Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-05
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Tumultuous Applause at the Tammany
Celebration
WHEN THE SILVER LEADER WAS
MENTIONED-A CAUSTIC REF
ERENCE TO ALGER'S SENATOR
IAL ASPIRATIONS-A CHEER
ING CABLEGRAM FROM RICH
ARD CROKER.
NEW YORK, July 4.-Tammany
Hall celebrated Independence Day as
customary at the Fourteenth Street
Wigwam. The gathering was remark
able for its unexpected features There
was a birth of prominent men, ex-
President Cleveland, ex-senator DAVID
B. Hill, VIM. ]. Bryan and ex-senator
Murphy falling to make acknowledge
ment Of the invitation to attend. Elk
Governor Hogg, of Texas, created a
sensation by the manner in which he
introduced the nam of VIM. }. Bryan
and the Chicago platform to the meet
ing. the mention of Mr.. Bryan's name
and reference to the Chicago platform
being received with tremendous APP
plause which was long continued.
The boom that was launched for Au-
gustus Van Wyck had a very indiffer-
ent reception.
1t had been arranged that Ex-Con-
gresham James B. Richardson, of Ten
nessee, should speak, but he was una
BILE to attend and Governor Hogg was
asked to speak in his place.
When Governor Hogg arose he re-
ceived a hearty welcome and he in
dulged in a few remarks that seemed
to please tn Tammany men immense
ly. After a few mo<ents which he
used in outlining the well established
and time-worn principles of Democra-
cy, Governor Hogg began a philippe
which set the house in an uproar. The
applause began when he asserted that
next year the Democratic party would
declare for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to L.
Men who had appeared to be half
asleep woke UP with a start and join
ed in the applause. When the speaker
promised a plank in the platform of
next year in which imperialism would
be denounced the applause broke forth
anew.
1t was very evident that these utter
ances were not only astounding to the
Tammany leaders, but ~displeasing and
displeasure became more apparent
when the speaker in his speech ex-
claimed:
"In this great contest we want the
aid of united Tammany, the greatest
local political organization on earth.
We van you to close up ranks to set
tie your local differences, if they exist,
and to go arm and arm with the stall
wart bread-winners of the South and
West to victory next year under the
leadership of the chivalrous, the daunt-
less, the matchless great American
William Jennings Bryan"
AS the last words fell from the lips
OF the speaker the audience was car
riod q vyo in IN nnth11rct IF n+h1ICiacfi n
applause. Cheer after cheer arose and
what had started out as a Tammany
love feast became a bowling silver
demonstration.
Joseph J. Willett, president of the AL
ALBANIA Bar Association, made the ora
ton of the day.
He was followed by ex-Congressman
Asher G. Garuth, of Kentucky.
Mr.. Willett's reference to Judge Au-
gustus Van Wyck and his remarks
about trusts were the occasion of out
bursts of cheering by his audience.
Mention of the name of VIM. J. Bryan
also brought out a burst of applause.
Just before the close of his speech Mr..
Willett said:
Il see that man Alger is running for
Senator from Michigan on an anti
trust platform. Isn't that rich? Alger,
the friend of Mark Hanna, of Armour,
of Eagan, running on an antitrust
platform"
Mr.. Willett then told a story of a
Southern negro who was fooled into
selling his masters farm for $3.50 and
added: won't the people of Michigan
be lifted out of everything they own if
they let Alger play the game on them?"
Gen. Joseph Wheeler regretted his
absence from the Tammany celebration
in the following letter:
81 regret very much that l cannot be
present at the anniversary of your So
ciety, whose existence is co-equal with
that of our government. When your
ancient society was formed we were
the young, struggling. and, as regarded
by the world, weak nation. We now
stand among the first of the powers of
the world and we can truly say that
this young nation whose existence COM
menced little more than a century ago,