The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-05
DENIS KEARNEY IN THE CITY
TRYING TO CAPTtRE THE SAND LOT
ORATOR BEFORE NE SPEAKS.
Ue Holds Himself Aioof from the Faction. Of
the Automatically to Throw Bricks
Irts Can TO the w orb nxm~n OF New York

Ie Holds Himself AIoof from the Faction. Of
the Automatically TO Throw Br,ck--
ri. Can to the Worttipgmen Of New York.
George Blair and Mr.. Connolly of the
Bar-Connolly wing Of the unharmonizcd
National Grcenbnck party. and Francis II.
Purcell the Chairman Of the Blair-C Connolly
Committee Of Arrangements. entered French's
Hotel early yesterday forenoon but Denis
kcarncy had already gone out. The clerk did
not know whittier or when he had gone. Mr.
Kcnrncy had taken his first leisure in New
York To- visit tho branch Office Of the Irish
World mt ~ Spruce street. in order to look over
IFS files for some Information h. desired. Then
he went with his secretary, Carl Brown. 10 the
house ~ Mr.. Patrick !. Ford. editor OF the Irish
World. at LOG Second pncc. Brooklyn. In con-
vcrsation with Mr.. Ford and others who were
present. Mr.. kearney complained that the r.-
roitcrs in the, East did not know how To csti-
mate the number, uf IN oIcn-air meeting.
How many, he asked Of u gentleman pres
ent. " do YOU suppose could stand in this roomY'
=. The gentleman guessed NIFTY Ms the extreme
Now will show you how many it will hold"
Mr., hcarney arose and pnccd the room
lcnrthwise and across. II required seven PAGES
one way and five PAGES the other. " Now he
sold to Mr. Ford. multiply twcny-onc feet by
Mr.. Ford performed the multiplication with
pencil and announce. 3l5 rs the product.
occupy now" Mr. Kcarncy. continued
feet close together. only one square loot Of
rgom. hut We will allow three square feet
havs hy thrcaY''
Mr.. Ford did 40.
Now YOU see" Kearney said. that it would.
take oyer lOj persons to MI the room. Last
night spoke 81 10000 parsons. hut tho report
crs cstimal"d i at from 1900 to 5000"
While Mr. ksarncy was speaking Mr.. Blair
and, Mr., Purcell. who had traced Mr.. Kchrney
to MIR. Ford's house. called and wore conducted
Hairs IN m nj A.
him in New York. but had not known how to
send reply 50 that he would get il. Mr. Blair
Mr.. Purcell nskcd whether Mr.. kearney had
any special directions to give regarding the ar
rangcments for the meeting in Union Square
tomorrow evening.
~ have not. kearney said. " I suppose you
wi, h9yc a platform ready; m
Hll-important question between them was yet
open an and Mr.; kear1yey proceeded 70 scule j. at
that want to appear before The workingncn Of
Now York on my own account"
Mr.. Blnir admitted that that WIS proper but
added that he supposed that Mr.. Joseph 4.
Bcecher ~ Newark. vino Is a friend of Mr.
Shupc. had talked with Mr.. Kearney in Shupe's
" He did not" Kearney sald. " seek to infiu-
ence mo n all a. endorse either wing Of the
party in New York found him q very nice
man. and think a great deal Of him."
Mr.. Peter Cooper. Mr.. Purcell said. " liked
you very much al first. he told me. aud thought
OF endorsing and assisting you. hut finally he
concluded that you were. as he expressed it, too
pr?,W2n .n ...,,...v.....,,,.,., 49,.
in this way II you use ordinary Language pro-
pie went listen. You've got to use strong words
10 get their attention. After that you can say
what Won want 20 10 them.
Mr., Blair said that Mr.. Kcarncy would find
New York harder place than san Francisco To-
6nSfb% a- Ms street Z, s wss a ir%da
many Hall was the best organized political body
IN the nited states. Nevertheless affairs were
looking little better than they had been. and
he had no doubt the workingmcn would
triumph after tho experience Of few more
OIL at the next election" Kearney inter
ruptrd impatiently. " would like no better
I'm th v e. carry on the campaign right here IN
-, You would have, to hgh, briekbats here"
Mr.. Blair urged; = have had to-,
throw bricks. we could throw bricks too"
our enemies here" Mr.. Ford said. will
ighi US 10y assuming that we are allied to the
WHY pecd We give them the chancc?" was
tho reply. " We don't want any red flag. The
us. Only let us purity il. We don't want TO i'm
port anything from Europe. America is Amer.
lea. Socialist clubs may do very well for personal
EDUCATIONAL purposes. hut when we get into
the broader field OF politics we want something
else. think you can carry the election next
pie must he talked 10 and made to accust0m
themselves TO me new, order Of things. That
" II is just like this he continued. rolling up
sheet Of note paper aud letting il unroll
quickly. III You roll up this paper and let go
OF II, II Will unroll. but YOU tie n piece Of string
around II ana lay IT away in n pigeon hole. the
particles OF matter Of which II IL composed will
arrange themselves Ia suit their new circum-
stances. ana when you unite the string the
paper Will refuse to takc its old shape rust ms
strongly rs II refused to take the new one. You
will find III New York, Us We found IN California,
that everything depends on organization"
After some iurtcr dc-ultory conversation. Mr..
Blair and Mr.. Purcell withdrew. Mr.. krarncy
took dinner with his host, and then went away
with the intention OF visiting the Astor Library.
Finding this closed. he went to the Cooper
Union Library, whore he spent nm hour or two
reading the HES Of the san Francisco news
papers.
The following date Frcnchs Hotel Room
% Sept. 4 1879 was sent yesterday 10y Mr.
k-arney 10 the Office of THE sun:
nm, Hoiu.nl,aaf Nor iirk 'fg.
mud men win asrir. To- N" leadership oi the work
~ o. petty Issues wr the great ~N OF ia, people hold
aOo from them ALL in no manner pnrah the ami
mnste, ~ woudby leaders TIN, u quit nuspicious
SLATE al AFFAIR rust ling The crr stances as no great
harm eau como I" tie people from such d.sentcrs nun.
bcrs ul them having sold YOU out III tiiuc. past
- hcfcinrc inNi" ilc honest Worhinsmsn of New
on frdaS evening mcNt one rcoplc deter
mined ." hc iro' Tho nee TIM viii b, or.au
gnurahlc bhs ~ wee presidents Al such are respect
lulN invited Ia STAY away pfSis kfnlNty
ttRt BLOWS, secretary.
Fort Greene has been selected A. the place
whore Mr. hcnrncy VIII speak IN Brooklyn on
saturday evening
The Associated Press agent IN this city both ON
Tuesday and "Wednesday evenings He has II
VIII me- remembered, vigorously denounced the
Associated Press, hut pleasantly accepted the
rouitcslos extended Ia him by tho agent on
these occasions.