The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-07
LOWS CAMPAIGN BEGINS.
4 CHEERING CRoWD At III COoP-
Err UNION MEETING.

Cooper Union was jammed again last night,
but the crowd was altogether different from
that which gathered on Tuesday night to whoop
things up for Henry George and the Chicago
platform Democracy. 1t was Seth Lows crowd
last night. though sprinkled through it in no
small numbers were the Cooper Union regulars,
who are always ready to whoop IL up for any
old thing, and who whooped 1t up last night for
every candidate. no matter what party or what
principle he represented.
Last nights crowd was one in which the Mug
wump element predominated. Carl Schurx,
Arthur Won Briosen. Richard Watson Glider,
and Cleveland idoators of their kind. not 10
mention Seth Low himself. occupied the most
prominent seats on the platform. Near them
were disgruntlcd Republicans like Charles
Stewart Smith, John Brooks Leavitt, Gen.
Wager Swayne. and former Collector Joel B..
Erhardt. Sprinkled among the staid warriors
of Mugwumpery were gentle Goo Coos like
Preble Tucker. DR.. Z. II. L. Gould, John c. Clark,
and John b. Pine. And presiding over this as-
semblage was the man who pulls the strings
that operate tho machinery of the Citizens'
Union machine. Joseph Larocque, Cleveland
Mugwump bushwhacker.
The hall was packed, but the crowd lacked
ginger. Only once or twice in the evening did
the enthusiasm reach the point where it sug-
gested the meeting of the night before. One OF
these times was when Seth Low arose and for .
full minute posed, awaiting an opportunity 10
begin his speech. The second time was when
Mr.. Schumann, the candidate of the Cts for
President Of the Council. announced that he was
unknown to the people and he proposed to tell his
story. There was no mob pounding on the door
for admittance at Z o'clock, the advertised time
for the hall to open. and it was q mighty slow
crowd in gathering. On Tuesday night the hall
was filled in nearly five minutes. but last night
it took nearly three-quarters OF an hour. ID
took SO long, in fact, that the meeting did not
start on time. The men who got there early be-
gan yelling what's the matter with this man
and what's the matter with that man.
Whats the matter with the yellow dog
ticket T. howled one, and he was rewarded with
yells and laughter.
whats the matter with Seth Low r. de-
mnnded another, and there wasn't a sound in
response.
whats the matter with DR.. Parkhurst r.
wanted to know still another, and the reply
from half a dozen different quarters was:
"Oh, he's dead"
Whats the matter with Low y demanded
the Low man again.
Hes all right" shouted the crowd.
who's all right r. demanded the Low man.
And there was u mighty roar from the Cooper
Union regulars:
Henry Georgc!"
Carl Schurz was the first man to stir up any
enthusiasm. When he came in there were some
cheers. He was not only the first. but he was
the only man to be applauded until the arrival
of Seth Low himself. Mr.. Low wore striped
trousers and a frock coat, to say nothing OF Q
broad smile that bcamcd down on the yelling
crowd that greeted him. Perhaps fifty persons
of the thousands there jumped on their feet and
waved their hats as they yelled. The rest of the
crowd contentcd themselves with hand-clap-
ping and the more quiet and less inspiring
methods of applause.
TIE CTS CATECHIsM.
Mr.. LOWS arrival was the signal for the meet
ing to begin, and Charles Stewart Smith called
it to order in q very long and very dry speech.
He started out with a mention OF Mayor Strong's
name. and it was greeted with mingled Kisses
and cheers. He told the story of the Committee
of Seventy, and then he declared that there
were three questions to be answered by this
election. Looking toward the uptown side Of
the hall he said:
Will Seth Low withdraw
The gentleman stationed over there to reply
bawlcd back, No." And the crowd took up the
answer and yelled mo, no. no."
Turning to the downtown side of the hall Mr..
Smith said: why did the Citizens Union To-
fuse to confer with Mr.. Quigg =
And the gentleman stationed there for the
purpose reared back: Because they didn's
want to have machine bosses. and the crowd
took that up.
Looking straight ahead then. Mr.. Smith asked
the third question:
win any candidate on the ticket of the Citi-
zens' Union be permitted to make any pecuniary
contribution to the campaign T.
The gentleman he was looking for straight
ahead of him evidently had lost his cue. for ho
made no reply. Mr.. Smith himself answered
that he wouldn't. Mr.; smith went on TO say
that nothing but sudden death would cause
the withdrawal OF seth Low ana ne SAID he
had Seth Lows word for il. Without giving any
reason for his declaration he declared that tho
invitation extended by the Republicans TO ths
Citizens Union to meet them in conference aud
the spider TO the fly. Then he declared that il
the Gifts had conferred they would have lost
every Independent vote in the city, and there
was awe in his voice as he added:
II would have meant the absolute loss
OF every German vote
said contained the names of l3l 900 qualihed
voters, a statement which was received With
Mir. smith wound up by introducing Joseph
laroCQue as Chairman OF the meeting.
CHEERS FOR col. wARING.
Mr.. Larocque was received with applause
that was tiattering. His speech: too, was very
long and contained very little interesting mat
ter. He went over the same ground that Mr..
smith had beaten out NJ the Sro story ,E OF tG'
ministration. There was genuine applause
and lots OF il when he referred to Col.
meat ZEN lie Went over The story OF Seth lows
life. of the platforms on which he ran when lc
was elected Mayor of brooklyn, and he roforred
to him as "a man Of adequate means To pro-
vide for himself and his family without going
into politics."
ing had caught it before. They whoopGd aud
yelled and clappcd and stamped Enthusiastically.
and they waved their hats and hnndkerclliets.
One old lady, who sat Just off the middle aisle
two rows from the front, jumped out into tho
aisle and danced up and down. crying:
Low. Low, Low, Low
When Mr.. Larocquc mentioned the fact thai
Sat1, 1 no F.a Tho tunIlnntn or thn lltlZnlA
Union there was another season Of cheering,
which lasted fully half II minute: and the whole
crowd took up the cry Of Low, Low. Low"
MIR. LarOcquc declared that the Low movement
had already disrupted tho ltepubl!cIln organ
iZatiun in the city Of Ncw YORK and in the city
of brooklyn. and that the George nomination
had disrupted the DcmOcratic organization. Az
the mention of Georges name there was more
cheering, which was followed by stcaIn'engine
hlsSCs,
sCHURZ woULDN'r HAVE GABRIEL on A TAM-
MAN TICKET.
4 4 REORGANIZATION IL Mr. lILl-nL Nh. gnCnnl mo