The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-04
WI2HIS mr. EIG WItTUAu,
Crowded Thnusnuds Cheer the TloGurrce
AVID -Nrgumrn = OF the Speakers.

Crowded ThnusaUds Cheer the EloGurrce
and Arg"mrn = OF the Sp-nLcr-.
ltispossible that at some time in thehistory
OF Tammany Hal! there has gathered Il larger
crowd than gathered last night. but no one
who was thcre. crushed and damned in the
centre OF tho crowd or squeezed against the
woodwork on either side will admit it,
There were but two spots which werc not
crowded One was strip Of six or eight feet
along tho rear Of the hail. That spot was Le-
ing constantly filed and emptcd again. 1t
wns not possible TO hear speaker back there
and tho stream OF loyal Democrats vino filled
the stairs from early to late hoping to get n
chance to hear villa; was going on turned tnck
and went down to try their luck in the street
While this spot was not crowded it was filed
all tho timo by the constantly moving stream
The othor spot was around the reporters
table. There was Just room enough left for
tho mon to do their work.
1t is possible that the hall has held mors
enthusiastic crowd. n more confident crowd
than this. but those who heard the cheors and
the shouts OF enthusiasm will lie loath to be-
lievc II. 1t was II representative Catherin. Of
representative Democrats. and enthusiastic
from end to end When the doors opened
thore was a rush up tho broad stairways and Al
Jan al tho top. The doorways were no. wide
swept III and the edGo wore crushed against
the door lambs. How long did it take to Ill
the hall'' reporter asked Of the first man
In. How longT no replied. why. no time.
Arushcd Tor this front seat. and when look ed
around tho Whole place seemed to be alive
TIE WAITING CROWD REWARDED.
From ~ o'clock. when tho hall filled. to 8
O'clock. when the doors ut the rear oftho plat
form were opened and tie diGnitarcs walked
In. the crowd vented its enthusiasm on the
band which WAS pe-chcd up in tho gallery and
which played every popular mir from the old
war tunes down to the latest bit from comic
opera. 1t was eminently an orderly ard pa
tient crowd. Only onco before the meeting
was opened was thore q demonstration to
hurry VI the managers, Tho instant the plat
form door WAS opened though. there was a
shout which must have been heard on Broad
way unless tho crowd in tho street below was
making SO much noise that this inside yell
was lost In the confusion. 1t WAS n good.
lusty. loyal Democratic Yell with II wealth of
tigers ut the end Of it.
Senator loosch led tho way to the platform
Immediately behind him were Commissioner
Gilroy. j. j. ODonohuc John j. German, SEN
ntor John q. Carlisle. Senator Eusti,. presi-
dent j. II. '. Arnold Recorder Smyth Con-
gresham Warner. Dock Commissioner Pie.
Ian. Thomas Dunlap. eN-Commissonor James
Coleman. Nelson Smith. r. W. Todd. Elliott
Sanford. ]. Rhinelander Dillon. j. W. Boyle.
George u. McClellnnd. eN.Coroner, Philip Mer-
kle, Peter +. Meyer. and Henry &. Miner in tho
order named. Twenty or thirty others fol-
lowed these. Out OF tho quiet that followed
for a moment the outburst OF applause ut the
shouted. Three cheers for John Gorman"
They were given with another collection OF
tigers.
,Senator Roesch had been selected to open
the meeting. lie was bit nervous, and he be.