New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-21
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RINGING CHEERS FOR MYERS
NAMED At A GREAT MEETING.
COOPER UNION PACKED WITH EARNEST
AND ENTHUSIASTIC CITIZENS.
THEY DEMAND HIM FOR coyTRoLLEs.

HE SHALL REMAIN AS A BARRIER AGAINST
CORRUPTION AND EXTRAvAGANcE-DE.
FIAXcE HURLED AT CROKER AND
TAMMANY BY ELOQUENT SPEAKERS
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
SOME OF THE MEN WHO
WERE PRESENT.
The politicians Of this city had big sur.
prise last night. 1t was the kind of surprise
which they do not altogether relish. because
1t showed that their views Of affairs do not al
ways turn out as they predict. Any Tammany
Hall politician in this city would have been
willing to give long odds yesterday afternoon
that the meeting called for last night at the
Cooper Union by the City Club to nominate
Theodore w. Myers for Controller Of this city
would be a failure. Any man who bet like that
would have lost 1t was one of the largest and
most representative meetings ever held In this
city. Thereby politicians were surprised. They
did not think that 1t was possible to fill hall
so large as the Cooper Union with men not bound
down to Tammany Hall. In that they
were also mistaken. for the hall not only was
packed to suffocation, but enough people were
turned away because they could not get inside
to make up two other meetings equally
who were surprised Those who were response
BILE for the meeting when they saw the crowds
OF people pouring into the building could hardly
realize that the work which they had done had
resulted so we'll
When Richard Croker decided that he wanted
a weak and pliable tool for Controller. and de-
clared for Ashbe p. Fitch, the renegade Re-
publican. every man who owns a piece Of tax
able property In the city was aroused. All
knew that the turning down Of Myers and the
election of Fitch meant the carrying out Of
every scheme which the Tammany Hall bosses
wish to carry out On that account they
turned out by hundreds and thousands, and
five minutes before the meeting was called to
order it was impossible to get into the hall.
At that time the people were going away by
scores. They had gone to the hall to show by
their presence just how they felt over the action
Of Tammany Hall.
1T WAS A DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The meeting of last night was a Democratic
meeting in all respects. 1t was Democratic in
that 1t represented an outpouring of the people
Of this city, and was further Democratic In
that ninety -nine-one- -hundredths Of those pres
ent were politically Democrats. Mr.. Myers
was nominated and even though he might not
be elected, the nomination which he received
was one that came in a way which ought to
teach Tammany and all other halls and polit-
ical machines lesson. 1t looked as II the
people Of this city had determined to prove
the truth Of Mr.. Lincoln's saying: You can't
fool all the people all the tme."
AS rule a brass band is needed to keep up
the enthusiasm Of those who attend public
meetings until the meeting is opened and the
speakers are announced. There no brass
band last night, and 1t not needed There
was enough of interest in what was expected
to happen to keep every one in good humor.
There delay. At o'clock Edmond
Kelly, the secretary of the City Club, which has
taken the advance in the movement for the in
dependent nomination of Mr.. Myers, called the
meeting to order. He was received with cheers.
He did not make a speech, but merely proposed
the election of General Wager Swayne chair
man. The proposition was received with cheers.
When General Swayne rose to speak he faced
one Of the most representative audiences ever
under roof in this city.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT
Among those on the platform and in the hall
were
George Alexander Brown Cornelius ~ Bliss, A. r.
Pick. II. Content John Goodchild W. c. Reed.
Charles Minzishemer, Alfred de Cordova, Oswin
O'Bren. +. Morrison. Theodore Heman, Edward
Wasserman, Jesse Wasserman. George F. Cum
mings. Charles Rabadan. Charles G. Hall, C. r.
boyee rsf f. wSey Egssn Ssn
Jacquen, John A. Sullivan, Leonard d. White jr.
"; Robertson 7: J. MsSride. Leland rSita.: Hop:
posn oSn Brooks r. a eaS T.
.. NJ. cole, Artemas II. Holmes, Charles +.
Beach William H. Clapp, William H: ciarkson.
Wells Wells r Spencer Aldrieh Dr. " Glstsmsnn
nd orris NH Dat,
Pr Robert Ssr SamPbs PT ;Iu Walter Lester Carr
ccnkling: r; l: Cole, Edward II. cess.
sSna lay SAa'"sH A'Asssss D. csq
nsUSSre W% anssoo Ss.sy Hobart
pleton l.. Clark, George F. Cummings Or. Henry
Dwight Chaplin, DE- A !, r. % Carman, p p. Clarkin.
Dewitt G. Brown, William Barnes, b; Walter
sfs Raiss
Henry Stanford Brooks, Frederick V. Brown.
SSs ans. g ats% H~ RPs Tsea Ssdw
Walter Waller P. Burke wsls,Sn R,, RM,, BTSxn
Fisss aSPf Hsrbsr Barry Bs Fsas simi:
Bach; John 7. BirdslI, George Buekham. Dr. viii.
i: Bosworth. George H. Brewster, John L. N.
HreWster tern s Rsehman Charles Philip Easton.
sGmery Dr. Nathan :. Bill f @ Meyer AserSsss. SssS
Charles d. Cairns. Walter H.. Critten.
%l;,p; yShn ADAMS austen stsarns Joseph 4 Arnold
Hutchins. Austin Abbott William b. Aitken. Way
land r. BENJAMIN, William II. Beinger. Arthur "
Briesen Herbert G. Andrews. Clarence d. Ashley
J; Edgar Bull. Isaac n. Aron, Ethan Allen Irving
f. Bush. Townsend Wande George Forrest But.
terworth, Alexander ]. Bruen Charles Frederic
ADAMS. Alfred r. Bunnell., DIR. George H. Butler,
G. Buchanan. II. Randolph Anderson, Frank D.
Arthur Henry g. Atwater. Albert II. Atterbury,
theodore Aub. Dr. Joseph 4. Andrews. Charles s.
Adler Elmer A. Allen. L. j. Altman. William w
Badger. Samuel Lobenthal. l.. b. Bunneii. b. W.
Armstrong Bernard J. Dowras, p Lewis Anderson
Ismes Rr william y M NJ Leszynoky Tsa Iudington IT,.
lanes p u; murray. Alfred W. ,Ahrens. Willis A.
Hal; Charles 8. Hall. Samuel p. Avery. Robert
s Minturn. Francis @. Lloyd, James Low. Lester
w. Clark. Stanley w. Dexter Charles c. Dem.
ing, j. =, Coleman prayton. Rudolf Dulon.
4. augustus Healy; c. II. Hackett the Rev. :. x.
Hoffman, James w. Hayward John Jerolaman.
George ". Dunn; DR.. Paul Ehrhart. Abraham I.
Hk,,s, Eikus, Dr. ! H. Emerson. Dorman B.. Eaton,
Girdner, David Fl; Greer; Charles C.; Halght,
Dawham. John A. Bryan, Seward Baker CharieS