The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-25
GREAT CROWD TO HNAR Low.
MAYOR ANSWERS !M'CLI'LLAN ON
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
Bie Mas Meeting Of the Repuh aican Club
Fusion Candidates All TNere-Hin.
richs Gives somc Figures on the Way
OF Gis Old 1bOck DelOftment.


ered in Grand Central Palace last might to
mack the big barnlike structure full. gal
leries and all. 49,.
Although the. crowd was probably the
largest that has attended political meet
ing In Manhattan since the campaign
opened, the police arrangements were so
perfect that. there was no confusion. ana
those holding tickets for special seats had
no difficulty In getting their places. Inc
man responsible for the police arrange
ments was Inspector Mclaughlin. Demo-
Graf. ,t.r.rE iv,
The worhen. who composed about one
third Of the audience, were handsomely
eowned, and many Of the mon were in
evening clothes. -..
Louis stsrn. president Of the Republican
Club. presided. and the speakers were:
Mayor Low, Frederic W. Hinrichs, Cyrus L..
Sulxbsrger, Job Hedges, Ralph Trantmarn
and Edward J. Mcclure. fratt A. Brown
called the meeting to order and read this
letter from District Attorney Jerome.
which was received with tremendous APP
plause:
n teen nv engagement TO address the meet
ing OF the Republican Club this evening.
Physical indlsposition which ! cannot con,
enga cement. i know that YOU win not need
my assurance 70 TELL YOU bow bitterly dlsap,
P r. s X % NJ 4 al. 'hs % 'IREs
and passonately interested IL pretty n MnsL
to st into, the casn ps ign again a,,,,r,v civ.
promise Of Success to on! cause on election
day ispplauseJ, and While yon ana l dsner
Ss xgar IN n Wheh the issues are
it Is q great pleasure to every honest Demo.
crat to stand shoulder to shoulder with every
honest Republican In these years when the
fiSht at the polls means nothing but fight
TO save our city from infinite degradation
and shame. Please convey my regrets to
them ee nat Nothing IN but dl.postion which
cannot control will prevent my being Win
you tonight Mnry,sincsrreiy y, y"lTIs' ,o,p
Mr.. Brown introduced Mr.. Stern, who
said that, judging by the registration this
year, instead Of being an CT year 1t is very
much Of an on year--on Tor Mayor Low.
Mr.. Stern closed with an appeal to nll clti-
zens Republicans and Democrats, to vote
he intfetiaeed Mr. Hinriehs. who had to
stand and just smile at the audience. while
men and women chsered and applauded.
When he got chance the speaker said:
We ought to win this light. because we are
right. and we shall WIN II we rsImaih r ilIs
nsns e IF Every ~ tn the land are upon this
contest for clean 1mnnicipai government:
have bssn t tines when real Democrats have
had to blush for the acts done 10 the name ZANE
had to blush forr the acts done in the name
of Republicanism. Democracy, Tnmmany
Hall whose veal or woe Is IN Ine %, Pc pa anu
cracy OF New York than that political MACHINE
in Philadelphia. is the Republican party OF
Abraham Lincoln. of Ulysses s. Grant and OF
The mention by Mr.. Hinrichs Of McKin-
ley's name. started real demonstration.
A woman on the platform began 1t by
waving a handkercl ief and. In second or
two, every man was up and cheering ana
every wonlan was waving a handkerchief.
Mr.. Hinrjchs went on:
We are arraigned by Tammany Hall for not
having supplied the children q this city with
sufficient school accommodatlons Inc an
swsr to that in M t6d Of Years ' od and
school school has been denied sitting place. They
say that CHILDREN b stand main IL shp st'of
When Tammany was thrown out and the
and s1, ndeptaknss for the erection
OF new schools, but in the space of eight
or ten months, we were not able to correct the
regard to elementary education.
I shall now make reference to the Dock
Department, because 10 was over the Dock
in ep absolute Si, control OF Tammany Hall. exer-
cised a vast amount OF influence He was
tho treasurer of the dock board. great
ton the controlling interest in which was
held by.Mr. Murphy's brother. But what
j am mainly interested in Is rs TO certain
ngures regarding one dock on the North
Dee 1901 the Ta%msa an ts dG9k board ys,,s
Company OF which Mr.. John J. Murphy. the
brother OF Charles r., was the guiding spirit.
Dnrin sthe hrss ten years the company, which
was reaiiy John }. Murphy, was to pay for J
that dock S3.sHp. per annun; during he second
len years y3.To0 per annum. and during the
third TIN years 1899 per annunl
Vow .we. put experts to work upon that
dork. because we knew it was doing an enor-
nous business. and the experts found that
Tor this dock privilege for which this COM
pany was paving $500 per annum the bust
hef. sS Maf s 49, proeesd from tho North River
to tho East Rives and give YOU instance No. ?.
dock a. -tS> foot OF East Thirtisth street.
They aaye' license for that dock and they
charged $50 per 9nnum i1r y, rs,o Mh"n we
istratioS. because I held no Office nnder the
fusion MISREPRESENTATION --the fusionists mid.
We S NIX rs Sdd ,his license and put IT up to
So they put Up the privileges OF this dump
ing boasd 1T ne foot of Easi. Thirtieth street
10 the highest bidder for FIVE years lease.
and the very man who had received the
ljccns 40 Tor $3.50 was willing 70 bid for the
priyiles and he did bid s5.i,d year. and he
didn't Ct Il thsn hcraiss another man bid
Ralph Tyaut mann. fusion candidate for
sheriff. spoke briefly and then Judge G. u.
Alden was introd' ced He was right in
the middle g lis epeech when Mayor Low
came II, I'D the people did all sorts OF
ehseriue ard applansA stunts; Some OF
the thihgs that Judge Alden said were;
want 10 say to YOU that there are two
ETY. city, ips l. befrs ccnducfsd by John Ai-i.-
is being conducted by Charles Murphy.
the TaBmnny h'e"r. One Is being CON
Quoted. BY, an INSPIRED prophet. and the other
Is insptted with ths hope ~ personal profit
city Oh New York IL the wickednst spot Of
Gods gteat earth. and the other Is trying "a
make that claim rood fAppnusel
II John All xandar Dow'6 Is moved with q
desire 10 m axe this city Of ours the home OF
honesty, Of derency, Of honor ard NJ purity
after rs has induced ~ Mh"bltants to give
TO give their votes to Low. TApplnuss
sense Sithsr, because W. have been taught
from o,lr infancy up that cleanllnc-s Ia next
The reclerion Of Mayor Low and the fusion
SS sss. cd ss.siD s ss!ss T aiy
o. The View World ApRlsuss WV
witch have bsep said by our own sTstcrS
during this campaign You have hssrd I