The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-02
COOPER AND O'BRIEN.
The Ticket that viii Sweep the Tenth Dis
trict-Three EnthusIastIc Meetings.

Terrace Garden never was so crowded rs
il was last evening. tho occasion being the
Cooper-O 'Bren ratification meeting OF the
Twentieth Assembly District. There were fully
1000 persons in tho hlll. and probably 5000
moro failed 10 gain admission. For these no
provision in the shape OF au outside speaking
stand had been made. but there was good
band. and fireworks were set of in reckless
protu-ion. Prior to the meeting there was a
torrhiiEht procession. in which 5000 persons
Dr. Charles E. Simmons. in calling the meet
ing to order. made u few remarks cOmmenda-
tory OF the combination candidates. ana then
Introduced Mr. Rufus T. Cowing, Judge Alfred
l. Ackesti nni Ad9uh /. sanger in tho order
n1Wed E.ch OF these < g'ntlcuen spoke with
carncstness and efroct Of the necessity Of re-
form and each received ell.mcr.tcd applause.
Senator O'Brlen stepped upon tho stage and In
~ instant thG, crowd broke out In one shout
~ Brien. O'Bricu! and the cries and cheers
did not cease until after Senator OBrien
had faced the audience fully two minutes. He
said the combination ticket represented the
movcment OF honest mon against Tammany
Hell and It's wcll-orgnni7ed band OF thieves.
Aucr Tuesday next. he felt certain. the one
man power would never bs heard Of again.
Kelly had given the people two Mayors. Had
ahe Ne T@0fSstinS9en go st oG thc tnxpSIcrS been bene-
peopiS gained by the riches and honors mI thoy Sa
gesrI ro1 Yss; IhRt was i. They had asked
They had ASKED for work. and he had told them
there wero no appropriations But there
wef' appropriations 10 pay his salary. and the
$1,000 and tlO, 900 a year each 60 several other
ON 'ials. And when he gave them work the pay
was on starvation rates-t1. co day. r'Thats
so.'l In all the time that honest Democrats had
been lghting John Kelly he had mover onco
been able 20 carry his own district. Was that
We kind ol pan @ select as leader t" MOI
Judge for yourselves his record is before you.
and SO Is mine continued the speaker.
Make your own selection. | tell you that II
tne people OF this county unite they can carry
Cooper in oy $1,000 minority. They have only
and everybody IS tired OF that crowd.
Laughter anil applausel As for myself Thave
no fear or doubts ] know you have confidence
in me. and feel that have worked hard TO
deserve IT, But | say again. II il becomes a
by on that you hold dear and sacred drop mo
and vote for Cooper His election is OF much
greater importance to you than mine. 1t means
honesty, economy. reform. II means work and
bread and butter for the workingman. and lower
taxes for tho taxpayer"
AT Turtle Bay Assembly Rooms. in Forty. NTH
street Mr.. Charles NJ. Kimmelstiel presided
over crowded ratification meeting. which WAS
addressed BY Senator O'Brion. Jerome Buck
Col John IL. Follows who was logical and wit
ty as usual. Aldermen Perley and Herman
and Theodore T. TOmlinson. All were cnthu-
siasticaly In favor OF Cooper aud the cOmbina-
tion. and when Senator O'Bren said that he
viewed the assemblage Of such a multitude ms
another nail in Tammanys coffin. there was
wild applause
The German Independent Democrats were
addressed nj G54 Second avenue by DR.. Louis |
+. schultz. candidate for Senator against Gun
ther and Murphy; Rufus Il. Andrews. j. ID. |
Swartz. and Senator Brien. DR.. schultz was |
u surgeon in the army Tor four years. and Is !
well and faYorably known in the district IIe |
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