The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-29
Is ROundly Kissed in His Own
WigWam
When He Appeared With Car
ter Harrison.
NOT A CHEER WENT UP
The Boss Retires to the Rear
of the Stage.
Eustis Makes a Speech on the
Cuban Question.

New York, Oct. 29.-Richard Croker
was roundly Kissed at Tammany hall
last night at the first large meeting of
the campaign where the Tammany
manager had made his appearance. It
was at the big meeting attended by
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago and
300 Cook county Democratic leaders.
Cookers plan was to bring them here;
he was chairman of the committee that
welcomed them and he sat proudly up
on the platform smiling upon his guests
when the meeting opened. The audience
was highly enthusiastic one.
Carter Harrison was on the platform
and the Chicago delegation occupied
front seats in the body of the hall. Ow-
ing to repeated Interruptions at the
Tammany gatherings, care was taken
to keep Henry George shOuters out of
the hall
Former Ambassador James B. Eustis
was cheered when he arose to speak,
and during the delivery of his speech he
was cheered literally. The Chicago
men were warmly greeted by the
crowds in the galleries. There was re
newed cheering when Mayor Harrison
appeared on the platform, accompanied
by Richard Croker.
One of the most remarkable things
that ever occurred at a Tammany hall
meeting took place just then. Some one
Croker. The response was a storm of
Kisses that swept over the hall. Not
cheer was given, and the man who
called for them thought he would try
again. In a very loud voice he again
called for three cheers for Richard
Croker. There was a feeble response
this time, but the cheers were drown
ed by kissing. Croker heard the eX-
pressiOns of disapprOYal of himself and
ne retired to a seat far back on the
stage.
James B. Eustis, ex-ambassador to
France, was the first speaker. He did
not mention the silver question or the
Chicago platform. Referring to the
campaign of 1900, he said the tariff
question would be an overshadowing
issue. while the Cuban question might
reach an acute stage.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago was next
introduced and was received with ap-
plause. He asserted that the represen-
tative Democrats of Chicago hoped for
the election of Judge Van Wyck and
declared his belief that national issues
had not been infused into this local
campaign. He spoke of his love for per
sonal liberty and in regard to the
Raines law said if he was a resident of
easy under that odious law, made by a
lot of buckwheat statesmen" (Great
applause.)
Perry Belmont was then introduced.
He had a long speech prepared, but he
cut it short. Nobody applauded him
Several spea kers of local fame then ad-
dressed the meeting.
Richard Croker and Mayor Harrison
left before the meeting ended. The
overflow meeting outside of the hall
was addressed by a number of wigwam
orators.
Before o'clock last night Cooper
Union was filed to the doors with a
mass of men and some women who had
come to hear Father Ducey, of st.
Leo's Catholic church. speak on
Greater New York and Bosses"
Hundreds of people We're turned
away.
On the platform were men and wo-
men, chiefly, it was said, members OF
the priests congregation.
There was no clergyman on the stage
during the evening except Father Du-
cey Just before he came on the stage
a man came from the rear of the plat
form with a gilded rooster about a foot