New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-10
DEPEW TO THE "DRUMMERS. y
A SPLENDID MONDAY MEETING FOR
SOUND MONEY.

THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS MOVEMENT IN
THE INTEREST OF MKINLEy AND HOBART
MAYOR STRONG PREsiDEs-MR DE-
pEw's TELLING ADDRESS
The campaign meeting at Broadway and
Prince-st. at the hour yesterday was re-
markable for its attendance and enthusiasm. and
was successful in drawing from Chauncey M.
Depew one of the best political speeches he has
been known to make. 1t was the first of many
MONDAY meetings which the Commercial TRAY
eers' Sound Money League arranged for when
II hired the ground floor of the building in Broad
way for the campaign and Its success is an in
dication that the men who travel about the
country selling goods are much in earnest In sup
port OF Mckinley and Hobart.
About three thousand men attended the meet
ing The store runs through from Broadway to
Crosby-st, and both entrances were open. A
platform near the centre of the store was deco
rated with bunting and with portraits Of William
Mckinley and Carrot A. Hobart. American
flags were festooned about the room. and stream
ers Of them were stretched from central pillars
to the walls near the ceiling. Flags were draped
also over the Broadway entrance. There were
1000 chairs in the place when the noon hour
arrived. and they filled. Then the
crowd continued to flow in at both entrances
until about one thousand men were standing up
outside the limits of the seats.
Edward Lauterbach. the chairman OF the Re-
publican County Committee. was applauded Wig
orously when he entered the room few minutes
after noon and took seat near the PLATFORM.
Then there was wait OF several minutes, dur
Ing which some Of the officers of the League
were in a state of suppressed excitement. Gar
ret A. Hobart had been expected to be present at
the meeting. but he had sent word that he could
not attend Mr.. Depew had sent similar mes
sage declaring that he had not had time to pre-
pare a speech for the meeting, and he was busy
at a conclave of railway managers. delega-
ton from the League had gone after Mr.. Depew
with orders to bring him to the meeting some
how Mr. Depew was told that his absence
would be a great blow to the Sound Money men
who were gathering in the room, and although
he declared that he was wholly unprepared to
sneak he consented to go and make Il short adj
dress.
A HEARTY GREETING FOR THE MAYOR.
The appearance Of Mayor Strong. who had
consented to preside at the meeting. was the oc-
casIon for great shout. and the applause con-
tinued while the Mayor made his way to the
platform. Colonel John Il. Black, the president
a brief delay before the speakers for the meeting
arrived. and he called on the Commercial TRAY
ellers Quartet to sing a campaign song. The
song was applauded. and the singers were about
to respond to the call for more when Mr.. De-
pew appeared. Then everybody got up and
shouted. There was tumult of applause as Mr.
Depew was led to the platform. man with
strong lungs called out: What's the matter with
the Peach?" and thousands Of voices united in
the answer: Hes all right" 1t was twenty
five minutes after the noon hour when Mayor
Strong raped for order. and when fresh out
burst of applause had been suppressed the
Mayor said:
Gentlemen Of the Commercial Travellers Sound
Money Club OF New-iork city: ii gives me graf
deal of pleasure TO come here to-day Tor me pnr-
pose OF opening this meeting Would sreauy p'J h
was strictly Republican strictly partisan. be-
cause am an advocate Of sound money. ana as
such I can join hands with any man-whoeVer ne
may have voted for In the pas who is willing now
TO vote for the issue OF souh1 money prprrencv
that will be the equal OF that OF any country IN any
part of the civilized So6a am Tshec ta' s 1nJ
outpouring of business men IN TINS part Of me
as an Endorsement by the wage-earners of this city
OF Mckinley and Hobart and sound money. Wheers)
Amn nS" 81 listening 10 one OF our international
orators, beg. without further comment to intro
duce to you Cnauncey NJ Depew (CheersD
WHAT MIR. DEPEW SAID
The welcome which Mr.. Depew received was
almost deafening Few men in the room knew
that he had come to the meeting without much
preparation, and nobody would have guessed 1t
after he began to speak. In fact, as he went
on, supported by the hearty and almost con-
slant applause. many men in the room who had
heard him on other occasions thought they |
never had heard him ut his best until then. The !
commercial travellers were moved at first to
uproarious laughter by few jokes then stirred I
To tremendous enthusiasm by some arguments |
which seemed like clean blows from the Shout |
der then convulsed with laughter again. and |
again raised to the highest pitch of patriotic |
feeling The applause at times came like thun- |
der claps at the end of every sentence Cries Of
You bet" Good" and you're right Chaun- |
cey.' were heard frequently. Mr.. Dcpew said:
Feow-citzens: 1t gives me great pleasure to be |
here to-day My fellow-commcrcial travellers, | |
feel that am indeed one of YOU commercial |
traveller Is distinguished for two things One Of |
these Is that he tells great many stories Oaugh- |
teri. and the other Is that he great deal