New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
VINS DRAWS CROWDS.
Enthusiastic Meetings an Brooklyn
and Staten Island.

From a monster meeting at Prospect Hail. in
South Brooklyn-far the largest and most enthusi-
astic of his recent meetings-William NJ. WINS
hastened last night by automobile and swift ocean
going tug TO Staten Island, where he spoke to two
lively audiences at West New-Brighton and Tomp-
kinsville returning by the municipal ferry.
His theme at all three meetings the paramount
Importance of the Board of Estimate andn Appor-
tonment under Its present powers and the neces-
sity of keeping it out OF the clutch Of grafters.
Mcclellan. If reelected would be negligible
quantity, declared Mr. WINS. while all the other
members of the board would do the wills Of Muir
ply, McCarren and Cassidy unqucstonably
The meeting at Prospect Hall. where Mr. WINS
spoke first, q specimen OF fully developed
Brooklyn enthusiasm. The hall. the largest in the
borough, filled overiowtng, and the police
turned away hundreds. Fully five thousand per-
sons were there Hundreds, unable to find seats,
stood crowded in the aisles and near the entrance.
Fully one-third Of the audience were women Out
side for blocks with red fire and skyyrockets
waited TO signal the approach of Mr. IVins's motor
car. When he reached the hall the police had to
clear aisle for him to reach the platform Cheer
after cheer arose he appeared.
Twins WINS you're the goods! howded the en-
thusiasts. Give it to 'em!' SOAK EN-, Bill!
You're elected now
II think I am, practically, admitted Mr. WINS
Then he spoke of the number Of meetings which he
had addressed in his campaign He said:
When enter the Mayors office on January my my
first will be to announce tne NeauS OIL inc
various City departments, and assure you that
there viii not be in the list one man who has re-
ceived his office as a compensation for pontlcai 1
work or in consideration Of financial aid TO my
campaign funds Then l shall ask the commits
sioners of accounts TO balance sheet for the
last years, and instead Of asking WheIe alq
he get t?' I'll find where he got it Then. II
find that getting of it has been outside the Jay"
ri set every agency this community TO work not
there be be no chance of redress I'll find out that. and
then will seek such legislation as will AFFORD re-
There can be no good government without good
civil service honest and fair Faithful service ana
ability should be the only tties TO of the
highest character and finest ability, and they VIII
make regulations which hope TO see the sf peSt ~
the United States, and then they and VIII see
those regulations enforced. There snail pc no sch
cheating as under the present acminlsIratlon
With such commission, 1 hope to do for the city
If you don't want Tammany to have the power 10
cause to sink into shame and aesra4a1ss11on.
1t seems be his ambition TO poil hepuphctah
votes in the name OF good government Such I'M
pertinence!
At West Brighton in the Union Opera House. he
said:
The ticket headed by Mayor Mcclellan has as re-
presented TO any conmunlty IoT l1s SUI
frage If Tammany gets control or the BOARD OF
Estimate. the sOo0O0ooo franchises in the next four
and Mr. McCarren and Mr.. Cassidy say The cnief
thoughts of those men. whenever in power. have
az understand that yesterday all political ad-
vertisements were ordered removed from your
tini,ed Mr. WINS From this he showed the danger
oF nol,tfcal monopolization of any public utility
operated by the city IL a corrupt party Were IN
At the Republican headquarters in Tompkins-
VILE MIR. Wins spoke TO large aha entnusiasuc t
He was forced TO cut short the speech TO catch a
ferryboat for home.