The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-31
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A curious outcome Of the Francis Burton
Harrison mass meeting last night was
that all the speakers elected to throw their
bouquets at George b. Mcclellan who doesn' I
need any stimulant in his district More
over Congressman Mcclellan bore away
the oratorical honors of the evening and
was indispu,ably the hero of the women
who were there in goodly proportion pur-
suant to the prediction Of Campaign Man
aCer Holly that there would be an out
pouring Of the fair sex
In point of numbers the meeting was
not extraordinary, When the meeting
was opened in the Concert Hall Of Madi-
son Square Garden there was only a scat
tering Of people on the ground floor. Red
fire and a band helped TO fill some Of the
seats later on.
The boxes on the first balcony were
allotted among Mr.. Harrisons social
friends and ITO Of them were present
many In evening dress and most Of them
late arrivals because of other social en-
gagements for the earlier evening. One
had to have a box check to take a seat on
that tier and some Of the constituents
of the Thirteenth. who thought they were
exhibiting certain modesty In going
upstairs we're politely led down to the main
floor again by the ushers. And the ushersl
They were in evening dress Of course,
college men who treated the function as
one on plane with a wedding-or a funeral
While the Old Guard band was trying
70 brighten things up the candidate and
Col Mcclellan played butterflies among
the boxes. At $50 o'clock they came down
To politics and the main floor.
James Gordon Lindsay broke the chatter
in opening the meeting. He said that John
g. Carlisle. former Secretary of the Treasury,
who had been asked to preside, had sent a
letter Of regret. Mr., Carlisle wrote that he
was kept at home by severe cold but he
thought that the party was TO he congratulate
on the nomination of this young man.
Charles ", Dayton was the chairman
| he had suffered from the speeches of am
| bilious chairmen and had learned lesson.
| He introduced Edward NJ. Shepard 7. c. T.
! Grain was waiting TO take Mr. Shepard to the
| Grand Central Palace meeting, so Mr..
| Shepard had to he brief He said
| about coal coming in free. I find that the
! Secretary Of the Treasury has apparently
| given instruction to the sworn, customs in
| spectors that they shall not find out how
| much carbon there is in conl imported into
! this country at this time lest they should
! ind that the coal should not come in free.
| a. cents a ton This Secretary of the Treasury
| who has recently reversed the law in respect
! 10 the obligations OF the banks 10 the Gov
| eminent, now, on the eve Of eleCtio and in
| order to purchase the votes that are sc8mper-
| ING away from the Republican party, under
| takes to tell his customs inspectors to let coal
| in free Let Mr.. Harrison ask his Republican
| opponent II he is IN favor of free coal and II
| he is lot him ask II he is in favor of free beet
| and 80 on through the list of merchandise
| that bear a tariff duty and are controlled In
| monopoirs.
Mr. Shepard thought it would be fine
| thing for Congress to get Mr. Harrison.
| Then Chairman Dayton ted how he
| made his first political speech for Gen
| CO orge b Mcclellan and treated the Con
gresham TO a Bit Of eulogy that brought
a cot of applause from the floor ana NOR"
| in a different pitch. from the boxes. u
| NAV dist ress Col. Mcclellan 10 learn thai
one young woman clapped her hands SC
haru that she split pair of long dres.
| GLOVES and said she didn't care
Congressman Mcclellan made forty
| minute. traight-from-the-shoud stand
by-the-hag, here s-to-us, go-bang Tam
many speech, which quite surprised ever
Mrs McCl 'llan. Congressman Mcclellan
said he wanted and expected to have Mr.
Harrison with him to fight Republican
policies in the next House,
Col John McAnerny, who was a member
Of the Board of Managers of the Manhattan
| Hospital for the Insane told how much
he thought Of Mr. Mcclellan. He also tolC
a story about : brid" and groom which