The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-27
TAMMANY SEES VICTORY.
COZ FLOWER PRHsIDEs At a GREAT
RATIE1C4IION MEETING.

Thousands Of Voters Applaud Vigorous ne.
nunoiations of sinudcrous Attacks Zoos
Judge Maynnrd-Coi Fellows Calls for .
LAW Against MuEwump White Caps
The Splendid Record OF the Democracy
in the City, State. and Nation-Speeches
by Congressman Brown OF Indiana. Fitch
and Cummings, and Lieut.-Gov. sheehan.
Great is Tammany Hall Great are Ito
chieltainsl Great is tho army OF its stanch
supporters Great and glorious 10 the city OF
New York
Tho streams OF men that flowed from every
section Of this town into tho big hall on Four
teenth street last night forming there q ses
which soon overlooked Its confines and fed
two great estuaries running far in each direo-
ton through the street-theso streams were
not the mechanical pilgrimage Of mechanical
party followers to a mechanical party moot
ing. They were the outpourings Of great
metropolis. carried by patriotism and enthu.,
siasm to q common centre to fortify the veal
OF the city. to participate in the triumph Of
Democracy.
1t was magnificent spectaclel In the hall
and in the street men were crowded like sands
uron the seashore. Each movement Of the
throng could be traced as plainly as the prog.
ress OF the breeze across field OF wheat.
way. and In Its centre the strength Of Her.
cules would not have availed q man who de-
sired to extricate himself.
Knowing something Of the nature OF Tam.
many Hall ratification meetings, these thou.
sands began to arrive early. They knew that
| Gov. Roswell p. Flower was going to preside.
and they wanted to hear him speak. They
knew that nearly all OF the local Democratic
candidates would be there. and they wanted
10 <ha,, Tbap I, fhn- Gna
| that they were going to Tammany Hall, and
they wanted to get place whore they could
see and hear. And the result was that fully,
| three quarters Of an hour before the meeting
began the hall was damned full, and the po-
| lice had to struggle vigorously to push or pull
| pedestrians through the street
Many Of the district Tnmmany organizations
| marched to the hall In body. but those that
| delayed in starting were lost in the crowd out
| side the hall.
Fourteenth street. from Third avenue to r.
| wing place. was ablaze with lights. Electric
lights. gas lights. calcium lights. red. blue and
| green lights all threw their brilliancy upon
| the throng. From half dozen different places
| skyrockets whizZed through the air. while .
| dozen mon were kept busy lighting Roman
candles and pyrotechnio pots end bombs
| Upon each side OF the main entrance to Tam
| many Hall there was stand for the speakers
| who addressed the overflow meetings. These
| stands were draped with red and blue cloth,
and above them hung the Stars and Stripes.
| Here also there were bands Of music to enter
tain the multitude until the speakers arrived.
INSIDE THE HALL.
Inside the hail. before the speakers arrived,
Bayne's Sixty ninth Regiment Band played
patriotic airs in the gallery. The cheers and
cries OF the gathering outside could plainly be
heard. and every few minutes skyrocket
would flash past the windows.
From the platform the hall presented pic.
| turesQue appearance. Several thousand chairs
had been placed well forward so that the carly
corners could have comfortable accommo.
t aasn' snair sur and men each line would y:
ssS lH ess s
was almost swallowed 10 the crowd that stood
Sp1se baef boxes @
with women and girls who gazed upon the
''Hn1 man an IN the gallery. becoming weary Of
"Thrce cheers for David B. Hill" and they
;, In the mean time Gov, Flower and Lieut.
| Coy. Sheehan had arrived and were chatting
| with Mr.. Richard Croker in his private office.
In the outer committee room were most OF the
district leaders and the big men Of the party.
| Fellows. Ashbel 7. Fitch. Speaker Sulzer. Con-
gressman Amos J. Cummings. and Col Thomas
A few minutes after o'clock CONGRESSMAN
Jason b. Brown OF Indiana. for whom the rest
had been waiting. arrived in the committee
Gracious" he exclaimed. I've been fight
Ing whole army to get in here"
sulzsr walked out trst side By side tire.
crowded thousands, and when 1t had subsidized
eb ss wt dr ySss
waved s their MfrY hand dS and men stamped
SRa ys Sas ovsr SHe MuaSssa
stepped forward and said:
officer the worthy Governor of our State. Ros-
well Z f' 2ys 1t ersd every voice. and
| amid great applause the Governor stepped
| forward and began to speak. He said:
GOV. FLOWERS SPEECH.
Exactly one year ago tonight I had the
from which went forth q note Of enthusiasm
the country and heralded the triumphant cleo
| ton OF Grover Cleveland to the Presidency.
the We s
afen ns eha m IN
and Democratic Demo candidates. '
There are recent events which connect that
meeting S ago auts az h wh m es.
Ing drawing a contrast between MIR. Cleye-
ans sta than ad the
books OF the Treasury were properly exam
| ined, they would disclose deficit Of 48.0OO.-
0OO-as the result OF bad Nepubllcan inaneler-
| ined the books and found a deficiency VI
| S50,QUO.OOO.
4 year ago. also, we stood in this hall and
H9pnced tho sherman ever isW SgainsSs
and for whose repeal the Democratic State
ASK ed you to place Grover Cleveland In the
| White House and Democrats on guard in Con-
| gross, so that tho evils which the sherman law
| and other products Of Republican statesman-
| ship were bringing on tho country might be
| averted. You responded nohiy. but before o
| Democratic Administration had got fairly into
| office the evil which we predicted came. Tens
| Of thousands OF men We're thrown out OF ems
| ployment. thousands Of business failures were
reported, fortunes and small savings were
| SWEPT away. and to-day business Is stag
| nant men aud women cannot get work.
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