New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-27
DFNOCRATIC RATIFICATION,
GATHERINGS AND SPEECHES IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC, TAdMANY AND IRVING HALLS AND THE
sTREEr-A. S. HEWITT, s. s. cox AND IRA
sHAFER AMONG TIE SPEAKERS.

GATHERINGS AND SPEECHES IN THE ACADEMY OF
MUSIC TAMMANY AND IRVING HALLS AND THE
| sTREEr-A. s. HEWITT, s. s. cox AND IRA
| sHAFER AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
The Democrats OF New DIRK held a combi-
| nation indoor and outdoor ratification meeting
last night in the vicinity of Union square.
| About l5OO Of them listened TO speeches in
| tue Academy Of Music; many were
cheered with predictions Of fabulous majOrites at tie
approaching election in Tammauy Hall; 800. more or
less sat under eloquent dropIgs from the lips Of Leon
Albeit Ira slafer and General spnoa at Irving Hall
while q few thousand nomads wandered from hall 20
hail. stopping at intervals 10 listen to strangely
! accented observations from speakers who occupied
stands in front OF Tammsny Hall There were brass
bands in the halls booming cannon in the street and
occasional PROFESSIONS The latter never failed 10
sensation in the meetings. and whenever the sound Of
drum and life was heard portion OF the audience in
each hail would chatter out to the patriotic archers
| go by.
The meeting al the Academy of Music arlIly he
gum The enthusiastic and demOnsratIye Democrats
| favored the Tammany meeting. and the musicians
perched high in the gallery of the building had almost
blown blood their eyes before founalities
begun Z. Eilery Anderson some time aIter O'Clock
Introduced AbiaIn S. Hewitt as the chairman Of the
meeting. Mr.. Hewitt very hoarsc and began set
epeech with request for Indulgence for his voice II
is Yeryhoarse" said, " in consequence OF my having
ied to-day 80 co my daty citizen OF this state by
speaking ri Inc openair meeting in favor OF free
canal" Mr.. Hewitt said IN part
sona character the only tests to be applied the
good citizen, anxious to deposit his vote for the
the TWO hes the higher claim upon his suffrage.
Each candidate, win comnchdaDlc good taste cheer
Judge Foger boldly asks for the suffrage OF his fellow
citizens because he Is Republican, ana Mir Cleveland
is Democrat" ne does NOT perceive that in this
neoule witch does not appcarj in the platforms
Of the parties. He not perceive that the
question is no longer whether the candidate IL
Republican or a Democrat. The only question
is whether he is the nominee or The bosses
Of the people The issue in this contest not wheb
in power, bat whether The people or the bosses shall
bear sway this state for the next three There
rs another hing which Judge Foiger doesn't eonpre
hend and it is that the bosses want TO kil him or lie
is getting to be dangerous man. ana 80 they put him
him out OF thelr way.
After Mr.. Hewitt ceased speaking, secretaries were
elected resolutions adopted and letters read from Sena
tor Bayard, Congressman Randall and John T. Hof
man. Then the speaking was continued. Rufus W
Peckham gave II his jud gnen that there had been
gigantic Republican bolt having for its pur-
pose the rebuking of fraud and Federnl
interference in matters and the protesting against
an attempt by Jay Gould to dictate nomination in the
convention and an election at the polls . ,: Cox was
received with - shout from the gallery. lie made
speech favor OF free trade ana against monOpOHes
John X. Fellows also spoke.
The crowd began gathering in front OF Tammany Hall
before O'Clock. Electric lights ces weird glare over
the surgng OF human beings that soon com etey
blocked the sure ana Dfass Ddhu gave tnt ~
spring strains OF the national tuncs-Of Old Ireland
came upon stage Of the hall shortly after o'clock
the gallery packed fun Of boys and men and the
floor OF the place. which without seats presented
unbroken of upturned faces There prolonged
cheering when the fratcrnal band upon plat
FORM Dennis Mcmahon called the meeting order and
Delano c. Calvin made chairman. The latter made
q speech upon taking the cnar, and spoke at
Voked almost the only enthusiasm during the meeting.
Most of the citizens present seemed TO TammaDyites
statesmen belonging To the County Democracy
were mentioned silence prevailed, while of
Tammany braves greeted with more or less ap-
pause Several of the audience, however were uil-
ont by the police being and cheering 100
often at the wrong moment. John IL. Has |
kin read EdsOns eticr OF acceptance after long lists
of and secretaries had been read Then
William Dorshemer introduced, and talked more
than an hour. While he was speaking |
E" Tony Pastor sent up word from his /,
theatre below the hall that " the cheering |
wonldnt do it," The other speakers ex-senator
Eceesns senator Grady and w. Il. Cochran. TIE speak
ere referred mostly the inqultcs OF the Republicans
and the treachery OF the nominees on the oiIlLens'
ticket In front the building there were two speak
ing atands from which James ID. McCielan |
Alfred Ackert, c. X. Reynolds. l. H. Turner |
ana many others spoke street iuli OF people I'll ii
O'Clock Two professions passed the place: one Was
the Jefferson CuD tue IYtu Assembly District 1000
strong and the the Hancock Legion of Brook
lyn They carried torches ana fired OIL rockets Roman
candles and blue fire NJ they passed the place.
brass band stationed the steps III 'front.' OF IRVING
Hall created tremendous in its Efforts 10 draw
a crowd into that building. For q long time III Was
failure, hall hour after the time announced
for the speaking TO begin there were not over "a |
0f people IN the hall, poleenen reporters ana