New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-19

MAYOR STOPS MEETING.
Mr.. HinchHfe Won't Allo1c Turner
Gathering an Paterson.

A meeting was to have been held at Paterson.
N J.. where heretofore anarchist propaganda
and reds have flourshed. last night, at which
1t was planned to indorse resolutions passed at
Cooper Union denouncing the decision TO de-
port John Turner. the English anarchist the
SILK Workers Union of Paterson and their ad-
herents and all others of anarchistic ilk being
slated for the indorsing job. Mayor Hinchlihe
would not allow the meeting TO be held, and
therefore Turner must needs be content with
the Cooper Union Endorsement, which will
doubtless tend to tighten the tediousness OF his
return 10 England.
Handouts made measures for promoting the
interests of the silk workers the object Of the
meeting. but the real purpose became known
and Mayor Hnchliffe gave orders to the police
which resulted in a dark hall and the dis
cornfture of the indorsng party from Manhat-
tan and their Paterson recruits
The forces Of the Turner forlorn hope from
Manhattan comprised Bolton Hall, Hugh O.
Pentecost and Mr.. Pleydell. who led gallantV
AT Cooper Union the onslaught against the an
archist deportation law They were met at the
railroad station by the Liberal Club cohorts,
under whose auspices the meeting was to be
hold and the allies from the silk workers
ranks.
They were advertised 10 appear by handful
at Institute Hall. and there they did appear. all
in full ndOrsing regimentals. being received
with acclaim by the Paterson TeinforceTnents'
who were primed TO the middle with smokeless
Endorsement of unlimited range and velocity.
But there were also policemen there. and In
dorsement held forth no charm 10 them. There
would be no Endorsement. they said. unless 1t
was of such potent force as to sweep clubs
aside and rise triumphant over the Mayor and
police of Paterson Endorsement bowed to su-
preme force after a call on an Obdurate Mayor.
The Manhattan Turner Guards returned TO
their armory here. while the Paterson Light
Battery unable to withdraw the charges o.
Endorsement, so tightly were they rammed home
wet them down. to prevent spontaneous COM
bustiOn
Mr. Hail. on his return TO this city with side
arms and all the glory Of surrender without
dishonor indited a letter to the editor of The
Paterson Guardian, describing the purpose of
the forav on Paterson and explaining the de-
feat Thus he related how the indorsers met
the victorious foe:
Mr. Pentecost and l. with Mr. PleydeH. the secre-
tary of the Cooper Union meeting. appeared at
were there informed by formidable Gordon OF
police that the meetng was proh5oted e 2oS9gdeE
ELECTED only the information that the chief was
We did The Mayor excited and refused 10
listen 10 argument or even 10 reason M re 55
of peaceahle assemblaSe. but he merely Laughed
Offers of guarantees as TO the oTaer OF me tae Hee. %
ignored III was explained that neither Turner nor
the proposed speakers advocated violence, but the
Mayor replied that he knew that you people dis
believe in government. and if you had your way
we would not be running things. Inc ld'teI
Statement was undcniably true
Then it explained that the meeting was TO
meeting at which Justice Samuel Seabury, tho Rev
TAight0n Williams ex-COngressman John De Witt
Warner Congressman Robert Baker Ernest H
Crosby and other well known men were on the plat
form as vice presidents or speakers But the Mayor
esid that as long as Turner was arrested under a
law of Congress he would not allow any discussion
of the law and further. that he would not have
mis- policemen laughed at
The resolutions were Endorsed last sunday by the
Central Federated Union OF New York but Pater-
son or. at least. Patersons Mavor is afraid lest
the resolutions be talked about. In my opinion
neither the people of Paterson even the Mayor.
much less the federal authorities be afraid Of
/ Turner's disbelief I'm government What they are
afraid Of is the organization of labor, so ably rep
resented by Turner.