New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
GO EARLY TO THE MEETING!
PLATT MEN MAY TRY TO PACK THE DEM
ONsTRATION AT COOPER UNION.

! ONSTRATION AT COOPER UNION.
| RUMoRs THAT AN OLD MACHINE TRICK WILL BE
REsoRTED To-BossIsM TO BE DENOUNCED
| AND HONEST REFORM LEGISLATION
DEMANDED-THE FRUITS OF NO
vEMBERs VICTORY MUST
! NOT BE LOST.
J Friends OF municipal reform, citizens who want
legislation enacted that will secure to the people
I The results of the election OF November and the
complete overthrow of Tammanyism and Croker
ism. and Republicans who believe that Mayor
| Strong is capable of conducting the great office
to which the people have chosen him and prefer
that he be relieved Of the impression even that
he Is obliged to under he orders Of the Tioga
County boss. would do we'll to go early to the
mass-meeting at Cooper Union this evening. Ru-
/ mors abOunded yesterday that henchmen OF Mr..
/ Platt were preparing TO MI the hall with Great
ures OF Their under the direction Of certain
/ OF the old. discredited leaders. and by occupying
the seats and standing room before the arrival Of
! the citizens whc are backing the objects for
! which the meeting was called, take the direction
Of II into their own hands and pass resolutions Of
| confidence in Mr.. Plat instead Of censurng his
unpatriotic policy One at least OF the Tioga chief
tain's organs published the significant remark
yesterday that admission to the hall would not be
b. ticket that everybody who went there would
be admitted and that those who went first would
have front seats. while a number OF the boss's
satellites did no; hesitate 10 predict that this
meeting ike one organized to condemn him about
four years ago and held in the same place. might
adjourn In cheers for him.
/ II is no, at ali unlikely that Tammany Hall
ha al bv vho IN
run this city Tammany basis and 1t has
been suggested that those who propose that the
voice OF the people shall be heard on the ques
tions OF legislation and administration which
are agi.ating the community might do well TO
take precautionary measures against surprise
The Plat mouthpieccs have invited the atten-
ton OF the characer,ess and lawless element TO
the fact that no tickets are necessary for admis-
sion 10 Cooper Union tonight. and that there is.
therefore. nothing to prevent mob from enter
Ing and possessing itself OF the audience cham
ber Whether the danger OF such an occurrence
Is imminent not. II may he we'll for the loyal
and independent voters Of the city to turn out
! early and IN force
That the meeting tonight will give out un-
certain sound may be concluded from the reputa-
ton Of tie men who lave ia organization in
hand Charles Stewart Smith will preside and
Z
contain the keynote and utter the sentiments Of
the joint organizations represented. which did
such noble work against Tammany Hall
In the lag, campaign. \ non-partisan adj
ministrstion VIII be ndor5ed. bossism de-
nounced and the demand OF the city
will be expressed for such legislation as Will
renovate the Police Department and end black
mail and Tammany thieving not only among the
police officials but In ,v"ry other department.
Mr. Platts interference with the law-maktng
power and his alleged purpos, to appropriate
to personal ends the fruits of the great victory
~ last fail VIII be sterny rebuked.
The other speakers Of the evening are all we'll
known 20 the people of Ncw-York. and the list in
cludes Carl Schurz. the Rev. Dr.. G. II. Parkhurst.
James G. Carter joseph Larocque and Simon
sierne. Among The vice presidents are the names
of Charles s Falrchlld. Alexander T.. Orr. John
Jacob Aston William -. Sloane Horace h. Dem
ing. Francis C. Barlow. John l.. Cldwaafer.
William A. Butler. l.. !. Callahan. w. Bayard
Cutting. Richard Watson Glider. q. Il. GrinneH.
II. Willis James. j Augustus Johnson. tnarleS
Lanier. James I. Kilbreth. Seth Low. j. fiampden
Rohb. William jay. William \. Opdyke. the rev
Dr. W. <. RainsiOrd Charles Scribner. Lispenard
stewart. william l. Trenholm. Theodore SntIo'
Louis Wlndmullcr, AonZo Rothschild. j. hcn-
ncdy Tod and Wheeler II. Peckham.
But the proposed gatherings To derounce boss
ism will not end with this evenings meeting, 80
that II yr. Patt and his IN lerlings nave started
out To take possession of them they Will have
their hands full The week Will he chock nun
~ those uprisngs against the attempts ot self-
constituted leaders To nullify the VIII ot tne ma.
jorty. Good Government CUBS r. ana II VIII
hold meetings tomorrow evening, ana on
Wednesday evening tn" German American ke-
form Union will have a rousing meeting IN l'r-
race Garden. In East FIFTY -eighth-st. and pace
ltsef on record for carrying ont the principles
Of municipal re.orm The citizens OF the upper
part ~ the island will hold a mass meeting on
Thursday evening in Harlem similar To- that , ,n
take place In Cooper Union tonight. ihere VIII
he other meetings for the Patt forces fo capture
II they ,
It was said yesterday that there might De other
speakers AT the Cooper Union meeting this even
ing be- sides the seven whose names have becn an
nouncsd Two or three Republicans OF prom-
uencc and unuuesiioned fealtty To the party may
be- added As the announcements stand ,na,i,s ,'
Stewart Smith. who Is To preslde i t.c ol,y Iii,
avowed Republican to speak This matter VIII
he considered and arranged probably at the nidi
meeting OF the joint committee IN chatee ol w
demonstration & take place at the Chanloe' VI
Commerce rooms No b Nassai-s'' a' 'oo" w.
day ,,. ,.a
\ number of letters from men of hlsh s'snu tilt
ing will be read tonight one OF these i IRON,
NJ mister John Bigelow VINO taxes kioul'u
against n bipartisan police board, ana iaVors
single mead FOR the department. to De taken ii""
the highest ranks IN the army Many oi t tle
letters referred 10 are from business r'en WIZ
have not been identified Win any OF '"t -, -,
9anIzations but who have com, out Unexpectedly
and strongly for a board 10 he controned oy u'le
head. and have given their Assem-, 10 'nc "s',
ton generally which has received tne appIoNaI -
the Committee OF Seventy. None OF the proposed
hills however will be laid before tne netuhs
but the speakers will discuss tne unuei,iy 'I,s n
principles Of the propositions when shou'u DC
embodied In municipal legislation, ana the 'cs'
lu,ions will cover all the important poihts
IryOU COMES TO SEE HIS MASTER
, A., ,.os,.,ors who were in town yesterday