New-York tribune., 1897-01-13
BROOKLYN MEN FOR CHOATE
,rpprsENTATIvE CITIZENS PRESS HIS
CLAIMS FOR SENATOR.

srrRRING SPEECHES IN HISTORICAL HALL By ok.
sroDRs Ex-MAYoR scHrEREN JAMES
MKEEN AND S. L. woODHoUsE
AND CHARLES STEWART
SMITH. OF THIS CITY
historical Hail. Brooklyn. was we'll filled last
r,sht with citizens who had gone there TO de-
uand the election Of Joseph II. Choate to the
y-r,fed States Senate. The severe weather had
,s effect on the size Of the audience. but Mr..
cboate may well feel honored at the quality
=, the people who turned out to do him honor.
7, was a representative Brooklyn audience COM
nosed of intelligent and cultivated people, ana
they were deeply in earnest. Among those
n-ssent were Alexander e Orr. president OF the
Chamber of Commerce: James Mckeen. presl-
den; Of the Hamilton Club ex-Park Commits
.,one- Souier Hiram r. Steele Willis L. ogden.
I. rockingham. exAlderman Isaac H. Cary
ra,nen B. Gambler. Principal Truman J.
rackus Of Packer Institute: William q. sharp
nresident Of the First Ward Republican Com
,ni,tee: Franklin Woodruff. Norman d. samp-
son. William V Upper and Henry L. Pratt.
The meeting was held under the auspices OF
,hs Rrooklvn Choate Committee. Ex-Mayor
Charles 4 Schieren presided and addresses
uere made by the Rev. DR. Richard ;. Storrs.
Charles Stewart Smith. James Mckeen and
svlvester L. Woodhouse The auditors ap-
preciated every point and rewarded the speakers
with applause. Dr.. Storrs made the principal
sneech Of the evening. and spoke with an IN
,snsitv OF feeling that he seldom displays; par
,,cua-lv when he replied TO the statement that
f. was useless to fight Mr.. Plat because his
election was a foregOne conclusion. When he
said II We are not successful this year. shall
have taken our stand. made our protest, lifted
our voices and the fruit OF it will come back IN
the future years" his voice rang out with fer
yor that fairly electrified his hearers.
When he had ended his address exMayor
schieren stepped forward. and. referring to Mr..
storrss statement that men did not dare to
speak their convictions, he said: Il dare TO stand
up against one mans power in this State. and I
an not afraid TO say So" a remark that was
greeted with cheers The other speeches were
all well received. particularly Mr.. McKeens lu-
dicrous description of Mr. Platts record in the
Senate
MR. SCHEIREN'S REMARKS
IN calling the meeting 70 order Mr. Schieren
said
We times feel that We have deGenerated
from the good Old-time, rePresentatyes, is not not
As o. Old hut il is rather from a lack of proper
attention public duty that able men are not
n'OusHl lOl ""'" "Iiu .-e,,c;l
10 be sent TO our legislatures and to the council
of our Government. Party leaders and party WORK
ers necessity. and should he honored ana
recognized: but for representatives 10 the highest
and most responsible positions in the country ana
in the gift OF the State we should require more
than party reward. We should demand men OF
genius power and education. and OF the highest
personal character Such man Is Hon. Joseph II.
Choate Ills eminent htne% for United states
Senator Is TOO well known II needs no praise at
nv hand All Is necessary now X 10 arouse
public sentiment his behalf and urge all Re-
ruhcans in this State TO petition their representa-
lives IN the Legislature vote for Hon. Joseph II.
Choate as Senator of the United States Great ap-
plalse)