New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-04
DEPEW on THE WEST SIDE
REELECTION OF ASSEMBLY MAN "iiH-
a RARDI DAVIS 1NDORSED IN
LYRIC HALL

A ratification meeting under the auspices or the
Republican Campaign Committee Of the NNNlllh
Assembly District was held last evening IN I'yrl'
Hall Slxth-ave. between Forty-iirst ana fo'N-
second SITS. and although the ranstorm h"' an
anpreciablo effect upon the gathering there was
good attendance Of West siders. among whom were
n dozen women John r. Van WOrmer presided
and In opening the meeting he said that the cry
was worse of to-day than It was four y '"rs ago.
because the greater limits OF the coIpoId'o"
afforded Tammany greater opportunity Tor
plumber The Tammany leaders said that they
could not be- defeated. but II all friends Of good
government would unite. that organization would
be- buried under 1900 plurality, Mr.. Van Normer
believed
While Mr. Van Wormer was speaking Channc'y
NJ Dcpcw entered the hall and was greeted Win
hearty applause William j. O'Bren, the fusion
candidate for Sheriff. vas. however. introduced as
the first speaker ms he had To attend another meet
Ing uptown lie said one OF the most encouraging
features OF the present campaign vas that th"
worklngmen had been awakened to the iaet ihat
Tdmmany Han was not their friend. fife referred
70 the cvasOns OF the Labor laws by the con-
tractors on the New East River Bridge. the city
prison and other public Improvements. md said
that while the charge that the administration ~
Mayor Strong had been costly one might Doe true.
yet that administr alton left many great public I'm
prOyemcnts TO show for It's expenditure Of public
money which could not be said of the present one.
introduced.
the present election had been often referred % az
Of little Importance and many people said this was
an of year ia politics. but he maintained that
every election was an important one He had been
In politics ever since he could vote. and never
knew an of year The city a corporation. and
every man and IL should regard himself
or herself a stockholdcr Many made the mistake
Of thinking that the taxes were paid by the rich.
but the fact that every who paid rent
was taxpayer. and the people M large paid taxes
/ IN what they expended for food and clothing and
every other want one oi the most important ques-
tons before tho voters this year be- said was the
matter Of an honest judiciary u had been demon
strated that the surest way 10 secure an able
judiciary by the nomination Of a fusion ticket.
The ticket presented this year by the opponents
OF Tammauy Han had a. its candidates for Judges
men chosen from the Democratic. the Republican.
the Labor and the Citizens Union party. and
every Of them was worthy Of support by voters
who had the true interests OF TIE city at heart.
NEED OF A REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY.
Another duty that lay before the voters Of this
city Mr.. Depow said. 80 that y legislature
which would support Governor Roosevelt I'm So
curing reform I'm the civ governments was selected
There kind OF doubt he said that outside
Of Manhattan and Brooklyn boroughs the number
Of Republicans and reformers sent 10 the next
Assembly would be large. if not larger than
was sent 10 the last one bat there was danger
that this city might do SO well Therefore. he
urged his hearers To work unremttingy go secure
the reelection Of Ghcrardi Dasis candidate
| for Assembly I'm that district 'Tammany be-
| iieves." ne said that the people ~ This city do
not want 10 sec the laws for the suppression OF
/ vice enforced. and there ia no way to convince
| # that IL is wrong except hy beating it at the
polls"
Mr. Depcw then turned his attention 10 National
issues and said the I'm this State II It resulted
| in Democratic Assembly. would be regarded all
over the land reputation Of the results OF tho
Spanish war Of the work OF Sampson Schey and
Dewey. and OF the policy OF the Mckinley Admin
istration in retaining the Philippines. and the ef-
forts Of soldiers pacify the Instruction and
restore peace and order there.