New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-31
DREARY TALK IN TIE WIGWAM
BIG TAAiAIANY MEETING FATIGUED.
SENATOR FAULKNER AND CONGRESSMAN M'NuL-
LIN SPEAK or NATIONAL IssUEs-THE
nTIfrR ORATORS.

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The lords and ma. ters Of Tammany. feeling that
| something mus be done TO revive the dropping
spirits OF their followers, AID 10 infse fresh courage
into the dupcs outside Of the organization who have
been attracted to the support Of the Flower ticket
| by the labels plastcred over the word "Tammany,
| which represent 1t a. the only true and gcnu-
Inc Democratic ticket, made the supreme effort
| OF their lives last night, and certainly got
| together m0Gster msetlng-or several II
| Them Besides the asscmbage in the great
ball Of tn, Wigwam. there were three overflow
meetlngs-two in float Of the building In Fourteenth
ST.. and the other In the basement the Ccial quarters
Of the Committee on Organization. Warned by the
| disorder and rowdyism which prevailed Tuesday
night at the Madison Square Garden, where an uncom
trolable mobT-to use the words Of the chairman Of
the Committee Of Arrangments-tcok possession, only
persons whose appearance Indicated decent behavior
were allowed inside. Tastefully attired women oc-
cupicd seats In the audience and in the little galleries
| usually reserved for the families Of Sachems and
chiefs state occasions. and until the proceedings
became too desperately drcary seemed to take an
interest in them. But fo9 the language which came
from the platform O stranger might have imagned-a
part Of the time at lcast-that he AT Republican
meeting. Tammany did her best to mimic one last
night, and she is great on imitation for effect
Nevertheless this big gathering gotten together by
a lavish expenditure Of money and time, and intended
10 be the great, grand. imposing, record-smashlng
wind-up of the campaign. was dead failure. As
Of the most discerning Of the poll
ucans said, a. II the --latest meet
Ing ever held in Tammany Hail. The
MUCH advertised orators from the South did it to
death. In less thon an hour from the time when ex-
Mayor Franldin Edison had assumed the chair and
made his opening speech the audience had driooled
away to scaroely half It's original proportions. The
Southern disclaimers who thus deserted may blame
the exodus upon the customary thirst Of the majority
Of their Tammany Hall hearers. But those better
Informed charge the failure solely to the drearlness OF
the two first speeches
Big "Tom' Brennan, Mayor Grants latest street
cleaning experiment appeared with smiles covering his
gOod.natured face and bright red rose in his coat lap
ell and went through the formula Of calling the meet
ing to order. AS is usual the last me ting OF the
campaign at Tammany Han, the high "muckamucks' Of
the Wgwam crowded the platform. There were
Richard Croker trying look bold and FAINT; Thomas
f. Gllroy who expects day to be the big chief
himself: Sheriff John j. German. lit
tie "Gunny7 Bedford, the counsellor OF
the liquordealers in the Distrlct-Attorney's
Office Colonel "Tom' Dunlap, warden OF Ludlow
Street Jail; Police Justice Hogan, Recorder smyth
Corporation Counsel Clark, Judges Enrich and Van
Wyck, Congressman Amos J. Cumming, supervisor
w. J. X. Kenny, eXCOngryssman George A Post,
John d. Crmmns the Broadway contractor, whose
bad work this great thoOughfare has been exposed
by The Tribune the speakers Of the evening; several
big brewers who. are Annually called upon to swell
Tammany's corruption fund, and Colonel George u.
Mcclellan, who performed the duties OF secretary
ExMayor Edison was declared chairman VI the
evening and read a shOr, but carefully prepared adj
dress in which he told his friends that Flower sheehan
and the whole Democratic ticket going be el ct
ed. This declaration provoked some cheering and
then voung Colonel Mcclellan who holds tho lucrative
and wholly ornam entail pace Of treasurer Of the Brook
I'm Bridge and is Their fore perfectly wiling TO ne
utilized occasionally In the tigers interests, rad ul3
most respectable names he could find the Lat OF
vice presidents AID secretaries. lie aiter|ad reau
,tters Of regret from Governor Russell. Of Masaachu
.ott,: Governor Pattison, OF Pennsylvania; W. C. P.
cclnrdee Of Kentucky and William F. Was Oh WIS
ronsin which were yanousiy aFpiaude1. lie L''-t
had something complimentary TO say about lh"t
gr at s,n NJ Nev.York7 but he did not tell whether
he meant Cleveland IIlll.
United states Senator Charles J. Faulkner OF west
virginia was tho first orator produced, ana |Ieh ne
beran The crowd still intact ana ready 10 Oo
- cnthuscd7 But "enthusing a crowd" is a lost art
viii, senator Faulkner. II he ever possessed 1t. "Fcl-
lcrct1ens Of Ne'Yokk,- he said, with strong empha
ss on the York." and after taking the meeting sum
GENTLY into his confidence u tell Ii that NJ WIS
stranger and had been much moved by the courtesy an"
hospitalty Of "Ne-YokkT he added with an eHu'Ne
flourish: Would that ! had the eloquence OF your
Flower At this sort OF mention Of the Democratic
candidate for Governor. Mr. Faulkner's hearers
did not know whether 70 laugh or applaud
but they finally compromised by doing bo'h' NJ
FauIkners "excuse for discussing National l'su-S was
that this was not a local contest 20 he pone"
into the tariff for awhile, and then sklppeu u uN
" Force BILL" where he evidently felt az Aoihe' i0
gave the Force bill" severe dressing down. ana the
terrible things which would have happened had IL |
become a law greatly taxed Mr. Faulkner's vocabulary
to describe it. Deputy marshals.' he said, "wud !
ben around Us thick a. lice In Egypt" After awhile
he got back TO "Ro-zen p Flower as he called
him, and he told what perennial Joy Mr. Flower was
to all the good Democrat, from every state in the |
Union in Washington. Not an afperSlon'" Inc "es' |
Virginan said chad ever been thrown on his escut |
choon.7 Amos j. Cummings evidently thought this
covert alluslon to Mr. Flowers coatof arms, and 1t
made Amos look extremely weary.
subsequently Mr.. Faulkner took a shy at what he |
called the "MacKlddley bll,7 which was such fright
f outrage upon the producers, the consumers and all
the rest Of the country that personal liberty is Il
dream Of the past be met with any more in the
future in actual life After this wonderful flight OF
fancy, Mr. Faulkner tred to tel funny
Berks County, Penn, but the 1ammanytes
didn't understand rs "iJnnsJ ivansa Dutch" and were
unable 10 laugh Ut the right place. During his entire
effort" which lasted considerably over an hour, he
drew genuine applause but once ana mat was Wheh lie
mentioned Ctveaud's name. The Te-
spouse quick and Tremendous.
Benton MtMFln. Il Tennessee Congres sman, took up !
the thread Of the National dsouse where the oi"ioF
from Wcst Virginia laid IL down and proceeded to DIS
perse what Mr. Faulkner had le-t Of the audience.
Mr.. McMllhn. made S1ibstant1 ally the same !
speech that he made at tho Tammany Hall
year ago last Fourth OF July. 1t was
principally about tnrif Gcf I'm and the "Force bill"
which the audience plainly regarded d al issues
for the bored remains Of oncegreat as
semblage. MIR McNlr lost his voice before lie had
iriven them all ont and had TO give it up.
The other speakers General Isaac >. Catln and
district Attorney Ridgway. # Brooklyn, cX Congress
nan Post, Simon ". Roscnda'o. candidate for NJ
orney General aud State Treasurer Elliott DanfOrth.
TIE WEATBER REPORT