The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-29
O'BRIEN ron CONGRESS.
Tho Grentc.t Enthu-iasm at Last Nights
Kntincntion Meeting.

Glass Hall. in East Thrty-fourth street
Is up three steep and rather narrow flights Of
winding stairs. and is therefore not easy OF ac-
cess; yet in spite Of this drawback. 1t was
| crowded last evening to its fullest capacity
half an hour before the time fixed for
the great Cooper O'Brien ratification meet
ing. There was not even standing room
| Mt 8 O'Clock and the stcep stairways were
thronged with enthusiastic supporters OF tho
| combination ticket Two thousand persons
were inside. In front of the hall. in Thirty.
| fourth street, stand had been erected for out
| OF door speakers. nnd notwithstanding the de-
cided chilncss Of the evening, fully slx thou
| sand voters of the Tenth Congressional District
gathered around 1t before o'clock.
Senator O'Brien entered the crowded hall ut
| Soclock. hut 80 quietly that few recognized him.
| OF a dense crowd, IN corner near the speaker.
but, seen at length by the Chairman. who beck
cries Of 0'Brien 0'Brenl"
oshSnehnsessS. 5 % Chairman Ar VofV Of the % WorSne SR
mems Organization OF the Eighteenth Dis
fu Of toilcrs hod met together. resolved to tako
hand in. politics. and 70 be no longer led by
The nose BY selfish and designing politicians.
the city. The ,workinemen did not leave
voice in the Government. 1t said Here are
,he u men n you % ars To- vote f3r refuse at your
long as It's nominations were dictated by one
m9n. "A yoice-.Thats John Kelly Yes i was
| John Kelly. and he was the man who reduced
any ON one ever heard Of John job TX Keiiys & reducing @ ing
ample allowanccS : Not n bit of III He and his
myrmidons held on to their shekels ike grim
death. but on the spacious cry of economy the
wages Of poor men whose wagcs barely sup
ported their families were cut down twenty per
The Hon. Jerome Buck said that the inspiring
| motive OF the meeting was an earnest oppos-
tion to ahsoutism; II was dangerous TO lib
| In regard to the CooperO Brien ticket. he said
that II w,s the spontaneous outhnrst Of the
of partsnnship. and know no longer Democrat
| or Republican. Thcy had resovedto overthrow
the one man power. and had sacrificed all
| Kelly had refused to pay the appropriation for
| the Brooklyn Bridge. by which refusal nearly
| ment.
jus, here Senator OBrcn stepped upon tho
Erin in green and gold In an instant the three
| times three. with double allowance Of tigers.
roar subsidcd. THEN Mr. Buck re-
resumed. Speaking OF the putting aside
Of A. s. hswu a reprcse;n'Gaiiye GI,. mnpp'
ss%rd % H E%ow E 81 Mr MoG G5orer "S ana Gl'I lis
father the great philanthronist., Mr. Buck
Mr. Augustus Schcll. his competitor. MIR.
| S'hcl he said, was identified with the New
York Central Railroad the greatest monopoly
in the state. as well as with most Of the mqnop-
s esS OF If hS TonH Snd n1 was hs the fim%e
Col. John Il. Follows said tha, the present
| ence. II was protest against the surrender of
the will. the conscience the thought and the
| righ, Of free speech into the hands Of any one
man. The pcohlf would no longer pad
,oek their mouths wS 9r ie'ter their hands
Ham, pPy man %ne' Sss ETH%Sny ThS sen
| ieman had about hit the nail on the head.
Tammany liall did r3t know much. any way.
| housc. Then / won't down g tn, Comp,rol-
!:Ts 9il,e and said 10 ?oedi;nt hcnchmcn;
| On IN" night Of tho Tammany Nominating
| Convention. in this district no man knew who
$40 that afternoon Orlando b. Potter was sum;
Mon ibhpneH M h'Ig T,, VHc'e no , r9h1.iheI .
! and Keys order went forth 10 tho Convention:
Nominate Orlando B. Potter And they
| did his bidlinc o. l.. Potter has million of
dollars. and Tan. many Hall is boasling that he
nsyerSJ Look al Ecllys county ticEct. 1t IL. IS
! Yhly, eight h,ailcss trunks, upon which kcllys
put additional heads on thcm.. and a
| he' on him. too that he won't forget.
| 3hecrs and laush;crl Thr ccornorations that
| state and pay taxes on :3Q'O,0nO. II they paid
on anything like u far valuation or .appraise-
would be lshtrnrd. Schell. fully in the power
OF these CORPORATIONS. would be theirs a husi-
nn'7 vony g,y t5ods IN tho H9weT of H9hG niy KTly
have bctn told thatMr. S,heil is afraid 10 walk
m the Park f9r iearof seeing Morrissey's ghost.
! bad enough hut wher" will Cooper and . Irlen
| lcave himt IA voice; In rottrrs nclil Tho
! Manhauan Sayings Institution Was robbed yes
terlay. and | saw on statement IN ihis re-
| ports that seemed 10 me signiil ant While
sgriay7& hay & oS r GSH0 sr6 sS Of sa @n@
We to deduco from this Was II an oversight,
rdid they think that the money was needed
Senator, james ,OBrien was greeted with
rousng cheers as he was introduced. Hc lid
that hc had predicted months ago the over
son 10 believe that his prophcsy was sound.
Twelve wears ago he had risen against Koliy.
was going to carry tho district by 1000, and
"ry @ oSI %IuS enSSrh Sa Old ma man q V Key S Rad
! ncver carried the district, md he mover could.
little good in Congress, and only went into the
campaign TO add little life 10 the canvass l
hear mat the Tammany men are offer,
ohc for Schc I'd rather you'd vote
against me ono thousand times than 70
| have you cast single vote against Cooper He
is a good, an honest M upright man, and he is
! in favor - ne mon who hGyc been my lifelong
! friends the workngmen. Mhrn was in Tam
| many Hall We never put OilicehOldrrs on the
| General Committee. Now il is made up OF them.
have never beongcl to the organization since
they % spent si.5Q1,ooG 10 buy on some g oi our our
weak lenders. Well. they bought them, but tho
| transaction was death 70 buyers and sellers.
| Renewed cheers groqted the conclusion Of SEN
| ator O'Brien's speech.
The Hon. Rufus F, Andrews. who was nom-
! mated last night in the Ligihtncnth District for
! the Assembly was the next speaker. The city
| Government, he said. ought not to cost more
| than III ,oO0OOO q year but does actually
| be made, men could he put to work. and pros
! p"rty would again visit tho city. Should the
! people fail this time, Iammany would rule for
I six years more.
| Mosars, Patrick Walsh and Robert Hall fol-
! lowed in hri fhut pointed addresses.
At the outdoor meeting Tho 50 akcrs We're
| Mossrs. Muiany Marvin and Walsh.
The King Defends Himself
Tho supporters OF the Tammany city and
counts nominations and Of Fernando Wood FOR
! Congre,. met in anl around the Eall corner Of
! Ihlrty. fourth stroot md ElElth nNenMn last