The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-23
THE RAiNES LAW
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He looked out on an audience that filled the
hall. and on fifty OF Inspector Cross's policemen.
There were four in evory aisle and a knot OF
them at each entrance. Julius Hamburger took
the Tammany nomination in the Tenth away
from Otto Kempner. The Germans in the south.
eastern end of the district sworc to have re-
venge. Therefore tho presence of SO many
police.
Mr.. Harvier compared julius Hamburger to
Samuel J. Tildcn. lie intimated that Hamburger,
like Tildcn, might yet DO elected President.
And half the crowd cheered. The other half
laughed.
Col. w. l.. Brown was permanent Chairman.
He made n speech.
Never in my long career as a Democrat" he
snid. did we ever have a better ticket than
that .Tammany Offers, us to-day" -,
You didn't think so three weeks ago!'
yelled n voice. Tho police gripped their clubs.
face OF my friend sohmer." continued Col:
intelligent community never had in it."
vo %imooray for Tor, G1oveT G ps,% h srd, a
Inspector Cross stationed himself on the floor
at the corner Of The platform and let IT be seen
finished his speech in peace, and introduced
Dennis Mcdonald.
burger. said Dennis. lit is due to them that
public opinion has been brought 10 bear on the
mohSe wv 4 iNoihSo iNN.
fof%; sReSrsrs 'f not id deH ReSk IN IN This tRS e eins:
pa paits twenty lHF voices Geo% all w OVER i Hoa ha nG'@ sLoM r. a a%sn
y; q ! r. SSS IS. ns nTTiss i T hi !, traitor q soS to
inaled for Mayor as the tool of an INSCRIPTIONS
4 big fat man with a tremendous voice who
Sat i've rows from the front jumped up and
,,c sT fo!aS 5Shn IeSe is the G%Pbl Ich honest ssstr man an in Hp poll;
GeorGe!" The cheers rang out with n will. In
spector Cross had gone on a tour around the
building, and the George man was not molested.
McDonald never finished the sentence he had
begun; He went on:
your grammar when you address him, and will
talk to yon about animalculR and nebuln and
i RsT,sF' Of "np He 6h!p s snd aPolic sG"p' / hardiy
th II Seth Low vii be our next Mayer. ICries
know. You amt de Whole cheese.'l As for the
Republican party. l point to the Hazleton riots.
a dmi 6tHpms!iran party is ahe Inc P nai1n o, P.utocrats
The big man down in front popped up again.
His face was purple.
and John d. Crimmins T. he yelled. What
motioncd TO the door. The big man meekly
went away, and the audience Missed and booted
r right "@a" "N %nq ss ss'e iaw.d hs' M it'b n!id' a as i elI
10 poetry and the Declaration of independence.
Ex-senator John g: Boyd was introduced.
lie Is on the " Brlen ticket FOR Comptroller. He
said Tint Gen. Tracy had no superior as n law
yer and that every citizen must respect him.
s sstn 10y" Ne he Se sa.n' to aeS senonn een aen as az aeo sSe.
and in so doing mentioned the Chicago platform
The crowd rose up and whooped and cheered
and stamped. The cheering was revived three
times before MI, Boyd was able to go on. Above
the uproar were heard shouts Of
George
Henry George
Mr.. Boyd dropped the subject and fell to glo-
rifying Tammany and himself-on different
When you go into that sacred temple of
American citizenship, the ballot box" he said.
It rn TO the column under the star and put n
cross in the square opposite the name of Robert
the ticket cast your eyes along the line until you
come to the column under the liberty bell. the
will find the name Of John g. Boyd. Put
a e dSssrs' op yFSides: f hs!. ali P pirs IL1HI GarsT
for Jimmy o'Brien!"l. l have taken more un-
worthy abuse than any other candidate in the
field, deserve, your votes and I'm not afraid
"Gcntlemcn,' said Col. Brown in n burst of
frankncss. Il have the honor to introduce to
you the real Independence Hall Democracy
the Hon. Julius Hamburger"
Then and there 1t became evident that how
ais they were devoted to Julius. They checred
even louder than they had for George, Only one
Inspector Cross pointed his club at
them, and they hurried out of tho hall. Julius
doubled up his fists and brushed back his front
hair and shook his fists over his head and
wagged his head until he was flushed, and
glarcd, and all the while he talked. The ora
And when ! meet in this hall!
The members of this organization. who, I
know.
Hold out the hand Of fellowship!
To Tammany Hall!
They greet the champions Of the people!
"Of the Greater.!
New Iork.!!"
After such "a burst as this he whirls on his
heels and walks to the back of tho platform.
breathing hard. Then he comes down the plat.
form on the run. shaking his index finger under
Inc aslonlshed nose of a calm and contcmplative
gentleman like Mr.. Sohmer, and wells:
This unequal. wicked, pcryerse Raines law
tax we Will not stand. 1t is a horrible blot on
our civilization in this city, three-fourths OF it
ilnhued with cosmopolitan characteristics, and
! am here not TO d%cnOminate your choice ms a
hlgh.Salaried official. but / crave and supplicatc
Assembly"
Mr.. Hamburger told the crowd that Mayor
strong was his .honored friend. but that there
was a despicablc ten. drinking gang that when
Jullus farhurgcr was an Excise Commissioners
criticised him for coming into the MAYORS office
without his cuffs on
lie also found time to call President Moss OF
inc Iolice board "a Parkhurstian spy and
sneak, who would have been punished by hang.
ing in the independent and slorious!y enlisted
pttrlotlsIn OF n century ago."
Inc meeting. closed with the reading = Of n let.
terio NJ hamburger md committee from
ltohert A. Van Wyck. 1t was nine-tCnths made