New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-20
SCENES ON THE STREETS.
HOW THE CROWDS AMUSED THEM
SELVES-MANY ATTENDED BIG
MASS MEETING.
MASS MEETING.

Philadelphia June 19.-The crowd is easily
assembled and easily amused. Tonight is
everybodyis night in Broad-st. The Albany Club
started cut from the Hotel Walton about 8
O'Clock headed by a band. The crowd quickly
gathered around the club and the band played
while the throngs applauded.
Then somebody called for a speech. There
were calls for Hanna Roosevelt, Lodge and
others. and the crowd in the street looked UP at
the hotel front as if it expected to see some OF
those called appear. Then the crowd yelled for
anybody 70 talk
There was an ADVERTISING wagon in the crowd
constructed on the electrical plan. A man
mounted this and harangued the crowd. He had
the voice. and that satisfied them. No one
seemed to know the speakers name. and no one
seemed TO care
When the speaker jumped Off the wagon the
band and the Albany Club moved toward the
City Hail The crowd shifted. and broke into
groups and stiH filled the street The artist
doing the crayon sketches, the "bloods' on
balcony pitching pennies to pckaninnies and
ean7ins who rolled in the dust and fought for
the coins, the man who flashed news and Con-
vention celebIities the canvas. the fakir, the
lemonade vender. the ice cream dealer the
badge seler-an had audiences. and the aggre-
gate made the crowd.
Later in the night drum and fife corps. under
the apprehension that lhey nad DeeA iSsleclcu'
started in and added TO the noise, This a
diversion for the street for a few minutes. and
then the crowd resumed its promenade. hating
commenting or shouting, according to the ex-
hibit.
The weather was well adapted for crowd
and II made the most Of the combination. A
new generation has come into Philadelphia since
the last National Convention held here and 1t
seems TO think there viii never be another.
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hote! Hobbies were in a merry mood. The time
for buttonhoIng delegates in the corridors has
passed. So the hotel crowds amused themselves
by inducing anybody TO mount the office stairs
and crate. From that time the speaker was the
butt Of ridioule and ca1calls until he gave up in
despair. And then the fbby crowd would sing
o. try to, and wind up with a college yell.
BIG MASS MEETING.
Tonight big mass meeting was held in the
Academy of Music at which Mayor Ashbridge
Of this city, presided. This is the building in
which General Grant nominated in 1872
A number Of distinguished Republicans ad-
dressed the meeting. Congressman Dalzell. Of
Pennsylvania referred 10 Grants nomination
in Philadelphia and said the Republicans of
the United States had met TO nominate another
American soldier for a second term in the
Presidential Office.
The record Of the Republican party was its
platform, and this platform victory was GER
tain to come next fall.
Representative Grosvenor, Of Ohio, quoted
Congressman Bailey as saying in 1898 that If
prosperity followed the passage of the Dingley
bin there would be necessity for Demo-
cratic nomination In 1900, and, in view Of pres
ent conditions, he called on Bailey to make
good his implied promise.
Senator Thurston. Of Nebraska. in the course
Of his speech said the Convention was assem-
bled TO nominate Mckinley. Out of the Span
ish war had come new problems which the
American people had been compelled TO face
ard they had faced them with consciousness of
power TO settle them and settle them right. Hav-
ing conquered the Philippines, it had become the
duty OF the United States to maintain there
conditions Of peace and TO see that rapine and
murder should cease.
Every consideration of humanity and honor
demanded that the islands be not turned over to
be divided by the nations Of Europe.
Senator Thurston said it seemed to him that
the God OF the Universe had kept the continent
OF America in its virgin condition for the spe-
cial purpose Of exhibiting here, soil
stained by the blood that had deluged Europe
the highest development of which humanity was
Washington" said the Senator made our
flag the flag Of independence; Lincoln made It
the flag Of liberty. and Mckinley made it the
flag Of mans humanity to man, until to-day, on
land and sea the wide world round. serenely
lifted into the blue empyrean, kissed by the
of day, wOoed by the stars, feared by
tyrants and beloved of men, It TRANQUILITY floats
unconquered the flag Of the greatest Nation Of
the earth"
Lafayette Young, Of Iowa. was next intro
duced by Mayor Ashbridge the representa-
tive Of Congressman Dolliver, who said he hoped
the audience would not misunderstood his posi-
ton He said he was not Mr.. Dolliver, but only
represented him.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania, closed the
speaking by brief address, which was listened
TO with interest and frequently punctuated with
applause.
The Blaine Club Of Cincinnati enjoyed ban
Quet tonight by the invitation Of the William
r Leeds Association, one Of the largest and
most active local Republican clubs. over five
hundred men participated, and the entertain
ment lasted until long after midnight. Many
leaders attended and made informal speeches,
including Senators Foraker. Wolcott. Penrose
and Shoup Congressman Deliver Cannon and
Bingham, and ex-senator Quay.