Evening journal., 1894-11-01
CAMPAIGNS CLIMAX.
Political Orators Have Used Up
Their Best Powder.
TwO BIa RALIIEg IN NEW YORK.


to Hear Harrison and Morton That MIR.
Pintt Couldn't Get In the Haii-Demo.
Gratis Held Rouser.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-Two Of the big
gest rallies of the campaign wero held
here, marking the climax of tho great po.
litical fight in this state. The Democrats
held one in TammAny hall, and the Re-
publicans held the other at Carnegie hall,
where Mr.. Morton and ex- President Har-
rison were tho speakers.
Not only was Carnegie Music hall pack
cd full, but not less than go, 600 people
were unable TO gain admission. Some of
the scenes outside the building were re-
markable.
Both Mr. Morton and exPresident
Benjamin Harrison W.la In good voice
al the hall the scenes began to bo live
ly at $3.50 o'clock, for at that hour the
vast auditorium was filled. Nearly G, 600
people somehow found their way inside,
and when the holders OF Mr. Hackett
platform tickets arrived they found every
door locked. Thousands of people were
turned away, mad as March hares
The crowd on Fifty seventh street was
great but that on Fifty sixth street was
the more persistent because every one Of
them held from one to two of Chairman
Hackett's tickets.
They re no good Move along, said
the police, and in tho dense crowd OK SEN
ator Thomas G. Platt, John Sabine
smith, ex-president Of tho Republican
county committee; r.. Randol OF the
Twenty third district, W. NJ X Olcott.
chairman Of the recent Republican coun.
ty convention, and hundreds of others
were jostled about in tho thick mud made
by large excavation in the street.
After Mr.. Platt got out Of the crowd
and replaced his mussed silk hat on his
head he cooled his heels awhile on the
damp sidewalk and then went home.
Tammany hall, ringing with music,
blazing with lights and made bright by
many oolored flags, echoed with the slo-
gan of Democracy and with the applause
Of the thousands who crowded one anoth-
or into every inch of space Without the
scene was quite as animated. Fourteenth
street in front of the hall was filed by
hundreds who could not get inside and
who stood for more than three hours at
the overflow meetings.
The principal speakers were Colonel
George b. Mcclellan, Hon. James l.. Cor
don, Hon. James Kerr and Judge John
II. Woods OF Albany.
Democrats Figuring Out victory.
Affairs at tho various headquarters were
as dull as the weather was. So far as the
Democratic and Republican headquarters
were concerned, the quiet was partly ac-
counted for by the explanation that many
Of the managers who live outside the city
had gone to their homo districts. election
day being so near to look after THEN
fences and to take part in local can
vases. The attention Of those remaining
was specially directed 60 the mass meet.
ing at Tammany hall and the Republic
an mass meeting at Carnegie Music hall.
At the Democratic headquarters the
canvass books have just been put in form.
and the managers said today that tho to-
tails show 6h, 600 majority for the Dem
ocrats in New York and II 600 in Kings.
They add
"Of course the Republican majority
north of the Harlem Will not reach 40.
600. Governor Flower. a most astute DO
litical observer says 80, 600, and this will
| give Senator Hill clear ma iority Of 80,
600. For some time, under he cover Of a
modest and quiet campaign, it has been
known that Democratic prospects were
daily growing brighter. Now, for the first
/ time, tho figures are given out. =
John Halloran of Lexington avenue was
present at the State Democracy head.
/ quarters with S20 600 to bet on the cleo
tion Of Strong and Goff. He exhibited
the amount OF money named but al
though he remained there until after
dark no one appeared to take up any OF
his offers which were S5. 600 to S4. 500 on
Strong and Goff each and $40, 600 even on
the election Of both.