New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-02
THE COLONEL FAR UPTOWN.
ROUSING MEETING on WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS ADDRESSED BY THE RE-

HEIGHTS Addressed lSI lh'
PUBLICAN CANDIDATE
One OF the greatest political meetings ever held
on Washington Heights was the Republican raly
last night Mt Cosmopolitan Hall. Amsterdam-aVe.
and Ono-hundred a nd-slxty- Fully eight
thousand people gathered there to see and hear
Colonel Roosevelt. The hall, although large one.
could not hold one-hrd OF the people there early
IN the evening. and rather than disappoint any
body Colonel Roosevelt held two meetings. one In
the hall and the other in the park surrounding H.
The size OF the crowd exceeded the most SAN
guIne expectations OF the promoters OF the meeting
and the enthusiastic manner In which Colonel
Roosevelt was received extremely gratifying
Colonel Roosevelt arrived at the hall before 8
o'clock He first talked TO the crowd which was
unable to get into the hail. ani then he made his
sccond speech inside
Az at previous meetings Colonel Roosevelt did
not confne his remarks TO a single issue OF the
campaign as his Democratic opponents have been
doing. but talked boldly on all the issues. both
National and State and his remarks were greeted
with uproarous applause He arraigned the King
OF Tammany Hall and his cohorts for their attack
upon the judiciary, and then referred to the cahai
question He declared that II there had been mai
feasance In the work the canals the guilty ones
were praying for Democratic success. CohtnulhE,
Colonel Roosevelt said that II he was elected the
would be the fullest Investigation OF all charges
against the management or the canals, ana II II
IT would be rcmedied IT, on the other hand y
found that any persons had been gn 1Ss OK
wrongdong they would be punished REGARDLESS .c o.,
their political affiliations. Colonel Roosevelt coseu
by saying that the manner in which the local GOV
eminent being administered was only sainIIo
OF what tho people might expect IN the govern
mpnt OF the State II Cookers candidate was
elected. IT,, 49,.
Everybody apparently wanted 70 shake hanns
with Colonel Roosevelt he was leaving the ma II.
and he was cheered TO the echo until his carriage
out of sight. -,
Among the other speakers AT the big meeting
was John Proctor Clark, who dealt almost entTeIy
with local issues and contrasted the city, present
administration with the administration OF Mayor
/ Strong. ,, , l..
| Congressman Quigg made a telling speech. in
which he ridculed the Democratic Congress can,
ddates for their refusal 10 state whether they stood
on a gold or silver platform
Linn Bruce who had Just returned from stump
Ing tour of the state. gave most encouraging re-
port OF the great enthusiasm manifested every
where for Colonel Roosevelt and the entire Re-
publican ticket. -
Other speakers were Senator John Ford. E. H.
Gumby and Charles W. Lewis candidate for the
Assembly In the XXI1Td District.
While the big Republican rally was in progress
the Democrats tried hold meeting in Wash
ington Hall. blocks away. but there was not
more than n corporals guard present, and the
whole thing was such frost that icicles formed on
the boards of the speakers