New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-22

At times surgins 10 its feet until Cooper .
Unions large hall filed to the doors. resenbled
a storm tossed sea Of heads and faces. at times I
hanging on the speakers every word, intent lest
the slightest whisper he lost. that branch OF the
Democracy OF this city which refused some two
weeks ago to stand for John c. Sheehan and
Tamrnany methods held last night one OF the
most remarkab bic mass meetings in recent cam
paigns. Grown already TO thousands, the Demo /
cratic Fusion Campaign Committee presented
speakers. every man OF whom. save Mayo Low.
was DISTINGUISHED in the annals 81 city state
national Democracy, men like Peter B. Olney.
Eugene A Philbin Robert Grier Monroe, Fred
eric W Hinrichs Edward J Mcclure. Cyrus L.
Sulzberger. William B. Hornblower and William
Travers Jerome All these speakers Endorsed
Mayor Lows administration. and pleaded with
the Democratic voters OF the city TO continue
the fusion administration in Office. for the sal
walton OF Democracy Fervent as was the in
dorsersent sf fusion. more scathinz was the ar
raignment Of Tarnu1any Hall. that bunch OF
looters" as Mr.. Jerome termed II. The man
who helped Tammany was not deserving Of the
name Of Democrat. said the speakers
For Mayor Low the meeting was a great
reception. When he appeared men and women
swept to their feet. and cheer after cheer
sounded through the hall. while in that volume
Of sound could just be distinguished the band
The best Mayor New-York ever had" called
out one. in excellent paraphrase of Mr. Van
Wycks famous eulogy of Devery. You're the
man for US" the man who's kept the city
clean" came the pIaudits. When the Mayor
declared that if reelected. he would serve the
city first. last and all the time" the rapid-fre
responses came again. Wen elect you all
right" You'll get in. never fear" You've
done that already" shouted one enthusiast.
with brazen lungs What man has done. man
can do again" quoted the Mayor with smile
And how the audience cheeredi
The manifest enthusiasm from those who are
in party politics opposed 10 him warmed the
Mayor to greater intensity than he has before
shown in this campaign. Seldom does he break
out OF his calm delivery 20 declare he did
last night. with upIifted arms and quivering
face. The day Will come when the men who
pay money into Tammany Hall knowing that
their corporations will profit bv the corruption
Of that organization. viii be pointed out with
the finger OF scorn as they walk the streets
They will cry out. as did Lady Macbeth. when
she saw the bloodstain on her hands out
damned spot oUtr Dut il would not. for IL
the stain OF murder. And viii not their
hands be stained with murder. the murder %
girls characters and uves2' demanded the
Mayor. his voice ringing.
ENTHUSIASM FOR JEROME.
With like enthusiasm was District Attorney
Jerome received. Coming into the meeting. pre-
coded by the policeman who attends him on his
campaign tours. he faced audience waving
hats and ha1dkerchiefs and cheering az the TOP
OF their voices while the band played GLORY
Glory HaIlelujah" Nj Jerome was ILL., and
showed it in his bearing as he apologizet that
he ought rather to be home IN bed than speak
ing" Speak he did. however. 10 good purpose
start right in on EN- Eat EN- alive" were
some Of the encoura cement he got With his
quizzical smile the District Attorney turned 20
the back Of the hall and said: They're dead
now How can I eat EN- alive" Having his
audience in good hurnor Mr.. Jerome talked 10
them earnestly. soberly Il was not a typical
Jerome campaign speech FOR he was not physi-
cauy able TO be as intemperlte as usual out
II was quite as effective as his other method
George B. Mcclellan. Charley Murphy. sui
livan and McCarren came in for sound castf-
cation in all the speeches. II Mcclellan were
honest in his alliance with the Tammany men.
how could he fail 10 do their bidding asked the
SPEAKERS Then. Il he acted on their instruc-
rions how could he enforce the laws against
gambling prostitution and the liquor trafic2
The bau was filed 70 the utmost limit and
outside Cooper Union was throng OF two
thousand when James Byrne. the chairman. de-
CARED in the words Of Tilcen. that the Demo
~ra+ic fusion campaign committee was going
70 v-o~l FOR fusion 60 save from degradation
the great party whose principles and traditions
we're theirs by Inheritance and conviction"
. Then he introduced the Mayor. who. standing
on the flag empowered platform directly In
front Of life six picture OF himself. bowed
and bowed again the cheering. subsidlng at
intervals. broke out again and again The
Mayor said in part;
Fellow Citizens. ] doubt II you could have given
me- a warmer welcome had been Democrat. Ike
Yourselves Standing IN this presence and conscious
mat / am the only Republican upon YOUR list Of
speakers. 1 cannot refrain from wondering wnat
bas become Of issue Of partisauship In this
ca--paigu II will be IN order think. to- morrow
morning advertise for Il a. something that nAs