The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
FOR TRACY AND FOR HONOR
CdRNEGIE NAN PACKED WITH
CHEERING THOUSANDS.

Gen. TracJ Chccred FOR five Pull Minutes
on Entrring the Hnii-ne Reviews the
Situation ana scorrs tho CT Liar. rov
Their Campaign OF False prrtences-Seth
Lows Indecent Grab FOR the seorgo Vote.
The last of the great Republican meetings OF
the campaign, and ono of the greatest of them
all, was held last night in Carnegie Music
Hall. Tho big hall was packed from the
floor to the ceiling W tn a cheering crowd
that shouted for a victor; already won. 10
was a Republican crowd. 1t was a representa-
tive crowd. The two tiers OF boxes were filed
with distinguished Republicans and friends Of
Gen. Tracy. Men who have been working for
him night and day and who felt last night that
their work was practically done and that their
efforts would surely be crowned with success 40
the polls.
For half an hour before the doors Of tho Music
liall were opened there was a struggling mob
outside at both the Finy.sixth and Fifty
seventh street entrances. all pushing and
showing for the best position for the rush
that wouii come when the doors were
opened. 1t took less than ten minutes
to Ill every scat in the hall. and in five minutes
more there wasn't II foot of landing room any.
where. The stage vas packed. every gallery
was packed clear back to the wall. and every
box had twice as many occupants AS II had been
built to accommodate.
Gen. Tracy got the greatest greeting that he
has received II; any meeting in the campaign.
His arrival at the hall Il few minutes after 8
O'Clock was signalled by n shout at tho Fifty
sixth street entrance that was taken up by
the crowd In the corridor. and then by the
crowd in the doorway and then swept over the
great audience even before the General had
reached the door. When he did enter the hall
every man and every woman in the building
yr.a m Fnnf A,ttn- nd ..,.-- -
handkerchicfs and flags and hats.
Half a doz II men in the DO iy of the hall had
armed themselves with immense tin horns, the
noise OF which was like the foghorn OF an ocean
steamship, and they blew these horns till they
were red in the face. For four minutes and o
half, without n single let up, the shouting
and the cheering and the waving and the
horn blowing was kept up. Gen. Tracy
had made Ills way to the platform and stood
by he speakers desk. smiling and bowling in
acknowledgment of the honor done him.. When
at the end Of four minutes and a half tho cheer
ing subsidized u little, the horn %tooters, who had
blown themselves out a moment or SO before,
started OFT with their second wind, and there
was a repetition OF the uproar.
The cheering swept from the stage to the top
most limit OF the top gallery and back again to
the stage. The occupants Of the boxes were as
enthusiastic as was the crowd in the top
LiVb anu "ollti "dNtu lliiHk d1A
shrieked their welcome. Gen. Tracy had
taken his seat when the uproar first subsidized.
and he was compelled again and again 10 rise
and make further acknowledgements The SEQ
ond season of applause was co cluded with q
mighty roar of - " no is Tracy r.
The voice was that Of Il man in the second gal.
lery, and quick as a wink there was an answer.
ing roar from two.ihirds OF the big audience.
= First in war, first In peace, first in the hearts
af his c~ountrymen."
Thumpty thump -thump, thumpty thump-
thump went the feet with the noise OF rolling
thunder.
The What's-the-mattcr man got in his work.
too. and there was still some confusion when
Lemuel +. Quigg. President OF the Repub-
lican County Committee. stepped TO tho
front to call the meeting 10 order. Mr..
Quigg's appearance was the signal for
another uproar, which | sted for a full minute,
and which ended with three rousing cheers for
Gen. Tracy and three more for himself. When
he could make himself heard Mr.. Quigg
called the meeting to order and made
a short speech. He referred t. the cam.
paign as the most remarkable political
contest in which the citizens of New York had
ever engaged. most remarkable for the conse-
quences not only to New York but to the whole
country.
"Inotice." said Mr.. Quigg. THAT my friend,
the present Mayor of New York."
He got no further. Hoots aud Kisses greeted
the mention OF Mayor Strong. All over tho
hall. from gallery to stage, men hooted and
howled their dCTision and Kissed with tho
noise of escaping steam. Two or three
times President Quigg tried to stop the noise.
but he was unsuccessful. The crowd had It in
for Mayor Strong. and there was no question
about the opinion it had Of him. When Mr..
Quigg could proceed he did not finish his SEM
tence. but began "A new one.
well. now" said he. Just think Of it. Three
years ago we thought we had raised high above
the City Hall the banner OF the Republican
party. and we had "A right TO think so. for 1t was
the Republican party which elected William L.
Strong. and we had a right to believe that the
banner OF the Republican party WAS placed On
the City Hall"
The cheering was renewed. Mr.. Quigg next
described Mayor StronG's action in campaigns.
ing for Low. and there were moro boots and
Kisses for the Mayor. lie said that Mayor
Strong seemed to object TO the fact that the Re-
publican President of the United States had
expressed a hope for the election Of Gen. Tracy.
There were cheers for President Mckinley and
more boots and hisscS for Mayor Strong.
Mr.. Quigg said Mayor Strong also OBJ
jcCt"d and appeared to he Offended at
the appearance turing the campaign q
distinguished Republicans from other States.
He referred particularly to Senator For
akcr AMI Senator ThurSton. and he saidf
" 1T seems TO me- TINT such AN objection lnight
come with more grace from a Mayor who had
not himself been in the business of importing
statesmen, not only To tell MS how to vote, but
10 draw salaries from the city and run the gov
rnmcnt."
Thi, WAS greeted with roars Of laughter and
shouts aud cheers for MIR. Qr!gg and more
Kisses for Mayor strong. Mr.. Qulgg next
nyZ,rI,I that this tifN Wns "a lpnuIe
lican city mud had been such since tn" Is Hot
law was changed. So that l]HmlUany Hall no
longer had control Of the elections. Since that
law was changed, he said. there had been three
elections and the Rcrub!ic,ns had won two Of
them hy great majpritirs.
This time. ne -tii, the Democratic vo'cin
the city OF New luik is going to To- divided
among four candidates, amt tho l'cpHb,iran
vote will be- consolidated ON ten. Benjamin +.