The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-15
TIGER ROARS WITH COCHRAN.
LITTLE PARKER CHEERING AT
TAMMANY,S RATIFICATION.
star Of the Shows Pitches Into Roose-
velt's Letter and Ia Hailed as the
Real Leader-President Attacked
rs an Autocrat and q Demagogue.

velt's Letter and Ia Hailed as the
Real Leader--President Attacked
rs an Autocrat and Demagogue.
Tainmany oheered Bourke Cochran and
ratified the Democratic ticket last night
at the big mass meeting at the Fourteenth
street wigwam, which had been planned to
show it's allegiance to the st. Louis candi-
dates. -
Mr.. Cochran was the leading feature Of
the show, and not the candidates. No Tam
many ratification In years has shown less
enthusiasm over the national standard
bearer than was shown for Judge Parker at
last nights gathering. But for Mr.. Cochran
the meeting was triumph. A better evil
dence of political reinstatement no man
could have wanted than that Mr.. Cochran
got from the Tammany faithful. who cheered
him from the time he came in sight until
after he left the hall behind Henry Clay
Suffers coattails.
COCHRAN HAILED AS LEADER.
There we're cheers for Mr.. Cochran "a
the next United States Senator, and one
man even started a cheer for him as the
real leader OF Tammany Hall" The man
sat in the second row from the front and
the cheers we're given almost under the nose
OF Charles F. Murphy, with whom Mr..
Cochran had entered the hall and who
sat with him on the platform. twas great
night 'or Mr.. Cochran, and when the crowd
had heard him it went home. There was
nothir more doing then, even when Sulzer
appealed to them to listen while he "ac-
cent .atedr some of the points OF the orators
speech.
AZ grand ratification meeting, with the
usual Tammany accompaniment OF cheer
ing and pyrotechnics, the meeting was a
distinct disappointment. In fact, Mr.. COCK
ran Just saved it from being frost
That the leaders had expected the old
time show of Tammany enthusiasm over
any old ticket for regularity's sake was
evidenced by the fact that Cord Meyer,
Chairman w. s. Rode, De Lancey Nicoll and
Urey Wodson sat on the platform as the
guests of Senator Victor Bowling, Chair
man Taggart had even been invited to see
the show
NO LIFE IN THE CHEERING.
But when it came to the regular cheering
for the candidates in the old Tammany
style something seemed to have happened.
The leaders tried to get their followers
started, but they couldn't seem to get up
steam.
Only ono, did the cheers for Parker last
longer than a second or so. That was
when the reader of the resolutions spoke
of him at the windup Of his recital OF Re
publican wickedness. Then man waved
from the platform and some OF the braves
got the cue and started to whoop it up.
But 1t anly lasted four seconds.
With Tammapy promptness the notables
filed up on the platform few minutes
after 8 O'Clock. James W. Gerard. chair.
man of the meeting. led the way, and right
COCHRAN "' and Mr. Meyer. As the crowd
caught sight Of Mr.; Murphy there was the
arst burst OF cheering OF the evening, but
it was nothing like that which followed
| for Mr.. Cochran. His name was shouted
| and handkerchiefs and canes were waved
| that the man called for the cheers for hin
as the actual leader Mr.. Cochran
| had sat down then and he apparently tool
no notice of the incident.
Bridge Commissioner Best introduces
sssrd w Oh He
| that the administration had shown thai
| Tammany district leaders could be gooc
heads Of administrations. He mentioned
| particularly the Sheriff. whose counse
| MT. GefarO mas DetT. Hc sdit
| PUT DAVIS REFoRE PARKER.
I'VE have this year a candidate will
whose noble qualities you are aiiacquainte'
and we know that your votes will be cheer
fully given for our great candidates
| G.. Davis and Judge Parker.
| While the cheers were being given at Thu
first mention OF the ticket which Tamman.
form whispered TO Mr.. Gerard that hehat
| mentioned the names in a queer order.
Then Assistant Corporation Counsel Gu!
read the formal resolutions. These con
demnd the Republicans for extravaganza
took the expected fling at the trusts ant
| imrerialism and touched on Panama an,
tha postal frauds, which. they said. @ha'
shown the Department to have been cor
rupted into a den of thieves.
There was pause when Parker's nam
came out and then the cheering began from
little groups in the hall. 1t went on fo
not longer than four seconds, but at on
time quite number seemed to be cheer
ing. Then there were calls for Cochran
every one took it up. The three cheers
man made one last call for Parker andthel
quit. Instead of Mr.. Cochran, NJ. Warle.
Patzek was introduced. He talked 70
only few minutes and announced as tn
most important thing, that he had mad
lately careful study Of conditions I
had found that the United States was pay
ing tribute Of Slo2 900 900 to the Steel Trus
every year.
GREAT CHEERING FOR COCHRAN.
The moment Mr.. Cockran's massiv
frame showed above the shoulders OF MI
Murphy and the audience knew he wa
going to speak they began cheering, an
Before Mr.. Cochran had reached tn
speakers table half those in the big ha
had risen to their feet and were waving
umbrellas and handkerchiefs. The cheer
ing was in such contrast to that which
had preceded it that for a moment it locke
like real mass meeting.
The cheers might have gone on for com
time only the band got excited, too, at tn
strange scene and started playing, "Th
Red, White and Blue" which stopped som
Of the cheering When the band stopped on
man with a stentoran voice got out on tn
floor and yelled:
Three cheers for the next United State
Senator"
aYi! vi! VII" yelled the crowd, an
they started in again. Cochran had
wave them down as Bryan used to do.
His voice was hoarse as he began h
speech but as he warmed up 1t cleared
and even the occasional peals Of thund'
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