New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-01
UAZET STRONGLY LNDOR.SED
WI, rxprArN rAMMANY's METHODS TO
DEFEAT THE ASTORIA GAS BILL
AT MASS MEETING.

Tho mass meeting held under the auspices OF
tho West Side Republican Club at the Metropolitan
1,,cvcle Academy last evening represented a va
,.,. % clements and there were a NUMBER Oh
colored people present. Entertainment was po
.,dod nv fireworks and a brass band and several
times IN the course Of tho evening negro qun'
tette sang 4 favorite song began something "Ne
this.
Mr. Mazet ask man where he got all his weai'n'
So h. done gone to Europe fer his good health
rohn Proctor Clarke presided Mr.. Clarke read
from a newspaper which said that Billy NC
Glory would start a dance hall in Fifty-ninth-st'
not far from the Circle. which would rival 'he once
notorious Armory Hall. IN Hcs'er-s''
How DO the people OF the West Side-or 'he
vrx.h Assembly District Ike the idea OF having
.rfi>.' Nc(.lorv. Under the benign influence of tho
nresent administration come up here and start a
nov. Tammnny Hall?" ne asked mo. mean
Armory Hall Well, anyhow. without the one
there couldn't be the other
Mr. Clark read extracts from District Attorney
Garl,ner's utterances in which he said that the
Investigating committee called before It most de-
graded and abandoned characters.
Mr. Croker was there" continued tho speaker
$50 was the District Attorney himself ana every
head Of a department. 1t was cruel thing OF
Mr. Gardiner 20 call his present associates oe-
graded and abandoned creatures
Senator Elsberg then spoke Of Mr.. Mazets WORK
at Albany He referred TO the Astoria Gas bill and
the Ahcarn Back Claims bill. and said that IN sup
portine the former Mr. Mazot had back Of him the
best element Of both houses. lie then appealed 10
the voters to support Mr.. Mazet.
Mr. Mazct was then introduced amid prolonged
applause He SAID that he preferred to address
his hearers as friends. rather than as Republicans
because he saw some who aid not como under tho
latter head. Mr. Mazet then spoke in part as FOL
lows:
There are times when party ties should be lot
gotten. As IN 1861. when common ties raistu mn
above craftsmanship so to-day DO we again lace
a crisis The lie and good name or TINS iAi, Guy
are imperilled. That is the issue honest, decent
government against boss rule and oliRarchy
Intelligence told the district and city Tequircn.
/ make apologies Ny record VIII stand lV'
itself
Mr. Mazct defended rs position on the Astoria
Gas bill and said that Mr.. Freedman had come 70
the officers Of tho Consumers Gas Company ana
offered them 800 shares Of stock IN the Amsterdam
Gas Company at so when II was worth Only 49,
saying that II they bought II the bill would no' Dc
Subsequently, Mr. Croker said II they agreed 70
/ take 90 shares Mr. Mazet declared. all OlpOsl-
ton from Tammauy would be removed, pom u
| refusal 10 comply every Tammany member In the
Senate voted against the hi and II WAS detea e'i;
John Proctor Clarke then said that evidence hHd
been brought 10 the Campaign committee Oi Inc
West Side Republican Club that colonization was
going or IN the district. lie added that from now
until the Grand Jury met on November y the
matter would be pushed ana the guilty men sent
20 sing Sing
Other speakers were j. Van Nechtcn Olcott, John
C. Coleman and Lewis {. WhitOn.