Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-28
WOMEN TAKE A HAND
HOLD A GREAT Low MEETING IN
COOPER UNION.
CROKER AND PLATT KISSED.
MAYOR STRONG AND JOSEPH CHOATE
AMONG THE SPEAKERS.
Citizens Union AbundanfIy Supplied
With Funds -Generni Tracy'A
Managers Issue N Statement
Showing Tint Repub-
1icans VIII Win.
CROKER AND PLATT KISSED.

NC" YORK. oct EI.-Cooper Union was
never before the scene OF such a strange
political meeting as that which took place
there this afternoon. The majority of those
at the meeting were women. and women
from Murray Hill and Riverside Drive and
west End avenue at that. The women were
adhercnts 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 supplied with Il
bannerctte. on which was the word Low"
and the flags were waved when the women
wished to applaud. The men who came in
for Kisses were principally Croker Ind
Platt. There were few Kisses and a good
deal of applause for Mr.. George, but more
for Low.
Amorg those who organized the meeting
were Mrs. Felix Adler. Mrs. Morris ~
.'essup. Mrs. ]. Kennedy Tod Mrs W. II.
Schief'in and Mrs. Van RenssaIer. When
the women and their male friends flied
the hali. the doors were closed and an
overflow meeting took place outside. Tn
like the meetings of men. the proceedings
were begun promptly on time.
Colonel George Z. Waring, the street
cieaning commissioner called the meeting 10
order and introduced Mayor Strong as
Chairman Mayor Strong said he was d
cyed-iE- the-wool Republican, and had al
ways voted the Republican ticket. but 1t
Was because he loved the Republican party
that he proposed to vote against the Re-
| publican ticket. clean out the auzean
stahies and place that party en- a firm foun-
dation.
The women waved their bannerettes and
appiauded the mayor literally during his
| speech. They also cheered Mr. ~arter, the
next speaker. When Mr.. Carter mentioned
| the name Of General Tracy there were faint
| hisses and slight applause
Rev. DR.. William Rainsford said three
years ago one man had throttled Tam
| many and brought it to the earth. 1t was
too bad that DR.. Parkhurst was not here
now.
Joseph Choate was received with great
| applause. MIR. Choate excoriated Mr. Platt.
eliciting roars of laughter by his flashes
| of wit
Seth Low spoke next making his CUSTOM
| ary argument for home rule
j. Kennedy Tod, treasurer of the Citizens
| Union. has issued a statement to the pub
lie saying that further contributions to the
unions campaign fund are not needed. The
| statement says:
| The peoples responses to the appeal of
the Citizens Union for contributions to its
| campaign fund have been SO numerous and
/ generous that the treasury now contains
| all the money which can be legitimately
| expended between now and election day
| No candidate on the Citizens Union ticket
has contributed, directly or indirectly, 1
| cent to the treasury, nor have contribu-
| tions of corporations been solicited or ac-
| cepted.''
ReY. Mr.. Edward McGlynn, whose ad-
vocacy of Henry Georges theories brought
| him Into conflict With Archbishop Corrigan
| in 1856, Is a frequent visitor at Georges
headquarters. While there to-day DR.. Nc
Glynn said that there was no clash be-
tween the Catholic church and Henry
Georges theories.
Following long caucus Of Republican
district leaders to-day, President Quigg
of the Republican committee, gave out
statement, in part as follows:
Repeated canvasses show that Tracy's
strength is growing, and that Lows sup
port, which has never been large, becomes
smaller every day. There are only two
which Mr.. Low will have any substantial
Republican support. These are the Twen-
ty-seventh and Twenty-ninth.
In those districts. they being the dis
tricts out OF which practically the whole
Low vote will be drawn. the net effect of
Mr.. Lows candidacy will be to increase
the ma1orities of the Republican party over
NanWyck. Lows vote will be smaller than
VanWyck's In each district. We shall carry
New York for Tracy by Just about the plu-
by Governor Black last year over Porter.
The plurality for Tracy over VanWyck will
be greater in Brooklyn than in New York
and is likely to reach 10000. Lows vote will
leave the two great parties. as to compare
tive strength. in just about their normal
conditions but Georges vote will so re-
first rate plurality
nounced that he would vote and work for
General Tracy and the whole Republican
| ticket.