New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-27
THE TICKET RATIFIED.
SETH LOW PRESIDE.S AT A
BIG MASS MEETING.
SENATORS DEPEW AND FORAKER SPEAK
CONVINCINGLY TO AN ENTHUSI-
ASTIC GATHERING IN CAR
NEGIE HALL


If it be true. as Senator Joseph T. Foraker
said last night when addressing the Republican
ratification mass meeting at the Carnegie Music
Hall that New-York State is to be the principal
battlefield of the coming election that it win be
the pivotal State upon which the issue is likely
TO swing. there inspiriting augury in last
nights meeting. Did any individual have any
feeling OF doubt as 10 the general popularity OF
the Philadelphia ticket his misgivings would
have been dispelled had he attended that gath
ering- Every mention OF the names OF MCEin-
ley and Roosevelt was greeted with prolonged
cheering Nearly every seat in the spacious
auditorium filed
That there should have been such an out
pouring Of and women. and that such en-
thusiasm as was displayed should have been
maintained from beginning TO end. when the
mere exertion OF tapping fan IN the crowded
condition OF the hall sufficed TO induce perspIra-
tion were pointed signs OF the times and
significant reflection of public feeling
The interior OF the Carnegie Hall one
blaze OF color. The fronts Of the galleries and
boxes and the back of the stage We're literally
hidden beneath many and beautiful designs
into which the National flag had been worked
From all parts Of the roof streamers OF red.
white and blue swung 10 the centre or
the prosceniUm arch
Among the well known Republicans on the
platform or in the boxes were ex-AIayor Strong.
General Francis V Greene Postmaster Van
COrJ. John Sabine Smith. Lieutenant Governor
Timothy L. Woodruff. B B OdeH Frederick S.
Gibbs, George r BidweII. Edward Lauterbach
Silas c. Croft, John P. Windolph. Charles H.
Treat. F. Norton Goddard. Gherardi Davis.
Nicholas Murray Butler. William H. Ten Eyck
and Charles II. Murray.
Considerably bearing in mind the fact that
. prolonged meeting at this time OF the year is
lot altogether source OF pleasure, those IN
charge OF the arrangements wisely limited the
speaking to three addresses These were from
Seth Low, who presided, and Senators Foraker
and Depew, Representatives OF the two States
10 which respectively belong the Presidential
and Vice-PresidentiaI nominees Each OF these
spoke eloquentIy and with a diversity OF
thought and expression which held the interest
of the audience 70 the last moment. reviewed the
Administration OF the last four years and pointed
out that the promises which had been made by
the Republican party in 1896 had been fully
redeemed The principles underlying the reten-
tion Of newly acquired territories were fully ex-
plained, and the course which the Government
has taken in regard to the Islands was vim
dicated amid the frequent cheers OF the
audience Senator Foraker evoked one CT the
Ioudest outbu-sts BY intimating that unless he
mistOOk all prevalent signs Roosevelt would b
named for President in 1904.
MR. LOWS INTRODUCTORY.
It was only few minutes after the time ap-
pointed for the opening OF the meeting when
Seth Low ascended the platform Mr. Low at
once opened the proceedings IN his introducr-
ory address he said:
We are met tonight 10 renew our feaIty 10 the
E-ePunncan M party ana to pIedge our loyal support
to honor ana Whose Ieadeps55 Rs81I5e, S mi
5
American in career and ia charlcTer To-er6e-
they embOdy the achievements. the promises and
the aspirations OF the Republican party
Three years ago when President NIcF-inlsy- as
sumed the duties OF MS office. the uissovernnlenr
OF Spain IN Cuba was approaching . elimination
was exhausted President Mckinley strove to main
tain peace as long any hope OF peace could be
cherished, but when il became evident that war
was inevitable he gave himself 10 the conduct OF
the war with entire devotion The brilliant success
of the American arms both sea and Land IS a
matter OF histOry- Few wars vrberher sbr-r or
Iong have done more 70 alter the map OF the world
or TO change the course OF history No such re-
suits were IN the contemplation of anybody when
the War began. Cuba bade fair 70 be second
Crete right under our own shores The history OF
Crete had been history OF insurrectiOn FOR four
hundred years The American people were deter
such fate To rescue Cuba from such destiny
was the simple object OF The war The result aimed
But results not thought OF followed in its train
Porto Rico, in the West Indies, and the Philippine
1slanoS IN the East lnules, as wei as Cuoa nave
been freed from the bond uniting them 10 Spain
St Paul IN OF MS Epistles uses the Hgure OF
Of the unfortunate this cry, Who shall deliver me
NoLnlns less tnah ms Is wat t5ie OnILse states
has done for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines
have been dissOciaLed from an old and dying na-
tiOn and have become associated more or less
erSS1SS- ~ - r,0-e v-scor1e C1a,re could ToSsff,-
have TO the Inhabitants OF these Islands n
the long and large result than our brief var with
Spain has brought about
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