Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-11-01
CAMPAIGNS CLIMAX.
Political Orators Have Used Up
Their Best Powder.
TWO BIG RALLIES IN NEW YORK.

The Republicans Turned Out In Such Force
to Hear Harrison and Morton That Mr.
Plat Couldn't Get In the HaII-Demo-
Gratis Held n Rouser.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-Two of the big
gest rallies of tho campaign were held
here marking the climax of the great po-
litical fight In this state. Tho Democrats
held one in Tammany hall, and the Re-
publicans held the other at Carnegie hall,
where Mr.. Morton and ex-President Har-
r!son were the speakers.
Not only was Carnegie Music hall pack
cd full, but not less than 20, QUO people
were unable to gain admission. Some of
the scenes outside the building were re-
markable.
Both Mr.. Morton and ex- President
Benjamin Harrison were In good voice.
AT the hall the scenes began to DO live
ly at $50 O'Clock, for at that hour tho
vast auditorium was filled. Nearly q, 600
people somehow found their way inside,
and when the holders of Mr.. Hackett's
platform tickets arrived they found every
door locked. Thousands of people wero
turned away, mad as March harcs
The crowd on Fifty seventh street was
great, but that on Fifty sixth street was
the moro persistent, because every ono of
them held from one to two of Chairman
IlCkGtS.
"They'r no good Move along" said
the police, and in the dense crowd ex Sem
ator Thomas c. Plat, John Sabine
Smith, ex-president of the Republican
county committee; Il. Randcl 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 the thick mud made
by a 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 colored flags, echoed with tho slo-
gan of Democracy and with the applause
of the thousands who crowded one anoth.
er into every inch of space Without the
scene was quite as animated. Fourteenth
street in front of the hall was filled by
hundreds, who could not get inside and
who stood for more than three hours al
the overflow meetings.
The principal speakers were Colone
| George b. Mcclellan. Hon. James L. Cor
| don, Hon. James Kerr and Judge Johr
| II. Woods of Albany.
Democrats Figuring Out n Victory.
Affairs at the various headquarters were
as dull as the weather was. So far as thu
| Democrallc ana republican headquarteri
were concerned, the quiet was partly &C
counted for by the explanation that many
| OF tho managers who live outside the citJ
had gone to their home districts. election
day being SO near. to look after thei
fences" and to take part in local can
vases. The attention of those remainint
was specially directed to tho mass meet
ing at Tammany hall and the Republic
An mass meeting at Carnegie Music hall
AT tho Democratic headquarters tn,
canvass books have just been put in form
and the managers said today that tho to
tails show n 81, 900 ma ority for the Dem
ocrats In New York and II, 900 in Kings
They add
"Of course the Republican majorit,
north of the Harlem will not reach 40,
600. Governor Flower. n most astuto DO
litical observer, says 30. 600, and this vii
give Senator Hin a clear ajority of 80,
900. For some time, undor the cover OF
modest and quiet campaign, it has beer
known that Democratic prospects wer
daily growing brighter. Now for the frs
time, the figures are given out"
John Halloran of Lexington avenue wa
present at the state Democracy head
quarters with SEQ, 600 to bet on the cleo
tion of Strong and Goff. He exhibite
the amount of money named, but al
though he remained there until aftc
dark no one appeared to take up any o
his offers, which were 50. 900 to 81 500 Of
Strong and Golf each and $40, 600 even o.
the election of both.