lint ! sup a ol,sda
nayS , 'ga.ged a. , snn"f eS e' & of NE @ e,iy &
| ,tn,r WI. persuaded by Kelly, sch,i, and Iammany
Naw Ernv anI scb,u are irving to mix me I'M with
ns i;iS%nseissiaenl hume ieasli hat ,ssa.s5e
iren The e,anns snd wa, the only Senator from tis
| plau.c. The lhmmany senator nom this district
win the r.ruhSans 70 prevent resplortonmcnt
amshfiv II am ci'ci"i Wiii Ssi have aars avn done
support AN Dcm@ctauc measures lApplau'c Mher
many naii / stand on MAT platform pYow Y,
H,ilvs trade i. poics Eyci, dollar Hat he i. worth
wa- made out of ro,c-. lie hs, nominated every Seua
county oficrr who Is on the ramnany uokci Now. {
man "" ON h ueka ' from w TOP To icdS SSa' TSer
suo middle way Your o, >1ieiN lies IA heaung az d
And nov my ncnis let me tell YOU tha, this is ,oui
o9c e., iho.e that ioush, ,in., hsned Applaa.e ani
| sm.ltr BAT son must win this one for me. Cries q
A. Mr. Morrissey sat down the house rama
with cheers The other speakers were Charlie,
W. Brooke. Ira Shafer, Rufus L. Andrews. and
Mr. Morrssey also spoke TO Ave hundred men
in the hail at i23 Third avenue. Five other
| mootiugs in the district wers addressed 10y
Rufus +. Andrews. Rohsrt Blissctt. Patrick
Walsh. and eN-Aldormnn krauss.
Mr. Mprrissey Will speak tonight in Cont.
mental Hall Al Eight avenue and Thirty fourth
street. and in Jefferson Hall. NJ 253 Avenue 4
Meetings are also to be held in Ncumann's Hall
NJ Ninth avenue and Thiriv-fourth street, and
Thirty-sccond street and Second avenue, 33'
East Twenty-thrd street 3s6 First avenue. an,
colorrd men nt lod West Thirtieth street is I,
be addressed by the Rev. Henry Highlan,
Garnctt.
The Tammany Democrats nre putting fortl
extraordinary efforts To- defeat Mr.. Morrisscy
Alarmed Mt the enthusiasm which his canli
dnry has aroused among the voters in tho dis
| trict. they have been tryin. TO persuade som
Republican TO enter the field. hoping in thi
way t. divide the Republican vote. Unable 4
| Mr. Morr-sry, they turned their attention yes
torday To- the Anti-Custom House Republi ans
\ leader in that organ lzation said last evcnin.
that Christopher Pullman one OF their purity
| had consented to be a candidate il slO UOO wa
given him to spend In the contest. and that ak
| Police Commissioner Mnnicrre would raise tn
money II the Tamlnany leaders would prOmis
that Mayor Ely should nominate him for tn
yarant Police CommisS ionrrship.
Mr.. Morrisseys friends believe that the regu
lar Republiruns would increase their Efforts 1
elect him If Mr.. Pullman should be nominated
| Twenty-Five members Of the Anti-Custor
House Republican Senate Convention in thu
district resolved Inst evening that. MS Mr.. Nor
r-s"ys nomination had been approved 10y IN
Custom House Republicans. they should adv
their followers To vote for Mr.. Schcll