New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-10

STITCHES ny MrSsns FLOWER, norsu,,
ONION. SULLIVAN. Moody AND or,cs" ~
a platform drapcd with the Stan, M
stood on Tho steps Of the suh'rnrlsnry buus 'hps
dny afternoon, it, entrance iealpu-y fni,rioa l'ss
men. IN the rear u band was playing f,o,. vP4a
past until half past o'clock. 1no ''As
trnctcd passcrs by, and soon a ero., a
era gathered, attracted even from ~. @ts
partly by tho feeling that they were e,,n,, "-as'
u show for which there was not The sm,ne., W.
Zee. by J o'clock the crowd had attained "'.s
proportions. soon the rival strains Of ano,bo, s
heard from far down Hroad-st.,rnd proce,slo. ~
approaching IN which each man bore on hi, h,o'.,
gorgeous emblem signlbing that he was NJ, e
CLEVELAND and Hendricks Club Of the Pglne. 10
There were about 400 Of them in AL and thu. .a"e
Cotton Exchange Democratic Club foro.ls II
about sixty the Merchants. Club v,,s "
and the Independent, Republicans, nnmbo,tn, ~ ~
shortly before $3.50 Roswell p. Flower stonc., .
front Of the platform and warmly greeted n a
time the platform was well filed with pol,,,sP u
merchants including Ex-Governor Salomon O, A., :"
cX-NlayOr Grace. Algernon s. Sullivan William - -9
ID. A. Body. Theodore W. Myers Lorillaya s"NT
H. !. Nicholas J. 4. sullivan. Henry Allen. u
u. 7. Wordcn and forrest II. Parker :" l. sagt
MI. Flower called the meeting To order IN
speech in which he nYcighfd against the apano, snf
OF Mr. Blaine and the Republican party ~. poA1
were somewhat interrupted by the band witch 'la1.
with much fervor in the wrong place and bv sfa'i
rival Of body Of member. ~ the' /. a.
aud Petroleum EXCHANGE pledged to '', s.
for the Democratic candidates Mr. r. i9,
introduced Congressman Dor.hcimer who .osfi
his delight aud surprise at the ,ize and
meeting. They had come t0ge her he said ,o ern y
advance their opinion ~ to whether James q ptt~a
Grover Cleveland should he the next Preslder, ne .
mentioned the names. cheers and cOunter-cbre. ~ :
forth and were continued for some moments ''.i
DOrshemeT said that he would not enter int, y
tails of any charge against Mr. Blaine for h. had w y
done and did not intend 10 begin lie ~ y.
the financial policy OF the Republican party In 80, 80
to taxation making "A reference to senator pii
bill for the distribution Of surpn. 's'
me to the States for educational ,s,,, Ioe
He ended with glowing culOgy of Grover &C.,
whom he said he had known since he entered N. r..
office I'm Buffalo which the speaker had lust onitfJ ~
Mr. Solomon made a long speech. which wa. eo,,,
occupied with inectlyc against Mr. Blaine He ~
by saving that he was not politician but had 49, .
Republican for twenty four years. lie ayowed h. !.
tcntion Of voting for Mr. Cleveland and ur 20. MA IN ~
independents not 10 throw their votes awag hn n ~
them for the Democratic candidate. There was n, -
absolutely difference between the Demncra,k -
Republican parties In the maiterOf principle thourA
Republican leaders tried hard to make II 20 spuer h.
referred IN highly complimentary terms 10 ssp.i,
Bavard and General Bragg
Mr. Sullivan next addressed the meeting vhl,A 4,
said ia no sense a partisan one. Pointing "a \.
statue ~ Washington (Which. by the way. was n,,r,l
To by every speaker he said that II he wcrr alive ,t
ne would have been present nj the meeting NJ -
van paid series Of compliment, to the lndclsnsr,
cot"ric. Twenty-Five years ago. he said. tbey hl
in like manner leaving the Republican party H. eau
pared the citing To- that Ia Union square when ~
sumter fired upon. and then dropped irto the as,
strain OF abuse of Mr. Blaine. H. \. Body II Il,
Republicans. and the meeting ended with few vcr.
from "a May Grace.