New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-01
ENTHUSIASM OUT OF DOORS.
A BIG MASS-MEETING BEFORE THE SUB
TREASURY STEPS

FAVOR OF FASsETT AND VRooMAN
Fresh proof Of the active interest Of business
men in the cause of j. Sloat Fassett and Of their
deep concern for his success on Tuesday was given
yesterday afternoon by the big meeting on the
steps Of the Sub-Treasury. Broad and wall SIS.
On Thursday night thousands of the foremost
men in the commercial and banking community
crowded the Carnegie Music Hall and made It's
walls rcsound with their shouts for the Republican
candidates. Many of the same men and thousands
Of others gathered at o'clock yesterday on the
Sub-Treasury steps. and in Wall. Broad and Nassau
sts. filing these thOroughfarcs from buidlhg 70
building for $50 feet from the speakers s'aho'
A platform. with a seating and standing capacity
for several hundred persons. had been crecteu III
front of the Sub-Treasury. and it was filed to
ovcrAowiny. In the windows of the nearby office
buildings were little knots of men and women.
anxious to catch the words Of the speakers ana
to swell the rounds Of applause.
The meeting was under the auspices OF tne
Republican Club, and il rounded up the series OF
gatherings with which this organization has addeu
a great deal to the enthusiasm in favor OF fas-
sett and Vrooman. Under the direction OF lts
Campaign Committee, a half-dozen fine big meet
incs have been held in various parts OF the city,
and the political ball has been kept rolling at
rapid pace The club is composed chiefly OF young
men, those who are old in years being young IN
spirits energy and zeal and the part 1T has taken
in the campaign has been characterized by the
earnestness, vigor and confidence of early man.
hood. 1t opened the canvass with magnificent
assembly in the Carnegie Music Hall, and closed
il with the inspiring and encouraging meeting
of yesterday.
Shortly before o'clock the Insurance Mems
Republican Club, headed by drum and fife corps,
nod IN no of u
fine-looking body of business men. and were
loudly cheercd as they came up with their FaS-
sett and Vrooman banner
The offices Of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
Association and of the United States Mutual Acct
dent Association were closed at o'clock to allow
all the employees of both companies to march down
in body 10 the Sub-Trcasury steps and attend the
meeting.
THE OPENING WORD.
At the appointed hour John ). Smith, chairman
of the Campaign Committee of the Republican
Club arose ito the right of the statue of Washing
ton and called the meeting to order with the
following words
We have met to-day to round UP the campaign OF
Fassett and honesty against Flower and corruption;
with the name Jacob soat Fassett We ixve fought
the fight the victory is won and the Empire state VII
on Tuesday US i today majority will be over
whelming Applause) The evening OF that day VIII
witness a cyclone which will sweep from Canada 70
Coney Island and drive the Tammany band, Ike the
swine mentioned in scripture. headong INTO tne sen:
voter is determined man and Will shrink from neither
rain nor storm. Applause onso.,a,o, rrouno and in
the presence of the statue of the Father Of his Cou.
Ty Here he took the OATH Of aessnce to liberty
Ind founded and would perpetuac Republican govern,
msnt geGc has Pc 9 s@G III to oa n
tons, like she decay of the Roman Empire. III r.,
mains for us, this lnlowed grouna Where w na seem
Wash p~O and
taking sweet counsel together Is friends, friends OF
each other aDd friends Of pure o ,Te%
by resolving in hearts to overthrow iammany ana
ns s1 Sdnnen and SGd the tor We
us today upon th, platform gentlemen hS pure and
NE ask Won now 10 listen while they review the great
issues Of the campaign. Mppause)
Mr.. Smith was loudly appauded. He then
called upon James II. Phpps, secretary of the
Campaign Committee. to read part of the list OF
vice presidents and secretaries. When Mr.. fhipps
mentioned the names Of William NJ. Evarts, Chaun-
cey NJ Depew, Thomas c. Patt and Cornelius n
Bliss, there was vigorous cheering. Following is
the list of vice presidents and secretaries most of
whom We're present:
VICE-PRES1 DENTS.
William NJ. FVa1ts. Chsunccy NJ. Depew. J. Pierpont
Morgan, A. Stewart Charles Stewart smith lie Grand
E. Cannon Daniel +. Appleton. Cyrus w. Field Edward H.
Alnmidown William Brookfeld stephen V. White Thomas
c. Patt, Cornelius " Bliss, T. X. Stnlgess, d o. Mills,
John Cafn, Hugh " Camp Benjamin III. Brstow. H. H.
Thurber \. G. Cheney Henry A. Oakley, Edward Mitchei'
John j. Knox s. " X. Cruger, Edward Al Perkins. jr.
Thomas c. Acton LOGAN c. Murray. George Bliss, Ihncas
c. Iounsbury, William Dowd. Maryelle w. Cooper Elihu
BOOT BrsytOn Ives, h. Chaplin James Tacott Cornelius
D. Mitchell A. D. Juilliard William L. Strong Edwin Elm
STEM NJ. Mken joel b. Erhardt, Julien T. Davies,
Charles l.. Tiffany Charles F. Homer Frank L. Scott,
tbsres Webb. Daniel Robins Charles b. Yardley W. w.
Webb, George c. Batcheer, William A. wheeock, Wood
bury IAngdon Henry Robinson. Frank ii. Ballard. j. H.
Zane Leland, 3.
II. L. Einstein, Joshua Leovitt. Felix Sampson,
Major George p Edgar. y. T. l.. Morris.
John Ul1ich DR.. William Mar h. Frederic d. Tappnn.
Henry w Cannon, T. Fancis HYDE. Robert NJ Galloway,
Edward Lauterbach. L. a. Drake William Scligman.
Luclus E. Chittcnden Thomas = Wentworth, Charles ~
Tsintor Henry Gleason. Edw i r. BARTLETT George Mil
mine j. NJ ReQus A. q. Hodges, n T. r. Martin james
whitey, oliver c. Carter. w. /. Bull, NJ Friedsam.
Thomas l.. Hamilton, d. Il. Morrison Vernon ii. Brown.
Charles Il. Hickox, Albert iclamy, J. q. Leeyera E.
Fitzpatrick, W. d. Murphy. L. W. Bloomingdae, Joseph
Poole John Dorr Daniel d. Youman,, II. j. BLY,. H. H.
Clarke, Richard y. McCurdy, Henry B. Hyde John Null
Mgan, Enoch s. Brown CHARLES r. Igersoll Curtis H.
Peck. W. "A. Murray John H. lIasemsn john T. Heart.
John H. Wood, d. +. Haibaugh. william McMiehaei.
Joseph r. Bowden, John ]. JOHNSTON Charles f. Wood.
George A. Hasey jane l.. Spencer, James S. Cushman
Nehemiah Tunis, William Iyal, John Camrck, Birdseye
Brakeman George r. Cathcar Hayden w. Wheeler.
Max j. Lissauer, Frederick c. Gcdney, NJ ID.
Gallagher John T. Dalla. \. D. Hunt William
NJ Camp Thongs HillhOu:c, Henry Clews, Charlie
w Ide j. Beecker Miller Eugene Munscll, S. NJ. ShancI.
George r. Sheldon John d. Sayback Joseph H. Seriing'
Charles r. Coon T. NJ. Ives, George f. Baker. George
Bliss Henry L. Ensten, II. w. AlbTo, William r. Adrich,
James w Halves, johns r. ALEXANDER, ID. Morgan Hill
dTeth r.. John r. Baker, Ambrose STOW. John Proctor
Clarke Alexander Caldwell, Lucus c. Ashley, T.. G. Rice,
Thomas p. White, George w. Balch, A. G. Bechsten,
Charles Walker, William \. Nash, Thomas T. Harris.
william T.. Treadwell. Thomas Wlds, James g. Lyon,
q; h. Clark IT,, William H. Wallace, William S. Wallace.
Fred V. Dare l.. G. BoCmsn. William w. Merrill C. i.
Lockwood Ebcn Hurd, Philip NJ. Mispaugh, B. q.
Il A r.. C.. II. vessels,
Archibald Turner, William c. Estes. Solomon Sondhctn,
General Thomas l. Watson John Stanton John r. Stln-
ton l.. " Dc Forest, j. W. jenkins, William r. Daniel,
s r. Hunting, j. w. Mcclellan, Chester Billings,
=, - Ct John Roosa Edward Amman, ii. X. Krctschmar