New-York tribune., 1902-10-28
FIREWORKS, HILL, DEVERY
THEY ATTRACT A BIG AND UNRULY
CROWD TO GARDEN.
AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF FABRICATION
EVEN FOR A DEMOCRATIC MEET
ING-RAILING GIVES WAY

Realizing, doubt that they will not have
much Of a show on election night. local Demo-
Gratis Of all ages. conditions and beliefs thronged
Madison Square Garden last night and had a
show of their own making and II was not bad
show at that The speakers were David B. Hill
Bird s. Coler William Randolph Hearst who
furnished the entertainment; Senator James X.
Jones. Senator Carmack, Congressman James
NJ. Griggs ex-Vice- President Adlai F. Steven
son. Governor Budd Of California. Mayor
Schmitz Of San Francisco John D. Mcmahon, OF
Rome. and Charles y. Bulger Many prominent
Democrats who invited to be vice-presi-
dents az the meeting we're conspicuous by their
absence
The meeting unanimously adopted a set Of
resolutions mailing Bird s. Coler fast 10 the
cialistic coal plank. whether he likes il or not.
The crowd was good natured and unruly- The
speakers had great difficulty in being heard at
all Bit Devery. with a band and drum corps
and lot OF district men. broke into the Garden
as Adlai E Stevenson was speaking. and the
meeting was IN an unroar for ten minutes
-gS-ssraicr hin disappointed his hearers in
not adding 10 the awful revelation Of Repub-
Iican official depravity az Albany, During his
spcech a portion OF the railing OF the speakers
stand on the easterly end gave way. There
was A scramble on the part OF those i'm the ad-
toining boxes TO get out of the way Devery.
who was seated near where the railing broke,
caught the arm Of one man as he was about 10
touple over. and prevented him from doing so
Only those near knew OF the chiefs prompt
action hut they heartily cheered him. No one
was hurt.
CoLER TOO NERVOUS TO SPEAK LONG
Mr. Coer was too nervous 10 do more than
har
Ramapo times. and limited that the Republicans
were committing a political crime in sending
s Frederick Nixon back TO the Assembly. as
Mr. Nixon was the man who was responsible for
Ramapo back in 1S93
Probably more downright perversions of es-
tablished political history were made at the
meeting last night than be charged TO any
political meeting in the history Of American
politics Every speaker seemed TO be eager 10
twist and distort state and national history
Governor Budd of California was perhaps the
worst offender He deliberately and distinctly
charged the hard times of 1S93-'94 TO the Nc
Kinlev tariff and then had the refreshing cool
ness to assert that the good times OF 1853
were due TO the Wilson bill. and that labor re-
ceived better return for its work by 10 per
cent in 1895 06 than 1t has at any time since.
He asserted that the cost OF living had in
creased 40 per cent since lN'o- Whlie wages ndu
remained stationary.
The Garden was beautiful in new decorations
Flags were flying everywhere. Every re
ceived a free one at the door. and when they
were waved as an accompaniment 10 applause
the scene a gay one
Outside the Garden during the earlier part
of the evening there n brilliant display
of fireworks Apparently Mr.. Hearst bought
all the bombs and rockets left over from the
Manhattan Beach and Fourth of July seasons
Max Ihmsen, secretary of the National AS
sociation of Democratic Clubs. called the meet
ing to order. and introduced his chief Mr..
Hearst who is the Tammany candidate for Con-
gress in the XIth District. and who makes no
bones" of saying to his intimate friends that he
is a bigger man than old HILL or words 10 that
effect It is violating secret to state that
Mr. Hearst believes IL, too. Mr. Hearst made a
speech which we'll received although but
few people heard it. His voice is not adapted to
platform speaking in large halls Mr. Hearst
introduced Senator James X. Jones, of Arkansas.
as permanent chairman.
CALLS FOR DEvERY.
Tommy" Smith started TO read a set of reso-
lutions and as soon as Tommy was recognized
by longshoreman from Devery's bailiwick the
latter yelled; Let Devery read the balance av