The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-15
NO WHOOP IN THE TIGER.
TAMMANY'S FIRST MEETING DEVOID
OF ENTHUSI4SM.
CroEer's Name Kissed In Hail, and
the Names ON His Ticket Coldiy Received
Grady NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tor tho County
TIcLct-CumminEs'T Tries to Square HIs CHIEF.

"rhuy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tor tho aouhty
TicEct-CumminEs Tries to Square HIs CHIEF.
Tammany Hall turned out its old crowd last
night, but they came with empty guns. They
lacked the ginger and tho snap that tho old
Tammany crowd had, but, as one man put 1t,
" What tell can yer expect; dye tink we can
veil on empty stomachs ." Whether 1t was
empty stomachs or not, the crowd didn't yell
with tho old.time enthusiasm. Even when the
band played "Itoxiana Doolcy" and rummed
out the fact that
Roxy's Irish as a boiled ~pertater.
Her nose II Is a Conncmara pug;
And when she dances In the big teayter
She looks as Oriental as n rug.
They didn't put in half the vim or half the fire
In the yelling that the people who came just to
listen were entitled to hear. Furthermore, right
at the start OF the principal speech u man with
a voice as big as tho well, well mans yelled:
"lhrco cheers for Henry George and there
was a whoopinG hurrah that it took some time
TO drown out with Kisses.
The Hon. Thomas +. Grady was indicated. II
the fact that he got the only real old fashioned
Tammany Hall whoop can be counted n vindi.
cation. And the Hon. Amos j. Cummings did
his best to square matters for Richard Croker.
Richard Croker's name was Kissed. It's
been a mighty long time since the leader Of
TUmmany Hall was Kissed at n Tammany rat
~ilcation meeting. Col. Bill Brown, who, less
than a month ago. resigned from Tammany
Hall because he couldn't stomach a yellow.dog
ticket, last night, either in a fit of absent
mindcdncss or of sarcasm, sent the folio wing
telegram to John c. Shcchan. 1t was dated
Great Darlington, Mass:
I am unable to attend the ratification tonight.
tickets. The Democratic party should rejoice over
the selections. The candidates deserve and ought TO
With the presentment made the bemocracy will be
victorious.
1t was a little after 8 o'clock when the dis
tinguishcd ones of the Hall. headed by Col.
Asa Bird To-Iiell, with. Reform Gardiner. Big
Tom Brennan and Hugh Grant, reached the
platform. In place of the mighty whoop that
they had received In former years they
got a ~listless handicap, and Tom Brcn-
nan had no difficulty in introducing OK
Judge Van Hoescn as Chairman. In the course
OF his speech the Chairman said he had no doubt
that Gen. Tracy was superior as a lawyer to
Mr.. George. There is no doubt, he said, that
Mr.. George is superior as n writer to Gen. Tracy.
But there is no doubt that MIR. Low ms a poll
tician is superior to them both. He has attained
that perfection
Judge Van Hocsen introduced John II. Stanch.
field, the Democratic leader OF the Assembly. as
the principal speaker. Ex-Ciov. Campbell OF
Ohio was to have had that place and Young
Arthur y. German of Maryland was TO have
been second best. Mr.. German was detained in
Virginia and Gov. Campbell had to go to Con-
necticut.
So MIR. StanChfeld took the places of both, and
was rewarded when he finished his speech with
a whoop-up boom for Governor. Mr.. Stanch-
fields speech was aimed against the Republican
party, the only party that is really fighting
~TammGny.'
1t was right in the first part OF this speech
that the man with the big voice called for cheers
for George. and then there WAS q com.
OUTS o"Itt!'"9"" Put THIN him OUT" and Put that dog on "r"'
Alternately the cheers were on top and then the
came quiet. and MIR. Stanchaeid proceeded with
his speech. He talked about the tariff, about
the Democratic victories in Indianapolis and in
Connecticut, about the tax rate. and then said:
In Cooper Union We hear Of Mr.. Low saying
that Tammany didn't dare adopt the principles
OF the Chicago platform: but | say to you, what
plank of the Chicago platform that is gernlane
TO the issues Of to-day do we fail to find in Tam
There were yclls of None" and some cheer
ing. Mr.. Stanchtcld talked about a govern
about Mr. GEORGE and Seth Low. Tho two or
three times he mentioned the name OF Judge
Van WyCk brought out frosty, cheers. The
adopted also got frosty cheers. When 1t came
to reading the Endorsement of the ticket the
were received in absolute silence, and that of
Francis NJ. Scott was Kissed. But there was
genuine applause when It came to the county
ticket, and the names Of Tom Dunn, SohmcT,
Froumc. Gardiner. and Peters were all chccrcd.
There were yells or Seltzor when this routine
resembles Henry Clay. had just arrived on the
platform, but tho managers wouldn't let him
square ltichart Croker. Mr.. Cummings was re-
ccived with a lot Of shouting, II was he who
launched the boom for StanChficld for Governor,
and when the yelling for that had died out he
sad; !. ,,o or,o,., .o,.o ~ r,,.
question was asked, of a Democrat in this city
six weeks ago. and his answer. promptly made.
was ,LoYpaity;' ;, And md the name OF that Demo-
There was a burst Of applause. and with it
Misses loud and long. Mr.. CrokeT was not pres.
was still going on there was a yell for three cheers
for John C. sheehan, but they were suppressed.
When Mr.. Cummings could proceed he said:
Richard Croker is a pan, who has always
has always been loyal 10 the people and to the
Government. Loyalty IL the test of true
During his remarks the crowd occasionally
warmed up. but II wasn't n WRrm-up of the very
enthusiastic sort. The mention OF Sheehnn's
name was received with great applause. Gro
The yclls for Settler were renewed when Mr..
Cuulmings finished. but Thomas +. Grady was
crowd jumped up and whooped and yelled. and
as the yelling died away 1t rose again. It
wound wound u S bP the ToS sscp iot h 1t%o r with r6 shout" Of
Grady's face wore a smile that reached from
car to ear, and he thanked the crowd for its wei.
come. He made a speech that kept tho boys
busy, applauding. as he always does. 1t was
chiefly a dcnunciation Of the present admins.
~tration. He declared that the Republicans and
the George men and the Low men had neglected
the issue OF tho campaign.
What we want them TO explain" he said,
sis just what they think OF the buncO game that
was pla Eyed on the voters OF the city OF New
| York just three years ago. Arm yourself with
a shotgun to- night, and go through as many
of the streets as they have left open. Go through
the prisons, go to the schools, to the colleges,
aye, go to the doors of the l~nnatic asylums, and
you won't BIO able to find the man who will ad-
And the crowd whooped and howled and
shrieked their applause. Four-fifths Of the
people In the hall left at tho conclusion OF
Grady's speech. Judge Henry Goldfogle then
smoke for about fifteen minutes. after which
Judge Van Hosscn declared the meeting Cd:
Judge Van Wyck and then filed out of the hall.
There were three street meetings outside OF
Fourteenth street. between broadway, and
Third avenue and cheored the speakers. the big
brass band and the fireworks. August r,
Dougherty presided at stand No; !, Victor j.:
No. 3. About twenty-five speakers addressed