New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-22

NH. Low DECLARED BY THE SPEAKERS To BE
THE REAL REPRESENTATIVE or REPUBLICAN
pR1IcIPLEs-MAYoR STRONG PREsIDEs
AND ELOQUENT SPEECHES ARE MApE
BY TIE CANDIDATE HIMSELF, GEN
ERAL WAGER swAYNE. ELIHu
ROOT. JOSEPH II. CHoATE
AND GENERAL ANsoN
c. McoOK.
What was probably the most largely attended
the most solidly enthusiastic and altogether the
mos. significant ratification meeting OF the
present campaign took place last night at Car
negie Hall. when $500 Of the many thousands
OF the friends Of Seth Low and the believers
In non-partlsanship In municipal government
crowded into that vast auditorium and listeneo
and cheered and shouted their approval while
the Citizens Union candidate. Mr.. Low, and
such men as Joseph H. Choate. Elihu Root.
General Wager Swayne and Mayor Strong
declared themselves for good government and
arraigned the action taken by the Republican
machine IN the present and momentous con-
test.
In the words OF Mr.. Low. "featy to the pr!n-
ciples OF the Republican parry above fealty to
the party organization" was the the watchword
and the war cry Of the meeting. The meetng
was held under the auspices Of the Republican
ORGANIZATION Of the City Of New-Ycrk All OF
the speakers were Republicans. n majority OF
the audience were Republicans. and the prln-
ciples Of the Republican party. among them nom
partisanshp in municipal affairs. were REIN
dorsed and eaffirmed in uncertain language.
II believe" said Mr.. Root In the course OF MS
remarks. that the one hundred thousand names
and more which declared In writing their WISH
that Seth Low should be the Mayor OF New
York. knowing we'll the platform on when ne
stands (for he has stood there many year,
7 believe that those one hundred tnousahu
names. most OF them Republicans. better repre-
ee,ted the true sentiment and the unfailing
faith Of the Republican party than did the voice
OF Lemuel Ely Quigg. casting the lol votes OF
the silent delegates IN the County Convention.
4 significant point in Mr.. Choate's speech was
that government OF the people, by the people
and for the people will perish from the soil
Of these $50 square miles that are to make up
the territory Of Greater New-York unless the
people win this fight In which they are engaged
against the politicians
4 MEMORABLE AUDIENCE
II was remarkable audience that packed
Carnegie Hall 20 its doors last night from Moor
to dome from platform to staircases. Ana
there was another equally remarkable audience
that failed to get admission and attendea 'he
overflow meetings held In fifty-sevehth ana
Fftv-sixth sts The streets near Carnegie Hall
seemed full Of bands; the glare of red and green
and blue fire trembled on the roofs and fronts
Of the buildings that lined the streets; the
crowds swayed hither aid thithor and cheered
and shouted in encouragement OF the speakers
VIII. addressed them in the cause of good gov
ernnen. and home rule for the Greater New
York
As for carnegie Hall itself every seat
taken az 40 o'clock save few in the upper
gallery that the police saved for the members OF
several political organizations whose members
came in a body. headed by bands after the
meeting, had begun. The crowd overfowed from
the seats and jammed the two big side aises
pressed upon ,he platform and completely hlled
the lobby
After : o'clock il was impossible 70 get stand
ing room. The quality Of the audience was no
less remarkable than its quantity. II there has
ever assembled IA better audience at a poltical
meeting in New-York than last nights audlence
4. must have been long time ago. There were
many women in the house Every UoN "aS
brilliant with the brighter hueS OF ther COS
tunes. and their handkerchiefs futtered up ana
down a hundred times in the course OF the even
ing The banners of many political clups nut
tared from, the ratings and Haunted from the
stage: and above ALL over the heads Of the
sneakers stood out the emblem Of the CITIZENS
Union. the Statue Of Liberty; beneath II the
words blazoned in brilliant electric characters
"yso, Navor-Seth Low" which were lighted
when Mr. Low appeared Oh the stage ana pe-
meath those words a large portrait Of Mr.. Low
himself The tiers Of seats on the platform pre-
sented a solid mass of men, among them being
many OF New-York's foremost citizens. Charles
Stewart Smith there. and so were c. C.
Heanau. Commissioner O'Brien. DIR. Louis L.
Seaman. John Ederkin. Il. l.. t'odkin. killaen
Van Rensselaer, the Rev. Dr.. Edward Judson.
Oscar $. Straus and many others.
ARRIVAL OF MR. LOW.
Tho audience had no, long to wait. Indeed
the later comers had scarcely squeezed them
selves into standing room Cnly' and consrat-
ulated themselves on their good LUCK before
those near the left OF the platform raised
cheer. A moment later and the thousands were
on their feet cheering ana shouting and stamp
ing for they had seen Mr.. Low pressing to-
ward the platform, escorted by Mr.. Van Rens-
selaer and Mayor Strong. Just behind him came
Joseph H. Choate. Elihu Root and William :.
Bagg General Wager Swayne had already
taken his seat. The demonstration that greeted
the arrival OF Mr. Low was prolonged and in
slstent. There was no mistaking the sponta-
neity OF its enthusiasm. l. kept Mr.. Low bow
INK his acknowledgements for some time.
The moment quiet was restored, William :.
Bagg introduced Mayor Strong as chairman
of the meeting. and the Mayor arose ana
stepped TO the front of the platform. This was
the signal fog another burs, OF cheers that
IL -.,..a tho NInvnr IL WIS IN The house OF his