New-York tribune., 1905-11-12
MASS MEETING NEAR JOKE
HEARST DOESN'T 4PPEAR.
Coler Says Official WiU Be Indicted
10000 at Durland's.

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10000 at Durlands.
Only timely adjournment last night saseo
what started out TO be great popular Demon
etration from degenerating into colossal Joke.
The occasion was the Hearst mass meeting III
Durland's Riding Academy, and the author OF
what for a time bid fair to be the final sceno
was a highly seasoned individual who was In
troduced Dr. Cox.
The audience had been in more or less OK
"joliying" mood from the start. To the light OK
red fire blazing up and down 66th-st' from
Central Park West to Columbus-ave, nearly
ten thousand persons had gathered In the ois
hall. and the police had been compelled TO close
the doors at 720 O'Clock. The band kept busy
and the crowd cheered from time to time until
SITTER o'clock 1t wa. a well dressed, good
natured crowd and as long IS it was allowed to
run things to suit itself there was no trouble
with IL in the course of the evening But at no
time did it evince any desire or Willingness 10
be subservient TO the boss rule OF the chairman
IT had come to protest and it proceeded to pro-
test in its own way. And IT was most oehshteo
when DR. Cox lead the protesting.
This individual came on the stage with WHO
hurrah. threw his hat way and his gloves
another hit the chairman with his overcoat
and with both hands in the air fiercely demanded
III # was the game?" The crowd roared de-
lighted Mo-" and urged him on Dr. COX
! 1umped up In the air and came down on the
pIatform with both feet. That's right ne
sbouted TITS the game. and judge dare
stand on the Supreme bench and take 1t In his
hands,"
Wow. Wow" yelled tn. crowd Three
cheers for Cox!"
The chairman came forward and with the
help Of tive husky vice-presidents persuaded Dr.
~ Ay,sJ,1 Gals 1roc IN
They've called me down." the doctor shouteo
as he disappeared from view.
CROWD SUGGESTS SING SING.
Before this information about the game was
vouehsafed Bird S. Coler had given hint 81
some of the things that Mr., Hearst expects TO
do before he gets through with his charges OF
sr.ud Mr. Coier said that in a few days the
,,eonla would hear the name of a high ofnclal
who had stood in his office and handed out
money TO influence the election. 1t was gen
orally understood that he meant that this oln-
cial was to be indicted by the grand jury when
II meets on Monday and an arrest could De
sxnActed soon When the crowd suggested that
Sing Sing would be the ultimate destination OF
this person Mr.. Coler cheerfully acquiesceo-
The Borough President-elect of Brooklyn was
the first speaker on the programme. He SAID
in part:
] thoroughly
onsration. I believe that we are going , reaa,y ha
do not believe that we VIII he ever msTgn pI9fe
+ he SO e15eni fa Of that IA IN the few few districts
gone over personally feel very confident OF the re-
shing-in fact it is going to be good thng.thas
this has been shown up; that TINS tnis atreHp s
has been made and that We have the good fortune
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raise any undue excitement You going to hear
very bad things You are gong 10 heaI, dJs ln
IF e the Great officials Of the city men
mhO TO anded
these men; that the officials handed out the money.
s nd Yog handed oS gG e 10 ana the Of
good many that received 1t ,r.ra-a ~. r,,h,tc
mind for something that IS 70 come But rest as as
after the wrong is righted we must all get TO-
geter behind these great the e new t ss saot
lature and that they are passed. and then we
g be able S to oa asf en Of hs fy Z &
est city upon the face OF the earth
MR.. IvINs's NAME CHEERED.
Before Mr. Coler spoke letter from Mr.. WINS
was read. Mr.. WINS had been announced as the
chairman of the meeting, but he was unable to
be present, and Hamilton Holt, editor of THE
independent" acted in his stead. The mere
mention of Mr.. Iyins's name was received with
outburst of cheering that the chairman had
TO let continue until the people were ready to
STOP. Mnen quiet relSneu the letter, WHICH was
as follows. was read:
/ have received your kind invitation 20 preside
~ and address your meeting this evening, for
which thank you. / cannot, however, possibly be
present. II / were l should advise the utmost
coolnoSS and delibeTati5n in all of your proceede-
ings. The law is entirely clear and will be fully
ability and beyGad any suspicion of partisanship.
The material thing 10 do is TO discover how the.
great constituency of the city of New-York
corded its will. and its will, actually recorded.
personality ] old fghter-one OF the
original hghters-n the battle for ballot reform
and purity in elections
1t seems me. if 1 may be permitted to say So
nation as to how the people recorded their verdict
is the work OF the courts, and Of the solely
whereas the work of the people is. at the earliest
possible day. begin the struggle for the recti-
practices at elections and the amendment OF the
law Of primary elections SO far concerns candi
dates for municipal Office.
Whatever the people sincerely deeply and per-
sstently want they get. in the long run, and Il
that the lessons of the present cleo
ton are such that If the people now make known
their determination TO these reforms In a
serious grave appeal to the legislature the re-
the movement should be conducted systena tica Ilv
and without agitation, conformably all things
with our fine American spirit OF patience IN the
determination to secure the right.
There followed the adoption of some resolutions
offered by Colonel Ambrose c. Dunn. They
called for ballot reform and demanded that
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