New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-03
BIG TIME IN TAMMANY HALL.
A TUMULTUoUs CROWD REJoICEs OVER
THE VICTORY

| IT WAS PROFITABLE EVENING FOR NEIGHBoR-
ING LIQUOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WHO
TRIED TO ENTERTAIN THE MOB.
| The ginmills in the region about Fourteenth
st. and Th,rd-ave. sold more bad whiskey last
night than on any previous night OF their pros
porous history. 1t poured in a never-ending
stream down the threats Of the unterrifed De-
mocracy-throats that were parched and strained
with much yelling for Tammany was holding
a continuous performance jubilee. The shouting
began before o'clock and continued for hours.
Fourteenth-st. was a mass Of shifting nsures
from Thrd-ave to Irving Place. with COM
parativey stationary throng near the Tammany
bulletin sheet The gallery Of the big upper hall
Of Tammany was chock full by I o'clock. and
the body Of the chamber was half full OF stand
Ing men, while many women occupied the boxes
On the platform sat ex-City Chamberlain 7. C. 1.
Grain. with his soft perpetual smile: Congress
man Sulzer big Tom Brennan, CIVIL justice
Joseph H. Stiner and other Tammany adherents
including miscellaneous assortment or spell
binders. The chief figure was John Il. McGold-
rick, secretary of the Tammany Society, VINO
read the returns Their tenor was in every IN
stance the same way. all for Van Wyck or JUS
tice Parker and always roar Of cheers drowned
the last figures read Indeed. the noise or shuf-
fling feet on the floor was 80 great. mingled
with the blare OF bands In the streets and the
footing of horns by enthusiastic members Of
the audience, that 1t was rather difficult even
to hear the returns McGoldrick gave them
out.
BROOKLYN SURPRISED THEM
A few returns were read. and then Mr.. Grain
introduced Justice Stner who made redhot
Tammany speech. Mr.. McGoldrck followed
him with a bunch Of yellow slips In his hands.
You know we're nwfuy afraid of Brooklyn
he began in a whimsical tone. and the crowd
laughed IF we break even In Brooklyn Van
WICK will have $4,000 majority" and the crowd
cheered wildly Then H. read returns from a
dozen or so election districts in Brooklyn MI.
BENJAMIN F. Tracy" so many. Mr.. Seeth Lowe"
so many, Robert A. Van Wyck so many "a
larger number than either, and the nall re-
sounded with handclappng and shouts.
Up and down the stairway passed two streams
Of humanity both thirsty. the descending lot
whskey the ascending for news OF the victory
but gradually the arrivals exceeded the Depart
ures and the body OF the hall was nearly hlled
with jostling. eager crowd. the smoke OF ther
bad cigars ascending in cloud or incense III
honor Of their triumph They leaned upon INC
omen nIatform gazing up into the speakers faces.
boder-more and more Of them the evening
advanced-invaded the stage itself. ana Hhsieo
with the orators who were to hold forth. In
the tiny room back Of the stage were two tele-
eraph operators and from this room MIR. NC
co,dr,ck came forth ct frequent intervals with
HE bulletins These all read one way. He never
GOT IN the end Of one OF them. He would give
the vote for Tracy and for Low. and then get az
far az Robert A. Van Wyck. eighteen 'hou
sand FOUR and tornado OF cheers anu
horn-tootings would sweep away INTO space 'he
-vr,a,r,ry figures. while the band struck up "A
10, Time In the Old Town Tonight" or some
equally appropriate air.
Several spellbinders sandwiched slices OF eio-
ouence in between the chunky returns among
thor, w A. Scott. c. c. Frost. Morris Blumen-
thai and James w. OBrlen. When 1t was an
nounced that Van Wyck's vote had reached
10000 there was great 1ubilation AT about
o'clock Thomas S. Brennan. arrsyed in wide
grin and a shiny silk hat. pushed his way to the
sneakers' table, on which he deposited toy
tiger about two feet in length. The tiger. which
had lean sides and hungry look. as bentted
beast that hadn't had square meal IN three
wears. wagged his head In a friendly ana Know
inc fashion at the big gathering, whlch iairiy
vent wild with delight Then brennan hI'ed
the beast high in air and the hungerihg patri
OTIS redoubled their sympathetic yeiis ana
ocreecbes keeping up the din while several
niacards bearing notices devised by Brennan
were fastened onto The chanueners' in ,ss',
placards read: Well Wen, wsi'' we .oi" SUd
So" Justice done 10 the peoPic ~ io''' A''"
THE people did It,"
GRADY HAS A CHANCE.
THAN there were loud and long cries for
"f,radv." "Grady"-not so very long. either.
fo- Grady is too fond Of speaking and OF the
ann,ause Of Tammany audiences ever to keep
Tho crowd waiting longer than the time neces-
sarv for him to make his way to the front OF the
rlatform He made a typical Gradlan speech, IN
the course Of which he said that Tammany had
been obliged TO contend mot only against our
noltical opponents, but against those Qroni-
cally) whose social distinction entities them 10
be our rulers: and we send our compliments 10
printing House Square. cloud cheerS) There
ier't an honest American woman but reJoices
to-niCht at the victory Of Van Wyck tChecrs)
If MIR Croker (cheers) returned from Europe 10
direct our poitics, he made good Job OF It,"
"a voice: You bet ne did"D Grady was In
the full tide of his eloquence when great roar
Of voices before. beside ana behlnd MN an
bounced the arrival Of Richard Croker. who had
come ND the rear stairway and was being es-
corted to the front Of the stage. Those who
think that Croker never smiles should nave
seen him at that instant, when the cheers on
cheers and the wild yells OF his devoted hench-
men rent and tore the air, and their hats were
hrandished as frantically as the swords OF the
Hungarian nobility when they swore fealty to
their Queen ,
II took time to obtain measure Of quiet
but finally Mr.. Croker was able to make himself
heard in a brief speech. He said that 1t was
a pleasure for him to be able to tell his hear
ers that the whole Democratic ticket had been
elected by an overwhelming majority. The peo-
pie of New-York had decided that Tammany
was right: and he again congratulated his
auditors that they had won victory which
would give them freedom and closed by saying:
81 thank you all from the bottom Of my heart
for the good work you have done. and bid you
all good night
Then amid another great outburst OF ap-
plause Mr. Croker pushed his way through the
crowd, which had pressed closely around him