New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-23
REPUBLICANS SPEAK OUT.
OPENING THE CAMPAIGN WITH A ROUSINo
MEETING.
SPEECHES AT THE COOPER UNION BY ELrHu
ROOT SENATOR HISCoCK GENERAL HEDGES.
NJ W. COOKE AND COLONEL vARNUM-
THE ISSUES ABLY DEFINED AND


! speeches, a large, yet quiet thinking Gathering
which In Its nature indicated that the people
/ are soperB rejecting on the issues as presented
by the paper ticket and the clean Republican
ticket, and will determine the result as the crcdia
of the State demands
The doors of the hall were opened at 7 o'clock.
and an hour later nearly every seat was taken.
NO band had been stationed at the door 10 draw
crowd, no parade had been made; neither was
necessary. The simple announcement that the
voters of this city would have an opportunity
/ to hear Senator Hiscock and several of the Re
publican candidates the State ticket speaks
was sufficient to draw together audience that the
speakers must have been proud to address. On the
stage were some of the leading Republicans In the
! city. There were only two uniformed organiza-
tons present-assocatons of the colored voters
of the XIth and Vth Assembly Districts.
Elhu Root presided, and many Of the vice.
presidents and Secretaries of the melting sat on
the platform with him. The list of vice-prcsi-
dents included the names of about 250 we'll
known men. Here are some Of them:
Chaunccy NJ. Depew, Cornelius N. Bliss, Edward II.
Ammidown, Clarence A. Seward Alfred T. Whitney, IL. X.
Thurber, Guy Il. Pelton. John Pummer seignan
Patrick Ford Noah Davis, the Rev DR.. Howard Crosby,
e. c. Shsyne, Edward I. Bartlett Charles Hauselt
III. Stewart, william Drookield Myer s. ISaacs, Joha
Claim, Theodore NJ. Ives, Henry b. Hyde, Logan Z.
Murray, Cornelius Vanderbilt j. Hobart Herrick, Brsyton
Ives, John Murphy, Edwin Einstein Arthur L.
man, James T. Van Rensselaer, Dr. d. b. ST. John Roosa,
David Mitchell, Daniel O. Rollins, joel W. Mason ID.
NILS, samuel Sloan, T. A. McCurdy II. Crosby.
John H. Watson, Charles l. Tiffany, Theodore w. Dwight
| Henry w. T. MALI Philip YK Van Wyck, L. J.
McNamee. John d. Lawson. John ResenweboT, Sherman
W. knevals. William IL. Huber General Joseph c. Jack.
| son. the Rev. Dr. J. r. Paxton, william w. Astor,
| B.Tdseye Brakeman Henry Clcws, Hugh n. Camp.
SgouTney w. Fay, Leonard Hazeon, James OTIS Joseph
Pool Frederic Potts. Thomas Rutter. William Rocke-
| 4 nu..
Jacob NJ Patterson, Sheridan Shook, Henry
Day. Mortimer q. Adioms Cephas Brainerd.
Morris NJ. Budlong, A. c. Cheney. Warner Van Norden,
]. seaver Page Granville p. Hawes, Aonzo b. Cornell
]. Pierpont Morgan Frederick Kuhne. William Dowd,
Augustus Kountze, General Horace Porter J. Schuyler
Crosby, NJ. c. ID. Borden Horace Russell. lie Grand B.
Cannon, Charles Warous, solon B. Smith, John sloane,
William ID. Sloane, Woodbury. Langdon. John Carn,
jacob d. VermIlye " MumfoFd Moore. John McClaye.
5. NJ. Millkin, Edward Wnslow Ii. o. Armour. Thomas
| c. Acton, Edward NJ Scuider, Charles n. Taintor.
Lscnad Stewart Daniel +. Appleton, E. S. AuchncOss.
Samuel II. Randall, Charles I. Ulrich Andrew B. Hum
phrey, Charles c. Beaman and Nicholas Fish.
Among the secretaries were
William c. Doscher Percy d. Adams, Lawrence }.
Dunn Jesse Steams, Charles p. Patrick William NJ. X.
ocott John r. ThOrp Howell @. Rees Philip Bez. Henry
w. McVickar. Charles p Sanford. Henry T. Pierce
Frederick b. House. Archibald Hamilton, Leopold Leo.
Waldo Richardson, Nicholas Crosby, William H. Fair.
child, Charles X. Lexow, oliver sumner Teall. w. s.
Miner Charles Hoffman, Charles H. whtock William
II. Barley Charles B. Morris, Robert J. ID. Slater,
Charles w. Wagner Peter Kavanagh Cephas Bainer jr
Joseph p. Hart Daniel Ii. Colt and Andrew PennelL
ELLHU ROOTS OPENING SPEECH.
Colonel John w. Jacobus, first vice. president
of the County Committee introduced Mr.. Root
as chairman. Mr.. Root made graceful and
eloquent presiding officer His telling points
against Governor Hill, his warm praise of Presi-
dent Harrson's Administration, and his feeling
! tributes to Collector Erhardt, Appraiser Cooper
| Surveyor Lyon, United States Dstrct-AttOrney
| Mitchell and Theodore Roosevelt were loudly
cheered An overwhelming cheer went up. too
when he spoke of Mr.. Blaine, and predicted sue
cess for the Republican State ticket. Mr. Root
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: We are here in timo of
are resting IRON the great connlct 1885. General
Grant sad to his chief OF saif Immediately after the
first terrible conflict before Fort Doneson when tho
officers and men OF both the Union and Confederate
had done or what they had been called upon to do,
out of the ranks scattered in groups, demorazed and
uncertain OF the future-Gencral Grant said: The
one who now first attacks will be victorious, and the
enemy will have 10 be in hurry II he gets the start
morning he penned the famous letter to Buckner:
Absolute and unconditional surrender are the only
first meeting in this city OF this campaign TO do our
duty as American citizens and as Republicans IL Is
now time OF quiet politics.
| GOVERNOR HILLS ELECTIONEERING TOUR.
politician, has found it possible TO absent himself
from this scene of absorbing interest and occupy
his time by famiarizng tho delegates, the Demo-
cratic delegates, from the South to the next National
Convention Of the Democratic party with his pres
ence. And having removed himself to a presum-
Mason aud Dlxon's line, he has fired the only guns
the campaign. A very appropriate place for
! Yoribera Repubicans. Yet Ineffective shots they
| Wrre fOr would
bic and his differences morc Just II he had relied
upon his cncyclopaedla instead of upon his memory.
so quiet is politics that We hear the sound
Of no military bands; no great professions pervado
meet in the public conveyanccs or emblazons tho
pages of newspapers. The sound Of the grea.
yet a, the scene clears behold the men who fell
outside the breastvorhs,' and up again and moving
once mono to victory, and moving upon that Inc
TO accomplish no nconsidcrabe results and with no
small stake depending upon the way in which you
and support them I'm the rank.
THE THINGS TO BE DONE THIS YEAR
We have many things to do; have TO draw the
lines 10 occupy the positions to perfect and sOdify
our organizatiCn and TO prepare tn field for greater
contests in the future We have to express The deber.
ate judgment of the people of this State in sppro:
Naturalization. We, here in this great metropolis,
cannot fail to recognize the debt that within the space
cf less than year has been accumnlatins 10 the
credit OF that Administration from the people Of
Is IL in respect to faithful administration OF tho
ordinary affairs o. Government Why look at the
great Federal Offices. Is there one or them wnicn
has not been filed by known for the last quarter
Of a century to the people of New-York for ability
| and integrity Not one of y0u-IuOt one citizen OF
! New-York looking back for the last Twenty-Five
years can remember the hour when an Erhardf an, sne
! a Cooper and Mitchell and a Lyon and Van cou
do nor stand before his follow citizens untarnshen
svnonyme for honesty for integrity ana @ ior is a. ~.
ability Is Il faithful promotion or reform IN ss
civil servicel How can any New-forker a2use s nacs
the pledges Of the Republican party "a % nsch pnt.
have been fulfilled by the Admnlsirsstion si, mnS" pa
The power in the hands OF Theodore hUoseven ,, ,,.
for wise and prudent care i9r r 0rr worhsSops AZ al
tc brabcbes & Of Industry doarishlng and aaysnsns a
W. W., ,ti nora ,apd than for many year peoro.
WIN slrFuc' @ ritb regard TO our foreign rNlons
and for the Of the SoRns rs q s to s
why, touay, ~ The discovery OF this contnehs