New-York tribune., 1901-11-03
BIG MEETING IN BROOKLYN
LOW. DEPEw AND CIRCUIT SPEAK, AND
WOODRUFF PRESIDES.

If the Brooklyn Academy OF Music has ever
been more completely filled than it was by the
cheering and enthusiastic thousands VINO ias'
night gathered there TO hear Seth Low for the
last time in this stirring and vitally important
campaign. the reasons for the anu-TammanF
faith that is in them, reasons presented con-
rincingIy by speakers alike eloquent ana ek-
haustively informed as 10 the deplorabie coiui-
tions for which Tammany is responsible. there
was no one in the great audience who coulo pe
convinced of the fact Seth Low and Chauncey
NJ Depew and Edward N. Grout were heard
and Timothy L. Woodruff chairman OF the
meeting The crowd began assembling as carry
as 6 o'clock. although il was three-quaf'ers o1
an hour later when the doors were opened by
about o'clock there not a vacant seat IN
the house. and hundreds were standing up Inc
floor and flag festooned galleries and oroao
stage and the FOUR double tiers Of boxes on
each side of the stage, all were hileo- ne oaiiu
played with spirit national airs and sentimental
airs and airs OF the day, and all lis efforts
We're received with appreciation
The first applause Of the evening came at
= 40 when the venera BILE Dr. Theodore J.. CuEier
entered a box on the right OF the stage NO
body was coming into the body Of the mouse ps
that time for there was not even squeezihs-li
room but the crowd in Montague-st- kept IN
s.-easing unit. by o'clock the street was soIloiy
packed as far down Court-st
Hailes Band presented original and
highly enjoyable novelties in its programme pre-
liminary TO the speaking one piece whicn
pleased the audience was in Battle Array an
adaptation Of Onward Christian Soldiers
DEvERY PORTRAYED.
Another. which brought forth shTieks Of laugh
fer and The beartiest OF appreciative applause.
was entitled Episodes in a Policeman's Life
with aDologies 10 De,5ery)." The first part OF
this number spoken. big bandslnah' at
tired like a policeman, faced the audience ana
called the roll of the band. temporarily posing
as police officers. Sergeant bahh-
sir what's the matter wid yer? Why, Yer
orunken old bum what yer doin' here? / fine
yer thirty days pay. Go way back ana sll
down If it wasn't Devery, the audience
Thought il was a pretty clever and realistic iml-
tat,on and cheered the Episode" accordingly
II was nearly $40 o'clock when someoooy
caught sigh of Woodruff coming upon 'he
stage and the great audience arose, lnF
American flag in each persons hand, ana gave
rousing c:aeers for the speakers OF the evening
Seth Lov had been the guest Of Lieutenant
governor ----ooarun at dinner at the latters
home but went from there TO Acme Hail to oe-
liver his first speech, Of the evening senator
Tene,v ais, WAS AIr woodruff's guest, and ac-
COMMANDED him TO the Academy. In box on
the stage level Mrs Noodruh ana MISS
Paulding. Senator Depew's niece
The aDplause for Depew and Woodruff almost
drowned the bands Aud Lang Syne,' but
when in the funess of time the tumut was
sti1led Jacob Bremen. chairman of the Repuo-
,oa, co,,ntv orga nization. under the manage
- meut of which the meeting was calieo 'iie en-
IL busiastic audience TO order. and in brler
fspeecb presented ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i"OI ~
ruff as chairman.
MP WoODKCFF'S SPEECH
Mr. Woodruff. whose popularity in his home
borough is unbounded, was received Win 'Ae
utmost cordaIity. He said, in part:
Since the Republican convention. with reInarkabl
71naninitv ana enthusiasm nominated as ~ 90
didaes independent Rep1oleah 1oF otre on The
city ticket thus giving I1l1Isptea ali my time
and energy the management of me Cat1ltais nh o
feel perfectly safe in PREDICTING that We S - ~ d,y
iIPeI5ers P . @1e .catitsH and thieves Of Tammany
Hall viii find theTnse.Les orer" ih home loving
Tuesday next by the votes oI sIe trn,,gb n?
people OF ibis, the haJtefela-fhe hoio1sh u
Ny failure make public spess3es in his cam
Paign has been 60 Goi1srea Ges- ~ ON nv part in the
outcome OF the great political battle IN when We
for the n1rpose OF permitting TO that neTer
since my first participation in caInl'4lsI "i.e
eiected as Mayor Of Brooklyn our young Seth Low
Which was rnTseif candidate for office, have
so earnestly and fervently prayed Tor success as
The city and county tickets we ask you to sup, sup
port were prepared with the greatest care, ! @ hey
OF the representatives Of many organizations,
banded together to free this city and county from
The corrupt rule OF Tammany. They LAID aside
party preferences for The public good were free
81 Neii did thew do their work that they forced
Tammany leaders 70 hesitate and consider wei.
Then Croker resorted oldtine trick 10 stem
The TIDE Of popular indignation. He selected man
"a commend him because Of his past availability,
and then he put upon the ticket other men who
could be implicitly relied upon to obey his will
men who would make il impossible for the
named for Mayor to do aught TO disintegrate their
powerful political organization. Has any one heard
CT Shepard saying word in favor OF any Of his
associates on the ticket? The artful dodger when
asked his opinion OF Fromme. TngeT and Others,
aentlernen's acquaintance is said to be Tam
Inany's purpose 10 nominate Shepard for Governor
next year If they elect him Mayor this year: and
then for the Enexpired period Of his term, run
riot with the city's government. to make up for
lie treasury they may chance to suffer under him
during the first year As long as they have power
Croker played wen his game. He fattered the
man whose ambition LED him 10 accept the favor
Of the organization he had denounced as foul
blot upon civIiza ton Horrible II is con-
template II IS me Iaet t,I' hepard IS by his own
trade Is fostered and protected hy Tammanv police
Tsn,blerS 6iTekeepers and thieves Which roa9 ~
Tarrnanv :he foul blot that he said Il was unon
might the nd OF his days. have remained
IN pirate life than candidate. for his arnbi-
chara cterization. Let US. my fellow Rrookiynites
save him from himself and keep him IN respecta bic
obScuritr.
ROAR GREETS Low
Mr Woodruff talked a little longer than he
had intended TO talk, as Mr.. Low who was
scheduled TO follow him, was slightly delayed
But a few minutes before O'Clock a roar Of
applause announced the arrival at the Academy
of the fusion candidate for Mayor. Mr.. Low