New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-02
GERMANS FOR ROOSEVELT.
A MAGNIFICENT DEMONSTRATION IN
COOPER UNION
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE AT i MEMORABLE
GATHERING ARTHUR Won BRlEsEN
PRESIDEs AND THE COLONEL
AND OTHERS SPEAK.


Arc the German-Amercans Of New-York OF,
for Colonel Theodore Roosevelt? II there was
ever any doubt IN the mind Of the Republican
candidate as how this question would be
answered on the eighth day OF November that
doubt must have been swept beyond recall ~
the hurricane Of enthusiasm that greeted h.s
appearance and every mention Of MS name and
his cause a, the great mass meeting Of German
Americans at Cooper Union last evening. Il
was the most remarkable meeting yet held in
this campaign in that famous auditorium. In
deed it is doubtful n ar. political meeting ever
held in that forum Of labor exceeded in spon
taneous manifestation Of goodwin and boundless
admiration the huge gathering there last night.
Mr.. Croker has been declaring that Germans
would cast thoir votes largely for his man Van
Wyck. II any echoes from Cooper Union pene-
tcated the Democratic Club last night he must
have been suddenly disillusioned
Every seat IN the oig hail was ;ahan with
rush in fow minutes after the doors wera
open. Crowds clamoring for admittance
soon after : o'clock. and = half-hoar later ad
mittance could not be secured Irrepressiba
enthusiasm was in the air from the start. \
thousand tongues wer" wagging rapidly, and
there was no lack ~ discussion caused by tho
fact that there was no difference of opinion
The most significant fact about the meeting
vas the character # the audience All classes
of Germans were represented The workngnlar
we'll the professional man had come. and
come early, TO see the man OF his choice and
to cheer him with his approval r. there hal
ever been belief in any quarter that the Ger
mans of NevYork had a gruGge against Theo-
dore Roosevelt for his enforcement, while Po-
lice Commissioner of the law Of the State. that
belief must have faded away before the vhirl-
wind Of cheers that every mention Of his namn
evoked
The ~aetine cae held under tho auspices ~
th4 Roosevelt League Of Independent German
Americans Arthur Won Rriessn presided. and
besides Colonel Roosevelt the speakers included
carl ?. HlnsL Frederick " Hollis and Major
Carl Lentz. While tremendous applause the
order Of the evening. and while every other
sentence " the speakers was greeted with 4
tumut II approval. the demonstration when
Colonel Roosevelt appeared 9.3o O'Clock. after
making two speeches in The Bronx was one -
he Ing remembered The entire house rose at
fis arrival. and every man. woman end child
in the hall frantioally hailed him with cheers
and waving handkerchiofs AMI hats and
sticks until it seemed II the racket must
subsiie from snoer weerineas on the part -
those vh, made it. But still the uproar
tnued. Accustomed as Colonel Roosevelt is to
warm receptions from his friends in this state
and his foes in Cuba, he was plainly astonished
at the character Of the greeting he got. II was
nearly five minutes before the cheering mutt
tude would give him chance 10 speak Major
Lentz vas speaking when Colonel Roosevelt ar
rived. and although he manifested a disposition
II continue. his audience would not have n
They would not be satisfied until he gave way
and Colonel Roosevelt advanced t. the desk
The rest the candidate took over Sunday had
its effect in restoring lis strength and his voice
was clear and strong.