New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-29
CAMPAIGNING UP TO DATE.
THE BICYCLE AS AN ADJUNCT TO STUMP
SPEAKING.
FIRST run" OF THE STEWART FLYING LEGION
OF PATERsON-A REPUBLICAN WHEEL
CLUB THAT DOES NOT CARE
For DEMOCRATIC TACK
SCATTERERS.

sCATTERERs.
Paterson June 2s-The Stewart Flying Legion
last night formally opened the political campaign in
Passac County az Hawthorne. a score OF wheel
men riding into the pretty little village to rake the
evening fore and aft with fireworks and weighty
arguments in behalf Of Mckinley and Hobart.
The campaign on wheels did not get fair start
for an unlucky misunderstanding sent the orators
out in three columns instead Of 1t was APP
preaching O'Clock when Captain Foster w. Free
man, tired OF waiting for the laggards. gave the
order mount and twenty orators vauted into their
saddles They wore narty white caps and sweaters
bearing the trcOor pampas plume. the Repubhcan
emblem. surmounted by the club monogram worked
in light blue and Old gold letters
Lieutenant George Anderson rode In TIE centre
carrying the club standard. The gathering crowd
had scarcely glanced at the framed features Of
Congressman Stewart. the sponsor OF the organi-
zaton when the object Of the parade dawned upon
them. and the cycle campaigners moved of cheered
to the echo. Another contingent had waited at tae
old City Hall. owing to a mistake in their notice
but they arrived at Hawthorne IN time to take
part in the last hurrah.
The Stewart FLYING Legion was organized on
novel lines of campaign warfare. Its membership
comprises all the leading young Republican orators
marshalcd by Congressman James +. Stewart. ex-
Judge Frank Scott, Vivian VI. Lewis Hobart Tuttle
Assernblyman Henry W. Gedhill and John W.
Harding This heavy artillery will be brought to
bear in open-ar meetings arranged for the cities
and towns while the organization banner VIII also
be seen during the next four months In every out
lying district and village within the limits OF fas-
sale. Bergen and Morris counties o,,,,,.,
The wheelmcn propose travelling as pon,iSraI
gucrillas invading the crossroads and arguing
with the farmers who are too busy TO attend city
mass meetings. They all enthusiasts who. IN
G fnSns s evolved 0t h R novel scheme. Each
binds himself to obey orders araSorS s' d,5pay or
deliver a speech when called upon Inc oilcGrs
They descend at nightfall upon the village where
the meeting is - he held and grand hrew o,,a
begins with campaign songs by good quartet and
full chorus Already this feature has nsen vGsr hi
ana speedily had hundred citizens attach their
names to It's roster. So ,A 60. cs,
meeting augurs well for the success Of ne moVc-
The party had nearly reaGhrd Norm ana
sca5Cn 9se a Rsik i Dcmocrats the
present Haedon imp. or several law students VINO
preceded the party In carry an were resi,ollinI.
"a conysa blamed the enemy. The incident opened
M queer chcckmlie for Ayng politics in me inno-
cent tack with It's business eide up. Ine prospsct
Five minutes later. the main party halted on ne
bc1d Of the road near Tia wthornc and the fire.
works ana gIee club held forth o,,. ,ro,,,r
and tho window OF the nearest house went up win
!Zeke, Zeke" came the shrl call; quit you med
am with them medicine f,kirs. You had orier
know the blamed sfvns jos rzcn. come rlSAt IN
'If.nc.t work for honest men
l. what viii demand.
want no trade here ruin
our bright and happy i4nl
We want silver hginhug. but
I',r .,id ~ iakc stand
- g ~ marching through Jersey
the swinging chorus came booming OFT and Tho oil
woman stood brca hcss /ccke had drawn close.
"Zeke You come rishi In. Thcms poNiicfnS
Won md four vcars with no.hln' 10 FOR h1vin'
ver own way" yelled the old woman VIZ lrousy. but
Zeke was listening - Grorge Anderson. who SPOKE
10 the dozen people from IN" terrace "pp'-'' '''
house -..
Tho old woman In the window siens! Int eTfly
ana M la =, e,aughi ne k-vnotc. "a" Ma down on
Grover Cleveland ana joined ~ app.aulng h'- on
the Admnis;rftIon. Ana as she yelled her pi"uilt.
the fret meeting closed.
on arriving a. North Patterson the programme vas
repeatel twenty persons appiaudins r1itllng
speech bv Forster " Freeman The members %,
he legion feel greatly encouraged over Their sue
cess Of their first political run