New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-09
MURRAY HILL REPUBLICANS MEET.
SOME VIGOROUS sPEECHEs-A FINE CAMPAIGN
BANNER.

SOME VIGOROUS sPEECHES-A FINE CAMPAIGN
BANNER.
The Murray Hill Republican Club OF the XXVIIth
Assembly District held good old-fashioned rati-
fcaton meeting last evening at It's rooms. Forty
second-st. ard Broadway. "Protection. Sound
Money" and "Americanism" were the themes OF
the speakers at the meeting and at every mention
OF the candidates Mckinley and Hobart, linked with
these time-honored principles OF the Republican
party there were cheers that made the rafters ring
The gathering also in celebration OF the rails
ing Of one OF the best banners yet seen in the cam
pagn II was placed in position yesterday after
noon and the entire upper part OF the Forty
seconds front of the building which the club has
its headquarters. No better point for the display
OF such banner can be found In the whole city,
IL can be seen from hong distance up either Broad
wav or Seventh-ave, and asO attracts the notice o.
those passing east west along Fortysecond-st
Portraits of Mckinley and Hobart on the banner
have been we'll executed. Space has been left for
inserting the names of the Republican nominees for
Governor IAeutenant-Coyer Congressman As
sernblvman and Coroner. The names Of the officers
of the Murray Hill Republican Club and the AS
senbly district committee also appear on the banner
The meeting last evening called to order by
the president of the club Marten Mauer, who made
the address OF welcome and introduced presiding
officer for the occasion, NJ T. Murphy In taking
the chair Mr. Murphy spoke of the Importance OF
the campaign opening He referred TO the
high character of the standard-bearers Of the Re-
publican party. and urged every member Of the
party TO do his duty in making sure their election
in the fat.
James r. Sheffield in addressing the meeting said
that the spectacle presented by one Of the great
parties. now in convention at Chicago where free
silver Populism and Socialism were running ram
pant was enough disgust all American citizens.
Irrespective OF party 1t was safe to predict that
great number of the Democratic party would re-
puiiate the action Of that convention and would be
found next November casting their votes for Nc
Kinley and Hobart. In the heart Of every true
American there an intensity OF feeling in re-
gard the issues Of the campaign not felt before
since the early co.'s.
James p. Foster, treasurer of the XXvlIth As
sensbly District Committee said that the Repub-
Leans could do no better in the campaign than 10
distribute the papers and documents OF the Demo-
cratic party already issued. These. ne said had
connected the names of Aitgeldt and Most two
OF kind while those in charge Of the convention
had been termed by the Democratic papers pack
OF fools" Mr. Foster took up the Democratic plat
form and said that II read as II the delegates had
had time 10 write nothing else. He compared this
platform with the strong straightforward. uneQuiv.
Republicans had only TO stand by the principles
Of sound money and protection to win the night.
which he SAID that everyrhins seemed to Be coming
the way q the Republicans. for he heard Demo-
this year. He said that Mckinley stood for the
b+si type OF craftsmanship. for the great principle
OF protecting American industries for sound money
and all the other cardinal principles OF the Repub
licdn party The candidates OF the party, its plat,
form ard principles, were such a. to call all men
beneath its banner.
Assen.blyman P. H Murphy made an earnest
speech saving that the dangers which confronted
the country this year were similar TO tho~e
Of 1859 The prosperity OF the whole country
threatened end hard work on the part OF every
loyal American needed TO ward of tho danger.
The platform Of the Republican party was broad
and strong enough for every one to stand on. Nc
kinley's success at the polls assured II every
man made II hts duty to See that every vote was
cast and then counted
john 8 Smith. Major McKelvey. Charles H. Treat
and others also spoke In the course Of the evening