The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-10-22
DEMOCRATS CHEER FOR Low.
COOPER UNION FILLED TO HEAR
THE MAYOR AND JEROME.

jerome WONDERS II MNleuan ffes
Any COnvictiOns-The Mayor Talks
OF Blackmail by CorporatiOns-Mr
IlornbIower on Democratic Duty.
BY far the largest and most enthusiastic
! fusion meeting of the present campaign was
that held at Cooper Union last night under
! the auspices Of the independent Democrats
OF the city. Although born less than two
weeks ago, the Democratic fusion campaign
committee. by the meeting last night. gave
| to Tammany Halls contention that the
present fight is a partisan one only the
strongest rebuke it has yet had.
From first to last the meeting was Demo-
cratic. 1t was presided over by Demo-
Gratis addressed by Democrats only. with
the single exception of Mayor Low. and on
| the platform were almost all OF the prom
inent Democrats Of this city who are not
affiliated with Tammany Hall.
| Among them were such men az William
| B. Hornblower, Peter B. Olney, Eugene A
Philbin, William r. Grace. Edward Cooper.
| Charles 8 Fairchild and host Of others.
These men and nearly 5000 others. most Of
| them Democrats, unanimously adopted
a resolution repudiating Tammany Hall
as the local representative Of their party
and pledged themselves to the earnest sup
port Of the entire fusion ticket.
They gave to Mayor Low and to District
Attorney Jerome by far the warmest vel
come that either has had at a meeting In
this city during the present campaign.
The reception TO Mr.. Jerome was much such
a welcome as he got a week ago when he
made his first appearance for the campaign.
Men became so excited that they found
their voices inadequate and INDUCED in
all kinds of ridiculous antics. The recep-
ton to the Mayor was not quito 30 bos-
ferrous, but some idea Of the enthusiasm
his presence evoked can be gained from
the fact that it was almost three minutes
after he showed himself before he could
get chance to speak.
THE CROWD RECORD DREAMER.
Cooper Union has been crowded to it's
utmost capacity very often. and once or
twice before in the present campaign. but
not in many years has the crowd been 40
great that the police have had to order
the doors Of the hall open few minutes
after z clock, with the result that at 7:l5
O'Clock, a full three-quarters of an hour
before the meeting was scheduled to begin
and with the hall still dark, there was not
a seat, not even standing room, in the
entire auditorium.
At that early hour the police had TO close
| the doors, so no moro could get in. and by
8 o'clock there were fully 5000 people out
side in the square who had to be content
with cart tail oratory.
! D>rf><f Nrrlnr UNA maintained inside the
hall by the police, although they had their
hands full. At one time the crowd on the
I platform was so great that the speakers
had hardly room to gesture, and the police
had to 20 up and force 1t back. There were
many women in the platform crowd, among
them Mrs. Robert Fulton Cutting. Miss
Hslen Cutting, Mrs. Low and Mrs. Jerome
with party Of young women.
James Byrne. law partner OF Mr.. Horn
blower, and q prominent independent
Democrat, presided at the meeting and
made brief speech in which he disposed,
| once and for all, Of Tammany's pretensions
| to be the local Democratic organization
Mr.. Byrne said that he believed 100 600
| Democrats in this city will vote for Mr..
Low at the coming election. Continuing.
| he said.
TAMMANY NOT DEMOCRATIC.
We owe it to every Democrat outside Of
TO deny. when Tammany Hall Is flung in
cratic party are one and the same thing;
They never have been one, Applause
What ems to The tSnse Of vsb
Ps%fSam ri Il DG%GsSs5ss %hs aa the %s5t
Who caught UP the voters in the yhirlwind
of 1901? Jerome-a Democrat. prolonged
Shall an organization. the chief orators
Of Va IN 'IOWup.
men who AZ time when we were making
the fight that elected the only Democratic
undertake to teach MS what is Democracy
and what is the duty of Democracy?
Mr. Byrne had Just finished speaking
when the Mayor came in Mr.. Low walked
to the front of the platform, where he waited
patiently for the applause to subside jus,
as he thought he was going to get chance
to say something some one called for thrse
cheers for the best Mayor New York ever
had, and there was more delay for the
crowd was more than willing TO give them.
The Mayor said III part:
LOW ON PLACKMA1L PAID BY CORPORATIONS.
Mr. Low devoted part Of his speech to
poking fun at Mr. McClellan's zeal for a
artisan vote, his recent discovery that there
was some graft under Tam,nany to apollo
gize for, ana his promise that il any remains
he will do his best to abolish it, The Mayor
said:
When one recalls that he was making that
pledge on behalf Of Mr.. Murphy, Mr.. Sullivan
and Mr. McCarren [hissesl 1t reminds me Of a
man wearing one Of the ancient comedy
masks Anything more amusing than TO
suppose that, owing his nomination TO thossee
men, he will be able TO restrain them it would
not he easy to conceive. II reminds me OF
the camel OF which Mark Twain wrote many
years ago, who died. Mark said. choked 10
death by one Of the simplest statement
OF fact that he had ever palmed on on . de-
luded public.
Then the Mayor turned to the big cor
pora'ions with which the city has dealings.
want to tell you of two things that have
BY one friend / was told Of corporation
which had made large contribution TO the
funds of Tammany, and one Of the of?lcers,
on being asked why. said That is business,
That is what Mr. Grace says In his letter this
morning He Ess h1p asked i he hal sEe
would not be business. And when he was
asked why not he said. Because, II Mr.. Low
il elected. II we want anything that Is right
we will get II without paying for IL. and
If We want more than Is right we cannot get
it. no matter what we offer TO pay"
The other aneodote has a pleassnter sound
but il IL no less suggestive Another cor
poration expressed its desire TO contribute
toward my election. The sum 1t spoke Of
giving was one -thirtieth OF what appealed
to the other corporation. but the manager
said
we would rather give now to secure the
election OF Mayor Low. because we know
that II we ask only what is right we shall get
II for the asking, than we would TO SEQ the
other side win because We know that We
no matter whether We are entitled 10 II under
hp law or not