The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-17
FASSErT'S OPENING SPEECH.
IT rs MARKED BY SOBE Pheasant
TiLK TO JHE EOYS.
7, seems that II was Not Thomas c. Pintt
but tho Democrats who Were Rcspon-
s,bie for Depriving New York of the
worlds Fair - Tho Republicans OF
BrooLiyn Welcome Their Candidate
Amid n Iinxe OF Electric Lights.

siblc for Depflving new hofk OIL ths
worlds Fair Tho Republicans OF
brooklyn Welcome Their Candidate
Amid a Binze OF Electric Lights.
]. s!oa, Fassett visitcl Brooklyn yesterday.
and Frank Woodruff and David A. Baldwin.
the repres entut!ves OF tho warinG elements in
the Republican organization, then united In
doing him honor and in assuring him Of tho
wonderful things they wero going to do in cut
ting down the old timo Democratic majority
this year. Mr.. Fnssett was under Tho pilotago
Of Timothy l.. woolrufr. tho young.
handsome. and wealthy lender In Tho
Mr.. Woodruff in the Fassett demonstra-
ton indicates that no has : been for
elven by hls Republican associates for
his support Of David A. Body. the Democratic
candi dato for Congress In his district last
year. On reachiE. Brooklyn about o'clock,
Nr. rassett. who was accompanied bv Mr..
Johu ". Nrooman. the candidate forIcutennnt.
Governor. wns driven to Mr. Woodruil's house.
10 Seventh avenue and for more than an hour
representative Republicans from tho Eighth.
Ninth. and Twenty second wards called and
paid their respects. At the close OF this recep.
ton Mr.. Woodruff escorted Nr. Fasset and
the other special guests TO tho Montauk club
house in Eighth avenue. directly opposite
Mayor Chapia's house. and gave them
dinner. Mr.. Woodruff had invited seventy
five leading Republicans TO dine with Mr..
Fasset. and nearly all OF them were present.
They included ]. S. Il. Stranahan. Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford. W. W. Goodrich. s. V.
White. Murat Halstend. Ernst Nathan. Frnnk-
lin Woodruff. bernard Peters. Silas L. butcher.
and Frank Sperry.
Republicans turned out several thousand
strong in the plaza at Beufor., avenue and Ber-
cfr n Wa ha upi.
some Union League Club house was abaze
with electric lights and gay with bunting.
while fireworks and two or three bands
ssless h hsI Zen ~ ss.,,e Il
h t' srs co onssa TO- liz il Io 0eI 6e
asnt pas e1 na that n" eosa elect tue
State ticket this, year. Several camraiEn
s o4e TSs Of Re Went
ward made the best showing. Each carried
eeampaisn emblem: II was wooden ianee,
with red. white. and blue The faucet Mas
sErLnoun.ed ~ an AMERICAN, iiaE; Tho
W.; rapidly ,aropsing the campnsn spirit
end q gsaiard ayen,s helalded Mr. Tassy.ts
%oa4;ord TIe f Francis n Within s4 Sa'.sr teri;
WHICH leu tn0 procession WIN mo anu
and lined W on either SIDE while tue clubs
hSry to the vi y!ss
a. ,ne 9nes on the
many political gatherings was right alongside
OF Fassett. who is young enough to lie hs
srsndson fa;sett looked dminnve in
Su, that wns soon remedied; FresiIen.
hAnIpu ~
the stone conine. where he looked taller. Then
crowd yciIsi and the bands played. lie had
PLAYING: utterly nnmiGdrui Of thS orders Of
Mr.. Wilson 10 stop. FINALLY lasset strend
San h to 1' son a14 "sy Wons s he Ft si
tightly n hi. coat behind to prevent him from
pitching INTO 'he street. Senator Fasse't
a. wnte to sGy rs word to I'll, I'll boys
Wien tie Ivy. on the sdo Of cause It Is
.mS Win Inc sshs boy, n;s IN h!%e
been ,oinG 1t ever since. They hsli":ed in
frer M casting ~ free ballot. Tat is what
The k"rubiicnn boys DOM, nrleve y boss
dic'a,ion. nuI neither do you. hoy. :" brook
alphab, I. 50 goes the State The hoy, OF Erie
ticket and il 10 a question ! OF ween you which
rolls NJ tho bigger Republican oe 1t is u
ws nr the soSs Of 1nf s e
The TIigRrs: vt ior no hos ticket: n.
,r,m mn n!nm have snd in sara,oga tint no M nun
lean rarty has pnu. 1t. arms around l,r,nkiyn
man, Eugene L. ~, onnnr. AMI has given HIM
veniion there was. no room Tor the County De-
%Tosraey or II. yoorh. Democracy. only for
ou. is hand for Tho Govorpor's chair, ana
yom rrndy to surrender over thing Tor Iam-
nnnl alpeal ~ sur.mrt ihs yonus candida .
saii 90 y! night t. h hcni ers AND stepped into
ill., Very sss on svs ms rss
With a red Gowor in .ne bu.touliole Of ris coat
70 set i OIL. They got him up on the platform
10 doors, and cheersd h m iaif :. dozen lines.
Then H. began his formal -psrtn OF tho even
alleged shortcomings:
c,oI.IIseier yIn 10 said 10 the career ,.sI q
~! iins done. IL this state the Democrats
h "a hld the executive control fer nine years
snd rsIres ' Hnulni II rH.y nsSe Ir"si,ttsi
a;tr r n.biicro ana violated the o"s'iiu-
i va: i ths f Espahlicon. who brought for
Gurd iHe bnlI,t reform !sEisa ion at Ab,nIny
anu Gov sqiHa Tsse . ss' We ,a
9nill and every time 1t was dairaten Ly Coy.
NIL and all that Wa, w.re, finally allowed 10
the hi '
~ 1t was Tammany Hall that defeated the
word is Fair. and ms was because u was not
wiling hat Il non partisan Fn ir should be hid
IN New York. 1t openly d, clareh That Tam
many would contio tho Fair. and 81 course IL
WAS not until n n pnrtian 1. nnii't6" was as
snr.d that Tho Republican LEGISLATORS o. our
othte rassed the necessary iill. Thon The FAR
Vas st because Tammany was too Intent On
H. n'unds ne schemes to tAke the pr per caro-
IN Washington to SEQ that New York should re-
celvs the vots Of Congress.
Then lhere was The Rapid Transit y II. j
introduced II in tho Senate. aud all The Demo
craft papers approved OF 1t. AZ agres eN.
fGsrt Iammnny Hall. whose leaders said mat
" tnty could not have Tho control New York
might 20 dry for rapid transit. That bill
and il tho Assembly. through Tie machinations
a. Iamnany it went The way OF al ilesh
tammany q allowed tho bill to iasS last yehr
because II didn't dare to do auyihing else
ihsn; The sentiment was too s,rons for them
! nave touched on these things because they
were iake2 up at Saratoga and made much Of
has Al legislation OF any value IL LAT" years
mas been Republican in its Inception ana IN
splrat!On. Tne laws which brought ahnMt q