New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-31
TAMMANY HALL MASS-MEETING.
ADDRESSES BY o. b. POTTER. JOHN KELLY, sENA-
TOR HERMAN AND OILERS.

TOR HERMAN AND OTHERS.
TammaDy Hall was about three-fourths full
last evening at the grand ratification meeting OF its can
ddates Only the in the gallery ana on the platform
were fortunate enough TO find seats the chairs on the
main floor being removed TO make more room Tor the
crowd, which did not assemble as largely as was ex
pected.
previous To the meeting several hundred persons
gathered in the street and the sidewalks before the
han 10 see the display Of rockets and Roman can
dies band OF music had also been engaged
TO attract crowd. Two separate platforms
were erected in front of the hail. around which were
-" No partial taxation !" Honest claims promptly
paid" Fraudulent claims promptly rejected : ON
cial accountability rgidly enforced" NO properly
qualification" A..
People who did not care to the hall were enter
tanned by various speakers on the stands OUTSIDE.
who denounced the coalition against TammaDy and the
efforts TO prevent reapportionment OF the Assenny
with American flags and festoons. The western etea-
boat Squad and the reserve force OF the n oence
both In the hall and on the street John Kelly was
tho first TO appear the platform, ana was rece'eu
AlgernOn s: Sullivan after ecmPhmenting the orderly
assembaGe introduced PoIer as ~ tate
which corrected by an obiging vice prest
dent who was near by ana VINO geSy in want Of
word to all in. When he spoke OF the PresldenS as
was a burst of applause from one man.
The vcepresidents and 1S1 secretaries were then
Quincy after which Colonel Gaul read the customary
resolutions. These declared for a sound anu stable
currency, resting and representing real values
with its face in gold and silver. equally good
for the payment debts and the purchase OF necessities
in the markets of the world and were received Win
general applause At other parts OF the resolutions tc
lack OF enthusiasm supplied by the beating OF
drum which frequently gave the signal for general
outbreak. The resolutions also dsapprOVed OF the
ntiTammany combination in the strongest terms ana
denounced all no took part in the recent election Tor
President, which was controlled by fraud
Senator Herman, In an address OF over an hour IN
length touched lightly on the local canvas, occupying
his time mainly IN a hard-mOney speech. III was
essential TO the commercial, mercantile, manulac-
turing and woTkingmens prosperity, he said, that
there should be stable aud unvaryDg standard OF cur
rency either gold coin, OF paper money that
By the act Of January IA 1875, which was to bring
about the resumption OF specie payments ntwo mouths
hence, money was now substantially as goou
as gold n the Democrats would stand by the
teachings OF the great men on the other ce the
would have q currency good as gOid lie deprecated
the proposition 10 pay one-half OF the DOnds III green
backs ana said should oppose IL as twould endanger
the countrys credit and violate IFS pledge.
Erastus Brooks compared tue combination against
Tammany the cauldTOn In which the Wlcheb III MAC
beth boiled their broth.
John d. Towpsend said dared declare that the office
OF the District Attorney was the most corrupt III lne
State where justice bought and sold. He could
make New-YOrk ring with the nfaDy OF Benjamin n
Phelps and his associates IL ne had time
Johu Kelly said tn Il the effort Uf the Ant-lamIndny
combination To erect firm. sOhd and stable reform
CITY Government reminded him Of DlogeneS, who Win
lantern was looking for honest man and didn't ma
him. Edward Cooper was the Diogenes OF the present
@Jeutpnant Z Governor DOrshemer, Judge Requa and
Augustus Schell made brief addresses