Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-29
TAMMANY MEETING.
CROKER AROUND, AND PRESENT
At THE GATHERING.
C!RTER HARRISON A GUEST.
WITH HIN ARE THREE HUNDRED
OTHER CHICAGO DEMOCRATS,
ADDRESS BY JAMES B. EUSTIS.
stirring Utterances on the Cuban
Question-Amertca VIII Repudiate
Amy shifting Policy by the Present
Administrstion--Crolxer Kissed.

NEW YORK, October &-Richard
Croker was round to-day and present at
Tammany Han tonight at the first large
meeting at which the Tammany manager
has made HIS appearance. The meeting
was attended by Carter Harrison and so
Cook county Democratic leaders.
Croker was chairman Of the committee
that welcomed the Carter Harrison dele
cation. and sat smiling upon his guests
when the meeting opened.
The audience was a highly enthusiastic
one. Mayor Harrison was on the plat
form. and the Chicago delegation occupied
front seats In the body Of the hail. Ow-
ing to repeated Interruptions at the Tam
many gatherings. care was taken TO keep
Henry George shouters out of the hall.
Former Ambassador James B. Eustis
was cheered when he arose to speak, and
during the delivery of his speech he was
literally appiauded.
The Chicago men were warmly greeted
by the crowds in the galleries There
was renewed cheering when Mayor Har-
rison appeared on the platform, accom-
panied by Richard Croker.
one of the most remarkable things that
have ever occurred at Tammany HAL
took place just then. Some one called for
three cheers for Richard Croker. The
response was a storm of Kisses that swept
over the hall. Not a cheer was given,
and the man who called for them thought
he would try again. In very loud voice
he called again for three cheers for Rich
ard Croker. There was feeble response
this time. but the cheers were drowned
by Kisses. Croker heard the expressions
OF dlsapproval for himself, and he re-
tired to a seat far back on the stage.
Mr.. EUsTISs SPEECH.
james b. Eustis, formerly Ambassador
10 France, was the first speaker. He did
not mention the silver question, or the
Chicago platform. Referring to the cam
paign of 1900, he said the tariff question
would be an overshadowing issue, while
the Cuban question would reach an
acute stage
Dealing with the Cuban troubles. Mr..
Eustis continued, as follows: 1.-The
Democratic party now demands decisive
action upon this Cuban question. 1t has
always sympathized with an oppressed
people, struggling for their freedom. The
Democratic party knows that our gov
ernment had it's origin in Colonial re-
volt against the mother country.
America does not violate its treaties
or it's neutrality laws. 1t will repudiate
any shifting. hcsitating, or vacilladng
policy upon the Cuban question by this
Administration. Our navy was not built
10 play the role of police officer to the
(-overnnont OF Spain. our forefathers,
tn their struggle for Independence. well
bomed filibustering expeditions TO our
AhOres Spain must remember that
Americans have erected monuments to
The memory Of the most illustrious fill
buster that the world has produced-and
bis name is venerated at every Ameri-
can freside mean General Lafayette.
THE Democratic party agrees with
John Sherman, when he declared in the
Senate that we cannot afford 10 have
an army at our very doors-that this
cruel. barbarous. devastating war must
be closed. We caution our government
not to be outwitted or fooled by Span
ish diplomacy"