New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-05
WARM PRAISE FOR Mr. HEWITT
,-puorpse HIS ACTION ON THE FLAGS.
,,vr,y x.ss.mrErrSo or HIS FRIENDS
ANp SUPPORTERS.

. MIC AND LIVELY MAss-MEEIiNo w "''
ANp SUPPORTERS.
,. r....ns called to ipdorse Mayor Hewitt's action
q, r,fs,ur 10 place any flag but the STARS anu STRIPES
avon the CITY Hall was big one' ana cro"usu the
-. h,Is ~ cooper Union before o'clock Whom
..ss 60. sru IN ovcr,lowfng the band was brought
- - ,,.v.a the Star Spangled Banner while tho
80 .non.e6 their approval, and old Mr. Richardson,
- ,rr,r az Ceoerl washington's coach, whose patri-
80, hard almost reaches his knees, waved good
,,,.A nag on the stage
rrSr Forester was introduced as chairman ana IN
eating the object Of the meeting every mention OF
60 Hewltt's name and action was greeted with
~S "a ,x,peated cheering. A long list Of vice
,a.n,s and secretaries read which included the
..,o.s ~ chauncey shafcr, DR. J. NJ King. f. Crow
.,nsh,s,d Controller Myers Rev. W. c. Steele. the
o.. usrritt Eurlburd. J. Edward simmons, Charles H.
Ts,m.n. c. H. scrymser, Benjamin +. Mannierre, j. T.
rrsrsx L. s. Grant jr., and Charles t. Garfield.
letters breathing deep interest In the OBJECT OF the
.,,ne were read from Ernest A. Crosby, Robert Ray
us.,,,,or Charles A. Fuller, W. II. Kmball, A. A.
- A J. Boxer A. II. IT, Dawson and Others
o. =, rrcssion in one God bless Mayor Hewitt was
...red again and again. Another spoke OF the Mayor
s denounced by majority Of the Board OF Aldermen
,rhen proposal in the corridor to railroad them
all IN Sing Sing, where they belong received ire
,n.,aous approval The names of Alderman Oohk-
liz Won Mnden and Hubbel who voted TO sustain the
:, nobor writer to a who prefer another fag to the
e,s,s and Stripes GO back to the country they came
nom received three cheers, while the band played
sHsl Columbia
simeon T. Church was the first speaker. lie In
nured Why this great gathering Of Intelligent aho
earnest men and womenf Has tho American nag
he.n insultodq No 1t is enough that an attempt
has been made to dshonor those who hold that flag In
ho,o, The MAYOR is right (Cheers.l There is but
one aae The time has come to feel the public Pulse
which Is the purpose of this meeting and ma OUT
be,her the people are with the Mayor or the Board
of Aldermen mlssesi
There were several Interruptions during Mr.
Church's speech. and two men were elected DIV the
police. Colonel John II. Pierce congratulated tho
people that the issue made bv Msyor Hewitt had
brought out an audience of such size and calbre' IL
gss an American audience. made I'D Of brains and
manhood. The speaker eulogized the Mayor
and predicted that, majority of ths vo. nns
sSe nc SPOKE eloaucntlv Of the stand taken
by Mayor Hewitt and referred to- him as the
GLORIOUS son-inla Law of Peter Cooper The resolu
hons were then read. They strongly indorse Mayor
levitt deprecated the display of any and all foreign
the ac,ion of the Aldermen, and Of the Legislature
as political demsgogues and towards and promise
70 parade on Decoration Day with an American nag
They were adopted unanimously by rising vote and
Vas 10 o'clock and the PSssor %as
brought forward in the person noou OF He He
Rev. 5 Lansing Reeve OF ,; broomSn MN no
sIulcS of the new American party as he termed IT,
bitterly denounclng all supposed to dlnef rom nm.
A. this nonf the chairman amidst considerable
excitement end said: when was asked to preside
here tonight il understood that 1t was
Tor the Endorsement OF Mayor Hewitt ana
The flag No party measures were 10 De
advoc atod srd mans creed was to be attack ea;
can permit nothing OF the kind here and he waved
Mr. Reeve TO his seat and called on the Rev Dr.
powtIteh 10 speak A portion of the audience com
meatiur after listening to DR. Bowdch and few
inspirnr remarks BY the chairman, quietly adjourned