The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-28
TAMMANY MEETS A FROST.
ITS LABOR MEETING NEARLY SIAM
FOR GEORGE.

herouts from CnpturInE the whole show
wild Cheers at the Mention or His Name.
For q stranger coming into Cooper Union last
night it would have been a matter OF considera-
bic difficulty to tell what kind Of q meeting was
going on there. At ono time 1t seemed to be q
sort OF ratification Of Bryan for a candidacy in
1900; at another, Henry George had the cheers
of tho crowd. and at very long intervals one
hoard the name Of Van Wyck. Yet, as a matter
of fact. that gathering was q mass meeting OF
the Tnmmany.Labor voters to whoop things up
for the Tammany Hall municipal ticket. Atone
time the George shouters nearly captured tho
meeting.
Tho amazing part of it was the small figure
which the head of tho Tammany ticket cut. In
stead of his picture, 1t was Bryan's picture that
looked down from the wall back of the speakers
stand. with the legend. Our Champion. 1900"
over it. During the entire evening Van Wyck's
name was hardly mentioned a dozen times. and
II was received then with a decidedly hesitant
enthusiasm. as II each rooter weren't quite sure
that tho name was the right one to shout
for, and was waiting for some one else
TO begin the yelling. William IL. Walker.
tho first speaker, talked about tho Demo-
cratic party. John j. Donnelly talked about
George. ana was much chagrined at the
cheers with which the namc was greeted. Owen
| Ss EAihhcloh ALE ouOub AuuOb ".
and when he did mention the Tammany candi-
date for Mayor called him Van Weeks and Van
Wick with broad.minded impartiality. Amos ].
Cummings talked about Amos j. Cummings for
twenty minutes and about Henry George for
hvo minutes. Tho other speakers confined
themselves to in~discriminate generalities. Tho
condition of mind OF a workingman who stopped
THE Sun reporter in tho hall after the meeting
was not to be wondered at:
Say. what was this any way !" he asked. II
thought 1 was coming TO Van Wyck meeting"
When the doors opened. rather late, instead
Of the wild rush for admittance which was ex-
pected there was a leaky dribble OF men who
went down to the front seats, aid in surrep-
titiously. and sat there looking lonesome. For
q time the Tammany men came very slowly,
but by the time t0e hour set for the opening was
ten minutes gene. there were enough persons
there to fill the hall moro than half full.
and the proceedings opened by the intro
duction Of William II. Walker. Somebody
had told Mr.. Walker that tho Democratic
party was the "bulwarks of the people"
and the idea struck him with such force that ho
presented it at intervals Of thirty seconds in a
four.minute speech. and then introduced as per-
manent chairman John ]. Donnelly Of the Brick
layers Union. Like all tho other Tammany
spellbinders, wherever they may speak, Dom
nelly had been instructed to pitch into the man
who is daily sweeping away TammRny's vote,
Henry George. He started in. after n few intro
ductory sentences. upon this subject. He began:
Henry George"
"Hoorayl' shouted a man in tho audience,
and there was q burst of cheers.
Hes q good man." said tho speaker. looking
somewhat surprised. " He's honest epough-'
You bet he is" yelled somebody. and there
was another cheer bigger than the first. followed
by Kisses as tho Tammany people began to wake
up to the necessity Of doing something.
ELEVEN years ago." continued the speaker.
nobody stood by him better than l.,
do 1t again. now!' came a stentorian piece OF
advice. followed by still louder cheering and
kissing.
lied labor is with him. l"So it is!'l Ideny that.
In my experience find only two out of every
Low, Now, ono more word for friend George.
wild cheering and hissirgl In SO he was the
only one-half the vote he got in Sc. During all
the recent labor troubles and strikes no one has
who's heard anything from Croker - que
ried a voice sarcastically, and there was q
Now George bobs up. again and asks for
men, l tell you, is the Tammany platform"
was the next speaker. He started in by men
tioning Bryan's name, and there was q tremen-
fRss sa aGSf od o Of Pam%any T' fe" nG .00A A' turn az
There is no man who admires George moro
BY Cheering. and had to pause. lie CONTINUED:
But the George movement Is dwindling into
Three cheers for Henry Gcorge!" shouted a
man In the middle of the audience. and the
cheering began. 1t grew and grew. Men began
waving tneir hats, and tho contagion caught
and spread. Tho Tammany rooters were hiss.
ing. but their efforts could hardly be heard. 1t
evidently going o stampede unless something
could be done; Two or three score OF Tammany
me" spS began sm y cat! Put at ' 'e9 top oPt e their voices;
The police sc9rried around threateningly. and
q dozen men were escorted to the door.
The speaker went on to compliment Gen
talias Van Weeks, alias Van Wickl was the
man for the people. and to roast" Charles W,
Kisses. AT one time the audience demanded &c
know what Croker had done for the lahorina
man. and when the speaker declared Croker &c
be the model leader for Tammany. there were
, cheers and Kisses. He concluded without fur
|. Their trouble from the George people.
Z Frank b.. Cassidy read the resolutions. guile
lessly prefacing them by reading from the top
OF tho typewritten copy, RESOLUTIONS unani
; Ing men held IN Cooper Union Oct; 81
/. 1897" Thero was the usual demand fol
c cSsS and an eiFht'hoar Work day. toFoits,
rAh the equally Inevitable denunciatipr
injunction. lie also read a coiorless letter o
.. regret from Van Wyck. and the Endorsement o
- the Tamlnany chnullhles, amin Inem ono DJ
one. 1t was noticeable that the name OF FrAncii
NJ. Scott was omitted. Thronghout the hall hac
been scattered dodgers calling upon Tho Peopl'
drews, the George and Cts candidate:
Amos j. Cummings folio wed, and after a Ions
, speech about what he termed his bright AMI
shining record in Congress- attacked Herr,
George. having first declared himself a friend o
George.
II don't go aboard Tom /; Johnson's zach
r ana dr'nk SmhenpnGnI wita a n' rnnn M " nmnrv 4
y the audience. Tho, speaker further referred T.
George in a someThat mixed metaphor as |th'
o claws are used by Johnson TO rake his railroad
b chcstnuts from the fire
Q Several other speakers talked until the meot
ing thinncd out 80 that il was deemed advisable
q 10 adjourn 1t.
WInd-Up or the George Campaign.
. The George campaign will be closed. as far a
meetings are concerned, with a big rally II
Q Cooper Union on Monday evening. Tho meet
. ing is arranged by the German-American Democ
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