The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-10-14

satisfy them. The nomination Of Mr..
Hearst came as q surprise to those
who had arranged the meeting, and
its very spontaniety made it impossible
to propose postponement Or suggest
any middle course.
Simon Levy, formerly Of the Citizens
Union, forced the chairman to rec6g-
nize him when he arose in the center
was swaying the entire convention
with the force Of an impassioned ar
gument that drove straight home the
conviction that the city must be saved
from the grating politicians and graft
ing corporations.
BY the time he had finished speak
ing the hall was a seething, raging
throng Of men erased with an enthusi-
asrn that had in it a tinge Of almost
fanatical loyalty to an ideal and to a
leader.
They stood upon the chairs shout
ing the name Hearst Thousands of
flags futtering in a living. vibrant
mass above the heads Of the crowd
added touch of color and animation
to the scene, and from the balcony
a patriotic march by Fanciullfs Sew
enty-first Regiment band that swung
and led the cheering.
There were attempts by half a hum
dred men to make nominating speeches
but Intellectually for long time. For
fifteen minutes the cheering continued,
while through the aiaes masses OF men
thronged down to the space in front
Of the platform and clustered there,
kept the fierce, wild rallying cry Of
New Yorks independentvoters ringing
through the hall.
The galleries were filled with hund-
reds of women who joined in the cheer
ing until their voices broke and be-
came 50 hoarse they could only wave
the flags and beat their gloves to tat
ters.
On the platform the heavy rapping
Of Mr.. Stokes, the chairman, became
lost in the tummult, for around him
were gathered the several hundred who
had obtained seats on the platform, and
around Mr.. Hearst had clustered a
crowd Of leaders of district organlza-
tions, who held shove his head the ban
ners Of their organizations Above the
hutterins mass Of national flags these
civic flags were raised on high, FORM
ing great splotches Of heavy color
against the background Of the ever
moving, cheering throng.
1t was a situation veteran parli-
mentarian would have found difficulty
in dealing with. but Mr.. Stokes grasp
ed In q moment the irregularity Of the
proceeding and brought order out of
apparent chaos.
The meeting had not been called to
consider nominations, but such noml-
nations could not be declared out of
order after having been made, and the
chairman accepted the seconding
speeches.
Like volleys from rapid-fire guns,
these seconding speeches came from
all directions. The Bronx, the Borough
of Brooklyn, the Borough of Richmond,
the German Association
and other organizations within a few
minutes had voiced their APPROVAL Of
the nomination. Their leaders sent
their seconding speeches hurtling In
brief, crisp sentences toward the chair
man, and each speech was greeted with
prolonged cheering.
"As a member Of an organization
that is past and gone, the Citizens
Union. Tim Healy takes pleasure in
seconding the nomination Of William
Randolph Hearst cried Mr.. Healy as
he forced his way to the edge of the
platform and a roar of APPLAUSE greeted
him.
Coroner William J. O'Gorman, who
has been counted on by Charles F.
Murphy as one of his staunchest lieu
tenants in the Bronx, crowded through
the men grouped on the platform untfl
he faced Mr.. Hearst, calling out in
a voice that rang out over the great
hall:
Il am not member Of the Municipal
Ownership League, but I will be
fighter under its banner from now on.
second the nomination Of William
Randolph Hearst"
Then followed the speech OF nomi-
nation by Mr.. Levy, the lawyer and
member of the Citizens Union.