The daily gazette., 1880-07-29
SECOND EDITION
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From the Herald.
Enthusiastic Democrats
Mo:ster Meetin , s to Ratify the
Cincinnati NemiRatiO s
AN OVATION TO MR.. TILDEN.
The Issues OF the Campaign Pre-.
sented by Speaker Randall and
General Ewing.
EFFORTS OF OTHER ORATORS.

EFFORTS OF OTHER ORATORS.
INTELLECTUAL ENTERTAINMENT PRO-
vIDED FOR ALL WHO WE'RE UNABLE
TO ENTER THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
The democratic ratification meeting
last evening at the Academy of Music
and in the vicinity was great and
pronounced success-the greatest prob
ably in the annals of democratic ratifi-
cations in this city. Considering the
many thousands of people who are
away in the country the vast gathering
of orderly and apparently well-to-do
folks was quite surprise. The pecu-
liar time of the year at which the meet
ing was called and the inactive atti-
tude of the ancient democratic organi-
zation known as Tammany Hall made
many persons anticipate failure, but
the demonstration was exactly the re-
verse, and it must certainly be con-
ceded that New York in behalf of
Hancock and English made no uncer-
tain sound. The Academy of Music
was packed from floor to ceiling, and
its capacious stage held at nine clock
over'a thousand people. Such a scene
of life and animation, especially dur
ing the Tilden episode has seldom been
seen within the Academy's walls.
From the far away upper tier of seats
on the top gallery to the remote end of
the stage there was nothing but an
agitated sea of human faces vastly
more full of expression and emotion
than if sitting as spectators of the most
thrilling melodrama.
The Academy Of Music was elabo-
rately decorated. Over the front of
the stage were lifesize portraits of Han
cock and English surmounted by the
national colors. Other portraits of
candidates hung on the wall at the
back of the stage.
AN OVATION TO MR.. TILDEN.
Soon after g o'clock Samuel J. Tilden
stepped from behind the flies on the
right of the stage, and, escorted by John
McKeon and Mayor Cooper, walked
toward the speakers stand. He was
followed by Gen. Thomas Ewing of
Ohio, Congressman Randolph Tucker
of Virginia, senator q. w. Jones, Florida,
and the other speakers of the evening.
As MIR. Tilden withdrew his arm from
that OF John McKeon, he was seen by
the audience. Instantly 5000 people
were OH their feet cheering and shouting,
and making other demonstrations of sat
isfaction. Mr.. Tilden bowed, then sat
down between Mayor Cooper and Abram
S. Hewitt. There was moments calm,
and then the immense audience once
more arose and cheered again and again.
When quiet had been restored, John
McKeon stepped to the front of the
stage and said:
"Fellow Democrats, the duty has
been assigned to me, as Chairman of
the Committee of Arrangements, to
nominate presiding officer ofthis meet
ing, and nominate as Chairman Of this
meeting the legally elected President Of
the United States"
Amid the widest enthusiasm, that
completely drowned his voice, MIR
McKeon pointed to Mr.. Tilden, and
added:
81 need not mention the name of
Samuel j. Tilden."
1t was some minutes before the
stormy welcome that greeted Mr.. TildeD
subsidized sufficiently to permit his voice
to be heard. At length, however, quiet
was restored, and the immense audience
listened with breathless interest.
Mr.. Tilden said:
Il thank you, my fellow citizens, for
| the cordiality of this greeting. have
come down this evening fiom my coun-
ry home to join with you in expressing
and declaring the purpose of the Dem
ocracy of the city OF New York to sus-
| tain the nomination of Hancock and
English. [Great applause.1 have come
under the stipulati IN with your commit
tee that, in consequence of my hoarse-
ness of voice, l should not be expected
to make a speech to this vast audience.
What have to say will be but briefly 10
| touch two points. The welfare of the
United States demand a change of ad-
ministration of the Federal Government.
Immense applause.l Reform is neces-
sary TO remove abuses which have grown
up during twenty years of continuous
power, prolific of false principles and
bad practices. [Cheers and voices,
"Good, good."] The Republican party,
sitting its conscience, has made itself
responsible for the intrusion, under col
or of law, into the Chief Magistracy of
our great country of nifty millions of
people, of man who was not elected by
the people. [Thunders of applause, ,and
cries of That's it, That's fact.' I'm
less condemned by the people, and sig
nally condemned, it will subvert the
elective system of government of which
we are so proud, and substitute in its
place the rule of a dynasty of office
holders holding over against the will OF
the people. [Applause.] The complete
overthrow of the Republican party at
the election i'll 1880 will be retribute
judgment it will prevent the repetition
hereafter of the crime of 1876 against
the sovereignty of the people. Zap
plause.l Con graduating you,gentlemen
upon the cause, and congratulaIlng you
upon the nomination, l congratulate
YOU also upon the auspicious promise o
success which l see in every quarter,
proceed to the order OF business of th'
meeting"
{ As Mr.. Tilden turned to take his sea
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