The herald., 1897-10-28
Manage a Meeting in Lows
Behalf
PLATT AND CROKER KISSED
GEORGES NAME GREETED WITH
APPLAUSE
Committeeman Quigg Insists That
Tracy Is Gaining Strength and
Estimates His Majority
Associated Press Special Wire.

NEW YORK, Oct 27.-Cooper Union
was never before the scene of such 81
strange political meeting as that which
took place there this afternoon. The
majority of those at the meeting We're
women, and women from Murray hill
and Riverside drive and West End ave-
nue., at that. The women were ad-
herents of the Womens Municipal
league, which advocates the election of
Seth Low, and the meeting they got up
was designed to show what they could
do in a political way, even if they did
not have votes. Each woman was sup
piled with a little banner on which was
the word Low, and the flags were waved
when the women wished to applaud.
The men who came in for hisses were
principally Croker and Platt. There
were frequent Kisses and a good deal of
applause for Mr. George, but more for
Low.
Among those who organized the meet
ing were Mrs. Felix Adler, Mrs. Norris
X. Jessup Mrs. J. Kennedy Tod, Mrs.
w. H. Schieffelin and Mrs. Van Rens-
salaer
w nen tne WOHen dn4 tHelf Htstic
friends filled the hall the doors were
closed and an overflow meeting took
place outside. Unlike the meetings of
men the proceedings were begun
promptly on time.
Col. George e. Waring, the street
cleaning commissioner, called the meet
ing to order and introduced Mayor
Strong as chairman. Mayor Strong said
Ill
and had always voted the Republican
ticket, but it was because he loved the
Republican party that he proposed to
vote against the Republican ticket
clean the Augean stables and place that
party on firm foundation. The mayor
then introduced James c. Carter.
The women waved their bannerettes
and applauded the mayor literally dur
ing his speech. They also cheered Mr..
Carter as he proceeded to state to them
what they should do to elect their can
didate.
When Mr.. Carter mentioned the name
of General Tracy there were faint Kisses
and slight applause.
Rev. DR.. William Rainsford said that
three years ago one man had throttled
Tammany and brought it to earth. 1t
was too bad that Dr. Parkhurst was
not here now.
Joseph Choate was received with
great applause. Mr.. Choate excoriated
Mr.. Platt, eliciting roars of laughter by
his flashes of WITT .s.- a. .
Seth Low spoke next, making his
customary argument for home rule.
GEORGES CAMPAIGN
Rev. Edward McGlynn, whose ad-
vocacy of Henry Georges candidacy
brought him in conflict with Archbishop
Corrigan in 1886, is frequent visitor at
Georges headquarters. While there
today DR.. McGlynn said that there was
no clash between the Catholic church
and Henry Georges theories. Follow
ing long caucus of Republican district
leaders today President Quigg of the
Republican committee, predicted that
Tracy would have 10000 plurality over
Van Wyck.
He said: Repeated canvasses show
that Tracy's strength is growing and
that Lows support, which has never
been large, becomes smaller every day."
Gen. Daniel e. Sickles today an
nounced that he would vote and work
for General Tracy and the whole Re-
publican ticket.
A STRANGE CHARGE
The Citizens union today issued
statement which contained a remarka-
BILE charge, that the Republican organ
ization has sent out orders to it's men,
bers to shout for Tracy and vote for Van
Wyck," This report was confirmed by
q prominent member of Tammany, who
stated that Van Wyck expects to get
about $4,000 Republican votes. That
Platt and Tammany will stop at nothing
is also shown by the facts established
by reports from many districts of the
repeated but Intellectual efforts made by
both machines to buy off Citizens union
workers and local candidates and by
the false statements which have been
given by the press of defections among
district chairmen.
j. Kennedy, treasurer of the Citizens
union, has issued statement to the
public. saying that further contribu
tions to the unions funds are not needed
The statement says:
"The peoples response to the appeal
of the Citizens union for contributions
to its campaign funds have been SO nu
merous and generous that their treas
ury now contains all the money which
now and election day. No candidate on
the Citizens union ticket has contribHt-
ed, directly or indirectly, one cent to
the treasury, nor have contributions of
corporations been solicited or accepted" :"
THE WEEKS WORK
Speeches at midday, speeches at
night, with argument and quick work at
all times, Is the program for the week of
the half-score Of parties contesting for
the honors in the election that Is to be
held in Greater New York on Tuesday
next. The message said to have been
sent by the George leaders to w. j..
Bryan, asking him to give the weight Of
his influence and eloquence in aid Of the
Jeffersonian nominee, is taken as par
tial admission that their cause is not in
as hopeful condition as those leaders
have represented 1t to be. The time is
SO shortly that it is scarcely to be ex-
pected that Bryan will be induced to re-
spond.
Scottish Rite Masons
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 27.-The
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