New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-26
MR.. BACON MAKES HIS BOW.
THE MAVERICKS" IN ACTIVE OPERA
TON AT COOPER UNION
A MASS MEETING WITHOUT GREAT DEAL of
MASS ADDRESSED BY THE INDEPENDENT
FOR GOVERNOR
AND OTHERS.

CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
AND OTHERS.
THE Mavericks" held a mass-neetlng at Cooper
Union last night. The Mavericks officially
known as the Citizens State Party. but Robert A.
Widenmann the chairman OF last nights mass
meeting dubbed them The Mavericks. The mass
was not dense II might have been The hall
was comfortably filled. but the walls In no
danger Of being burst outward and a considerable
portion OF the audience faded away as the meeting
advanced, while another considerable portion ex-
hibted marked tendencies toward somnolence'
Theodore Bacon the candidate for Governor. ana
Thomas NJ. Osborne. candidate for Lieutenant
Governor together with Charles Frederick Adams.
Felix Adler and K. Fulton Cutting. were among the
speakers.
When Paul Fuller arose to call the meeting TO
order the same being thing OF no great diiilcu!'
there were upon the platform number or the me"
into whose control the Citizens Union seems 10
have passed. Among them were Calvin Tomkins'
Oswald Willard. Wallace Macfarane. Johh '"!
Chapman. VI. D. Rothschild. r. Fulton cutting anu
Charles Frederick Adams.
Mr. Fulers address was confined for the mus
part to the abuse Of Colonel Roosevelt VINO no
said seemed TO be the victim OF temporary aberra-
ton when in the presence OF crowds Of people MI
Fuller wound UP by introducing Robert A WIDEN
mann as chairman. NJ. Widenmann was ious'
on Mr. Plat. He said that both parties InerchessN
bartered and sold the rights OF the voters MS
freeborn men," political henchmen ana IaNo'
ties" parasites heelers and blacklegs. In speak
ing OF the Republican party Mr.. Wdenmahh 'e-
marked suavey that I'm one fell swoop OF tue iH"
chine independence has been crushed out OF ou'
doughty Ker-io-nel until he is an humble follower
OF It's reeking car OF Juggernaut" II TO object 10
this programme was to be traitor and renegade'
he gloried in the names Then he gave the state
Citizens Party their new name OF healthy ene'
getic band Of mavericks" and introduced TheodoIe
Bacon who warmly welcomed by the audience
MIR BAcON's ADDRESS.
Mr. Bacon spoke at length and at first to close
attention. but toward the end Of his long speech
there signs OF restlessness that at last look
the form Of applause that was meant only 10 en-
courage Silence on the part Of the speaker.
IN almost his first words Mr.. Bacon was frank
enough 10 confess that he in a hopeless HEi,
addressn1 in Cooper Union five years ago had
helped to defeat Judge Maynard, he remarked:
BUT If ! were to pretend that expected suCH d
%omd be- an - utterly nsnce pretcnce although
perhaps it might be justified for ponS,aI Eli. a.
exacang the highest principles of ethics ana neru b
iy. But do not intend 70 say anytn d,1lrd o. b b
have been reminded OF the beginning tand ms Is
perhaps The 1 bfgnnns' S one t Sc consians ap
peared before the Emperor b9N WIZ sainia
salutaiion. which simply. Tie moIltui4 sd.u.a
mus" That | will repeat here ana aui,. , ina that
are here before you to salute you; knowing ina
santinc yo ri' and we salute ali our feow-citizcns
Of the STATE Of NewYork. saying that on your b pe
is certain to US We have submitted ourselves 10
your sl1rrages. knowing that we chh hTs' ,b ord
nary end Of a nomination for office sha.,r redCr ur
knowing that We cannot De s ~ ourselves our
names salch thcy but not our honor III me ne
Interest: as We profoundly believe. OF the people Oh
the State of New-Y York at large. ,. ~,
Then for period OF about twenty minutes Mr,
Bacon went on to explain the reasons that led him
10 sacrifice himself a hopeless cause. In sun
stance he reasoned that he was merely cancHate
people who were opposed to voting for Inc Demo, mo,
cratic or Republican bosses Bet"sen Sr"Ser botb
Plat, he argued. there was no ON eiehce ii .yt'
were Engaged in a game OF battledore ana shuttIc-
cock, with the STATE as thtlr sH.s ~ ma bact
again until by the Intervention OF the independents
the Shuttlo,rOck should fall 10 the ground between
them and put a stop to the interesting game oi
REGULAR CANDIDATES ATTACKED.
Turning hrs attention the candidates Of the reg
uIar parties Mr.. Bacon dismissed Judge Van Wyck
with the mere description that he was the tool OF
boss r, Colonel Roosevelt he devoted more
time The Colonel, he declared was exploiting
military career of no extraordinary distinction for
the purpose ~ obtaining civic office FOR wnch
he had no qualities. Mr. Bacon proceeding
to crtcise tie Black administration, but before he
could fairly get INTO The subject the impatient
clamor OF the.audience compelled him 10 resume his
Dr. Felix Adler was next introduced by the
chairman. in spite Of calls for Charles Frederick
Adams Or. Adler said that the strongest argu-
menl the Ma 'ericks had 10 meet was the state-
mcnt that q for their ticket was thrown away.
He declared mat there were circumstances that
justified throwing n vote away. ana on" % them
arose wher th were Two evils. on which Il was
impossible 20 make ones mind which was the
lesser. II was tmpossibla to chooSe hrtw+en yellow
fever and smallpox. he thought, but be didn't say
which disease Colonel Roosevelt would carry int
the Governors chair. lie couldn't vote for Roose-
vet account Of his imperialism and he couidu
vote FOR Van lNyck account of the man VINO
nominated him. He admitted that the Mavericks
had no; a chanC, on earth but for all that he was
going 20 vote their ticket.
r. Fulton Cutting IN short address asserted
that ColOuel Roosevelt had prOstitutcd his fair fame
by accepting tn, Republican nomination. More
over by haunting his miltarism. Mr.. Cutting ar
cuei. Colonel Roosevelt Insulting iutclli-
,ence' and was thereby losing votes rather than
gaining them Tn, independents had begun move
meuf. the speak went on t. say. which would
finally cnanclpate the people from boss rule for
ever
Mr.. Fuller read long let'"r from Frederc w.
Einriche the IndcTondent ca lditate for Attorney
General and the meeting was wound up with
snccchoa hv Thomas VI. Oshorne and Charles Frcd-