New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-29
OSBORNE Al IT AGAIN
Finds Insurance Mem Backed NOma-
nation of Jerome.

James W Osborne emerged from his retirement
| last evening at the Carnegie Hall meeting OF the
| Citizens Independent Democracy. He had ne"
attack on District Attorney Jerome. which TUNED
out to be the discovery that among the many
Jerome nominators were lawyers who had acted as
counsel for insurance companies and officials.
There were also the list. he discovered. in
surance directors and trustees, among them Oscar
S. Streus trustee of the NeW-Iork Lie 1nsUr-
ance Company.
Mr. Osborne said that. paraphras!ng his oppo-
nent's language, he could say:
1 think too highly of Jerome to believe that, II
companies who are clamoring for his election. And
1t is for this reason that say am am running no.
insurance companies of the city and county of New
York.
Thousands of independent Democrats gathered at
Carnegie Hall last night to ratify the Tammany
ticket and to hear its headliners talk The meeting
was planned for demonstration" in Mayor Nc
Clellans favor. Red fire and rockets blazed outside
the hall, while flags and blaring pand inside en-
ivened the large audience Behind the speakers
stand was large placard bearing the inscription
President Roosevelt slanderers:
A man who on no grounds OF on insufficient
or private life, is himself corrupt.
To honest Of being thief is to
gladden. the heart of every thief in the nation.
Francis Burton Harrison. the chairman declared
that the meeting indicated that the great heart of
the community still beat true to Democracy. and
foretod the election Of the entire Democratic
ticket
Mayor Mcclellan. partisan. had given the city
the most non-partisan government it had, he
declared, causing Democracy" and good govern
ment' to be synonymous Republicans were flock
ing TO the Mcclellan standard, he said. WINS
pathetic figure alone. "a voice crying In the Wild
erness."
vote for him was vote for Hearst. said Mr..
Harrison. to accompaniment of Kisses. Hearst's
faacies would be things to fight for years to come.
he said for they had ensnared the labortng man,
who believed them
when he appeared to speak. He devoted nest of
his attention to Hearst. Hearst. he argued. meant
sociasm-harsh naked. fatal-for socialism meant
the destruction OF ali principles Of progress and
eventually enforced labor by the government,
really slavery for the workingman.
While Mr.. Cochran describing naked social
ISM Patrick Francis MCGOWAN. who wants to be
President of the Board of Aldermen. came on the
platform. The few who recognized him aIplauded.
Mr. Cochran bowed in conscious recttude. En-
trely unknowing the reason for the applause. he
said:
II suppose the gentlemen who applaudtng
are those who nbbled at the bait without being
quite conscious what 1t Is.
Mr. Cochran did not approve of government own
ership of public utilities. 1t operating
cessfulIy in Europe he said, where it was no prog
ress and no benefit to the people. The Democratic
principle of regulation when the corporations
robbing the people the proper thing, he de-
clared The plumber Of the people by the present
financial system, and insurance graft" specific
instance showed, he said. the awful corruption in
duced by Republicanism-'s socialism united to lar
ceny." President Roosevelt, in his regulation Of
various trusts. he said was merely trying to put
In force the moral law against the distribution of
plumber when, instead, he should prevent the col
lection of it.
AS to local conditions, he glad the Democ-
racy had done nothing which would look like at
tempt to purchase the confidence favor silence
OF any man. referring apparently to the Demo-
cratic failure to get District Attorney Jerome.
Ex-Justice D. Cady Herrick out strongly
against federal supervision of insurance and other
corporations, declaring that 1t was unconstitutional
and that instead of the government controlling the
corporations the corporations would control the
government. He referred to the reported Quitting
of the House of Mirth' to make it even more at
tractive. and asked why the Who has been in
charge OF 1t should be censured when his calling
had also been that of a Governor and United
The speaker said that the recent insurance
other corporations had been doing and Would DO
Not only the speaker opposed to federal super.
that it was but he declared that
soeE o bs IS 0 part pSng
several States of their powers and duties weaken
He asserted that no possible benefit could be de-
already had more work than 1t could properly care
for: .,, 49,. ., .-,, . -.
EX-Justice Herrtck then paid q tribute to the
trained politician" who he said. in the game
for the love Of it and the power to be obtained.
and was therefore superior to the who runs
for Office without previous training. He declared
yehemently that this city cannot be run Ike
Sunday school" He said that crime could never
be eradicated. and that the most vsiiant SUPER
vision neither make keep the city officials
honest; that although there have been undoubtedly
shortcomings in McClellan's administration. he
had given this city the best administration in t"e en-
ty-fve years.
The mysterious Mr.. MCGOWAN" with an expan-
sive smile appeared only TO give way to Controller
Grout
The campaign said Mr.. Grout. was for the
salvation OF the city Nh. McC1ellans opponents
two promising Williams.
Two counterfeit Bills. yelled man m the au-
dience
(Which cannot be passed the people, count