The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-22
REPUBLICANS IN A BIG TENT
Candidate Meyer OF wiIliamsburgh Firei
on a Joke,

The Republicans had big mass meeting II
| q big tent in vacant lot in Flatbush avenue
up near the park last night. Chairman limo.
thy L. Woodruff. tho young leader in the
Twenty-second ward made the opening I'D
| dress. He said lie had had the privilege o.
driving through Central Park in the afternoon
with Candidate Fassett, and was glad to repor,
that he was in fine shupe. physically and intel
lectually. in spite Of his arduous labors
through the State. He also said:
Il was one Of the Commissioners Of the
Worlds Fair and regretted very much the
disposition made Of the matter by Congress-
and would have been glad to have seen the
Fair in New York. 1t was foreordained how
ever. that the Fair should 60 to Chicago. and
knew full well that it would never he held In
New York. deadlock or no deadlock in the
Senate The Republicans determined that IL
the Fair was held in New York it should not be
allowed to be Tammany grab
who's Meyer2 He is Meyer always will be
Meyer. and. in my Judgment will also soon be
Mayor II you do your duty the State will
soon get rid Of the clutch Of Tammany and
Brooklyn will get rid OF its ring"
Gen Stewart L. Woodford read q carefully
prepared arraignment Of Mr.. Body as the rep-
resentative Of the Brooklyn Democracy. He
prefaced 1t by referring to Mr.. Body as one Of
his most intimate personal friends. an intelli-
religious, and educational enterprises-a man
respected BY all who knew him; The fault
With wit Mr. BoGdy. In Gen: Woodford,s opin;;
the organized Democracy. while Mr. Meyer
was tho RECOMMENDATION Of ;9rganized hepu6lI-
ness and social Sodes Gem %oodi%rd Yu ar
raigned Mr.. Body as u Mugwump He ac-
m Of and i asn SW wSsh Ss
ran US an independent candidate for Mayor.
"Mr. Body" he said. is now chief in
Brook IN Lodge " Of Tanmany 'f Hail. and he he
must stand or fall with the Democracy
Gen: Mooddiord thus closed; o,,. aha,
acter in the truest and widest sense, and we of
the Twenty-second ward are so proud OF him.
selves and do out Of tie lair and the o ianSIes
whore the Tammany tiger turks"
az be did not advance one argument in favor OF
William H., Williams. tho .favorlte OF the
Young Repu lean Club. was the next speaker.
date f9r Mayor M. Meyer lowered head and
him to the platform amid q storm of cheers
and the ronhslnG strains 81 the band After
his light overcoat. sat down in a front seat on
tho PLATFORM crossed his legs, and. with q
broad smile on his round and rosy face. lis
tened patiently to young Mr.. Williams's
M When MI, Mr.; Wvilliams had got through MI, VI.
speech, He read it correctly and he was ,ap;
made no conditions with any man or set Of
men when he received tho nomination. and
that no was absolutely unpledged. except to
the people at large and his conscience.
"Ihave been accused" he said. "of ignor-
ance OF municipal affairs. That is a charge
am proud of, for intelligence OF recent munici-
Rs ana Of OF water
He said that the growing enthusiasm OF the
people Indicated that there was q widespread
awakening. and that blow was soon to be in
fiicted in the face Of the ring that would strike
1t lifeless
Three loud checre were given for tho candi-
date as he was hustled of to make speech in
another lnit OF the city.
Addresses were made by Henry Bristow.
who Is running for Congress- against Mr.
Chaplin. and Mr. A. W. Tenny.. The big tent is
to do further service during the campaign.