New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-21


way, over to Butler But at the Chckerns Hall meeting
" ere the latter were in majority. the opposition to
Cleveland personally ~ bitter rs nave seen II us
played elsewhere.
The Cleveland Irish meeting Of about a fortnight ago
in the Academy Music response 10 TIE Chieker
i'm, iiall gathering circulated among the people both
i'm the body Of the huding and on the PLATFORM
noticed that there great many faces that wore
none OF the peculiar features Of the Cec race ana there
were many tongues wasrins loudcSt winch h"d never
known a trogue. There unmistakabc evidences OF
packed meeting Mcn had come there much a. ihey 70
each morning to duty in the pubic departments. Inc
loon. Of indifference we're not the only Indications that
the majority were doing duty mechanically; the responses
to the speeches neither hearty nor quick ana
timely; caquc led on and the rest followed IN tagging
manner
The Irish Blaine and Logan meeting Of Thursday night
looked . good deal like defiance 1t seemed to
nave been provoked 10y the meeting hcd 10y the ,'Ne-
land Drnocrats Much that SAID was In reply to and
dcnnnciaon ~ the speakers at the previous meeting
notably senator Jones and General Collins. The men
ZION of Ccyclauds n,a riahly dle" ms-'-; "heh
Blame was alluded to the most incidental WAY t"c
sea ser lad 10 stop until the cheering was over The
heartfelt applause heard Wa Ia response {" Mr. sum
vans frequent declarations Of IRISH determination Z" ne
free rom party -erflon. he called IT, THIS "a' most
markell when he sand that the great majority "i those
Democratic marty, were there to declare thei di-apIr"
aion Of H. present policy and TO refuse 10 support ITS
Presidential nominee Applause Of sentiments like these
D., always more significant than tue cheering "l mere
nance, Briefly. the applause was general and -potine-
ous, the house packed n the upper tier ana Circle
and the boxes contained all they could possibly h"d
There was determined effort To pack the building
got from several different persons tickets accom-
panied by pamphlet about Blaine ~ . kno0 soothing.
Some were given me by nshlncu who said they had been
told 10 use Them but would not SASS scores ~ drunken
men with tickets turned away hy the police at the stage
door. and the rcmpn-trancc7 AGAINST telr treatment
were not uttered m language that sounded Hike ab olue
do not believe that many lrshmcn were puu'' 10 ihe
attempt 10 turn the meeting INTO - cleveland hirh
There was an incident of tho meeting anl anoihrf
which followed ~ which should meet with the @",er"st
condemnation the " g. Murphy organization gang
of political ronghs vino maintained ~ the expense
aud in the local Interest Of Senator Murphy, VII" aiding
10 run the Cleveland state Committee passed the build
ing with bands playing, the men shouting ana flna
cannon being discharged It had the effect ony of In
tcrrnlt,np Mr. Sullivan Ter moment, and b' cading
some nnehtlc4e persons to rush to the windows caused
some little fright aiming tho adioi ptr-cut lin thls
procession lpo,cd slowly up rilth ave TO ond around
Madison SQUARE and bplWcon the Hoffman House md
rlnh Avenue Hotel about tho hour set for the reception
Ntr Blaine. 1hr Hopubllrin organizations marching
~ ltftb ave narrowly 'stAprd "ur"1u'fns h" Murphy
\
ninncra might easily have brru TUNED y drsiannf pos.
Guns INTO 4 riot win srfInna consequences me hour
whtu Mr Blaine Nha expected ~ arrive a tho hotel had
been published, aud n men who timed The arrival Of the
Murphy Quarts at The place ANA hour Ncro ah7un-
ina very grave responsibility The same ihine or-
cured FRIDAY night The McCook Eepubucm orpanlIA-
ton going 10 rrrcnadc Mr. Blaine al the lth Avenue
Hotel encountered and RI ppcd nt twenty third II.
by two Democratic orgml,t ions, xho took the right OF
way. The McCooa procession quietly halted and moN ed
on pcaceably little Later.
young lrisman who has been In tie Controllers
Office for many year, and who is Democratic
appomtcc tells that he knows personally many Of
biz c0uutrymcn in the city departments some OF whom
sat the platform at the Cleveland meeting at the
Academy, VINO Will quietly vote Tor Blaine And they are
not TdWuauy Hall men, either.
Ex Judge samuel d. Morris. Of Brooklyn, always Il
Democrat says he is for Blaine and viii give his reasons
Al, course later. tell. that while IN Europe
and particularly in England he could hear Of nothing
Cleveland and the triumph OF free trade principles in
America. When he landed here few days ago he says
he began understand the situation. All the Cleveland
seemed to have to England, and if the election
he held Tomorrow and all England voted CIcye
land would be unanimously chosen.
Another old time Democrat, Thomas kirkpatrick. the
lcWclef anu large Importer VINO Will vote Tor
Blaine says he greatly troubled while in England
scotland, In July and August, To the Cleveland
sentiment strong and general But he says that since
be got home ne finds only Blaine men.
have been several times surprised at the fact that inn
portcrs whom / know and who deal largely and almost
exclusively in foregn-madc articles on which heavy
duties are levied FOR Blaine asked the reason OF
several and the replies all based upon the idea that
any disturbance OF the existing tariff was bad FOR bust
what" asked OF "a Produce Exchange man. f. the
explanation OF the attitude Of some our members In
favor Of Cleveland ~ We not" he sad. we care
nothing for Cleveland We exporters Of grain; and
we import nothing But have an idea that tbc bar
Western farmers want cheap goods and 30 we favor free
trade" thought this extremely shallow reasoning
Judge : D. Norris was telling o: some estimates ne
heard made 10y fellow Democrats a. to the probable
vote In some Of the Brooklyn wards. An ex Asseulv
had told him he did not believe that the Fifth Ward
which Democratic by from 200 10 Zoo majority
would give 800 majority FOR Cleveland. and he believed
that the little Second Ward filled with Irishnep and
laborcrs the Democratic majority Of thousand wonld
disappear entirely TX Senator C0c who went INN thu
camp In 1872 and has since remained there
thinks Cleveland carry Kings by more than 600
hear Democrats around headquarters claiming 10000
one of the best Informed Democrats In Richmond who
Is connected with the National Committee tells me that
It Is safe to bet more than 1000 for Cleveland I'm
that county which gave him $500 In ss2 and Hancock
500 In 1880.
| see that william CbOk who Tweed's right hand
In the robbery Of the Department Of Public Works.
and who supcrintended the theft Of tho vouchers from
he Controllers Office Ia suing his wife Tor q divorce
she was actress named Elsie Moore who appeared
iore first In tho Black Crook" Al that timo Cook had
In Houston at, Furnished In elegant style,
where ho gave splendid suppors to the ballet women
after tho play. Miss bore then young and hand
ome, and innocent OF oil knowledge Of vine aud dlssi