New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-25
TO SAVE CENTRAL PARK.
CITIZENS, MAss-MEETNG TONIGHT.
THE PEOPLE WILL DEMAND THE REPEAL OF
THE SPEEDWAY ACT.

THE PEOPLE WILL DEMAND THE REPEAL OF
THE SPEEDWAY ACT.
The great mass meeting at Cooper Union tonight
10 protest against the bill allowing the construction
Of speedway in Central Park. and to demand its
repeal promises 10 be OF the largest gatherings
held there for long time Wheeler ii. Peckham
will preside at the meeting. Levys band VIII play
from the time the doors are opened speakers VIII
have not moro than five minutes each, it being the
desire Of the committee to give every organization
chance to he heard Among the speakers Will be ex-
Mayor Hewitt. Joseph J. O'Donolue, Orlando b. Potter
Ellhu Root. william-A. Stiles. William b. Horhbiower'
W. W. sherman and James =. Archibald Besides
these speakers thirty-sx organizations have asked 10
be represented the platform. The representative
will In each ease be asked In word to decare inc
position Of his organization. Before adJournhg MI
Pecklam will appoint committee to work for the
repeal Of the law.
The following telegram was received al the heao'
quarters of the committee in Wallst yesterday from
New York lawyer who is in Albany seeing what can
be done about the repeal OF the law:
"No Tammany man will Introduce bill 10 repeai
Punkt's law. The idea Is to let tho ParR boaiu
suspend action till the peoples storm OF indighiuoh
blows over Beware OF this" The committeeman are
aware of this and insist that they Will not rest
content with anything short Of the repeal OF the law
No resolution Of the Park Board will satisfy them
tho nublic feeling Is will themselves send to Albany 10
have the law repealed. II this Is not done they
will go to Albany with the protest IN Specia "a'
Several hundred Of the best men In the city IN every
kind of business have Sgnifed Their Willingness 10
form part Of delegation to bring the subject Deiore
the Legislature.
The mails received at the Wall-st headquarters were
larger than on any preceding day. Inc letters Ill
many cases contained subscriptions for the carrying
on Of the work
N Groszmann superintendent Of the WorKngmehS
School AT No 100 West Fifty -fourth-st" sent IN
petition signed by 80 children and instructors OF te
school The president, faculty and Instructors ol '"e
College of the City Of New-York have sent In
pe,1tion J. C.. Nlcco sent protest rom ia'so
number OF artists and says that he mas tha' o"sH
srecally indignant against the proposed deSecr'hon
NJ the Park Drs J. T.. Nichols and {. Il. brnoe
protest as phy scians against the diversion Oh 'hs
PARK nom its legitimate purpose.
Many individuals have sent In protests ooht'N"ns
from 20 to 100 names. Individual p'o.e'oS
numbering 10000 have been received ana prot"SN
from the secretaries Of organizations representing o>er
100 600 people. The committee Is confident tha' II
will take a petition representing over 2oooo' peop'
TO Albany. ~
The committee finds that the newspaper couPo"S
hiring IN more names than any other system Every
one sbould cut out and send 10 John j. Chhpma' a'
NJ ~ Woll,t this form, filling II In with his name
and address: , ,...
Please add my name 70 the list OF thoSe ''"Nr"'
u.,, ore, opnosed 10 the Central Park Driveway act