The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-31
CHILLY RALLY FOR BIRDIE.
HIS AUDIENCEiPREFERRED REAL
FIREWORKS TO ORATORY.
Laughed at CIRCUITS Great Disco> cry That
Odeli's Practical Politician and
Wouldn't Enthuse Over Canals-('Osl
plank Left Out Of the sResolutions
F. VI. shepard, TOO. Regulates u.

last night in the Grand Central Palace.
SO far as numbers were concerned II was
huge success because the managers had a
Tammany parade OF 25.OOO men to draw
upon for an audience. The parade struck
Lexington avenue n little after 8 O'Clock,
after the meeting had begun. There were
not enough men in the hall then To keep up
the reputation Of grand ratification,
So several companies of marchers were
swung out of the line and sent into the
hall
An incident before the meeting was
formally opened and when the hall was
half filed indicated just how hard il was
going to be to stir UP the proper enthusiasm
The band PLAYED The Star-Spangled
Banner" which for the last four years has
been the signal for almost every audience
in this town TO stand up. Not man
rose last night
In the middle Of the meeting Comptroller
Grout, the chairman. felt il necessary 10
make an appeal to the deserters TO stay in
the hall and not Ina seduced by the music
and fireworks of the parade outside.
The one thing that everybody was ready
TO concede was that the Bird IL. by constant
practice. getting over his inability TO talk
to a crowd without stammering and look
ing silly. He made a short speech last
night without forgetting a word, but in
talking about the Erie canal he dragged in
the Panama canal when he apparently had
no Use for il
Edward NJ. Shepard's principal contri-
button Ia the interest of the evening was his
formal declaration that he does not approve
of the coal ownership plank in the Demo-
cratic platform. All of the speakers eS-
cept Josiah Quincy and Congressman Nc
Dermott did their best TO follow Mr.. Hills
example in making personal attacks on
Gov. Odell.
NJ Marley Plats"k introduced Comp
troller Grout as the chairman Of the meet
ing Mr. Grout introduced himself as a
visiting Democrat and living exhibit Of
the Democratic harmony in all parts Of the
State
Il was criticised to-day he continued.
for presiding last night at a Coler meet
ing in Cooper Union. But tonight Mayor
Low is presiding al an Odell meeting in
that same hall"
The Comptroller then said that Gov.
Odell had not been attacked enough and
he proceeded to make mp for lost time.
He came as near spossible TO warming
up himself. hut the climax of his attack
on the Governor was fiat enough to be
funny The audience laughed instead Of
applaudng. He said
| am amazed that Democratic spes kers
life than they have. When an accused wit
nss y The i is Dg for Re s sd
before he began to pretend to be what he
j. not.
orr Yes. hut that small part OF
This mans life. From the time he left college
and he left before he graduated what has
he BEEN What has he been all these years.
The audience was breathless. Nothing
short of accusing the Governor Of murder
would have filed the bill
Mr.. Grout asked again. What has Odell
been?
He has been a practical politician"
Then came the laugh Perhaps Mr.
Grout thought the crowd was laughing At
the Governor. He talked about the Gov
ernor "a practical politician FOR ten min
utes more, and then let Tom Smith read lot
of resolutions denouncing Gov. Odell some
more and indorsing the Democratic State
platform In general. and making special
honorable mention Of every plank in IL but
one. There was no reference in the reso-
lutions to the demand for Government
ownership Of the coal mines.
While Tom was reading, Bird came in,
preceded by a courier who told a band Of
property Cheerers to get ready to whoop
things up Loud applause followed, ac-
cordlng 10 programme, and the Bird perched
beside Row land Blennerhasset Mahony
in front OF the lightweight honorary vice.
presidents and the lightweight honorary
secretaries.
There was lot Of yelling and cheering
when Mr.. Coler got up. He said that he
had not come in to make an extended
speech. but just To tell the crowd that they
were sure to win the fight. He said in part:
This i the greatest city IN the world on
the greatest harbor in the world with tho
East River on one side, running 10 the Sound
l,or the coastine trade, and the great North
to y spsa IS aboa " hat canal TT fS """ want
No one issue ia more vital than the i'm
proverHent of that canal because. for due
reason, the Government i about to build
a canal acros,. Panama With the develop
ment OF that Panama Canal and of 1000;
commerce of New York will BE- doubled
Then the canal seemed TO get too deep
for Mr. Coler and he switche 81 to say
ing that the Republican party is not sincere
in what it says in its platform on the sub
Ject of canals In conclusionhe congratulated
the Democracy of New York on the great
campaign they have waged in this county
and on letting all the people, know of the
attack made by the Republicans on the
savings banks of the State.
Mr.. Coler then hurried out with Leader
Murphy Of Tammany Hall TO review the
parade in Lexington avenue.
Former Mayor Josiah Quincy of Boston
followed Mr., Coler. He said that the
Democratic party must win Congress at
this election just TO qualify before the
people a being worthy OF taking full cont rol
of the National Government two years
hence
Congressman Allan l.. McDermott of
New Jersey talked about trusts and wanted
to know what chance a poor boy had
against the United States Steel Corpora
ton
When Edward NJ Shepard was intro
duced as a man who could think for himself
another thinker in the audience yelled
"Our next President"
Mr.. Shepard said first that when he and
Mr.. Grout agreed on ticket that ticket
was IA good as elected, He went on:
The real issue i one that transcends all
personalities. II Is shall that Republican
tendency to CeutrallIe power be allowed
TO continue, Are the cities and the counties
to be- respected: Is the Judiciary to be re-
spcctedy or are all these separate powers
to b. made central ~ Albany?
| want no more Capitalization OF power
either in this State or In the United States
| want every city TO retain all of its local
power- and | want to have restored to them
hv n Democratic Governor and Legislature
all the local powers of which they have been
dcspoilod. This can be done by the election
Of Bird = Coler.
Mr. Shepard told what good Comp
troller Coler had been and said that il was
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