New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-28
MIR. ROOSEVELT TALKS TO BUSINESS MEN.
SWELLING THE LISTS or THE DOWNTOWN CLUBS
TIE SATURDAY MEETING.

THE SATURDAY MEETING.
The presence of the Republican MayOralty
candidate at the headquarters OF the Downtown Bus-
ness Mems Roosevelt Club yesterday kept the rooms
crowded most OF the afternoon Mr.. Roosevelt went
down about o'clock, but did not make his speech
until hour later. He did not talk long, but his short
address well received by the members and the out
side merchants who came the next Mayor" as
prominent hardware merchant expressed IT, E. NJ
scudd-r Of tho Executive Committee, introduced Mr..
KoOs. welt, VINO said:
see faces long familiar to me But want thank you all
body Tor what have done TO aid my canvass shrewd
politicians around county heaiquarters say that this
club doing OF the most effective woII OF he campaign
@ 40 3 one w fS, S snnIes The rtest dldcuty that
have had contend the number of gentlemen who
crept upon fence these will be influenced chiefly
most impossible to estimate value of your work.
r'cognize in You body who viii mold ap my hands
when elected viii lind ample reward for this assist
Of Things down with that surprising
There has been day hat have not gained sfengh
less steep da cheers and before the end Of the week we
% h IL he & on the Level and 6y election day OeeVe WI" 10
After the speech Mr.. Roosevelt was surrounded By
crowd OF Merchants and heartily congratulated on
the light that he had made and on the bright prospects
OF his Delegations from several branches OF
business. including the dry-goois and real estate men,
came to confer with the Executive Committee III regard
to the at the steps OF the SUB % oh
Will march down body headed by Glmores Band and II
expects to 900 The Downtown CluD
Will probably have still larger delegation made up OF men
from all branches Of who In favor OF MI koose
velts election. IT will be headed by Cappas Band The ar
rangements for this meeting have not been fuy maze
but john f. flummcr Will preside and General stewart H.
WOodlOd. Thomas C. Acton. Jackson s. Schultz and MI.
Roosevelt Will be among the speakers
Ihat Mr Roosevelt gaining ground daily among the pus
ness men be the following list OF some Oh oso
who informed the club yesterday OF their Intention 10 sup
port him George Leask Co, bankers Walter stanton oi
Comm stanton. bankers William g. WILSON, oil MARSH
Wilson Wallis Julian W. Robbins Of George leask Coz
Co. Cummings & Co.. No Broadst. G. B. ihlhouse OF
llh0nse Brooks James IL. Lancaster Wheeler r. iayes
NetnOfc Jennc H. o. Armour X Co. Elot Sneppslu
A. O. Brombacker & Co.. bardw merchants William M
Prcard John NJ. Knox William A W. stewart OF stewart
q BoaIdman Theodore w. Bailey & Co., lenerts sure
M,,son j. g. iiicharison A. = ShPpen OF the JoIn A.
lDKs sons Company George j. Schermerh0rn. IT, swan,
CoDurn, Chaunccy & Co, George I. BALI. G. Stewar,
Schchfk president the Consumers Ice Company
his company employees in Newiork, H. h Dyer, OF the
Dennlson Tag Manufacturing Company, and William A
White Il Sons
The Roosevelt boom still to grow in the dry.
gOs dsrcL George f. Anderson, secretary OF the cluD
sad yesterday:
We have already 500 enrolled members but that Is no index
OF our real strength. certain that Mr. Roosevelt VIII re-
eive al least 1900 the district The Democrats are
uIdy have the list vicepresdents that tey nave
gotten up Ont OF the hYc men VINO
are prominently known in the district.
Inc fiOuce Exchange Roosevelt Campaign Cuo Increased
It's membership yesterday about 300 and Is proposed 10
march In boy from the Exchange TO the sub bTreasuy on
an address to AL voters urging them the Importance Oh
voting Tor Gr