The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-22
A TREMENDOUS THRONG
A Great Demonstration in Favor
of Seth Low.
THE HALL WAS JAMMEO


stration in favor of Seth Lows candl-
dacy for mayor took place In Carnegie
hall tonight. A tremendous thrnng
that hlled every SCAT In the pit. crowd
od the boxes and from thence swept
up To the topmost row of the big gallery
WIS present. Even the stage was uu-
comfortably crowded. the benches that
rose tier-like from the loctem being
jammed. The mast remarkable feature
of the meeting was the fact that IL was
not billed as "a "citizens'," but as A
republican meeting. being held under
the auspices of the republican orlyaniza-
tion tanti-PlatD of the city of New
York.
About one-third of the audience was
composed of women. Enthusiasm fair
ly bubbled over and when the familiar
features of Mayor strong appeared AT
the bottom of the stairway leading to
the stage. the whole house stood up
and cheered. Immediately behind the
mayor CAME the features of Seth Low.
The trst glimpse Of the candidate set
the house wild. The women scrambled
up into their seats and waved their
handkerchiefs and fairly shriekcd with
delight.
Mayor Strong. Gen. Wager Swain,
Joseph n. Choate. tlihu Root and Gen.
Anson q. McCook took their places on
the stage. In calling the meeting TO
order. the chairman addressed the au.
dience as fellow republicans" and
this evoked cheers. Mayor Strong could
not speak until he had endured another
burst of cheering.
Mr.. Strong began 10y declaring that
the real. genuine republicans" of New
kkAR an. .n.arf tt.s. I a
then quoted Secretary of the Interior
Bliss bitter criticism of senator Platt
a few years ago. Mayor Strong point
ed out that In 1894 there We're several
important speakers suggested for do
ing campaign work in New York aud
he told the managers Of the campaign
that he did not want any foreigners
here at AL. He believed IN letting IN.
people of New York fight Il out among
themselves. Mayor Strong then told
Of the good accomplished by the pres
cnt administration. Gen. Wager swain,
the next speaker. was Justify chcered
Seth Low was then introduced. Such
a storm as arose has rarely been heard
in Carnegie hatl. From the topmost
row Of the topmost gallery. down
through the balcony. boxes and pit The
Wild storm swept. II was exactly four
minutes before the cheering suosidcd.
only 10 be brought 10 life again 10y the
mayor. who arose and demanded
three and three more for the next
mayor of Greater New York, Seth
Low"
For two more minutes the whirlwind
of enthusiasm swept the house and
even after IL had died nut entirely Il
was renewed when MIR. Low had said.
Fellow citizens
tion Of the addresses that he has de-
livercd throughout the entire cam
paign. He referred to MIR. Platt as a
citizen of oswego and To Mr. Croker
as frequentrr Of the English race
track, and called on the hearers o.
vote for home rule.
When Elihu Root, the next speaker.
mentioned Henry Georges name there
was vigorous applause, in whlrh Seth
Low Joined. The name of General
Tracey was hissed.
Joseph Choste Was chcered more
heartily than any other speaker but
the mayor and was referred 10 as "tap
next senator from New York" His
speech set the house fairly Wild
Speaking of senator Plat. he said:
He does not belong to New York city.
and thank God New York does not he
long to him" MIR. Choate said: When
our distinguished senator emerged
from his monetary residence In Ti0ga
To visit the city of New York. when he
opened his ever silent lips and said he
hoped-he wished-he was ms sure uf
his own salvation AK he WAS of the
election OF General Tracey. surely he
never counted upon meetings like this.
Already he must begin To feel fearful
fire In his rear And II he really means
To save himself from that day OF
wrath, that awful day, when man Ia
judgment wakes from clay. why
should advise him that he should not
find his gates ajar quite 81 Wild" as hs
anticipates. unless IA abaudons his
machine and enrolls himself as a mem
bcr of the salvation army"
Gen. Anson q, Mccook was the nest
speaker. There was an overflow meet
ing In the street, whcf. 1000 persons
listened to many speakers and shouted
for several hours.
Henry George aud cx-Postmnsirr Day
ton spoke tonight AT "a Thomas Jefferson
mass meeting ~ m. borough of Bronx.
The candidates were enthusiast IDEALLY re-
reiyed. Henry George was greeted with
dcaf.ning applause. Tho nIst part of
his speech was AN explanation at tho
principles on which he expected To BE-
tlstttus Utll w Fdihs
II say nothing against the personal
( character nf suy man. n Croker Lut his
palaces and race horses honestly, ioi him
remain here. n they were procured by
robbery of the people. by the mlsus" of
the power hv usurpcd. let him go Ia
England
"If have lhr pow.r the p"nii"ntiary
I yawns for him VI ! have the power thJ
fate of Boss Tweed and John y Ne
/ Kane will d. his, I make no thrcais. a
great crime has been committed"
Tom l.. johnson ~ Ohio was the urNt
I SPEAKER. ". said This campaign marks
an era in history for Henry goorg,
! shows tho ipi m'n. the men who pro-
! iuce wealth. llr proposes no plan CON-
plIcatcd or hard 20 see through. ~ says
that you have aws enough. and Ia tuk.
some IN ard pot none on ana you viii
have the reformation you want don /
/ b.lio,,. the world win be set right by Ia.
bor unlnus. Th,y viii never procure tn
the wealth producer all that he Is entitled
to-"
Robert A Nan wyck, the democratic
nominee. W. stated for a speech - a
Tammnrv u.,tirs tonight az the Jcl-
ferson club ruus' but he failed Ia ap.
r.nr Instead. however, he sont lctt.r.
which va, road l0 IA" audi,ucc. n was
An attack ur th' present city ndmlnistrI-
ton.
General TrrN republican candidate
for MAYOR U-ulgal made his atst speech