The sun., 1894-10-30
WHEELER MEN ABUSE HILL.
THEIR MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT
Ar COOPER UNION.

THEIR MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT
Ar COOPER UNION
FatrchiId, schurI, sad Ftckknu Pitch tnto !
Tammauy and senator Hiii 60 Their
Hearts Co.tert Ureis B-n Bradley.
The boiling Democrats who arc running
Everett =. Wheeler for Governor In opposition
to the nominee Of the regular Democracy met
last night In Cooper Union and attacked Senator
Hill and Tammany Hall TO their hearts con-
tent. The big hall was filled. feature Of the
assembly was tho large number OF women pres
ent They were scattered throughout the au-
dence and they npplauded Enthusiastically In
the appropriate places
The meeting was quiet one, az political meet
ings go. but IL was dcmonstratve In its appro-
baton at times and paid close attention to the
speakers. A few humorously disposed persons
took up their places far back in the hall and
tried to palm themselves of as Tammany men
by deriding the speakers. They soon gave 1t up,
however, and everything was lovely thereafter.
Frederic X. COudert came in for good deal OF
unfavorable comment, and +. Ellery Andersoh's
name was hissed. so were references to the A.
=. A.. which was belittled as = political issue,
and the apportiunment article OF the new Con-
stitution which the speakers said could be de-
featcd without Mr.. Hills election. There were
cheers for Cleveland, and mention Of free trade
large delegation OF single-taxcrs which was
present. Col Strong's name called forth good
deal more enthusiasm than Mr.. Wheelers, AMI
the audience went wild over John W. Con.
The meeting was called to order by Robert A.
Widenmann of the Executive Committee, who
introduced ex-Secretsry Charles :. Fnirchild
as Chairman. Mr.. Fairchid read his re-
marks I'VE have nominated for the office
Of Governor of this State he said, a
lifelong and honored member OF our party. and
we ask for him the earnest support Of all Demo
Gratis who wish to vote for n man that always
has been. always will be- true to our principles
and Cennot vote for one that not oElv has be-
trayed them, but also brought dishonur and dis,
astcr upon our party and who. we believe will
do this in. IL possible. greater measure in the fu-
ture IL he IL again invested with our trust
As Mr.. Farchild sat down there was a dis
turbance in the middle Of the hall which CEN
tired about a bald Ian man Win Fnmang any inSsa nIcns
What did he do p yelled the crowd. Nobody
could say exactly what he did do, but oni he
and somebody cried, Three cheers for Hugh !;
Grant" They, were given with viii by small
contingent, while the rest OF the assemblage
When the meeting had qnieted down Carl
notes. His remarks would lill tribe over three
columns of THE SuN. Just a. he was get'lng
lobby tried to create diversion by crying. =. Pa
raic outside :" Nobody stirred. and the Tam
many ina or man oonspt Hail "Sfn oy was psf Elected and
things went On smoothly again. -.-,
some of the sentiments in Mr. schnrzs speech
1T Is said that David b. Hill is an able man.
! Yes; and how able How ably he has used the
machine to undermine Mr.. Cleveland. How
| ably he strovc to brlittle the tariff issue until
| he took $4,000 out Of a public contract, and
therefore ont of the peoples packets. for his
and directed the crime Of abstracting an cleo
| tion return and led his party into humiliation
and defeat by more than a hundred thousand
votes. .,..,,,, l., a..
Democ'atic ranks, Ihfrn sTT, are rev r"g,e5 IN
1t is your Tammany, your Hills your Cor
mans, your Murphys. your Brices. your smiths.
| that have Disguised decent men and made them
doubtful whether the Democratic party Is capa;,
| BILE " conducting the Government honestly ana
You; gentlemen Of ., tho Reform Or Or
~ IN its distress the way Of salvation.
! II Is objected that this will not be the regular
organilatNn. The true Democracy, must not
There WILL in all likelihood. be Democratic de-
nUysoT sf M@'ss ana
prospects would be David Il. Hills election"
When NJ Sshu1 had sseTs
ed. and thanked the audience in q brief speech.
Then the Chairman introduced Wheeler II.
| Peckham, who was turned down by senator
| Hill when he was nominated for Associate JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court This bIt Of h history tory
|
deprecated the reference to his defeat, as it
might entail possible imputation OF n motive
IN his opposition. which, lie sald began many
years before his turning down. MIR. Peckham
had prepared long typewriter speech, but he
didn't deliver IL.
There isn't time for a long speech" he said
"Tve got one here that ! was going 10 read.
It's real good one too, but II will probably be
in some of the papers to-morrow. have
speech here that wns del lvered in this hall "A
year ago. and will read you some passages
MIR Peckham proceeded to read from speech
made by Frederic X. Coudert last year In de-
nunCiatiOn OF Maynard. After threshing over
ousy the detection OF Mr.. COudert, Mr.. Peck
ham paid his respects to Mr.. Grace.
All | know" he said, about Grace's being
for Hill is what sec in the papers. | have seen
Grace and are not ON speaking terms now. We
correspond. ll.aughterl But ! know he told
me personally that he wasn't for Hill. ! know
he was in good faith when he talked Ia
me. lie says he's for Hill. Hell get the
tickets printed all right. but when he comes 70
vote David's name won't he there. ! was at the
Saratoga Convention. They wouldn't let me ~,
but was there, and heard what was said. III
tell you what Dave said himself; IL don't make
any odds whom you nominate. We've all gone
10 hell togetherl' Then they took Dave up and
nominated him in spite of himself.
A letter from Edward NJ. Shepard was read, In
which he protested against any Democrats yot-
ing for Morton, who. he said, ~ nearly as much
tion that Mr.. Shepard could point out lay in
rolling up a hig vote for Wheeler as "a protest
against both machines.
Frederic \. Hinrichs. OF Mayor Schieren'i
cabinet, made speech. In which he had good
deal To say about the Brooklyn local campaign
For n wind up Uncle Dan bradley of the l.exow
committee talked about the corruption OF Tho
Police Department.