The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-02
TAN|NANY HOSTS
SECOND RED FLAG.
'Throng Of Thousand Persons
Attack and Tear
Down.
A THIRD TRAMpLED IN MUD
Young Man Who Cut the Cords
Suspending the Latter Ar
rested By Police.
THIRD TRAMPLED IN MUD.
tBy Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Nov. la crowd number
ing thousand or more persons. to-day
attacked and tore down an anti-Hearst
banner In Union Square.
The banner was similar to the one put
up In Park Row yesterday, and which
was taken down last night by order Of
Mayor Mcclellan, after demonstration
had been made by a large crowd at the
city hall.
To-day's crowd gathered shortly after
twelve o'clock and soon began an attack.
seeking to tear down n red flag support
ed by hand labelled Hearst" They
succeeded in doing this and the police re-
moved another flag the Stars and Stripes.
supported by hand marked Mcclellan"
Underneath the two flags were the words
5"ttndcr which fag?'
There was another and more exciting
scene at Fourth street and Broadway,
where u similar banner had been placed.
THE red flag attracted little attention
during the morning. but when the lunch
hour arrived several thousand employees
from the nearby dry, goods stores gathered
around the offending political display.
One young man who declared that he was
not Hearst syrnpathizcr made a speech
expressing Indignation that the Amsrieai'
flag had been placed on level with the
nag OF anarchy. The young man de-
nounccd Tamlnany hall for pcrpetrating
such an outrage. as he called Of Nc
Clellan's narne and Tammany hall were
Missed. while cheers were given for
Hearst
Another young man pushed his way
through the crowd toward the pole sup-
porting the banner shouting, "Ill do It..
III cut 1t down. I'VE Will get rid Of that
flag Of anarchy" There wcs cheer
from the crowd which vas heard for
blocks and a'lane vas made for the young
man who made his way to one Of tho
poles and climbed it. He cut the cord
that held ,he flag and both fell to the
street. on the side Of the street on which
the American flag fell many in the crowd
uncovered and the national emblem was
picked up and carefully folded.
The red flag. however, was trampled IN
the mud and finally was torn to pieces.
BY this time IN extra force OF police
had arrived from a nearby station-house
ard the young man who had cut down
tho flags was arrested, charged with dis
orderly conduct. HeEwas followed to the
ST ation-house by crowd ofiseTeral hun
bred persons who ieered and denounced
the police for making the arrest. Mayor
Mcclellan to-day expressed disapprovnl
Of the Use of the red flag on some OF the
Tammanys banners and also directed that
the speakers supporting him must not be
guilty Of personal abuse of any OF the OPP
posing candidates.
Charles Murphy. leader Of Tammany,
said today thar Tammany had nothing
To do with the erection of the political
displays in which the American flag and
the red flag were placed side by side
1--WE have nothing to do with Them"
said Mr.. Murphy. These flags were put
8un bvs business men,
Police Commissioner McAdoo said that
he intended to communicate to-day with
the persons responsible for hanging the
red flags, and that he would take meas
.ures to prevent further disturbances over
them.