New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-23

gresham Roswell G. Horr and James CARNEY.
both of whom received close attention and fire.
quent plaudits
GrEErING THE CANDIDATE WITH CHEERS
Delegates to the County Committee. members
OF the District Committee. district captains
inspectors, poll clerks ballot clerks and super
visors Of election. all OF whom were Invited 10
be present last evening at Lindens Hall, Sixty
seventh-st. and the Boulevard. to greet Lemuel
f. QuIgg and hear a speech from him. responded
to the call with enthusiasm great and In
numbers large that when the popular young
candidate for Congress entered the hall the well
come which he received was loud and long-con-
tnued william II. Bellamy presided. and made
a brief opening speech. In which he scored more
than one good point in behalf of the man who
he said. going TO help smash the Wilson
bill. General George A. Sheridan was In ex-
celent humor and In the speech which he
made following the opening address by the
chairman, he aroused the interest Of the audi
ence SO much that when he sat down after his
eloquent effort the cry from a crowded house
was go on. Go on" Next came Wilbur +,
Wakeman, general secretary Of the American
Protective Tariff League. who was also we'll
received Robert Blissert made stirring
speech too, and showed the evil effects OF free
trade in Ireland and other European countries,
and then came l.. f. Quigg. whose reports
showed that the prospect OF the campaign was
entirely in his favor. and that when Election
Day came around this would be demonstrated
In his election by substantial majority. As
Mr.. Qugg sat down he warmly cheered
and a unanimous vote pledgng the meeting to
work hard for his election, was passed amid APP
pause
STIRRING UP TIE VOTERS FOR sIGRIsT.
The hall Of the o-American Republican
Organization at No. 222i First-ave, was not
nearly large enough to hold the hundreds OF
Italian-American voters who assembled there
last night to testify their interest in the CAM
paign, which Is being carried on In the XVIII
Congress District by Frederick Sgrist on be-
half Of the workingman. The hall will not COM
fortably hold more than 400. but at least 800
were packed in 1t last night
Harry Merz, one OF the speakers hit the nail
exactly on the head when he asked a series Of
questions follows:
How many men are out Of employment"
At least half the men in the hall held up their
right hands.
How many have tried to get employment
and have faied?"
All the hands up waved theoretically.
How many were cut OF work year ago?
Only two hands were raised
well, what has done it?'
The answer was shout in which the words,
The Democratic party" The Wilson bill,
"Such men Straus," etc, were plainly heard.
Well" said Mr.. Merz. you know what to do
on election day. then; vote for Mr. Sigrist"
I'VE WILL" the hearty response.
Carlo La MAZDA, president Of the organization,
presided. Frank Pantossi was secretary. Among
the other speakers were Professor Fabbri,
Colonel Dennison and Lapoller Oreste.
Mr. Sigrist's name and the principles for which
he stands were enthusiastically cheered at the
YOrkville Casino last evening. 1t was gather
ing made up principally of musicians, fully ore
half Of whom have been thrown out Of work By
the Democratic hard times" There are lots
Of men in this hall who never went to Repub-
lican meeting before" said Of the men.
I'VE finding out that the Democratic party
promises great things before election and gives
mighty hard times afterward" The speakers
were Oscar Hoffstadt. Mrs. J. Ellen Foster,
Lucien II. Knapp. Henry Grasse ard Charles ii.
Treat.
A large meeting held at the Yorkville
Republican Club. No 14I East Ninetythrd-st.
James X. Holmes, president of the club. pre-
sided. and Victor II. Paultsits secretary.
Speeches were made by Charles II. Treat. A. II.
Steele DR.. ID. w. G. Ward and others. The
two rooms on the first floor were filled early In
the evening, and late Corners had to content
themselves with catching some Of the words OF
the speakers from the Railways or with going
upstairs into the comfortable apartments Of the
club and reading campaign literature, Of which
there was a liberal supply.
A large mass-meeting Of German Americans
was held at No. 1881 Second-ave., under the
auspices of the German Republican Citizens
Organization. DR.. William Balser presided. and
William II. Klenke was secretary Of the meeting.
The speeches In German. Among the
speakers were Joseph Eckhart. Mr.. Tierney.
DR.. Waterman. Philip Zaun and Samuel G. Shin.
Mr. Shin spoke as a wOrkineman to working
men, and urged the election OF Mr. Sigrst.
y special meeting Of the Loyal Club was held
last night at No $50 Third-ave. to make final
arrangements for a mass-meeting which Is to
Assembly District at No POS East Seventy sixth
st. This Assembly district Is divided between
the XIvth and XVIII Congress districts. Reso-
lutons were adopted by the club indorsing both
the candidates and pledging them hearty sup
port The speakers at to-nights meeting will be
Mr. Qugg, Mahlon Chance, Edward Lauter
bach and others. Sol. Oppenheimer Is president
of the club and Clarence Fountain is secretary
COMING MEETINGS.
There will be many Republican meetings held
in the XVIII Congress District before next Tues
day At Central Hall. No. 1915 Third-ave. a
large meeting will be held tonight. A German
meeting will also be held in Turn Hall. in One
Eighty -frst-sts. tomorrow evening. On Thurs
day there Will be a mass-ineeting In Empire Hail.
Karl's Hall in Avenue A. between Eightieth and
Eighty-frst SITS. tomorrow evening. On Thurs
day there will be a massmeeting In Empire Hall
No. 1879 Second-ave. in a hotbed Of Democracy
On Friday Congressman Marriott Bros!us. OF
Pennsylvania will address meeting In hall TO
be selected.
The following meetings will be held this
ing in the XIVth District: MAYORS Academy
No. POS East Seventy sixth-st., l. E. Quigg
Edward Lauterbach and Mahlon Chance: Celtic
Hall, No. 446 West Fifty fourth-st, Captain Hugh
Coleman. Edward s. Wallace. and l.. f.. Quigg
Yorkville Assembly Rooms. No. 1,293 Secund-ave.
Oscar Hoffstadt and Thomas F. Wentworth.
A meeting to ratify the nomination Of Lemuel
f. Quigg will be held tonight at Germania
Hail. Ninth-ave. and Fiftieth-st.. under the
auspices OF the Travers Brothers Company and
the Elm Flax Mills branches of the Working
mems Protective Tariff League