The Washington herald., 1906-10-28
HEARST AsSAILs EDITORS
Especially Bitter i'm His Denuncia-
ton of Joseph Pulitzer.

Especially Bitter i'm His Denuncia-
ton of Joseph Pulitzer.
New York. Oct. 2L-In a whirIwind
automobile tour OF Brooklyn and
Queens County tonight William r.
Hearst addressed dozen large meet
ings. and incidentally created an
other political sensation by reading :.
letter sent by attorneys Of the IndepenG-
ent League to Chief Justice Cullen. Of
the Court Of Appeals. in which Judge
Cullen is asked 10 have the Court Of APP
peals pass Immediately upon the opinion
Of the appellate division Of the Supreme
Court. ruling out the Independence can
didates in many districts. III the letter.
which is unique. Judge Cullen is asked TO
take such action as is possible 20 protect
the Independence Leaguers"
Hearst took fall out of his associate
New York editors, mentioning especially
By name: Willard. Of the Post; Bennett.
Of the Herald; Laffan. of the sun; Ochs,
Of The Times. and Pulitzer. Of The World
impuung 10 all Of them the most selfish
motives in the conduct Of their neWspa-
pers in their opposition 20 him. Hearst
alss declared that 50 far as he was con
cerned. he would rather be defeated him
self ten times over than see the people
practically denied their rights 20 nomi-
rate by petition.
scores Joseph Pulitzer.
His most bitter words were directed
toward Joseph Pulitzer. owner OF the
World. Reviewing his career since he
landed ''Penniless emigreut," through
the position of waiter and coachman.''
4
follows:
False 70 his principles. false to his
own people. he fawHs upon and truckles
to a class that uses him while it de-
spises him. His career is the career OF
a coward, q traitor, and q sycophant"
Hearst then turned his attention TO
Patrick Henry McCarren saying about
him.
"McCarren. that so-caIIed Democrat.
has 10 more right 90 the name than
a carrion crow has 10 the name OF the
American eagle
Mr.. Hearst then repeated the stock
arguments that he has used in the pres
ent campaign.
The decision OF the Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court, practically climsnat-
ing all the candidates for Congress, State
senate. and assembly on The Independence
League ticket has caused 40 end Of con
fusion among The followers OF ". r
Hearst and has increased the bitterness
which has always existed between the
rank and Iilc Of the league and Tammany
Hall.
Although sin loyal 20 Hearst. these
leagUers. or many OF them. are beginning
to believe that they have been sold cut
and that the petitions OF the league can
didates for district Offices We're prepared
in such way AT the direction Of GiIsev
House managers that there was no course
left Tor the courts than to throw them
out
Tammany Petitions All Right.
This suspicion is strengthened by the
fact that in all cases where Tammany
candidates sought the leagues indorse-
ment the petitions were found to be made
out in proper form. and the court decided
in favor Of these candidates. Among the
league nominees hit the hardest Were G-le
labor candidates Almost 10 a man they
were swept OF the ticket Among them
was Franklin Quinby, printer. who was
70 run against Riordan, the candidate put
up by Big Tim" Sullivan.
Mr.. Hearst had often declared that VIVA.
are called gas senator's" should never
get into Office again e he could stop them
He said that he would oppose them TO the
full extent Of his strength Riordan was
one of these senator's last year They
were called the gas senators" because
they voted against the So-cent gas bill
Another labor candidate who was thrown
of the ticket was Thomas Rock, familiar
~ known as "Eiglt-hour Rock" who
was nominated by the league TO oppose
Thomas T. Grady. the silver-tongued ora
ter Of Tammany Hall and long the Demo
cratic leader on the floor Of the senate in
Albany.
Timothy L. Woodruff. chairman of the
Republican State committee, charged
openly to-day that Clarence J. Shearn.
who is an expert on election law. and
other Independence League lawyers knew
that the petitions that had been in circu-
lation were defective and that the man
ayers of the league had betrayed the
leagues candidates I'm the interest of
Tammany Hall.
Believes 1t Intentional.
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