New-York tribune., 1891-10-16
CHEERS IN THE BIG WIGWAM.
TAMMANY SHOUTS FOR MORE PLUMBER.
WILD HURRAHs AT TIE SUGGESTION THAT THE
C1TY's EXPENSES SHOULD BE INCREASED
THIS WAS Il. II. ROOSEyELT's POPULAR
PROPOSAL 80 SPEECHES by sENA-
TOR RKENSA, W. BoURKE COCK
RAN AND OTHERS

RAN AND OTHERS.
Fourtcenth-st in front Of the Wgwam bmze1 WIN
red frs and skyrockets last night long enough Oeloo
the time for organizing the grand Ianmany lal.
ratification and mass-meetins' TO attract large o'O
Of people who were entertained until the sp.aAi"s
began by the ducet strains OF the o9'h heSlno"Y S
band. The Tammany managers thoroughly underS'alu
the secret OF mastering big audiences. and they suc
cecded so we'll last night that they were able to start
two overflow meetings and gathering OF aIIeseN
German Democrats in the basement oil 'he ouAiu'ie
In addition 10 the mass meeting proper In the man
hall. Next TO securing the crowd their greatest
anxiety TO give It the appearance OF un-Ianh@hy
Ike respectabillty 80 the annual call was mau'
upon such respectable citizens as Robert b. hoose
velt, j. Edward Simmons, Recorder smyth, John l.
Agnew, Eugene Kelly and Edward V. Loew bu'
these wellknown men found their names 80 sd"u-
wiched in among those OF big brewers, wch secFclal!
John Il. McGOldrick sonOOusly read that they mu''
have felt themselves in strange company They OoHeu
decidedly uneasy when most Of tbs Sachems' easa-
mores Wskinkes and other Wlgwam chiefs interee'eu
in making way with the dty's "wampum,' pushed
themselves upon the platform beside them
Robert b. Roosevelt who for this OCCASION prObaOiy
out OF regard for the feelings OF the gents ot .o
organization did not appear in evening dress was W
troauccd by Sachcm Feltner to preside ana he sar"
in upon a carefully prepared speech antended ID DC
cutting and whenever he referred To MT faseV
and the Republicans. "The Republican candidate for
| Governor he remarked. ais going over the etao
| shouting Tammany Tammany Tammany ! lhrce
cheers for the tiger" yelled highly excited man VINO
had stationed himself the stage to aid III RecpS
up the enthusiasm. The crowd responded Win series
OF wild hurrahs after which Mr. Roosevelt was 1Ed
enough to say that he had Irish blood in his VEINS
which was the signal for hurrahng But he pleased
| his hearers most when he deprecated the pop
| ular notion in favor Of economy IN nu-
| nIclpaI expenditures. "rd rather, anything"
| he loudly declaimed, "see the expenses
| of the city OF NcwYork increased tbs senumehU
so touched the hearts Of Mr.. RooSevehs AUDITORS
that it was followed by long-contnued howl OF
delight.
| United states Senator John f. Kenna of West
Virginia was presented by the chairman rs the
orator OF the evening. Mr. Kenna is tall pleasant
faced smootlNshavcn man who passes for the young
est member # the Senate. In general appearance nc
closely resembles clergyman, but that deuSon speed
y disappears with his stupid Misrepresentation OF
the principles and record Of his political adverSleS'
The senator devoted tho most OF his speech which oc-
cuplcd more than an hour In delivery, to dreary
effort 10 prejudice the public against protection anu
| the tariff legislation Of last year. When he hau eN-
hausted himself this subject he undertook an ar
ragnm mt Of the Free Elections BID, which hs declared
| was not at all dead, but crouchng Ike real
tiger ready TO spring upon the liberties of the people
and tear them into fragments At the mention OF the
tiger again the Tammany braves, who had been peace
| fully doing while MI. kenna had been lhVelgnlhs
against wrongs which the country would have TO SureI
with the Republicans in complete power, reused them
| selves TO violent applause
W. gourke Cochran followed senator Kennaand launchcd
at once into bitter TRADE against Mr. FasSet whose
effective campaign through the state against IaInmahy
Hall IL was plain that the mOutlpiece ana eioquch'
spokesman OF the Tammany coterie was In no moou
10 forgive Mr. Cochran became greatly worked VI
while he deluccd his audience with long sentences III
violent denuncat!on Of Mr.. Fassetts rough handling
| of Wigwam practices "Wc do not fear dlscussl0h'
he cried of National, state municipal issues "A
Mr. Fassett says, Turn on the light" Mr.. Croker
henchmen frantically checred at this but Ill pace
OF going into discussion Of any Of these issues Mt
Cochran soon grew funny over Mr. Flowers coat0f
| arms which he would have the plain people believe
was quite an Insignificant thing to drag into poiuca
| campaign Then Mr. Cochran fooishly tried TO mi,
Mr. Fassett up with the doing to death OF AlOnLO
| Cornell. whose administration he eulOglzcd.
| The heaviest lichs7 which Mr.. Cochran put In laS
| night were against the robbers and thieves over II
| Irnnsy vana, who now being pursued by
| Democratic Governor What this had 10 do witt
| irresponsible olGarchy which dominates the city o
Nev-lOrk and is seeking 10 extend Its rlne over th
state and Nation, Mr.. Cochran did not explain.
| General >ickles called for dner Mr. CoChldI
ended and he spoke briefly. harangue from CooAe
Fellows came next, and Congressman McAdOo, OF New
Jersey and ex-senator Thomas F. Grady also spoke
Resolutions presented by Mr.. COCHRAN we're ap
proved ratifying the Democratic state ticket and ap
proving tho platform adopted at saratoga me
wound up with llng at pennsylvania" thr a'I"ir
discussing than the expenditures and mtsgovernmen
IF .ScW- York City.