New-York tribune., 1905-11-01
FLAG EXCITES ANGRY MOB
TRY TO TEAR 1T DOWN.
Police Reserves Called Ont to Protect
T'ammany Election Banner.

Indignation over a Tammany banner which
was raised yesterday In Park Row. opposite
The Tribune Building, led TO q disturbance
which at one time threatened to develop into
riot A great crowd formed itself into an indig-
nation meeting about the Franklin statue. after
there had been rush to the City Hail. Police
reserves were called to disperse the crowd Two
arrests were made.
1t was the popular opinion last night that the
Tammany managers had caused the banner 20
be raised TO act red rag to a bull with
the express purpose OF melting the Hearst
syrnpathizers to acts of violence. and thus to
damage their cause
Public disapproval had become so marked and
so widespread that Mayor Mcclellan sent the
following letter TO President Ahearn of the Bor-
ough of Manhattan:
have been informed that a banner raised in
Printing House Square has given such offence
as TO cause demonstration approaching puphc
disorder.
While 1 am desrous of not interfering with
the privilege usually accorded political organ
Izattong in thig respect, believe that no display
should be made which may possibly lead to a
breach of the peace. and that the objectionable
banner should be voluntarily removed VI Inc
privilege revoked
At 9 o'clock last evening a man who refused
+o give his name but who said, that he was
foreman from the Metropolitan Equipment
Conopanv. appeared on the scene and began 10
climb the pole preparatory to taking the cause
of the trouble down.
When the man began TO climb the pole
crowd gathered as if by magic and IN a shorl
time the street and adjoining park were hIied
with a howling jeering, cheering mob that
brought the reserves from the Oak-st- STATION
IN the spot on the They were ophgea !"
form a hollow square and keep the crowd BACK
Tho mob continued to grow. Cheers for
Hearst and teers for Mcclellan were given time
and again and the man who was taking down
~ 1.,,rer haname frightened. 1t was ali that
the fifteen policemen could do to keep the mob
f,,, eettine the obnoxious banner and dis
tributing its parts as souvenirs.
charles F. Murphy. leader of Tammany Han,
last night made the following statement. In
tandnd to lay the blame for the blunder On the
banner makers:
There is no comment to make furtner tnah 10
s4a+e that the hammer makers made mistake
in the arrangements of the flags. me oflsiHai
order for the banners contehpateu ,hat SD sep
rate meshes nets be employed TOT tIe oi9pay 10y
op the red emblem and the American nag Inc
campaign committee. of course would not ap
prove Of any design contemplating IN lHe PlnclIs P-l
of the American nag in CoTlPdn! WIN tLio cH
bIe1n of anarchy. 1t vii! be chahgeu-
f5ffO T..
Mr. Hearst had issued the following statement:
Mt Hearst hopes that no disturbances VIII DV
made over these banners They constitute an an
insult 10 the New-Yorhers who sympathlze Win
this movement against grating bosses, anu In
who merely desire the city rescued from tne
control of financial pirates They eoIlslltute m ant
insult 10 every American citizen MT. HearSt
expresses the hope that the resentment 1elt VIII
NOT manifest itself by efforts to destroy or de-
fges the banlara but that that resentment wiH
bo rboun at tho ballot box In a quiet ana or
DERBY manner OH next Tuesday. The citizens OF
Nev:-York know what the issue s, and no out
ra geOUs action taken by the Murphy -McCleiidn
pang can distract the people from the issue.
The red flag was suppIanted ar O'Clock this
morning by net banner on which Is repro
duction of q cartoon which appeared In Tam
o-ea, a few days ago depicting William
tandolph Hearst as an accessory in the killing
of President Mckinley Both the banner which
,s,,ltAd the American flag and was hooted by
rbouxsnds of persons in Printing House Square
aud that which supplanted It. IL was learned
Uare nut in place at the instance OF iammahS
organ. There was little excitement when the
hammer was flung to the breeze, eut the quiet
comments of those VINO saw II were Ihal IL was
.o,a,,.,od ra1her to aid the Municipal owner
ship candidate than injure him IN 'he eyes oi
the people
The offending panner YVES erected on '"o '1ii
lie al m. 1t bore representations of the
red flag OF anarchy ana the Aineiioan Has, 80
hAnd supporting the red flag being
-,.a,,aa Hearst" and the hand grasping the
s.as of me stars and Stripes being marked
o,,a,ua,Ian Below was a line OF big letters.
aai,~ nTTnder Which Flag"
he banner was raised men and boys
1,.tiaueA fourth