New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-22
TO-NIGHTS MASS-MEETING.
A BIG GATHERING EXPECTED.

u,,,o rtr SPEAKERS WILL. BETTE ARRANGE
MrNTs FOR SEATING THE AUDIENCE.
r. the weather conditions at all favorable
there will be a tremendous gathering at the Paimer
and Buckner meeting in the Manson Squa'e ga
den this evening. There has been an ihcreasne
demand for tickets for reserved seats uii' '
Committee of Arrangements found IT necessary
Yesterday afternoon TO employ corps OF ASSIST
ants in replying 10 the communications on the SUP
ject ,,. poh
= Ellerv Anderson and Henry de Forest Balo-
win of the Committee of Arrangements ioi 'le
meeting said yesterday afternoon that Jo"' ",
Carlisle. the Secretary Of the Treasury VINO haa
haen invited TO speak could not be at the meet
ing this evening. r. A. Widenmann. the CHAIRMAN
of the Executive Committee OF the Deniociu"o
Party Reform Organization. will call the mee'ins
10 order at O'clock and will make a few remarks
before presenting Ex-Governor Roswell +. fIo"er
as the chairman of the meeting Ex-Governor
Flower will make a short speech. ana theh "t''
introduce Congressman Bynum. WHO VIII oe ioI
lowed by General John NJ. Palmer, the nominee Vi
the Sound Money Democrats for the fres'uenc''
General Palmers speech is not expected 10 DC
long He will be followed by General Simon BOIL
var Ruckner the candidate for the Vice-Presiden-
cy The other speakers will be DR.. William Ever
cit of Massachusetts, and District-Attorney Johh
r. Fellows.
In order 10 prevent a crush at the Garden as far
as possible the Committee of Arrangements nave
decided TO have the doors open for holders OF tick
cts as soon p. m. Holders OF reserved seat a'
the meeting will enter the Garden az the uoois Al
., Twenty sixth and Twenty seventh SITS Ihose hoiu-
ing tickets for seats on the platform Will enter
through door at Fourth-ave. and Iwenty-seV-
enth-st The general admission will be at the MAD
ison-ave entrance. Persons who have tickets LOT
reserved will have to be In their places Oeoe
7:t D. m as after that time all the seats not occu-
pied Will be free TO the general public Peopie WIN ~
10 the meeting early will be entertained with music
bv the 9TH Regiment Band. The speakers plat
form Is at the east end Of the Garden anu Is Vi
triangular shape. The speakers Will stand at 'he
angle which juts out far toward the middle OF 'he
Garden and in that position they can be hearo pet
ter by the multitude on every eide.
Among the additional vice-presidents Tor the
meeting. whose names were announced yesterday
are Richard Hand. of Eliz 'bethtown. n Y; hiram
Walworth. of Plattsburg; Alexander l. GOODWIN
of Utica Theodore Bacon of Rochester; Robert H.
Thompson of Troy: Richard Watson Glider. W.
Bayard Cutting Edward b. Whitney. Judge James
ISaFo a. hfny d sSe
A. Cantor: In accepting the invitation TO act as
that Palmer and Buckner the only candidates
who represent true Democracy in THIS National
At the headquarters of the National Democrats
PpauTSc,ed Yesterday that OF the twenty living
Democrats who have been Governors, LieutehahI-
Governors or other high officials Of the State, SIX,
teen have declared themselves for Palmer and
Buckner and twelve have accepted n NV enp
They include x-Lieutenant- Governors Jones and
sheehan TSontr9iep exState Treasurer
Maxwell and ex-State Engineers Sweet. Bogart ana
Nan Buren,. Only two Democrats who have hei9
biph State offices have declared for Bryan and
seWalL They ex-ssa,e Treasurer DanfortR ana
Oicott has declared for Mckinley and Hobart All
the living who haNe Seen 81
VVhram q Hewitt Edward Cooper. William X.
Grace Franklin Edison and Smith Ely. Will be VICE
presidents at the Palmer and Buckner meeting 10
night. - r,s.ord IT Ionos ves,er-
dav wrote TO the Committee Of Arrangements Tor
the meeting: II am very glad to have an opportus,
liz " contribute my influence to the fatherlng OF
my an ~, in nv humble opinion OF greater moment
tran has arisen since tse Ws
ou ,r ' noTptrv should be divided Into two govern
nnrts hut now II 10 me that the total dis-
,neea sr of all our industries Is threatened