New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-04
ACORNS MEET TO MOURN.
Many Speakers GiUe Many Reasons
for Fusion Defeat.

At least ten eogent reasons for the defeat Of the
fusion ticket were advanced at the first annual
dinner % the order OF the Acorns at Webster Hall
last night. William F. King thought it was ex-
else Henry George, Jr.. convn sed that it was
the question OF franchises. DR.. Il r. L. Gould in
sisted that It largely due TO partisan spirit
caused by the approach OF the Presidential election
and finally Joseph Leyenson Republican leader in
the WITH Assembly District. declared it due to
a lack Of pracrcaness, and vigorously attacked the
policy OF a number OF heads Of departments. aIleg-
ing that district leaders got hearing from them
The only point OF agreement was the size and
character OF the defeat The banner that por-
trayed the Tiger crossing the Bridge which former
~ hung IN front OF The Tribune Building,
carefully shown. with the that the Tiger had
crossed added, dead oak leaves were strewn over
the floor. and the funeral aspect was not lEhtened
by the fact that owing 20 the weather only about
thirty guests were present. The Great Oak" NJ
Linn Bruce; Ralph Trautnann, Frederick w. Hin
rfchs aud r Fulton Cutting were absent, but sent
kilograms. Mr. Cutting advised Standing pat"
MI Bruce inquired after the soup, and when the
telegram was read the POSTMASTER explained that
Mr.. Bruce had got his
The most impressive declaration of the evening
was that OF Dock Commissioner Hawkes. who an
hounced that excise legislation in the form or an
and that speaking as Republican, the best he
could advise that the people in New-York
agree on plan that would be submitted 10 the
referendum of the greater city In 9IhTnlng the
need OF such legislation Mr. hawkes. declared mat
pubIcans left in the city.
William r King spoke twice. Excise, he de
claTed, explained the defeat OF fusion. defeat
which was recognized long before the election as
certain. TIE second time he attacked the methods
OF the ASsemblymen at Albany. Cyrus l. Sulz-
berger described the effects Of his Gamma En
speeches. declaring that ne had spoken TO fifty
thousand people and had been beaten by a majority
OF 49 500. He explained that the other 800 had at
tended meetings. Then lie talked about q snow
storm
DR.. z. r. L. Gould arrived just after Coroner
Goldeukrarz, whose arrival was noted by the
POSTMASTER as timely DR.. Gould was introduced as
a oftiCeholder looking for transportation out
OF the city and took up the familiar topic OF the
causes Of the defeat. He ascrbed them to the par
tisau appeal which had resulted from the change
in the tenure of Office which brought election
Just before. instead OF just after, Presidential
election He also detailed a number of minor
causes but declared that the Tammany administra-
ton would be better because Of the fusion gov
eminent that had preceded il
Justice Kremer, defeated for reelection; Julius
BurnherE who ran unsuccessfully for alderman in
the With District, and George Haven Putnam,
who came near running for alderman, also eX-
planned the causes Of the defeat Mr. LevensOn sailed
into the heads Of departments with unusual warmth
and solved the whole problem by giving lack of
there were loud calls for Coroner Goldenkranz. but
he had slipped and could not be found arly
every speaker in the course OF his remarks dwelr
on the future hopefully. and pledged the Acorns TO
continue the fight against Tammany.