The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-20
KEEP THE ASSEMBLY SAFE!
ROOSEVELT COMES TO MtzsT,s AID
AGAINST CROkER.

| Mass Meeting In Durland's-Comparest the
| Records of the Democrats and R-pubii-
cans In City and state and on This Asks
| support for the Fusion Candida tes.
| With rousing whoop the Republican cam.
| paiRh opened last night at Durand's Riding
| Academy Fifty ninth street and Park avenue,
and the notion that this is an OF year. and
consequently dull market for enthusiasm.
was knocked out right at the beginning by .
crowd that not only led the place but afforded
material for q couple OF overflow meetings.
| The principal speaker OF the evening was Gov.
| Roosevelt. who was received lust as heartily
as whom he was campaigning for himself.
The Mazst Committee was represented on
the platform by its Chairman. one OF ts oil Ter
members and two Of its counsel. aud the City
| Club had the Rev Thomas H. Scer there.
| Gov Roosevelt. in the course of his speech.
/ warned the Cts that by attempting to defeat
| Mr. Mazet or any other Republican candidate
| for the Legislature. they were working not in
| the interest OF good government. but directly
| against 1t.
| Durland's Academy seats about 1900 per-
| sons and holds perhaps $500 more. Half an
| hour before the meeting opened there wasn't a
seat in the place. BY o'clock only the aislss
which were guarded by the police. were clear.
| all the other space being filled with mon who
to hear Gov Roosevelt. A good band and o
| soloist who sang campaign songs kept
! the crowd Interested during the wait. Mean
| time the overflow gathered itself into mass
| outside and waited for speakers to be sent out.
| little before O'Clock q cheer announced tho
arrival OF Senator Chauncey N. Depew. the
| Chairman OF the evening. and close after him
came Assemblyman Mazet who was also
cheered. Assomblyman Fallows. Frank Moss
| nd VFhf No aIe a . ~
| platform.
| Business began promptly at 4 O'CLOCK. Senator
| Depew. opening the proceedings Looking out
| over the sea OF faces that spread in front Of
| him he said:
Ladies' and gentlemen: In this an Off yearl
! Laughter and cries OF mol II 1t 10. then
Durland's Academy wouldn't do for an on year.
| We are here tonight to ratify the best ticket
| that has been offered by any party for many q
year. We've got great gallery OF speakers
| here church and state both on this platform.
| Our friend Mr.. Mazet will speak. Jap
plause that always acceptable speaker Col
| Clarkeve will talk to US: lApplausel the Rev.
| DR.. Scer will speak: lApplausel and then
| Teddy will say .somethn' to us iCheersl. We
| all know what kind OF governor he has made:
| but he cannot accomplish the wides pread re-
| forms which he has In mind. unless We give
| him Republican Assembly to back him. Give
| him Republican Assembly: strengthen the
| Senate for him and at the end OF his second
year there will be very few who will want any
| body else as Governor for the next term.
In the West we've recently had q striking
contrast. There was anti Impe riaiistio
| conference. Atkinson. Carl Schurz. and the
| rest prophesyinG disaster to the country. A
little further west. speak ing to tho farmer. the
mechanic. the laboring man. was President
Mckinley"
| great cheer Interrupted the speaker
and three cheers were given for the
President. before Mr.. DePew could go on.
There was 40 note OF despair or hopeless
ness in his words and the people knew that
what he said was the truth. Let US lift the
Philippines as we are lifting the Cubans and
Porto Ricans into the sunlight Of liberty.
Cheers"
As Senator Depew was concluding there
came fusillade Of fireworks from outside that
sounded at first as II the building were coming
down and caused some alarm in the audience.
DR. Depew remarked that he was glad he was
througn and introduced John Proctor Clarke.
whereuyon the band struck up and kept on
until the fireworks were over when Mr. C!ar.c.
who ia associate counsel to the MaZct Come
| mttee said:
SPEECH OF JOHN PROCTOR CLARKE
Mr.. Clarke said that the same black!nailin9
by pubic officials which was uncovered toy ths
LeHow Committee is flourish again today,
and that counse TO the Ma2-t Committee. OF
whom he - one. know II ana can Prove II. bt
were not Wiiiina to p3iiuts IN" cvr atmosphere
w havtpg the terrible story reio.d. PAD
police Administration means Verse rtv IN
der Strong and Rooscyelt and Mgtnlagh the
nolice were made efficient ana self-r1srertnR.
Mhat q toicr is to-day - due TO r"k"r. ms
Police Board and Devcry. Tnmmnhv got rId Of
hcCulnKh by retiring two Erpullcan Police
Commissioners and putting IN = Wnr nnIl
man who needed the nalary No ulaVh
was put OUT at the lnStIShtInn nf'NrrS hlhgfNH
- Ter q.
moraiIZhtlon OF me iorce; roo rooms. lblcy
Fors, diyeS OF al klnh.. Ir.mI T. I'M wlds
open. Ephheries multiplied Wiih lew arrests.
and lever rtr"Ner,rN "l me s'"l"n goo 10
, IN me haint OF me eHou i'-otto 81 lh'r Town.
m the name OF hehrt ;brokrh inp'nrls ana wives
whose husi,an an sons nave h""h fHihrl IN
dtns o. lnfhmy ana vice, IN thr nam" "i law
am ORDER. IN m" name "l nrNat" 'Iftl'- ana
pubic IeeenrS; charge "a tn" M'GDnp!lee OK
crmihhis anI IN" par'hrr"' H"ihhI'iS. az de-
hnucherH OF the rnhHr conscience nhl he'nor-
aiI|ers OF mo r'i,ce hlchaiL ,r"h"l, maker
Of mayors ana comm SHloh-l'. WDp once
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Van W Sck, elrrtei Mayor DI he krrhtrkt city OF