The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-28
:. {. SMITH FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
lie Offered His Name TO The Mass Meet.
Ing in That Capacity.
COL. MCCLURE USED STRONG LANGUAGE
Veteran Editor Denounced Ashbridae and
HIS Men in Singing Terms-Drastle
Resolutions Were Adopted.


Philadelphia, Fa.. June 27.--At a public
mass meeting tonight In Academy hall the
most singing rebuke yet administered to
Boss Quay came from the leading repnh-
llcnns OF the State.
Tho issue was brought about by the
machine refusing TO indorse for renomina.
tion District Attorney RothermcI. who
was their candidate two years ago. Roth.
ermcl refused 70 obey the mandates Of the
machine and dld his duty. He prosecuted
the election frauds with vim and vlgor,
notwithstanding the fact that each time
an o1ender was brought TO book he was
helped on by the machine judge and es-
capped conviction.
The good citlzena took note Of Rother-
mcls good work and when he WIS side.
tracked called mass meeting. which was
held tonight.
For tho frst time tho National sdaInlg-
tratiou appeared on the horizon of the
local political nuddlo through Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith. During tho
PROCEEDINGS Of The meeting the following
telegram was received and read from Mr.
smith:
TO Rudolph nlanlcnhurg, CHAIRMAN,
Etc, nciong Building Thirteenth and
Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
Washington, II. c.. Juno 81. Can you
use my name as vice president3 II Is
time for d new Declaration Of indie
pendcnce. Philadelphia ought 10 rlse
In her might agnDst the lohbers In her
public rights and the ravishers Of her
sncred safeguards OF law,
jslgnedl Charles Emory Smith.
The reading OF this telegram caused tha
Widest enthusiasm. Men went mad in
their determination 20 down fraud aud
Il was many minutes before order could
DO restored.
Al this tuncture Colonel Alex X. Nc.
Clure, the veteran democratic editor, arose
md after the applause ceased denounced
AFhbridGe and his mon IN the most yigor.
Gus terms imaginable.
Pandemonlum broke out anew and Quo
mlght llbeu the intensity OF feeling and
the TENSION to tho revolutionary days IN
76. Not since then has the city been
80 wrought up
The following reply was then framed
and forwarded to Mr.. Smith:
To Hon. Charles Emory Smith. Post.
master General, Washington. ID. G.
Philadelphia, Juno 81 Tho people Of
philadelphia, assembled here in over
whclmng numbers. have welcomed your
dispatch with deafcning cheers and by
their direction express their grateful
appreciation Of your patriotic ana fenr-
less cooperation with all good citizens
zeal action for their protection against
the criminal usurpation Of public rights
I'm the city and state 10 crafty the in
satiate greed OF banded corruptlonists
Of both parties
Rudolph Blnnkenberg, Chairman.
THE following preamble was then read:
Whereas. an insolentb deepotie and
criminally proflinate political power ems
bracine banded couuptionists OF both
the great political parties, has us,irped
the authority OF the people in both city
and State, run riot in franchise gifts and
appropriations 10 favortes involving tho
loss OF many millions to the taxpayers,
created offices not needed or demanded
by the people and practically proclaimed
that the public prosecutor. who should
stand like adamant between the COM
n1unty and the mastery of crime, must
be obedient to the orders OF political
master"
Following this preamble resolutions were
adopted unanimously nominating Rothermei
as the citIzens' candidate for district at
torney.
This Is the hrst time In the history Of
American politics when the National nd.
mlnistratlon in power opposed the party
organization.
The action is the more significant be.
cause It may mean the putting in the Geld
OF a third ticket In the fall. SO ends to
date the last chapter Of the wanamaker
orsy good government versus vice strug'
oil