The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
GoTHAM's MASS MEETING.
An Enthusiastic Demonstration in
Favor OF the Big show.

An Enthusiastic Demonstration in
Favor ofthe Big show.
NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Not in many years
has such an overwhelming and enthusiastic
mass meeting been held in this city as that
which took place in Cooper Union tonight
in favor of holding the proposed worlds
fair in New York in 1892. The large hall
was packed with citizens. Unstinted ap-
plause greeted the distinguished orators
who addressed the meeting in favor
Of New York. The platform was occu-
pied by the members of the general
committee of the worlds fair, the members
of the executive and sub executive commit
tees and the committee on arrangements.
Financiers from Wall street, banking insti-
tutions, lawyers, mechanics and laborers,
We'd with each other in seeking to
whoop things up for the fair and for
New York. Before s o'clock admission
was refused to any and every one except
speakers or members of the committee, the
jam being so great Overflow meetings
were held in Eighth street in front of the
main entrance to Cooper Union, and in fact
on all sides of the building. Men who had
never spoken in public before climbed on to
trucks and shouted with might and main in
favor Of holding the fair in New York.
EX-SENATOR PLATT DENOUNCED
Ex-senator Platt was vigorously de-
nounced by the speakers at these overflow
meetings, and the orators were not over
choice in the language in which they pro-
tested against the efforts of the republican
leader to defeat the original bill presented
to the legislature.
WILD OUTBURST OF APPLAUSE.
When the mass meeting in the hall'was
called to order by James W. Tappin, of the
subcommittee, wild Outburst of ap-
pause followed. The Regimental band
played popular and patriotic airs from the
balcony of the Cooper Union while the
throng was pouring into the building, and
one sent up skyrockets from Eighth street
and Third avenue at frequent intervals. A
large list of vice presidents and
secretaries for the meeting had been pre-
pared by John Foord and Secretary
William McC. NJ. Spear. The list included
many substantial men of New York. John
H. Starin was the permanent chairman and
one of the speakers. Speeches were also
made by ex-senator Miller, Elihu Root,
John Pratt (who subscribed 500, 600 and
secured $500,000 additionaD, and Chauncey
NJ. Depew.
DEPEw AS A PEACE-MAKER.
The latter, in the course of his remarks,
said: 81 have been in the peace-making
business once. Sunday is a good day to
work. spent the day with Senator His
cock, and we developed plan without sur
render of dignity or pride that every one
could agree to- Senator Hiscock looked it
over and said he would agree to it,
and if he could influence it the
state committee would agree to it.
Mayor Grant agreed to it, and every
member l saw agreed to it, and tonight he
received another telegram from Washing
ton, which read, Yes, heartily approve
suggestion; heartily satisfactory Years
ago, before Queen Isabella, Columbus per-
formed his wonderful egg trick. Now
another politician appears to teach
is there should be placed an
amendment to the worlds fair bill, stating
that no contracts shall be let, no money
expended and no executive committee ap-
pointed except by vote of two-thirds of
all the appointees Of the bill. If this is
backed up, Albany ought to pass the bill
tomorrow and New York be at Washing
ton on Wednesday,"
PLATT ACCEPTS THE TERMS.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Depew's speech
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, arose to deliver his
address. when he was excitedly INTERRUPTED
nv Mr.. Depew, who introduced John I.
Plummer. who said that Thomas G.. Platt
said 10 him: 81 want the fair to come to New
York city, Plummer. / want you to go
to Cooper Union and tell the body OF citl-
zens assembled there that II the meeting
ratifes the proposal Of CbauDcey M. Depew
the state committee will adopt 1t"