New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-10
TRACY'S OPENING SPEECH.
y EUTJyG AT COOPER UNION.
PIC CROWD THERE TO CHEER THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE.
,.rcos~n TO THE NoN-pARTisAN IDEA N MUNICH
PAL AFFAIRS -ADDRESSES EY SENATOR
FORAKER. or OHIO. AND DISTRICT

ATTORNEY oLCOTT.
7. was General benjamin +. TracyS turn to
.,.c ratification meeting last evening at
cooper Union. and the sympathzers of the Re
ruhIican nominees that are making the running
,or Offices in the new municipality that is to
come into existence next year turned cut in
,arpe numbers to do honor TO General Tracy
and ;he other men whose names are II stand
IN the Republican city. coupty and borough
tickets on November =.
II was an exceedingly orderly asscmblace that
nassed through the doors Of Cooper Union be
tween 1:15 AVID : o'clock. When the doors were
onened about three hundred people were wait
ing 10 gain admission, and half hour later the
auditorium was jus, a. crowded as Il was at
me Low nlass-neeting and at the Henry George
,nass-n,eeting before that. - all three meet
irgs the hall was absolutely full Las; night
TOO there were two or three improTpiu mass
meetings on the sidewalks ou's.ie. al which
ambitious orators had chance to tel nc multi
tudes how to vote
The audience that had come 90 hear the
speeches by General Tracy and Senator Foraker,
Of Ohio. was undemonsrative until The meeting
actually begun. Il sat n silence awaiting the
advent OF the sues;s Who occupied seats on the
nlatforn1 4 number of women vcre ln tho au-
djtorlun. and altogether there prevailed an At
mosrht~s Of sedatc CoM.osure. There was
large delegation repr sen.ins the adherenis Of
Henry George Who made thcir presence distinct
" evident when he speakers mentioned the
name of their favo,i;e. hut they kep; quiet until
then.
The auditorium was decorated with the usual
display of flags and bunting. and an exceedingly
n,pressionistic portrait of General Tracy huns
br-s 10 al-ar-
ARRIVALS or WELL-KNOWN REPUBLICANS
The platform filed up with well-known Re
publicans as the hour Of o'clock drew near
Among the first arrivals who were generally
recognized We're General James Il. O'Boirne
John Sabine Smith and District Attorney OIL
colt The District-Attorney received a welcome
that in point Of enthusiasm was scarcely ex-
celled by that accorded General Tracy Il few
minutes later Others who were recognized and
cheercd as they appeared We're Commissioner
Coils. Commissioner La Grange. Frederick s.
Gibbs. Patrick Egan and Edward Lauterbach.
ABE" Gruber came early and effaced his per.
sonality but not his voice. in a rear seat. His
applause was one Of the features of the even
ing.
THE VICE-PRESiDENTS
The list Of vice presidents for the meeting
Contained the names OF several hundred men,
Including those Of many prominent and infu~
entail Republicans. but there had been II
failure 10 exclude from :he list the names of
some Republicans who had protested against
such use OF their names as in the OF
Henry Hall. who wrote letter 10 that effect. i.
Sc far 20 presume that many OF the names on
the list were used without authority. Some OF
the Republicans on the list absen from
the country, and others may be supporters Of
Seth Low Among the mcl named in the list