New-York tribune., 1905-11-01

Abaut half of them were wearing Hearst but
tons and yelling Down with that hae9 and
.IJurrah for Hearstl'
TRIED TO CLINE POLE
The crowd gathered about the pole nearest
she Franklin statue, and one man tried 10 chiro
,hA pele with the evident intention OF tearing
down the banner. policeman yanKeo nun
Down. The crowd surged around the hiueS0a''
almost ,,obhing him, while the yells Increased
Some one called out: ITO the CITY hai'i
TIL, cry was caught up and repeated, without
snv sppa-eut meaning In a moment the crown
began to move across Park Row. and N a ie"
minutes the City Hall plaza Waa hhen "'lii'A
howiing mass OF man and boys
rba nolsea NJ tbs City Hall citation wtro SEM
IN. on til. run to check the disturbahce' Al
Arrt the men In Uniform did not seem to 'sno"
what to do. and the crowd grew larser Ihen
fb.s noIlce gathered in the centre OF The plaza
cleared a space, pushed the crowd BACK from II
and kept increasing the circle until eheS oFose
CO scattered the crowd sufficiently to clear tho
plaza
Then the crowd sursed around the FRANKLIN
s.s.ue again. and William Houston. blAok-
smith of No 81 West 1o4th-st tr.ec TO chfI,p
mn the nearest pole. policeman pulled MIN
6ou-n and arrested him AS Houston was being
,akeu to the City Hall police station vel
d,s.se8 woman ran 70 mis- side and said inis
ago Will /" said Jennings s Fish a real estate
tssi.r of Brooklyn I'll see that you get ball
Houston when taken before Sergeant bfaloney
n the station. said he wanted TO tear down IHe
Gag Of anarchy "I fought for the Stars ano
Stripes Mister Sergeant he said, and HI nol
stand by and the red flag floating beside IT,
MIR. Fish went to the Tombs police court with
Houston ready 10 give bail for him. II necessary
nut the prisoner was discharged with reprl-
.1land-
cufside the police station, while some part OF
,he crowd fingered there. Tamrnany man ano
q supporter Of Mr.. Hearst got into an arg Bulpoi'
about the banner and of them hit the otner
en- the nose drawing blood They were hnStieo
into the station and the man with the oioooS
nose made complaint on which the man "ilo
struck him was arrested The prisoner saih ho
usY Iobn Rarr He was paroled at tho police
court later.
For an hour the crowd around the FRANKLIN
statue listened to speeches by volunteer hearst
orators who were hoisted up on the faAhls'
Then the reserves that had been called from 'ie
oak-ss police station dispersed the crowd anu
broke up the meeting
All the afternoon. however. crowds lined Park
Row near the offending banner. apparently eA-
pecting some open attack. A score or poiceiiioi
-vere Eent on duty to guard against any damage
TO the banner
The discussion that was started by raising
the banner was kept up all the afternoon ana
evening and spread far beyond PARK Row. Inc
General sentiment seemed to be that Tamnany
managers had made big mistake In raising
anarchy's flag beside the Stars and stripes
.v.n N attack Mr. Hearst and that the indig-
nation over 1T would make the incioefl' hote-
worthy one in the campaign
Even many Tamnany men were neard eA-
messing fear that the banner incident would
hurt Mayor Mcclellan and there was rumor,
late In the afternoon that the Mayor had 40
vised taking the banner down, ana thae TIC
Tammany managers responsible for 1t were
considering plan of replacing 1t with less
offensive banner early this morning
BLUNDBR MAY AID WINS.
MANY Republicans said the effect of the Tam
many bIunder might easily be like the wave OF
indignation that followed the raising OF line
OF offensive Tammany banners in Broadway
lust before the great Sound Money parade In
1896. resulting in the carrying of New-York
County for Mckinley. Most Republicans whose
attention was called to yesterdays incident said
that # WAS a characteristic Tammany mistake.
and probably would aid in the election OF Mr.
WINS as the next Mayor.
Letters expressing the general indignation
of the public the insult to the American
flag by placing it beside the flag of anarchy
began to pour into The Tribune Office last even
ing One of them was written by man who
had not seen the banner in Park Row, but had
seen a similar banner at Broadway and
Canal-st
IF Mayor Mcclellan is responsible for string
ing the red flag of anarchy the same cable
with the American flag the writer says, he Is
not entitled to the respect of any decent, law
abiding citizen"
One letter is written by lawyer in Cedar-st,
who calls attention to Section $40 Of the Penal
Code which states:
H. person who in any manner for exhibition
- display shall expose or cause to be
exposed TO public view any such flag standard
color or ensign (of the United States OF Americal
upon which after the first day of September,
1908. shall have been printed. painted OF other
wise placed. or which shall be attached. ap-
pended affixed or annexed any word, figure
mark picture design or drawing, or any adver-
tisenent of any nature shall be guilty
Of a rnsdeneanor and shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding S1oo by Imprisonment for
not more than thirty days. or both, In the dis
cretion of the court; and shall also foreft pen
atty of $50 for each such offence
mo argument is needed" the lawyer writes
'sto show that this provision of the Penal Code
has been n1anifestly violated. and that the po-
lice officer or officers, If any there be- who wit
messed the erection Of such advertising BAN
ner was guilty OF palpable neglect OF duty IN
falling to arrest the person or persons who
erecteS such banner