New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-23
WOMEN IN TIE BONES.


In box on the west side of the hall were Mrs.
j. Sloat Fassett, her mother. Mrs. CrOcIer Mrs.
NJ. p Walker, Mrs W. B. Pierson. Miss Walker,
Judge Walter Lloyd Smith, +. b. Walker. John
w. Dwight and Congressman WadSwOrh. The
front of this box was dr1ped with union-acSS.
In a box similarly decorated on the opposite side
of the hall were Verpancll COlyin, Republican
candidate for State Engineer, and Arthur c. Wade,
candidate for Controller The other boXholders
were A. G.. Cheney, William Broollield, president
of the Republican Club and chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee; ; eA-COngressman NJ c.
d. Borden, A. L. Merriman, Henry Hall, H. L.
Einsten Colonel William L. Strong, ID. Einstein,
j. Talcott, II. o. Armour, h. B. Harper, General
Samuel Thomas, w. Erdman, $. d. Coykendall.
Mr.. Bowen, Seth NJ Mliken. Julien T.
Davies Eugene ID. Hawkins, Mr.. Parker. Colonel
Frank c. Loyeand. Paul d. Cravath. W. c.
Teneyck. A. G. Fisk, j. S. Smith, c. H. Dennison,
d. S. Walton, b. Hayden, Frank Ballard F. +.
Lewis, Colonel Homer. w. Greenwood. James A.
Blanchard, d. Lewis. IT, r. De Mt. J. Kurss-
man, Edward Lauterbach, J. L. Wandling, Ma
thaniel Tuttle j. II. Emery, Colonel Floyd
Carkson a. b. Price J. X. Nugent. c. Carreau,
Edward r. Bartlett and G. H. Stone In John
W. Vroomans box were DR.. and Mrs. William H.
Bggam, of Brooklyn; Mrs. Bggam is sister
OF ex-senator Warner Miller.
The seating was supcrintended by about fifty
members of The Republican Club, William Erd-
man being chief usher Among his assistants
were W. 5. Baldwin, J. f. Fairman. Thomas
Sloane. w. &. Hill. John c. West, Ccphas Brain
eri, jr, H. NJ. Brookfeid, w. i. Whyland, Myn-
dart Vosburgh, Colonel Ressler, ID. ). MoTu-
son. Henry Barkevillc, and John Laim-
beer, jr. John Proctor Clarke was Ia
charge OF seating those the stage. Twenty
policemen had been detailed TO keep back the
crowds.
BY o'clock when the doors OF the Music Han
were opened, persons We're crowding around the
entrances. Hail an hour later every seat on the
ground floor was fc1 and the galleries we've BY
no means empty. The asS'mblage was already
full of high spirits, and when Cappa's 9TH Red.
ment Band played Z" John Browns Body " an en-
core loudly and unanimously voted Fifteen
minutes before the hour appointed for beginning
the speaking every seat outside the boxes was
taken and broad fringe Of persons was standing
behind tie chairs. filing the aisles Those who
came later had 10 stand in the lobhies or TO 90
home, and the disappointed ones were legion 4.
number.
THE YOUNG LEADER ENTERS.
The band played several selections and at juss
six minutes past s oclocl, j. Sloat Fassett and
the other speakers came dpon the platform from
the rear As soon as the already falnar features
Of the young leader seen the audience started
up as il an eccrric current had passed through ii.
Cheering, tumultuous ard prolonged, burst forth
as the candidate pushed his way through tho
crowd to the front of the platform. All from
their seats, men and women waved hand
kerchiefs and flags, and again and again cheer
apon cheer Allied the gTeat auditsrtan. Several