New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23
BPOOKL YIN CAMPAIGN STARTS
LARGELY ATTENDED AND hN1F Hi|AS
TIC MEETINGS IN NINETEEN
DISTRICTS.

.n,,o., orators got down to business in
rrooklyn last night, and the speaking campus"
,,,s oDened In nineteen OF the twenty-one ASSEM-
hi, districts The meetings were all largely az
t,oa ord the enthusiasm shown did not seem To
tam, with the stories of apathy that have oeeh
heard Fireworks and brass bands served to arouse
enthusiasm previous to the meetings Inc @Niii,N
and XIVth Assembly districts held union meet
ing No meeting held in the with DlsuIct
The meeting at Grand Union Hail. No. 256 Court
st was crowded. The speakers not only received
the best of attention, but their arguments were
applauded. c. r. Teehan presided The speakers
were Abraham Gruber, Henry B. Ketcham, F. f..
Crane Charles s. Dana. Mahon Chance ana
Colonel William c. Plummer. The latter IS from
North Dakota.
Charles S Dana of Manhattan, said that as
Americans associate the name of washington WIN
the foundation OF the Republic. that OF Jenerson
with the expansion OF her territory and Lincoln
with the preservation OF her union. Mckinney
name would always stand for the emancipation or
three peoples. aggregating about twelve miilohs
of human beings. chicken trust Is the latest.
according to Mr. Dana and every time a man
buys a chicken and puts IL on ice he pays tribute
to Tammany, not only for the chicken, but also
for the ice.
Judge W. +. Kenworthy. from Iowa. warmed the
blood of the audience in Carson's Hall, Fulton-st
and Bedford-ave.. in the XVIIth Assembly District
He said that there was no Democratic party In
the West-that Bryan's followers were Populists
under the guise OF Democrats.
There was enthusiastic meeting at the Allan
tice Park and Casino, Raph-ave. and Prospect
Place in the XVIIIth District. Speeches eulogtstic
of the Administration and the National and State
tickets were made by Senator Marshall Henry
Rowley and others.
ABE" Gruber was cordially received and said. in
part
defy any to say that the Republican party
ever put the statute books anything against the
interests Of the laboring man. Every labor law as
to compensation, hours of labor, inspection OF
sweatshops, etc, put on the statute books by
the Republican party Has not labor been pretty
generally employed in the last four years? Not
eveFy could grow rich enough to own racing
stables in England. but every man who didn't want
TO drink up all the booze in the Assembly district
had a show for job.
The most damnable trust God ever allowed 70 live
for twenty-fOur hours is the Ice Trust. Public
opuion however. stepped in and said 10 Croker,
Van Wvck and Carroll You shant make money
out of the feverstrickep children of NeW-York.
Mr. Gruber's sentiments were heartily sppauded.
Mary Of the speakers night addressed several
meetings Among those not already mentioned
were Andrew Colvin. B. F. Chittenden, Grosyenor
H Backus. Mahlon Chance, II. II. Kellogg. Henry
Wleman, Charles s Dana, F. L. Crane, James Z.
Cropsey NJ L. Bruce. Wallace Bruce, John r. lat
tlefeld Jacob Kemple, John T. McGinnis. A. stew
art Walsh, Hiram r Steele III. B. Phhbrook'
George ?. Elliott. Robert Van Idersttne, Henry \.
Powell, Orrin L. Forester Jacob Neu, James R
Rowe Edward H. Schleuter, William Schnitzpan
and Harry A. Hamburg.