New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-18
HEARTY CHEERS FOR MR.. PLATT.


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HEARTY CHEERS FOR MR.. PLATT.
Chaunccy NJ. Depew then came forward, and
was again received with cheering, loud and long.
| lie said: when differences are settled then we
are friends. More cheers)
Now we are all for the Fair tRenewed cheers)
We have cheered everybody who has spoken
for it since o'clock, now let us cheer the con.
vcrts. daughter and more appauseJ
AL obstructions are removed mean laugh.
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move three cheers for that. They were given.)
Now / want you to give up everything else
and join with ME in three cheers for Thomas G.
Platt.' Three hearty cheers for Mr. Platt vera
given, followed by tiger, Mr.. Depew leading)
Mr.. Gompers then moved that the proposition
spoken of by Mr.. Plummer in his mes
sage from Mr. Platt be ratified. Mr..
Starin put the motion, and it was
adopted with enthusiasm. Mr. Depew called for
Three cheers for the Worlds Fair, and the meet
ing adjourned.
BEFORE THE SURPRISE CAME
Every foot of room in the big hall was occu-
pied and Inspector Williams and Captain Nc
Cullagh the elder with force Of $50 police
men, had all they could do to keep the crowd
from becoming veritabe crush AS it was. two
men tainted in the rear of the hall and had to
be carried to the open air. When the great audi
torium could contain more Cappa's band was
divided, one-half going outside TO keep the crowd
entertained until speakers could be assigned for
an overflow meeting. The outside meeting was
fairly under way before the one inside was called
to order by James w. Tappin, chairman of this
committee of arrangements.
stME OF THOSE PRESENT
Among the men on the platform were William
Stenway, Chauncey NJ. Depew, Warner Miller,
Elihu Root, Joseph I. c. Clarke, John Foord John
H. Starin, A. W. Tenney, of Brooklyn; Collector
Joel b. Erhardt, eX-Congressman George A. Post,
of Pennsylvania, and John Clahn. Included in
the list of vice-presdents were the following
William p. Appleton William AstOr Samuel D Babcock.
James II. Brown Ami L. Barber. Vernon X Brown,
Roswell Smith, John D. Crimmns Edward Cooper. ]. NJ
Cornell Henry Clausen, ir. Andrew Carnegie. Charles
Scribner Louis Straus " X. Stevenson, John Sloane,
Isaac Stern, william II. Schierelin William Rockefeller.
Leopold Schcpp. John H. Starin Arthur Leary j. S. T.
sTanshan, Edward II. Van Ingen, w. Seward Webb.
Robert Bonner, IL. c. Havemeyer. Carl schurz.
Birdseye Brakeman, Adrian Iselin. jr., j.
Bruce Ismay, Z. JaTray, A. D. Julllard,
b. b. Thurber, Edward King, seth Low. c. c. Besman.
George William Curtis, Elihu Root William Steinway,
Cornelius " Bliss. Joseph II. Choate. Noah Davis.
Segman, James Talcott, Henry r. Towne Frederic
K. Coudert, Daniel Buterfeld, Hamilton Fish, Ashbe L.
Fitch s. V. White. c. p huntington Morris X. Jesup.
Eugene Kelly, Henry G.. Marquand. Colonel Andrew D..
Baird, Anthony j. DreXel, Jay Could Ogden Goeet.
James McCreery, Jordan l.. Mott, Chauncey NJ. Dcpew
John H. Flagler. Nathaniel Tutte Henry o'Ncill, William
T. Dodge JOIN f. Plummer, 0. b. Potter Jacob Rupert
L. Fulton Cutting, Frederick Loeser Colonel John Y.
Culyer, Captain Ambrose Snow Eugene c. Blsckfod L.
A. Crukshank, David VI. Sone Alexander f. Orr, william
II. Hazard.
Mr. Tappin had some difficulty in making him.
self heard when he called for order, but when
lie named John H. Starin for chairman there was
loud shout of approval. Mr. Starin stepped
torwIrd and said: We have come here tonight
to express determination to have a Worlds Fair
in 1892, TO have IL here in New-York and 70 have
it free from political influence. We have no
other desire, and we hope that our demonstra-
ton tonight will satisfy everybody that we ara
deeply in earnest"
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
John Foord secretary of the Committee on Sta
and Buildings, then read the following resolu-
tionS, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this mass.meeting OF citizens OF New
York. embracing all varieties Of political opinion, adopts
and secretary issue the following address:
the Legislature and the People OF tho State OF New.
York.
The people OF this city have united without regard TO
party, effort to and conduct Worlds Fair
in commemoraton of the discovery of America by CO.
lumbus
The enterprise was formally approved by both Repub
lcan and Democratic Conventions, and it was be-
gun and has hitherto been conducted as business en-
erprse without any political bearing or significance what
ever. Citizens OF all parties have subscribed over fys
million dollars and citizens OF all parties have contributed
their efforts TO promote
The the enterprise and the conditions neces
sary requisite legislation from Congress make
absolutely essential that this nonpartisan and non'
political character should be maintained.
For this reason city OF NowYork asked the Legis
authorize the expenditure OF ten million dollars
1t did not ask money be expended through the
city voV4r by
Democratic government, but named in the proposed
bill commission OF hundred representative citizens
had conducted the enterprise to the sasac
ton people adding to them the Governor the Mayor
and the secretary OF the general Worlds Fair Committee
The is made that the commission so pro-
posed would be political commissona Democratic com.
mssionand would administer the great trust reposed IN
the interest OF TammIny Hall.
We assure you that this Is not the fact. There ara
more Republicans than Democrats in the list IL con-
ains scarcely dozen having relation whatever
10 Tammany Hall
More important however. s the character OF the men
who are named They are among the best known and
most esteemed citizens Of New.York.
They leaders and controllers Of the great industrial
and business interests which have made the city what It s
They are business and professional who have been
accustomed affairs successfully unaffected by
political considerations they have all demonstrated then
cauaclty integrity and athfuness to be trusted in con-
spicuous positions and they have the weiliounded con-
udcnce OF the people Of the city Of New-York.
The greater part OF them were nominated Tor nef
p,ccs by the different trade and industrial organizations
Of the city irrespective OF party All OF thcm "ouc 10
trc,r,bc ~ violating confidence which they have re-
ccyd from citizens OF all parties by pcrvcrtng their pow
,rs to the uses OF any party.
Their appointment met with universal approval. The
,rl ,ous Of the community well expressed by The
Ncw ork Tribune in these words The universal ape
probatlon with which the announcements have been re-
ccy,d should be very gratifying to the Mayor VINO de-
serves the praise for the wisdom and the un'
selfish zeal for OF Fair in 1892 which go"
III No Is
was ever organized by more distinguished ana moro rep
re,entatlVc body OF men. -.
The men chosen truly representative hae heC
will be no question anywhere OF 'ho prVp"'" " ~