New-York tribune., 1906-10-17
BRAVES RATIFY TICKET
COCHRAN LAUDS HEARST.
Loops Loop an Explanation of But
fQIO Nominations.


the Wigwam remarkable for various things.
Charles F. Murphy was the only district leader on
the platform. w. Bourke Cochran. who. at the
Hippodrome last fall. abused Hearst like a fish
pedler, 'looped the loop last night by eulcgizing
him the great annihiiator OF the trusts
Mr. Cockran's speech was the dreariest affair that
has ever from him, and before Ii half
over about three hundred persons left the of
the hall and made break for the doors. His
speech was made up of about three parts cold
storage Cockransms devoted 10 the trusts two
parts of how he the who did all the bar
gaining between Murphy and Hearst at Buffalo.
two parts of his fourth edition attacks the life
insurance companies. and part OF his famous
Raines law sandwich stock number in which he
hays the robber who dares TO "eat his bread in the
sweat Of another mans face" When Mr. Cochran
first INDUCED in this first aid to the hungry meta
phor the people thought well of it, But il has been
brought ont again and again. Last night, when
he produced it on its well worn tray. every nose
went up and every face muteIy protested against
the stale bread simile
Lewis StuyVesant Chaner the Democratic candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor; William Schuyler
jackson, the candidate for Attorney General and
William Hepburn Russell We're the other speakers
MT Chanler made favorable impression, but Mr..
Jackson did not.
William X. Hearst not at the meeting In
Iammany Hall it is believed he purposely made his
last upstate itinerary to avoid last nights
meeting.
Never before has there been a ratification meeting
"lthout dozen or more district leaders on the
P4@Ooim- Mr.. Murphy was the only Democra. Of
prominence on the platform with the exception of
me speakers and William Asto- Chanler. who ac-
conpanied mis- brother.
George E. Best called the meetfng IN order and
introduced Edward A Swan. the chairman. Mr..
Swan presented Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler as the
first speaker
Hes no faker" yelled man in the gallery as
Mr.. Chanl-r walked TO the front. The applause for
Mr.. Chanler was hearty and prolonged.
The issue in this campaign" said Mr.. Chanler,
is Democracy against plutocracy.'
The speaker thea put the Republican candidate
for Governor in evening clothes a Persian rug
he was particular about the rug putting him on
it second tine-and asked him for his references
Then he named Rockefeller, Rogers Ryan and
John B. Mcdonald his references. When he
mentioned the name Of Mr.. Mcdonald a in
the rear responded. "McDonald's all right but
others booed.
When Mr.. Hearst saw the lighting trust op
pressing the people Chanler went on. "he fought
the trust and there cheaper light Hears. has
made common cause with the common people.
jefferson IS dead, Jackson is dead, Lncon is dead,
but, my friends. live party. a live leader.
and we have him in William p Hearst
William Hepburn Russell. the next speaker said:
They tell US that We ought not love Hearst
because he fought US So but we bay;S always love
who fought us to finish is better than Benedict
Arnold. We are for Hearst because they can't
bribe. they can't bully and they can't buy him;
They call Hearst demagogue, but they called
Jackson demagOgue in his day because he
against the aristocTacy or power.
William Schuyler Jackson candidate for Attor-
ney General. followed He started off with refer
enco TO Jerome, and the braves played football
with Jeromss name
Thomas F. Smith then read resolutions indorsing
the Democratic state ticket and the regular Tam
many candidates for the bench When the names
Of John J. Brady and Francis s MoAvoy were
read there a round Of cheers. These are the
men that Hearst threatens to leave off his county
ticket
". Bourke Cochran was the next speaker. He
spoke Of the unrest in society He began to hedge
On the repeated warnings he has given against the
rise and spread OF socialism. He said he was
present TO give a account Of his stewardship at
the Buffalo convention, where he and Grady and
Murphy were the chief operators in throwing hon
estly elected delegates out and seating Hearst con-
testants. It was the night for Cochran to com
plete his loop-the-loop act At Tammany Hall on
March 19 last he said. among other things
We denounce the socialism which seeks to make
& +ta1 nrono9aI T6 reestahIish the ins+tions
Of tyranny and industrial slavery which perished
the Tery essence Of despotsm is to vest in the
state absolute control of all industry and therefore
ownership Of all It's products while the essence OF
democracy is 70 confirm in every man the right
everything produced by IT,
Mr. Cochran depicted in Iurid colors the frightful
powers of the trusts-how they dogged man to his
very doorstep He said:
Laws have been passed for the regulation of the
holders OF these special privileges. but in every
por@te ] lGeces "se a5yZSq Il the courts Wnen
went unwhipped of justice, and the law did not
Pird NM Mccall and Hyd bs se au pnhceg @
out. but the agencies they controlled are still in
control OF their successors. The more desperate
rogues are still in the seats OF power.
Coming down 10 the work Of the Buffalo con-
ventlon and his own part in it he said
We went TO Buffalo. T. speaking for rnvsaIf will
say that far from being anxious even willing 10
support the candidacy which ultimately issued from
% ota might he discovered nope s IS @ SoeW4ere
people that he honestly and sincerely to en-
force the principles OF this platform. stood some
". vent there; The man DID no, appear. There
body 1t Vas not a candidacy agreeable 10 me, I
because was there in Tep9esentavee caac,tY II
and I bound my honor not TO indulge NV
conviction the desire ana the judgment of The
party that clothed me with representative power
We sat down distrustfully In half an hour n =
we're unanimous in thirty-1ve minutes we were
e0IE ain fEeS a ot ,pd sIa ron M that moment the
We went back TO the full committee. and there like
ized me to present platform Identical with the
one adopted here on the 18th of March I'LL THO
The one condition that we made for s,,nnor+i,c
the candidacy OF Mr. Hearst was that he should
sJa4q stang go up was a6onts5 n Paragraph for para
It given TO he candidate for Lieutenant Coz,
by him, so l Understand, repeated to Mr.. Hearst
and, word for word, II vas approved. Jp to thai
I@te o for We recogniza5 a. as 70 w9om we should
form would be satsfacTorv aykse T6o, II that PLAT
tee had authorized me unanimously to present II
caucus OF the Tammany Hall dtiapatas' ' tSe5 VII a
Th@n ana there voted to support the nomination
In attacking Hearstizm IN Tar,r,. ~,