New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-24
HACHER MOI MENTIONED'
MEETING OF THE TAMMANY HALL GEN
ERAL COMMITTEE
prso, rr,oNs RArIFyING THE CHICAGO TICKET
AND THE BUFFALO PLATFoRM-A r"N''

! prso, rr,oxa pATrryING THE CHICAGO TICKET
,vn THE Br-fFAIO PLATFoRM-A FREE
SILVER SPEECH by SENATOR GRADY
A meeting Of the Tamamny Han Oene'", 49,.
r,,tee was held last evening to open oHclais VIZ
campaign in this city. but In all the TWO NE e'a.a
ratification not a word was spoken LOT 'io 80,
,toLo, ,,ot a word said about Thacher. Such iaeh
y, interest In n Presidential campaign was nes.'
seen before in Tammany Hall. where n'''. -.
crowds have gathered which filed the au"i'o'''''
Ton m hottom Last night the gallery was empty
the rows of seats along the sides OF the "',
unoccupied. and there was plenty OF room III INV
body OF the place for those VINO were PicH'''
,rh only occupanis Ct the platform were Angus
,,s W Peters who presided. and secretary Inc
chairman opened the meeting by inVi'ihs 'nose :"
the rear Of the hall TO come forward anu up
front seats of which plenty were F"ca'''' a. va
chairman remarked. After the secretary hau 'e"'
the call for the primaries next Monday e'e"'ne' ="
alec, delegates for the County. Congress anu -,
sembly Distlct conventions. he conciuueu VIZ
the reading of a call to all members 10 WORN io'
tho elcction OF Bryan and Sewall. but nothihs was
,d about the Democratic candidate for Governor
Then John c. Sheehan was seen rising 10 'i'7 ~
and round of applause greeted MIN III w. -
the adoption of resolutions drafted by the No
tee on ORGANIZATION, which declared III e"e'' ''"'
tho tiger swallowed the Chicago ticket, PLATFORM
and all As Bryan's name was menlio"eu INC
,r,tnod Tammanv feet shufed on the moor anu
some members clapped their hands WINE U'eS
watched the press tables TO see that inc ho'Se was
observed Sewall's name received little applause.
At the words 10 to l. more noise was ri'aue' anu
whenever the secretary paused in his reading OF the
resolutions the accommodating braves appauue"'
The resolutions went on to declare that Iammahy
.heartilv indorses the State platform and invites
support" OF it," but not a syllable was said apou'
the ticket. - :,
When the reading was ended. Senator Thomas r
Grady walked down the centre aisle and the braves
yelled while a voice piped, our Senator. CRAZY
refreshed by a rest from his hot argument against
David b. Hill and John Boyd Thatcher at the stormy
meeting of the State Committee in the norman
House Tuesday night. delivered a harangue Tor
Organism and free silver, without once referring
to Thatcher. That hrebrand had been efectuaily
smothered by the leaders 10 prevent an explosion
Gradv attempted to deny that the Bryan
paign sought make class distinctions ana array
rich against poor and then. In nat ccntradlcuon
passion. representing employers az the enemies
of the workngmen. RE sad; % ne myers
and when they have arrayed themselves as a
sole palanx they ask us. Are We going TO array ray
rnbed in the most ancient temple OF Dem0 sc
Strongest purest political Organization this coqn,
try has ever known We DO not seek 10 oue
we DO not mot SEX to Fay stand 1h Were OF
say ~. are assaillng the honor OF our country
Read the lists Of the vice presidents or the opPo-
sition meetings. One of the humorlsts VINO Is pro-
tecting the National honor said that the cam
paign on our side is a conspiracy against wages,
that the real motive of this scent dolar-"nIcn
you've heard Of but which you've never seen
and never will see--that the real motive on our
vote unless IL comes from the wage-earners we
shall never have Scent COLLAR, because you can
depend upon the honesty Of the American people
Think of the noble Mark Hanna engaged IN pro
tecting the wages OF American Workinsine!!
Think OF a trust going down into It's coHers 10
give 10000 for fear that the wages or lapor may
be disturbed The truth-and mark the truth Lor
situation-is that with gold and silver stah1aiu
the largest profits lie in the deyelopmehat 1i ,bo
.dustries, but with the single gold standaIu ti.e
greatest profits lie in tho boarding or MONEY ~
make il profitable by ITS scarcity Inc Eonienn'
We have free coinage silver viii rise 10 pdIlty,
James Lindsay Gordon, who made q hea r, n
ing appeal for Bryan at the DemocIauc Siup IN Ii
Monday night and was severely sat upon, MAS ar re
next Speaker He began by saying; we are
about to enter into a contest against the greatest
assault on human rights ever seen In any couhty
or in any land" and ended with a wall or caam-
nv He mentioned w. Bourke tockrans name
and for the first time In the hall which mas re-
sounded with Tammany cheers for the orator ON!
misses were heard. Gordon denounced MT ,ock-
rams detection from Tammany as ingrautuoe' "A
number walked out after Gordon's talk
Tho resolutions indorsing Bryan. SewaH ana
free-silver. but leaving Thacher In the cold were
adopted and the meeting adjourned
As they were going cut. John g Sneenah ana
senator Grady were asked about future action
reoardinC Thatcher I'VE will see to that later,
was all they would