The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-30
TRACY,S GAIL TO DUTY.
His ForceruI speech to staten Islanders Last
Night.

His Forceful Speech to staten Islanders Last
Night.
Gen. Benjamin F. Tracy made his first speech
of the present campaign in Richmond county at
Prohibition Park. Staten Island. last night.
Eight thousand enthusiastic Republicans gave
the candidate a royal welcome. In his trip from
the ferry house in st. George TO Prohibition
Park he was recognized everywhere and
greeted with deafening cheers. Tho big
auditorium at Prohibition Park WIS packed to
its utmost capacity, and when Gen. Tracy en-
tered there was a scene Of the widest enthusi-
asm. Cheer after cheer rang through the hall,
the women joining as heartily In the applause
as the men. Gen. Tracy entered on The arm Of
Hugh McRobert, the Republican leader OF the
county.
Ernest Fl. Seehusen. Chairman Of the Republi-
can County Committee, presided at the meeting.
When the enthusiastic cheering that was &C.
corded him had subsidized, Gen. Tracy said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: l suppose the Low
fellows will say tomorrow that there was an
other frost in Richmond county last night.
lLauGhter.l II seems TO me that nowhere in tho
country has the Republican party grown so fast
az over here in Staten Island. Why. the county
only gave President Mckinley 6.lOO votes last
year, and unless I'm very much mistaken there
My friends. in the midst of this campaign
there has occurred a sad thing. The sudden
ana tragic death OF Henry Ge0rRc, the canul-
date of the Jeffersonian Democracy, has cast a
gloom over the entire State OF New York. He was
a man of strong and earnest convictions, convic.
tions which no maintained with the greatest
courage and ability. He was an cstimnble man.
and we deeply regret his untimeiy death.
But, Notwithstanding the sad event, the
contest in our city must go on. We can,
us and will continue to be at our
hands until next Tuesday. You here
on staten Island are particularly interested
In the present campaign because 1t is your first
as part OF the great city of New York. OF
all the boronshs that will 60 to make up that
e ONE Of iehR Sood fTIIlsnG sisnt Project pren tn" Of
annc1ing all the surrounding country to Man
haitian Island and making it one great city
will certainly make or mar to n great cX.
tent Richmond county. You on Staten Island
want improvements; you want the worth OF
the money which is to be spent, and whether
you yet the improvements and whether your
contribution to the city is iudiciously expended
will depend entirely upon the next administra'
ton. The great question which concerns you
and is the first for your consideration is whether
or not you want Tammany Hall to rule here.
You all know Tammany Hall. 1t needs nc
introduction or description from me. History
has provided for all OF that. ! might say
however, that it is the embodiment oil
all that is evil and pernicIous in
Dervading every section OF your beautiful island
you will votcf for its candidate. II you don I wan
IL you have but one alternative. which is u
vote for the candidate OF the Republican party
There is no doubt on this point; it must be on,
or the other: 1t is n contest between the Re
pendents are not in il. Laughter and a cry o
You bet they're nOt,'l