, 1896-03-24
VIM. MKINLEY'S BOOM.
Its Launch in the Home Of Gov
ernor Morton.
BY MACHINE OPPOSITION.
Tho Audience Hissed at the Men.
ton Of MOrtOn,s Misunderstanding
Resolutions Adopted by
abe Meeting.
BY MACHINE OPPOSITION.

New YORK, March ZJ.-lno pre5lQen>
t!al boom in New York city OF William
Mckinley of Ohio was launched at
Cooper union tonight. The hall was
we'll filed. Over the center of the
stage was a life-sized picture of McKin-
ley, framed with tin plates. Under
meath the picture was a silk banner
With the following in gold letters;
The Anti-Machine Republican Or
ganization Of the City and County of
New York"
On the right of the platform vas an
o:her banner: The Republican Party
: ands for an Honest Dollar and the
Way TO Earn It," and on the left was a
Lanner with the inscription: Will
.am Mckinley. Prosperity's Advance
Agent
Major Lovett Jerome called the
meeting to order. He said it was use
less for the machine politicians to dis
regard the returns that we're coming
in from all parts of the country favor
mg Mckinley. The latter was the enc
III! of the bosses and o their tool.
Major Jerome introduced as chair>
man of the meeting Gen. Wagner
Swayne. The meeting. he said, had
heen called to make plain to the peo>
pie of this state and throughout the
country. and to the delegates to the
convention about to be held, that the
second choice for president of the Uni.
ted States was William Mckinley.
utheers.) Gov. Morton. he said, had
rendered valuable service to the state.
Some of the audience Kissed at the
mention of Governor Morton's name,
but General Swayne stopped this in q
hurry. He said that the governor de-
served to be cheered, and that the ma
chine in the republican party was none
of his making. 1t had been hoped the
name Of Governor Morton would go
before the convention without opposi.
ton, but 1t appeared that the senti-
ment Of the country was for Mckinley.
General Swayne introduced as the
next speaker Senator Frank D. Pavey
OF this city. who spoke Of the general
depression under the democratic ad-
m~inistration. When the presidential
term of Harrison expired, he said, the
country was in a prosperous condition,
and II Harrison was a candidate now
he would be nominated without oppo-
sition. But Harrison was not a candi-
date and had so announced. With Har-
rison out, who was SO fit for the nomi-
nation as William Mckinley? From
one end Of the country to the other the
people were alive with enthusiasm for
his nomination.
When Senator Pavey had finished,
John E. Mufholland offered the adop-
ton OF the following resolutions:
BE it resolved, That we, the re,
publicans Of the city and state of New
York, in mass meeting assembled, or
ganize ourselves into a political body
to be known as the Mckinley league
of the State Of New York and
Resolved, That the leagues ac-
tivity shall be to procure by all honor,
able and lawful means the nomination
OF Mr.. Mckinley at St. Louis. and his
election at the polls in November; be
it further
Resolved, That the officers Of this
league shall be a president. one vice
president for each judicial district of
the state, four secretaries. a treasurer
and a general committee to consist of
not less than two members from each
assembly district.
Resolved, That the immediate
work Of carrying into effect these res
olutions be placed in the hands OF a
committee or organization to consist
OF no less than is members"
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. 1t was moved and seconded
that the chairman be given power to
IL persons who should form
the executive committee.
General Swayne selected the follow
ing: John E. Mulholland, Frank D.
Pavey. Lowell H. Jerome. General
Sam H. Thomas, John H. Montagni.
George e. Matthews, Rudolph Bremen.
William Brookfeld, Charles A. Ward,
BENJAMIN ~Oppenheimer, A. II. Steele.
II. T. Piercy. DR.. L.. Seamen, E. M.
Cravith and Thomas F. Egan.
George e. Matthews, editor of the
Buffalo Express, then made a speech in
which he declared that 80 per cent Of
the republicans in Erie county favored
Mckinley.
Albert H. Steele. deputy commits
sioner Of public works. also spoke in
favor Of the Mckinley boom.