The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-11-05
TuE CLOSING RANKS.
Getting Ready for the Last Grand Struggle
in New York.


New York, October 51.-This morning
Chauncey ~ Depew started i'm his private
car from the Erie depot in Jersey city on
n tour through the state TO deliver n Sc
ries Of speeches In support Of tne candidacy
OF Levi i. Morton for governor.
Morton aad Harrison.
The hour fixed for in republican mass
meeting At Carnegie music hali tonight WAS
s o'clock. hut the fact that Levi =. Morton,
the republican candidate FOR governor, was
20 preside. with the additional attraction
OF ex-Presidcnt Harrison as the principal
speaker. attracted tremendous crowd,
which began to assemble as early as half
past O'Clock. BY o'clock the whole OF
TIfty-scventh street. ErOm Seventh avenue
halfway towards Sixth avenue. was filled
by an ever-ilcrcasing crowd. At o'clock,
when the doors were opened. there was
such a rush that in less than i've minutes
the hall was filed from top TO bottom, the
small force Of police from the West Forty
seventh street station ana various police
courts being utterly Inadequate to cope
with the gathering. After the hail WAS
fun the balance Of the crowd outside press
ed forward and those in front We're carried
bodily In. Ladies screamed. men shouted
and some were kicked down. SIN they
rushed In until the aisles and every avail
able inch Of room was occupied.
The EN-Presidcut introduced.
Mr.. Morton was chairman OF the meeting
and made brief speech. confined chiefly
a. introducing ex-Presiient Harrison. The
ex-prcsiicHt was greeted with jumulious
arqIagFe when he stepped forward TO
make his address. The audience cheered
him again and again, both ladies and
gentlemen taking part in the enthusiastic
greeting Finally quiet was restored anu
AIR Harrison began his speech.
This is = great meeting" he said. but
I think somewhat il IS a very Impossible
audience to speak TO. You seem 70 be
quite inclined to do your own talking. and
you are doing il very Well" (Chee-sJ
That gained him attention ana he pro-
ceeded rs he said to give you my views
Is u the tendencies OF the policies OF
the republican party. which l believe TO be
benefcent helpful and patriotic aud the
tendencies OF the democratic party which
I believe 20 he hu-tfui AMI destructive
Thatcher Says Hill VIII BE Elected.
The democratic state committee has BE
gun TO 10 some figuring. John Boyd
Thatcher said tOiay that II I'm gets t0ViJ
majority below the Harlem river h will be
elected II New York. KINGS, queens, SAT
fol. and Richmond counties give him only
this majority his victory is assured.
Mr.. Thatcher says hc expects that Morton 3
majority a1Ovc Jhe Harlem river Viii BE-
ssrstr- FIiiI. re saws. would set "A major
ity Of ---9y iu Albany. and world poi. 2 big
vote in Syr.sguse. These agurcs. however.
don't agree viJh the statement o. Chairman
Hackctt q the republican state coWWit-ee,
who sei8 TO-DAY that Morton would come u
the Harlem river with i'-ie1 votes 20 spare.
III Is said M the democratic state head
quarters today thar " Bourke G9eEt an,
who IS stumpiuE the state Tor tilt- E'i
tr.s,-a1l down ana would Canccl his engage
mentS. Il Is said his throat trouble had
broken cat again.
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