The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-05
TAM MANY APPLAUDS HIM
.TL.. LEADERS ARE DISPLEASED
AND ASTOUNDED.
HOGG SPIAkS GLONINGLY OF BRYAN
Croker Sends CabIegram. Wheeler Regrets
he Could not be Present. Cleveland,
Hill, Bryan and Murphy Send
no Regrets for AbserCe.

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| New York, July 4.-Tammany Hall
| celebrated Independence Day rs Gus
| tomary at the Fourteenth Street Wig
| wam The gathering was remarkable
| for its unexpected features. There was
Il dearth of prominent men, cx-President
/ Cleveland. ex-senator David B. Hill.
| w. j. Bryan and ex-senator Murphy
failing to make acknowledgement of the
invitation to attend.
a sensation by the manner in which he
| introduced the name of W. J. Bryan
and the Chicago platform to the meet
ing. the mention of Mr.. Bryan's name
and reference To the Chicago plat
form being received with tremendous
applause which was long continued.
The boom that was launched for
Augustus Van Wyck had Il very indif
ferent reception.
! 1t had been arranged that ex-Congress-
man James Il. Richardson. of Tennes-
see. should speak. but he was unable
to attend and Governor Hogg was
asked to speak in his place.
When Governor Hogg arose he re-
ceiyed Il hearty welcome, and he in
| dulged in a few remarks that seemed
70 please the Tammany men immensely.
after a few minutes. which he us,..l in
l@utliilin. rhe well established pntaciHles
of Democracy. Governor Hogg begun !,
philippe which set the house II IN up
roar. The applause began when he as
serted that next year the Democratic
party would declare for The free ana un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio Of
Is to l.
Men who had appeared to be half
asleep. jumped up with start and
joined in the applause.
When the speaker promised plan.
in the platform Of next year in which
imperialism would be denounced. the
applause broke forth anew
II was very evident that these utter
ances We're not only Astounding to the
fammany leaders. but displeasins aEa
the displeasure became more apparent
when the speaker in his speech On
claimed:
I'm this great contest We want the
aid of United Tanmany-tne greatest
political organization on taffa. we want
you to close up ranks. tn settle - ur
local differences. if ;hey exist. and TO
go arm i'll arm with the staiwart bread
winners of the South and West to
victory next year. under the leadership
Of the chiyalrors, the danntieSs. tie
matchless great American, William
Jennings Bryan"
As the last words fell from the lips
of the speaker the audience WAS ear
ried away in an outburSt of enthusiastic
applause
Cheer after cheer arose. and what
had started out as a Tammany love
feast, became bowling silver demon
Straton
The other speeches Of the day were
in keeping with the Tammany princ-
pies. Joseph j. Willeu, OF Alabama.
ana State Senator Thomas +. Grady.
Tammany's star orator. made two of
the best speeches. the latter aIing
an attack upon the civil service system
which aroused his hearers to great en-
thusiasm.
The following caole dispatch from
Richard Croker who is in London was
read:
Congratulations on the glorious ith
the day we celebrate. My heart is
with you always. Let MS rejoice over
the coming triumph Of Democracy and
the peoples rights.
lSgnetD ORCHARD CROKER"
Joseph j. Willett. President of the
Alabama Bar Association delivered one
of the principal speeches.
Mr.. Willett's reference 10 Judge Au-
gustus Van Wyck, and his remarks |
about trusts were the occasion of out |
bursts of cheering by his audience
Just before the close of his speech,
Mr. Wilett said:
II see that man Alger is running for |
Senator from Michigan on an antitrust |
plank. Isn't that rich: Alger, the friend |
of Mark Hanna. of Armour. of Eagan. |
running on an antitrust platform"
Willet then, told of story of Il South
ern negro who was fooled into selling |
his masters farm for 81 60 and added:
Won't the people of Michigan be
cheated out Of everything they own if I
they let Alger play the game on Them"
General Joseph Wheeler regretted his
absence from the gathering in the fol-
lowing letter:
Il regret very much that / cannot be
present at the anniversary of your So
cety whose existence is co-equal with
chat 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 !