New-York tribune., 1900-09-15
HOSTS AT COOPER UNION
GREAT CROWDS HEAR DR. sCHURNlAN
AND OTHERS
CAMPAIGN ORGANIZATIONS MARCH on TIE
OLD HALL-THOCSANDS UNABLE
TO GET IN

Republican hosts marched upon Cooper Union
last evening and united 70 form one of the
greatest political meetings ever seen az the
famous old meeting place The marching col
uulns went from fourteen assembly districts.
They carried banners and torches, and were
led bv bands that played stirring airs. They
went from clubs in front OF which displays o.
fireworks attracted crowds early IN the even
ing Each marching host took route O. frs
own. but all the routes led TO Cooper Union
About eight thousand members ot Republican
district organizations south os Twenty-thI-d-st.
were in the professions that moved 20 the place
OF the meeting.
The large hall ot Cooper Union was fued 70
overhowing soon after s o'clock before cus-
third OF the professions arrived az The building
For about half an hour longer the district Or
ganiza tons continued 10 arrive Soma of tbs
leaders were able 70 squeeze themselves into the
hall with the aid OF the police. but t1s crowd
that could not get IN would have filed the hail
twice over The crowd overhowed the space
between Cooper Union and the Bible House. and
nearly blocked the electric cars IN Thir5-avs-
and Fourth-ave Trucks were hauled 20 the
north. east and west sides q the Cooper C13on
building and used as platforms for thrss OUT
door meetings VI J Nerney. Richard Mccain.
J. ?. Tucker and other speakers held the artsn-
tion OF the crowds outside the hall for nearly
two hours
When the hall OF Cooper Union had been
packed until the police refused 20 let IN more
people General Francis y. Greene. president Oc
the Republican County Committee. opened the
meeting Several os the district organizations
had carried into the hall large sIIken banners.
which were placed az the rear of the platform.
one OF the banners bore fine portrait OF r.
3 Odeu jr the Republican caudidate FOR Gov
| ernor. Several standards had portraits %
| President Mckinley and Governor Roosevelt
| Several standards were held alOtr BY men who
| crowded the aisIes IN front OF the platform
when General Greene began MS address. They
were lowered in obedience 20 signals from the
/ platform There was considerable confusion
| for half an hour, caused by the EFFORTS or ar
I irving delegations 10 get into the hall and by
| the music OF the bands that accompanied the
/ delegations.
/ Among the men on the platform were Presi-
/ dent Schuruan OF Cornell University, John s
! Wise John Sabine Smith. Martha r Hsalsy.
/ Frederick Haldy. James E March. Franklin B.
| Miller. Charles H. Murray. Ferdinand Eidman.
/ John P. windolph. John Stiebling. James F. Peg
nam. George HiIIiard and Herman JOveshoE
The enthusiasm OF the meeting in the hall
seemed 20 be inexhaustible The supply OF ap-
was short and sharp, interrupted several times
by the music OF arriving hands and the frantic
Efforts OF delegations 10 get into the crowded
/ hall He was applauded literally. President
schurrnan spoke for considerably more than an
hour He was interrupted al the outset BY the
bands and later there were several EFFORTS BY a
few Bryanites in the hall to disconcsrt him by
distracting cries. but the large audience fol