New-York tribune., 1906-11-06
ROCK RAMS 'EM HOME,
Wsnds Up Campaign 7cith Final
Fling at Lemon FnctOru.

Eisht-hour" Tom Rock, the candidate for
Senator In the 18th Senate Dis+r,ct ON the Pc
puoiican ticket, closed his campaign last night
with audiences that for enthusiasm we're snr-
passed only by those which greeted the candi-
cate for Governor. Charles F Hughes Rock
ioilo"ed Mr. Hughes at five meetings last night
pelng sandwiched in between the candidate for
HoNernor ana Lieutenant Governor NJ Linn
bruce' and at every instance when he entered
the hall ne was cheered to the echo.
Ihe first meeting at Columbus Hail. Co
lumbus avenue and Goth street parade of the
Negro Republicans of the district. five hundred
strong, wound up at the hall. Mr.. Rock began
his speech, as he did every one of them last
nlght, with reply to the statements published
in The American" that he had been repudlated
by his own labor union He said:
1t was stated in Hearst's worst medicine sheet
today that had been repudiated by my union
That is not The statement said that mem
bers of PAYERS Union No 4 had repudiatad mo
never belonged 70 that union, but to No l.
and here is my card to prove it. and show am
In good standing there A few men in the other
union did pass resolutions against me- l sup
pose they had TO do lose their jobs OF the
thirty men present at that meeting not one Of
them votes In my district. My own union has
sent out three thousand circulars indorsing me
through my district That shows how much I
am reDUdiated.
Mr.. Rock went into further particulars regard
ing his i'll treatment at the hands of Hearst and
the Gilsey House managers. He said:
When 1 was getting signatures to my petition
the night before the time for filing them up.
the Independence League people kidnapped my
messengers and gave them % cents each to go
away. So I was left without any messengers,
but got busy and got my names just the same.
You know how I im-1ammed after that.
Hearst year ago had Murphy pictured as eat
ing green peas with a fork. Now, you see Pink
Pill Willie and Good Ground Charlie eating
peas together at DelmOnicos with the same
fork
Mr.. Rock showed at this meeting the now
famous pen which has enthused so many audi
ences-the pen that Governor Higgins used to
sign the eight-hour biIl-and added extra
measure last night:
That pen was never used in the lemon fact
Ory in Doth street or the patent medicine fact
Ory in William street
The second meeting was at Camp Hughes, in
West 125th street. Mr.. Rock arriving almost
Immediately after Mr.. Hughes had departed.
AS he alighted from his automobile the crowd
outside which had been shut out shouted his
name
In reply TO several remarks at this meeting
Rock convulsed his hearers. Senator Page had
hardly ceased his introduction when some one
shouted, Give them another lemon
NO" quickly replied Rock; 1--WE are going to
give them lemonade tomorrow. Tney nave
given US the lemons.
Mr. Rock said here:
have only few minutes tonight so I will
FRY TO tell YOU only how 1 was handed the
lemon at the factory at Goth street and Broad
way Mr. Hearst has handed US the rlpest
bunch of lemons that ever graced an ash barrel
Mr. Hearst said he very favorable 10 me,
and handed that jolly all around. He was ap-
parently bleeding at the pores for unionlsm. lie
has the laboring men hypnotized am glad
haJ-a ha6 he -ni
their eyes He gives us all a political stom-
ach ache, so 10 speak.
Mr.. Rock praised State Senator Alfred R
Page the candidate for reelection in that dis
trict and in speaking of him said:
We are both entitled to the credit for the
eight hour law. can truthfully say that there
has never been better representative in the
Senate or Assembly than Senator Page.
Lieutenant Governor Bruce came in just as
Rock ended. and was greeted cordially. The
cheers were about equally divided between Rock
and Bruce. Outside the crowd, which easily
numbered two thousand. gathered about the auto
and demanded a speech. Rock hesitated. but
finally complied. and spoke briefly The cars
running along 125th street were stopped for
fully FIVE minutes. and the crowd blocked that
wide thoroughfare until after Rocks automobile
was out of sight.
Still following Mr.. Hughes. Rock next spoke
at the Harlem Arcade, at No. I'll West 124th
street The same speech was given there
the other meetings. Then he hurried to the Har-
lem Terrace at No 204 East 104th street. where
nearly thousand workingmen greeted him.
Rock again replied to the attack him in THE
American and handed out his union card as
proof of his regularity.
"The ordinary membership in the Independ-
ence League is all right" he contended "but
whatever resolutions the general membership
pass are all turned down at the Gisey House
The only man that Hearst can see Is himself
in this race His name is a good one. II Ger
tainly viii be Willie also ram and we'll forget
the rest OF It,"
long run to No. Forsyth street was then
made where Rock again followed Mr.. Hughes
at a meeting for Charles Adler the Congress
candidate OF that district, and Judge Otto Ro-
salsky. The hall was uncomfortable packed.
and Rock was just as warmly received as he
had been at the other meetings After that
Rock wound up his campaign speaking
for from five to ten minutes at nearly dozen
cart meetings in his own Senate district
TN wind up my campaign right under
Charlie Murphy's nose he said and to-mor-
we'll send Grady away and bury him in one
of the gas houses
LABOR MAN ENCOURAGES ROCK.