New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-24

Brown and Strauss the Democratic candidates,
would probably be construed not only as a popu-
lar rejection of the Wilson bill by the great
Empire City but a condemnation as WELL of the
Infamous policy of the National Administration
In It's treatment of Hawaii. The opportunity
which will be offered to the $1,000 electors OF
upper Manhattan Island on next Tuesday Is not
enjoyed by any other citizens of the country,
and all signs indicate that they appreciate II.
The large and enthusiastic gatherings OF Repub-
leans. Anti-Free Trade Democrats ana dis-
gusted wage-carners held in various parts Of
these districts last NIGHT continue TO give evil
dence that the voters who will have the privilege
Of demanding that Congress shall drop the in
famous Wilson bill. and give the people chance
to go TO work again. will not neglect their duty.
Every voter should remember that Tuesday.
January go is election day. and that the polls
of all the election districts in the NINth and
XVIII districts open at 6 a. M. and close at
D. m Employers whose men live in either Con
gress district should make early arrangements
for giving them ample time 10 vote. Many en-
ployers mean to allow those of their employees
whose homes are within the two districts the en-
tire day. The boundaries of these districts are
as follows: The XVIII District extends from
Fifty-second-st. on the West Side between Sev-
enth-ave and the North River. and on the East
~ Side from Fifty-nnth-st. TO Seventy ninth-s'.
and from Central Park to the East River. The
XVIII District takes in all that part Of Manhat-
tan Island east Of Central Park and Seventh
ave. above Seventy-ninth-st., extending north to
the Harlem and east TO the East River.
woRK1NGMEN HAVE a MEETING.
meeting TO ratify the nomination of Lemuel
u. Quigg for Congress in the XIVth Congress
District was held last night in Germania Hall,
Nipth-ave. and Fiftieth-st. The meeting was
held under the auspices of the Travers Brothers
Company and the Elm Flax Mills branches Of
the Workngmens Protective Tariff League.
John Walker presided The room crowded.
and It took only glance at the earnest faces
of the men present see how deep was their
interest in the Wilson bilr-an adverse inter-
est The speakers were all practical working
men, A band played during the evening. The
speakers were James Carse and Archibald
Stevenson, Of the Travers Brothers Company;
James Bell and John Mawson, Of the Elm Flax
Mills; John Kearney, of r. :. Higgins Co,
and II. +. Roll Of the American Manufacturing
company Of Brooklyn. All the speeches were
short and to the point. The speakers united
An pointing out the evil effect the passage of the
bill would have on American industries, and they
spoke as men we'll acquainted with their differ
,ent trades At $50 o'clock Mr.. Quigg came In.
He spoke briefly. and his remarks were received
He was received with applause. He spoke
briefly and his remarks We're received with close
attention.
AT MAYORS HALL. IN EAST sEvENrY-sIXTE-S
The hall Of MAYORS Academy. No. 205 East
Seventy-sixth-st was crowded to the doors last
evening and men were standing close together
in the aisles after every-seat had been filed al the
Republican ratification meeting. Many OF the
men present were known to be Democrats, but
they declared that in the special election next
Tuesday they going to vote for L. r.
Quigg, the Republican candidate for Congress
in the XIVth District. They said also that
they personally knew Of many other men who
usually had voted the Tammany ticket but
would vote for Mr.. Quigg on the sole issue Of
the Wilson bill
S. Oppenheimer presided the meeting. and
introduced Mahlon Chance, Edward Lauterbach
and other speakers. who were applauded warmly
when they preached the doctrine Of Protection
for American worknen. 1t was evident mat
number of the men in the hall were workingmen
who had been without employment lately, anu
that they regarded the question, WORK OF no
work." the of greatest importance 10 be de-
decided al the special election. Mr. Qugg went
TO the meeting and remained long enough to
make a brief speech, in which he said that the
men present might help TO smash the wilson
bill by doing some systematic work among their
friends before election day, and by watching at
the polls that day 10 prevent Illegal voting
in the names Of Democrats who remained away
from the polls .
There were equally enthusiastic meetings of
Republicans last evening at the Yorkville Assem-
bly, Rooms, No. 1893 Second-aye.. and at Celtic
Hall, No. 446 West Fiftyfourth-st., Oscar Hoff.
stadt and Thomas +. Wentworth being the cher
speakers at the former place. and Captain Hugh
Coleman and Edward S. Wallace at the latter
place Mr.. Quigg well received at the meet
ings and was told that his hearers knew Of
hundreds of Democrats out of employment who
We're going to help him smash the Wilson bill
by voting to send him 70 Congress.
THE SOUTH HARLEM CLUB TURNS OUT.
Central Hall. at No. 1915 Third-ave., was
crowded last night with an intelligent body OF
workingmen who had come together to protest
against the Wilson bill. That they did enter
a strong and vigorous protest was seen in the
enthusiastic way in which the speakers against
that bill were received. The meeting was given
under the auspices Of the South Harlem Re-
publican Club and Thomas McGrann presided
The speakers were Alfred A. Farley, Samuel
c. Shrn. Charles Treat and Mrs. j. Ellen Eos
ter Mrs Foster especially received with
great enthusiasm, and made many telling hits
against the Wilson bill Her illustrations OF the
scarcity OF anything In the baker shops beside
bread showing that the people had no money
except for the barest necessaries OF life. was re-
ceived with great applause Evidently. many
men in that big audience knew full well the
bitter truth Of the illustration. Mrs Foster
also the attention OF the audience by show
ing that the fight against the Wilson bill was
hght Of the whole American people. ,o
Frederick Sigrst, the Republican candidate Tor
Congress in the XVIII Congress District also
made stirring address.
COMING MEETINGS.
"a, A mass-meeting Of citizens who are against
the Infamous and atrocious Wilson bill and favor
the election of Lemuel T. Quigg for Congress
will be held tonight at Columbus Hall, west
soseixt.eth-st. between Ninth and Tenth aves.. az
e, O'clock. Columbus Hall Is one OF the lareest
on the West Side, and has seating capacity
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