New-York tribune., 1901-10-30

tiement with Tammany Hall. He charged that
Seth Low was selected by Senator Platt as a
mayOralty candidate last winter. and that he
headed purely partisan Republican move
ment. lie defined the Mayors power under the
charter. and said that If any wrong is
permitted by the Mayor the Mayor himself be-
comes a participant in the guilt Toward the
close of his address Mr.. Shepard said:
Now let me ask Mr. Low a question of mine
Even IN Tammang Hall there may be some s rem,
dozen Tammany leaders or heads Of bureaus or
departmenJs-it won't do 10 imagine more than one,
faithful and honest and respected. but has that
shocking misfortune TO be fammany leaoet; i ali-
dent Low. and imagine yourself Mayor VIII you
though he is a Tammany leader2 Answer me that
A little further along Mr.. Shepard said:
They seem 70 think, the fusioEists, that every
one Is black and wicked. and that no one on me
s1s oTref Saf ha up Any that Il @ e should be
true 10 trust rePosed IN him ana II ne Mere g comes
upon him the lasting disgrace which nothing can
e msRor give you my promise that that thing
shall not be said of me- Never!
Almost at the beginning Of his remarks MT
Shepard said:
Now, what do we want?"
we want you for Mayor" said a gallery man.
and Mr.. shepard smiled and waited for the APP
llaOSe 10 ole out luIiliilS iliS SSa ~
Governor Blacks address on Monday night Mr..
Shepard said:
lived 70 The age of sixty Qaughterl il rather as
tonished me. On that ] am an eNnibt in evidence
here tonight might parentheucaly say that
that statement of fact of that statesman is not
Ing papers as being a complete physical wreck.
Here / am. Oaughter) However, our adNer-
it. Well, II seems that when man has lived 10
the age OF sixty as have banest an9 II
from the statements Of the distinguishe6
fieSeoGsness h that ann ann dem9re and shameless
figure, now lending itself TO the perpet9ati9n@ @ OF
'shepard is not a candidate; he is an accomphce;
& he Is he me man Mho Is sn6 P15 m s deugn en he the groGn
he Is inserted through the opening not because ne
~, o bc.s Go - Is hstTsr b,St because he IS newer
Well did not know that man at sixty years OF
age was especially new, Q-aueherg -,,.
me mute and muzzled. Well have got an impress
sion, and am very much afraid the numerous au-
night for the last two or three weeks would acqut
me OF the charge Of being mute Well and so on on:
beautiful. Now ] not going 10 deny any OF
really the Democratic Candidate for the MayOralty
IS man equal to robbing a bank. a man equal 70
being a burglar. q perfectly shameless ana inde-
cent figure ] think his logic Is go0d-that man
ought not to be elected S,s & TO the MayoTa ba
nor Blacks observations were rhetorical figures
not IKE the idea Of The kind Of Mayor thst would
he II ! chosen TO that exalted place. And i
Hubert Stanley. which Is praise indeed. Governor
hates, and the kind Of administration trust that
the Democratic candidate would give 10 this city
istration of Governor Black at Albany as heaven Is
have heard somewhere of loving man for the
enemies he had made am Wiling 70 &c, ooIpineI1a mn enc
myself most moaesfiy i 10 your aIlec'iois iOi 'e e
mty OF GGDe,n0r T ssbn4 BaSk ANYTHING that he saws Is
entitled in this city and throughout this land 10
a most deferential and respectful consideration
the public. complete sincerity and courage
Mr.. Shepard then for more than half an hour
gave his attention 10 Mr.. Schurz's structures or
Tammany. He continued:
Mr. Grout said the other night OF me that had
given a promise that / would DO nothing 10 dis
promise II good government by Democratic
should materially dsintegrate Tammeny Han or
sneb ae boey WfIi have to be diSnegrsfed What
did say and S What @ 90w ref @ fse espe Is ts must o
be used for that purpose or for any other purpose
than the good administration of the city.
John A. Sullivan. president of the Catholic
Club, called the meeting to order and introduced
Theodore W. Myers. ex-Controller. as perma-
nent chairman.
Mr. Myers said this campaign fight in
which the Republicans were seeking 10 conceal
the hide and fangs Of the Republican Wolf uncer
the skin OF the non-partisan lamb. The great
issue, he said, was, Shall New-fork be gov
erned from its City Hall by a Democratic repre-
sentative of the people, or from the twin cap
stalls at Albany and Washington under Repuoi-
can domination
a set OF resolutions read by the secretary de-
clared that the prosperity Of the city was in
separably linked with Democratic administra-
lion.
When John 3. Stanchfield, OF Elmira was IN
trOduced man in the audience yelled, Three
cheers for the next Governor OF the State OF
New-Yorkf'
Mr stanchieid said st would be a calamity 10
turn New-York City over 10 the Republicans.
Mr. Low. he said, was a man or aggressive
political ambitions. IL the Democrats lost this
campaign they would lose in the State in 1eg2.
The counties OF New-York and Kings and
Queens and Richmond were about the only
Democratic counties left them in the State Of
New-York. The place for Democrats TO fight
was within party lines, not outside OF them
John c. Tomlinson spoke in place OF w.
Bourke Cochran, who was kept away on account
OF being thrown from his horse at his country
home at Sands Point. The audience was tired
after Mr. Shepard had finished and few listened
10 Mr.. Tomlinson