The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-22
Was the Speech-Making of Seth
Lows AdherentS.
OVATION AFTER OVATION
Given Grant and Others Who Advocated His
Eleciion-George Expresses His Views
of Croker and His Wealth.

filed every seat in the pit, crowded tbs
boxes and from thence swept up to the
topmost row of the big gallery, was pres
ent Even the stage was uncomforta-
bly, crowded. -
The most remarkable feature Of the
meeting was the fact that It was not
billed as Citizens" but as republic
an meeting being held under the auspices
of the republican organization (anti-
PlatD of the city of New York. About
1000 of the audience was composed of
women. Enthusiasm fairly dubbed
over and when the familiar features of
Mayor Strong appeared at the bottom
of thu stairway leading to the stage, the
whole house stood up and cheered. I'M
mediately behind the mayor came the ia
miliar features of Seth Low. The first
glimpse of the candidate SGT the house
Wild
In calling. the meeting to order the
chairman addressed the audience as
"Fellow republicans" and this evoked
cheers.
Mayor Strong was introduced and
could not speak until he had endured
another burst of cheering.
Mr.. Strong began by declaring that the
"real, genuine republicans" of New York
were supporting Seth Low, and then
quoted Secretary of the Interior Bliss
''bitter criticism of Senator Plat a few
years ago"
Gen. Wagner Swayne, the next
Speaker, was Justify cheered. He said in
TART: 1--WE are here as republicans. Some
of us voted for Fremont and some OF
MS voted for Abraham Lincoln in the
battlefields of the south. 1 learned of his
election in rebel newspaper as 1 was
marching through Georgia. The only re-
publican mayor of New York in thirty
five years, Mayor Strong was chosen
with non-partisan help. That Is why we
knew we would require such help in this
campaign and we selected the candidate
who could best draw It."
Seth Low was next introduced. Such
storm of applause as arose has rarely
been heard in Carnegie hall. An Ameri-
can flag, campaign banners, transpar-
encies and handkerchiefs were whistllng
and waving in the air.
Those who could not wave anything
cheered and yelled and stamped until the
din was deafening Before it had time
to die out it was revived by the ap-
pearance of a number of transparencies
brought down the aisle by Low club re-
publicans.
1t was exastly four miutes before the
cheering subsidized. only to be brought
to life again by the mayor. who arose
and demanded. Three and three
mora" for the next mayor Of Greater
New York-Seth Low" For two or
more minutes the whirlwind of enthusi-
assn swept the house, and even after 1t
had died out entirely it was renewed
when Mr.. Low had said:
yellow citizens"
Mr.. Lows speech was a repetition of
the address he has delivered through
out the entire campaign.
He referred to Mr.. Plat as Citizen
of Oswego," and to Mr.. Croker as a fire
uuenter of the English race track" and
called ON his hearers to vote for home
rule.
When Elihu Root, the next speaker,
mentioned Henry Georges name. there
was vigorous applause, in which Seth
Low Joined The name of Gen. Tracy
was Kissed. Joseph Choate was cheered
more heartily than any other speaker
except the mayor, and was referred TO
as the next senator from New York"
His speech set the house fairly wild.
Speaking of Senator Platt he said:
HE does not belong to New York
city, and thank God New York does not
belong to him."
Gen. Arson G. McCook was the next
and last speaker.
There was an overlooking meeting in
the street, where 1000 persons listened
to many speeches and shouted for
several hours.
Henry George and ex-Postmaster Day.
ton spoke tonight at a Thomas Jefferson
mass meeting in the borough of the
Bronx.
The candidates were enthusiastically
received.
The first part of Henry Georges
speech was an explanation of the prin-
ciples on which he expected to be elect
ed. Then he said:
az say nothing against the personal
character of any man. If Croker got his
palaces and race horses honestly, let him