New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
GEORGE BEGINS HIS FIGHT.
SPEAKS TO BIG THRoNG IN COOPER
UNION
HE TAKES HIS STAND on PLATFORM OF WHAT
HE CALLS JEFFERsoNIAN pEMocRAcY-N
THOROUGH SYMPATHY WITH THE PRIN
CIPLEs or THE CHICAGO PLANKs.

HE CALLS JEFFERsoNIAN pEMocRAcY-rN
THOROUGH SYMPATHY WITH THE PRIN-
cIPLEs OF THE CHICAGO PLANKs
In the presence Of an exceedingly enthusiastic
audience, that crowded Cooper Union to the
very doors and out into the streets, stood in
the asles and swarmed to the platform.
Henry George last night accepted the noniina
ton for Mayor Of New-York at the hands of the
United Democracy. the Democratic Alliance. the
Manhattan Single Tax Club ard the Peoples
party. There was no doubt :hat the four thou
sand people who had packed themselves into
Cooper Union were very much in earnest about
the candidacy Of Mr.. George. and. II Mr.
Georges manner and language in accepting rhs
nomination count for anything, there was also
no doubt that Mr.. George himself is equally
in earnest.
The that accompanied the reading Of
the platform adopted by the meeting and the
nomination and acceptance OF Mr. George were
similar in character TO those that took place In
Tammany Hall last fall when that organization
assembled in force TO ratfy the nomination of
William J. Bryan. There was not so much
noise last night. and the demonstrations were
not so cyclonic or long continued but
neither wee there so many people there al
though all we're there whom Cooper Union could
by any possibility accommodate
on HAND EARLY.
In anticipation Of the crowd its various com
ponents came early to Cooper Union. Although
the meeting was not 10 be called 10 order uptii
o'clock a full half hour before that time there
was not a seat TO be nad. and even then the
multtudes were pressing into the aisles For
some reason the police allowed the use OF fne
olscs last night. and the halls leading 10 the
stairs were densely packed to point far OUT
os reach Of the speakers voices. The enthus'-
asts who could not get even inside the doors
organized irnpromptu mass-meetings at the
| base II Peter Coopers granite chair ard around
huge heap of sand thrown up in front OF
Cooper Union bv the workmen who have been
doing the nefarious bidding Of the money
power" n the matter Of changing the motive
power Of the Fourth-ave. street railway.
BRYANITE AND ANTr-TAMMANY.
II was turbulent crowd that awaited the
appearance Of the men who managed the meet
Ing There were cheers for free silver and Kisses
| for gold and other demonstrations II was ar
parent TO observers who were accustomed ~
! Cooper Union crowds that the audience 'ssc-,l-
bled was not like mos. political audiences. II
was a curious makeup of ofshoots OF number
Of political organizations. First and foremost
|
abroad and permeated the hall to its every cor
ner ANY mention Of the Chicago platform or
the money power" or the privileged classes" or
/ free silver brought In a jfy answering yell
/ of approval or Of defiance the case was. II
every single-taxer in the city was not there "
was because some Of them came late and could
not get in II was crowd that had followed
I ,nry Georges peculiar doctrines for years ana
! to whom Henry George was himself a PLATFORM
/ Anything that Henry George said was sood
! aroueh for the assembled multitude. The
snti-Tammany spirit shown quite as re-
markabe as the pro-George spirit Tammanys
declina.',n 20 reindorse the Chicago platform
in it's recent City Convention was the evident
cause Of the tail-twIsting OF the tiger that went
on in Cooper Union last night. Croker was
roundly hissed at every mention OF his name
| Men rose up and hooted him, cries came from all
nar,s Of the hail interrupting the speakers and
calling the Prince of Wales's understudy."
| horse thief" "robber' and other equally un-
COMPLIMENTARY things whenever MI Crokcrs
name -as spoken. In this supplementary de-
nunciation Mr.. Sheehan came IN for his share.
and good share it was. too 1t was the serse
of the meeting Tat in refusing to reindorse ZEE
silver Tam ny had forfeited Its right to con-
sideration as the regular Democratic organiza-
ton of New-York. The speakers and the crowd
declared uneauivocay and joyously for Bryan
and free silver.
ON THE PLATFORM
On the platform were Charles Frederick
Adams, Mary Ellen Lease, who was implored
by the crowd 10 speak, but refrained: Francis
NJ Bixby, Henry Nichols. a. 3. Crukshank.
Willis ]. Abbott, ex-Sherih James O'Brien and
other free silverites Police Commissioner MOSS
| came in late. but got ceat. Police Coram's-
sioner Andrews came IN later. and stooo'
George Francis Train effaced himself ana his
| boutonniere in distant orner cf the hall
Little c. O'Connor Hennessy stepped to thu
front of the platform at 7:45 o'clock and sue
ceeded in interrupting the cries OF the audience
long enough TO Introduce Jerome O'Neill. secre-
tary of the Central Labor Union. as the chair
man Of the meeting and Delos McCurdy as its
| secretary.
THE PLATFORM READ.
| Willis J. Abbott chairman OF the Committee
| on Resolutions, handed a document to the sec
retary OF the meeting, who proceeded to read II
| TO the audience. 1t was the PLATFORM called
| by the secretary the declaration Of principles.
| The first Of the document was received with a
| tremendous howl that expressed the anti. Tam
| many sentiment OF the crowd. This clause was:
We the Democrats OF Greater New-York."
and the mere mention Of the Chicago plat
form called out storm Of cheers that lasted
| fully half minute and the reference to the
men whom that platform had driven from the
party called forth David B. Hill, for In
stance" and many Kisses Herewith. The greet
ings to Mr. Bryan were SO satisfactory 70 the
crowd that they cheered for another half min
ute when they heard the words. The references
| TO Croker made In the document elected Kisses
as hearty as Bryan's cheers. and altogether
the reading Of the platform was punctuated
with Kisses for the len and the things 1t de-
nounced and waves OF applause for what It
commended It was eminently popular with
the assembage On motion Of Willis J. Abbott
II was unanimously and noisily carried, to-