New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-16
A MASS-MEETING TO BE HELD.
THE WORLDS FAIR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
DECIDES on A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION.


DECIDES on A PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION
The Worlds Fair Executive Committee met
at ! o'clock yesterday afternoon to arrange for
the mass-meeting which, as was declded at
Fridays meeting, will be held to sound puoAc
sentiment on the question of adding to the hst
of corporators named in the Assembly tar Dill
at Albany. On Friday the executive committee
with view to strengthening its position sent
out invitations 10 large number OF members
of the General Committee TO act with il yester-
day The result was that the following members
of both committees assembled at the Exposition
headquarters ]. r. ODonnell, Robert Rutter.
F A. Kursheedt. Louis Wndmuller, William
Barbour John McKesson, jr.. Ehhu Root, John NJ
Bowers Thomas f. Ryan, w c. Whitney, George
c. Haven, E. F. Shepard r. s GTiggs, L. H.
Ammidown, L. A. Cruikshank, j. W. Tappin.
Ambrose Snow, A. B. De Frece, Cornelius ~
Bliss, Richard NJ. Hunt, 6. Waldo Smith, L. l.
Horsman, John Foord Samuel Gompers, George
Warner, and r. Fulton Cutting.
In the absence OF Mayor Grant, Cornelius y.
Bliss was made temporary chairman. John NJ.
Bowers said that the object Of the meeting was
TO arrange for a demonstration the meaning OF
which could not be misunderstood at Albany. 1t
was most critical time for New-York's interests
in the Worlds Fair enterprise, and anything TO
be done must be done quickly.
Elliot F. Shepard advocated holding an outdoor
mass-meetng in the day time, and urged that
all the clergymen IN the city should pray lor
fair weather on that day. lie wanted Work sqs-
pended throughout the city on the day OF the
meeting, the church bells tOled, the elevated
roads, street lines and omnibuses to carry pas
seDgerS free TO meetings 10 be held simultaneously
ct the Battery, TOmpkinS Square, Union Square.
Riverside Park Cooper Union and 1ammapy
HalIi 90, 900 posters printed in red and put up
throughout the city every band of music in the
city engaged, every labor organization, the whole
body of municipal employees. wOrkmen in all
factories, merchants, clerks and7eVerybody 10 De
invited 10 stop work and attend.
To bring the discussion within proper bounds,
@. Waldo Smith moved formally that 1T be Tho
sense OF the meeting that maSs-meetlng shoGld
be held next Tuesday. Some Of the speakers
thought that too early day, believing that II
would be better not to have a demonstTauon
before Saturday, lest il should be "A fizzle.
Others declared that public sentiment was al
ready fully aroused, and that it was necessary
merely 10 announce the night and place for hold
in the city. Among those who held this view
James w. 1appin, +. L. liorsmon, John
Foord Samuel Gompers Louis Windmn!ier, a4d
George Warner. Captain Ambrose Snow and H.
Fulton Cutting were not u favor of having a
mass-meeting at all. G. Waldo Smith made
long speech, denOuncing the Introduction Of poll
tics into the Fair project, and declaring that the
present conflict one between the mercantile
Interests Of the city and politicians. The mcr
chants, he said. should assert themselves. The Fan
was wanted for the benefit OF the city and Of The
whole. country. They should not allow them
selves to be deprived OF it by selfish and reck
less politicians. Even the Democrats smiled al
Mr.. Smith unwittngly used this excellent argu
nent against Tamu,any Halls prcpOnderance o
Influence in the proposed Board Of Exhibition
Commissioner
Robert Rutter suggested that the Aulcrical
Institute Fair building could De secured for thi
lnass-mceting When the question of holding tlu
meeting on Tuesday came TO a vote, it was car
ried unanimously All tie talk had been rapi'
and rather warm tempered, and when the resul
was announced it seemed TO strike some of th
members that they had been gon
too fast SO Elihu Root, John NJ Bower
and w C. Whitney put their Eeads tOsetle
in consultation After short conference, Mr.
Root moved that the vote be reconsidered, a
he wished to offer an amendment. This wa
carried and Mr.. Root then said that it SCENE
10 him. as there were so many elements enterin
into niass-meeting, it would be better % refe