The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-10-15
GREAT MEETING
OF DEMOCRATS
Tammany Hall Crowded to Hear
Distinguished Speakers.
CIRCUIT AND FORHES CHEERED
REPUBLICANS MAKE FRANTIC
APPEAL FOR MONEY.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14--TaL ,1zSE1 II y
N was thrOnged tonight at the first
- E-S1at nlEess1Ii1-sr0f the e5moaign
held to rally the Democratic platform
and nominal tons. Former Comptroller
/ Theodore w. Meyers presided and in
the course of his address paid high
tribute to his successor in office. Mr.
Circuit, to whom and TO President
tornes an enthusiastic welcome was
accorded as they appeared on the plat
form.
After the passage Of the customary
resolutions, former United States Sen
ator Charles A. Towne was introduced
as the first speaker. Mr.. Towne argued
that non-partisan government was a
FAILURE. Whatever might be said of it
IN theory he could not recall an in
stance where it had succeeded i'm fact.
William McAdoo, formerly assistant
secretary of the navy said. I'VE are
tonight fighting the battle for the res
toration of Democratic government in
the United States"
He believed. he said. that Dir. Cham
berlain would succeed in converting the
BrluSh empire to protection. and IL was
only by having the Democratic party re-
turned 10 power at Washington that the
British government could be thwarted I'D
It's effort TO injure American trade
CIRCUITS Speech.
Mr.. GrOut was then introduced and
said that the greeting he had received
amply repaid him for what he had suf-
IeIeQ or late. He declared that he had no
apology to offer for any act of his. and
Chat. God helping him he would continue
What ne thought right He declared chat
Mayor Low, not uOn-partisan as he
but Republican an the way througl and
the close ally OF Governor Odeli. was the
mayor mayor OF the city ana helping the state
eoEethmeut 70 put Hpon the city eXCes-
sive taxes for the Republican part OF the
state north Of the Harlem river.
II- ornes Followed. and then Mr. Nc
Clellan was introduced and received am
ovation He said i'm part
Straight Party Fight,
Two years ago the fusion movement
was composed not only Of the regular Re
pubncan party and It's adjunct the Cit
lzens mon, but was supported by
the so-called fusion is composed almost
exclusively Of the Republicans machine
ana us Cltzens' Union annex minus las
-"tIuer democratic members, and has
neither the active aid nor the tacit ap-
prevail OF any Democratic Organization
nor BODY Of Democrats whatever
ne fusion administration having
proved 70 the complete satisfaction of
those l. c11ocrats who helped TO place u
m power that non-partsanship i'm gov
ernment IS impossible the political strug-
g1e which viii be ended on Nov is be-
tween the Democratic party on the one
hand and the Republican party on the
otner- IL is between the great parties
that the people must make their choice.
Partisan Legislation.
"A Republican legislature imposed upon
THIS city an excise law. the net result OK
which was that the city's share OF the
revenue derived from excise taxation was
increased only lZia per cent. while the
Slate share was increased Us per. cent
ne CITY VIII only receive about hasf a
million dollars more under the new law
IMAM u did under the old. yet there Will !
ne distributed among the Republican
sLrohgnOidS Of the state nearly three and
ealt million dollars mOrc-paid by the
people OF New 1Ork-than was paid dur
ing tho year 1892
Candidates Endorsed.
a committee Of forty from the Greater
New York Democracy endorsed the DEM /
ocratic candidates on the city borough /
ana county tickets at the Hoffman House ]
TO-DAY and notified the candidates on their I
nomination Mr.. Mcclellan Mr. Grout [
ana Mr.. Fornes responded briefly in ac-
ceptance Of the nominations.
Mr. Mcclellan declined an invitation TO
attend the Brooklyn ratification meet
endorsed. and Senator MCCarren called
at Iammany hcadqu8rters TO express .ap-
proval OF McCiellan's course A brief
strueglc for supremacy is predicted at the !
approaching meeting Of the Brooklyn /
county committee called al The instance |
OF McCarrcn.
Appeals for Ecampaign funds were sent /
out today by the Ciuznes' Union and Re
publican orga5 izatons.