The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
GALLAHuEs ORATORS MISSING.
He Says They Wanted SEQ Apiece 20
Pitch Into tho Mckinley TnrIT.

He Says They Wanted SEQ Apiece 60
| Pitch Into the Mckinley Tariff.
Somebody tackled strip of bunting along
| the iron railing on the east side OF the City
Hall plaza yesterday afternoon, and strung n
| row Of tiny flags between the two lamposts.
| Notices signed James Fox. Secretary" were
| sent to the newspapers asking hem to send a
| reporter to a Labor mass meeting opposing
the Mckinley bill. at City Hall Park" at Az
o'clock. Reporters WHO we're there at that
hour received copies OF resolutions signed
John Cranston. Chairman" and Charles H.
Burmese. Secretary" They were asotnformed
that MIR. Cranstor would preside and that
Frank Walters would make the opening ad-
dress. The man who gave this information
said that he was Mr.. Cranstou. lie seemed to
be in state Of mind over something but
after bustling around aimlessly for while
and getting little German band lined up be-
hind the bunting, he produced two huge fire.
crackers. which he stood on end on the as
phalt III front OF the railing and touched of.
shrieks Of the Star SpanElel Banner" which
was icing murdered by tho band, attracted
man. who said he was Cranston caiIeI them to
order with few remarks In which he stated
shGt the o9Jeft Of he meeting zee was to advocate
ing, anybody down but by lifting everybody
up
he Introduced Charles J.. Abbott. who" no
said, viii instruct YOU on this subject
o.. Mr.. Abbott began by saving that he needed
lie devoted most OF his speech 10 proving this
proposition. He said protection was all right.
but that the worklngmen ought to be protected
a., yell as the manufacturers.
Meantime the man W ho called himself Grams
Some BODY had ,recosn zed him and told the
rep9rt 6 that he wasn't oFanston at all but
fiock. He adGitted that he lad made ia dS mis-
tnke in calling himself Cranston. but eX planned
that John Cran-ton was really going to be tho
but that tho Tariff League had sent down
and bought them of Just before the meeting
himself ar Cransto 5 "' to N svoid I'll e conf ussu
Pressed for. details he said that ali he
knew knew about i WAS that five EN- minutes
ston and Walters had come to him and told
him that unless no would give them $40 they
to raise the money. and they had gone away.
ne ma to h u.s. FOR ,d MS snGakeFs lie Tad ana
Mr. John haIertY. The latter gentleman he
pointed out to the reporters In the person OF |
an aged being who had attracted attention BY
a picturesque attitude and proposing three |
cheers every once IN, Il while,
and II he s Got ali the rum out Of him You'll
hear q speech that is n speech"
Mr.. Rafferty, being subsequently introduced, |
placed his hat carefully on the pavement.
stepped in il land began to make some remarks
about the revolution. Apparently. however. |
the orators degree Of intoxication was not |
SATISFACTORY to Chairman tiallahue. for while
Mr. Rafferty, was still lingering in the neighbor-
hood Of tho war Of ls r. and tei9re he had
Kinley Tariff bill. he closed his remarks
abruptly and the band strangled the "Narsel-
laise" Tho crowd had dwndIed to two or
three hundred newsboys and oilers, and Mr..
Gallahue announced that the meeting was
over. but that there would be more lust like it
ut frequent intervals.
The resolutions denounced the Mckinley
Tariff bill and demanded the imposition OF
luty on immigrants.