New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13

Abram s Hewitt had TO run independently. FOR
Tammany had turned him down. as they do every
inside, as witness Nixon OF the present time; OF
course, our administration has made mistakes
We don't claim 20 be tin gods and infallible-out
we do say that We've got nothing out OF either our
errors or cur successes. and We've done our best
Deafening applause greeted this from the audi
e4ce OF business men and not a few women VINO
filed the place from the edge OF the platform TO
the sidewalk standing almost each others feet
the seats having all been filled half an hour or
more before the speakers appeared
~ YOU vote Tor the fusion candidates TINS yeair
continued Mr.. Murphy, you will simply he saying
you believe have done well We could
under the circumstances, and YOU wish we'd go or
yo1I-7e 9o+ 10 register rrieGs These two registra-
ton days Just past don't by means make the
showing they should. and Id b. almost afraid 70
ask for a rising demonstration Of the number OF
voters in the audience here who have already
registered. or course. Inc storm had something
number Of men We're on their feet before the
sentence was finished. and there were seyeral
1T certainly isn't for want Of evidence and a
het sar9 "a nI ~ . Of re1fsertative Tsmmany
men TO taii." said Robert A Kelly water regis
al ene f ne mo 6iiitv Evolved in nv
position on this platform and with the knowledge
that II ] cannot produce facts 10 srbstantiate
Traced TO Tammany officials to the point Of land
ing them behind the bars it is only because they
have taken care. % set al! that WAS going before
rl10see Tarnrnan vs system Of graft provided Tor
an n5Lre 9eoraliza ton OF the meter system @f
from The city 10y tn Wate- Department in cou-
sion with tie property owners who stood in
The speaker then gave f. detail The method by
which this was accomplished and told or me
bringing 70 time - number 90 persons who had
paid cent to the city treasury fOr years. and
whose arrears ran into the thousands.
otto Reiue-. - Brooklyn. spoke 81 the influence
such midday meetings would have on the rank and
file 81 business men and women such large NUM-
hers Of whom Yesterday gave a part and In many
cases all 81 their luncheon hour TO attend the
JACOB IT Latter. o. the Austro-4unga rian
au-i-Tarnunanv Association spoke length
in indication of the scratching OF the names OF
I don't sav that these two gentlemen are rotten
at7i's 2- 90 ~sy IS $40 A9raJn ~ = lew re- 10
urged that he could reform Tanmany Hall from
the outside. what can one sound apple do 10 a
viii of ming neresst- be a. rotten as the
res Now. pur II tn other Us- around ASK 61T
holSe"lra "nst S'-NI- '- rolteh alpieS VIII %"
Nov I've been on the lecture platform night after
riEnt with iGgse, tWo men knoN mem prettE
well and-We-i-Theyre not All rotten. out what
= bout the barrel % roltennasS they're hoh0ob-
brig with Tammany IS the same nov that II was
two -eaTs ago. Tie choice Is not between the
Tammarv o. ola times or reformed organization
but between Tamma7y ~ its worst-Tammany
gel even and Eli i-nreDiauished pockets and a
decent. DISTINGUISHED administration
Almost all The women present wore the Citizens
T-1io1 button and ? number - particularly in
The Same legend followed the speakers closely
ana several mace notes apparently ,or future
campaign dissemination The Intervals between
AMI from q table in the Of the hall reform
literature was freely distributed. No:arieS also
Inc series OF meetings TO witness signatures to the
nominating petition 81 tne candidates on the city
To-dav Z Tuitou Cutting. F z 7. Gould and
Ralph Trautma0n VIII speak among others. Mayor
Low may anpear on the platform almost any DAY
h's enga eernents possibly prec!uding previous
notice.