The sun., 1896-10-24
TRIED TO BREAK UP MEETINGS..
Noisy Bryanites nt n Republican Gath erinG
In the Murray Hill Lyceum.

Noisy Bryanites at N Republican Gathering
in the Murray Hill Lyceun.
Thomas C. Platt was scheduled TO mako .
speech last night at the Murray Hill Lyceum
in behalf OF Charles A. Hess, who lie running
for Congress on the Republican ticket In tho
Twelfth district. Mr.. Platt didn't show up,
but sent o letter instead. About 200 very
ough-looking citizens made desperate effort
TO break up the meeting by cheering for Bryan.
and hooting, Kissing, and CroaninI every tme
Mckinley was mentioned. The 500 Repub-
licans present. however. succeeded in drowning
the shouts of the disturbers every time. A
rumor went around in the hall that the gang
was there in the interest Of George b. Nc
Clellan, who Is running against Mr.. Hess on
the reputation ticket. and that the roughs
were going t" hoot Mr.. Hess Off the stage when
he attempted to speak. From their actions in
the early part OF the meeting 1t looked as
though the men we're ready for any trouble. so
the Sergeant in charge OF the police in the Ly
ceum stationed his mon in the corner OF the
hall where the Bryanites stool, and gave
orders to arrest the first MAJ who ATTEMPTED
took all the starch out Of the gang. and there
WAS perfect order during Mr.. Hess's speech.
NAL failure, and it turned out to be one Of the
most successful and enthusiastic held under
the.direction of the County COMPUTES Am , during
State Treasurer A. 3. Colvln. and Mr.. Hess:
public living within the Twelfth Assembly
district sent resolutions to the meeting. which
were read by Secretary Henry Birrell. They
declare:
We believe that when called upon to cast his vote
for a pension to the old soldier or his widow and
orphan Charles A. Hess will not do as the present
incumbent, George D. Mcclellan, has done, vote to
sustain President Cleveland's veto In the Case of
Francis Hoover for an Increase Of pension.
Mr.. Platt's letter was read amid tremen-
dous applause. After apologiZing for his un-
avoidable absence. the Tioga chief!ain wrote;
I'm New York city the contest Is peculiarly
interesting, because the regular Democratic
organization of the city has endorsed all tho
wickeiness of the Chicago platform and Is
carrying that dreadful load in addition to
the mountain of misleeds 1t has piled up itself
III the last five and twenty years.
"rammany Hall IS the local embodiment of
the evil doctrines OF the POpulistic crowC who
seized the Chicago Convention, and her canal
dates for Congress and for the State and local
offices are entitled to just the treatment every
honorable voter will gi!e the Chicago ticket
1t 10 therefore doubly the duty Of New York
Republicans to work for their whole ticket
with all zeal. for their candidate for Congress
and for the candidates for the State Assem- bly,,
and to see to IL that their candidates are elect
ed and that the rehuke to this unfaithful organ
ization be SO complete that II shall be power
lesP for future mischief"
Candidate Hess made very briaf speech.
II favor unQuestonaby sound money" he
said. II want dollar worth 100 cents. pro-
lection to American industries. and The pay
ment of 'air wages for fair days work"
PoPoCRATIC HooDLUMs BUSY.
A half dozen Mckinley meetings which havo
been held In the city recently have been rndely
and at one which was held in Twenty-seventh
street and Eighth avenue on Thursday night
brick bats and other missiles were thrown on
the heads of tho crowd from the housetops.