New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-21
DOOMED BY BLISS ANDBLACK
A REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING AT
LENOX LYCEUM.


GENERAL TRACY SAYS Low
WON'T COME WITHIN
10000 VOTES OF
ELECTION.
General benjamin F. II acy and his friends
held a political love feast IN Lenox Lyceum last
evening l. was enthusiastic affair, ana
vas attended by a crowd that filled the hall
f. every place where the police would allow men
10 stand or sit. At the same time. there was
no crowd in the streets trying TO break down
the doors to gain admttance. Cornelius ~
Bliss. Secretary Of the Interior. presided, ana
Governor Black exhorted the populace to vote
for General Tracy after the candidate han
finished his own appeal.
The hall filled early and the audience was
entertained by band and colored quartet
while it waited FOR the speakers. The quartet
enlvened the wait by singing THE Mug"ump
Bully" "All Cts Look Alike to me-" seth Low
is Highborn Ladde" and other soul-touchihs
ballads that were parodies on various popular
tunes of the day" and which made NJ. Low out
70 be an undesirable person for Mayor OF the
Greater New-Ycrk, and described him as the
possessor Of various unpleasant personal at
tributes All of which the crowd appeared 10
enjoy. II was plainly an organization crowd.
Among those present were George r. Bidwell
cx-Collector Thomas Murphy. Benjamin L. Lud-
ington John Sabine Smith, James W. Auten'
Morris Eckstein, Postmaster Van Cott, George
W Book L. T.. Chttenden, Robert H. MiheF
j. r. Van Rensselaer,, Jacob Hess, Francis H.
Wilson and William II. Frick.
Governor Black was late. and General Tracy
and Secretary Bliss finally appeared on the plat
form withou: him. Their appearance vas the
signal for the first Of many outbursts OF en-
thuslasm. The crowd rose 70 a man ana
checred until Il tired when the candidate
bowed his Acknowledgements Governor Black
did not arrive until General Tracy had started
to speak The Lincoln Pioneer Corps marched
70 the Fifth Avenue Hotel and escorted thc
Governor who was accompanied by postmaster
Van Cott through Madison ave, Thlrty-hihth-
St. past the Union League club. tnth-aVe' ana
Eifty-ninth-st. TO the Lenox Lyceum HIS ap-
pearance was tLe signal f9r a demonstration
tina, almost cquale1 the reception accorded to
General Tracy.
SECRETARY BLlSS'S REMARKS.
Cornelius y Bliss was introduced as chair
man by Nathaniel f.. Elsberg. as "one OF the
foremost citizens Of the Greater New-fork'
ana he. too. was greeted with great enthusiasm
and prolonged cheering. Dir. Bliss spoke brleny'
declaring his unqualified support OF Eeheral
Tracy. and asserting that the present campaign
was a continuation OF the night against Bryan
ism He spoke follows:
Ladies ami Gentlemen: For this hearty weicom99
I assure YOU YOU have my most sincere tnSn.-.
Questioned A little a, L O'Clock when eit Wasn- n
nston today whether olsn, 20 f9,re wthout
permit from Mayor sT9ng or nls Cnahou,'a,ii5d an oid
frie.d OF mine and though, he would forgive me
this time. came: sI at & any rate m ,rc.,sa , an,
he
7 desirc only 10 say few words TO my Fellow
6ecn H., sone months separated somewhat from
the poltlcai activities Of the town. nave had an
opportunity to look ovsr ne ground ron nsr che the
condition OF affairs her toward the orsana%.of oi
the Greater Ncw-NOrk that Is TO p'. haNo 49,, 49,.
the Republican par;y-my parry Inl YOU, parry
(cAecg, standing win l;s iorScs VRs R,i sbo,Id gvs
ali pcopi. who desire good governmeni me oppTTro
tuuity 70 combine for one ne, srAnu 81 ''''
have seen their .forts dcspised and rejected
until vou have risen IN your majesty ana naie HoLr
own nominations. tcheersJ In my SOU anu anu .h; nehf.
/ approve of them and am WIN WIN yIu o' an ''" "'''e
And now gentlemen, why should ms ue SO. ,
remember IlttIs more than twelve months ago, In
weeks Of October. that men came 10 my o,,eSs l,t
ihc Natona o0nmitIee win pni fas and sad
Is IL possible that this Bryan business - 10 sue.
teeM &c M ,h ' f5, Of This great country after glo-
rious history Of century me peop VIZ , ptas po
, rame r. was ali right ,CheersJ But. remen
hnr over six millions OF votes were cast IN support
ernticmen the fight Is not over a voice: -;
viii be on November 20 hope so. That hight =
Ice expected by on: frlends-our sometime friends
hercha we should submit he1 and "2w a2s S ino'e eG
dates In this town to-day who are standing on me
chicago platform. one openly and actively. and
the athcr without; saying much. but still there
(Applause)
WHAT THEY ARE HERE FOR
Now. there has been great deal OF criticism
lately about men coming from Washington. Ne
braska Ohio and other places to speak to the peo-
pe Of New-York. | really thought that ]. as a
citizen OF New-York had perfect right 10 come
here and state my position. Appause) | have
seen my friends. Thurston and Foraker. received
here I'm New-YorA with great acceptance. pariic-
ulary by some OF the gentlemen VINO now say:
I'VE do not want Senators from other other cities
70 tell us what 10 do" Gentlemen. they have no:
come here to tell you what to do. they have come
here TO find out what you are going 10 do. | have
. little slip here from a Kansas paper, which says:
George fund has been swelied by 6y coniribgtiods lions
from fro W. saae o"s ht are nenry ea-s eor tGss
stands freedom Of the people" etc There have
in the West. and can say 10 you that people a
over the country want 70 know wha, New York
New-York going back on what. it dld for Us. last
TSTR c9daS ries ot % %o ''tS Wo5 D. ''' ''so 'A
That is the question that is asked, and that i
uhy these gentlemen are coming hereto ascer-
tain what YOU going 10 do. There IS only one
thing for the Republican party OF this city to do
II is to get behind benjamin. F Tracy doud
chccrsi elect him the Mayor OF the greater city
and guarantee for four years good government
honest government In every way, and In concur
renee with the great natural sentiment which pre-
walls for honest money. for the killing and death
of Anarchlsm and Socialism. and everything that
comes from the Chicago platform. ,cheers)
General Tracy got another prolonged burst
Of cheers and a waving Of hats and handker-
chiefs when he advanced to the front of the
platform His address was received with much
enthusiasm throughout. He devoted most of
his ammunition to onslaught upon Seth