San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-08-07
The New York Ratification
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NEW 1Ohhs 7Outy Sos Wousy-ovo
thousand Democratic voters OF the city
Of New York assembled last evening
in the Academy Of music, Irving hall
and Nilsson hall, and on Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets aad Irving place,
to ratify the ncminstsou.'sf Winfield
SCOTT Hancock for president aud
William H. English for vice. president.
Every seat 10 the Academy of Music
was occupied. and nearly one thousand
men sat on its capacious stage. Ir.
wing and Nilsson halls were filed to
their utmost capacity. Irving place
from Fourteenth to fifteenth street
was densely crowded. The Academy
of Music was elaboratoly decorated.
Over the front OF the stage were
sized portraits of Hancock and
English, surmounted by the national
colors. Other portraits Of the candi-
dates hung on the wall at the back Of
the stage. Under Gen. Hancock's
portrait was the inscriptions. Nothing
can iutimidate me from doing what l be.
lieve to be honest aud right."-[W. 8.
Hancock. And under the portrait Of
VIM H. English was a strip Of bunt.
ing, on which was printed: "A pure
economical, constitutional government,
that will protect the liberty and pros
perity of the people-that the Demo.
oracy propose to stand by,"-[W. H.
English. Z -
National flags were suspended from
the procenium and mexzarine boxes,
and stripes Of red, white and blue
bunting hung 10 festoons from the box
tier and from the gallery. The balloon
les were mounted with flags. and Chi.
nese lanterns hung over Fourteenth
street and over Irving place.
Soon after eight o'clock Sam
udl J. Tilden stepped from bshind the
flies on the right Of the stage, and es.
corted by John MoKeon and Mayor
Cooper walked toward the speakers
stand. He was followed by Gen. Tho
mas Ewing of Ohio. Congressman
Randolph Tucker of Virginia, Senator
G. w. Jones of Florida and the other
speakers of the evening. As Mr.. Til.
den withdrew his arm from that ol
John McKeon he was seen by the
audience. Instantly 5000 people were
on their feet. cheering and shouting
and making other demonstrations Of
satisfaction. Mr.. Tildcn bowed and
then sat down between Mayor Cooper
and Abram s. Hewitt.
There was a 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 fr,nt of the
stage and said:
Fellow Democrats, tho duly has
been assigned to me as chairman Of the
committee of arrangements to nomi-
nate presiding officer of this meeting,
and / nominate as chairman of this
meeting the legally-e elected president Of
the Uuited.Statcs." Amid TIE widest
that completely drowned
his voice, Mr.. McKeon pointed to Mr..
Tilden and added: Il need not mention
the name of Samuel j. Tilden.
1t was somo minutes before the
stormy welcome that greeted Mr..
Tilden subsided sufficiently to permit
his voice to be heard. At length. how
ever, quiet was restored. and the i'm
mence audience listened with breath
less interest. Mr.. Tildcn said:
My FELLOW. CIrIzENs-I thank
you for your very cordial greeting. l
have come down this evening from my
country home to join with you in de.
cllring the purpose Of the Democracy
of the:city Of New York to give their
earnest and efficient support to the
nomination Of Hancock and Eoglish.
Icame uudera stipulation OF your COM
mittee that 10 the present hoarse con.
ditiou Of my voice l should not be ex-
pected to make a speech to this vast
audience. l shall, therefore but
briefly touch two topics. The we'll.
are Of the people denim a change
IN the administration OF the federal
government Reform is necessary TO
remove the abuses which have grow.
up during twenty years Of continous
power. prolific Of false principles and
bad practices. The Rspublic,u party.
sitting its cosscience, has made itsseif
respoa.ible for the intrusion under
color Of Law into the chief u,xistrxcv