New-York tribune., 1906-09-12


soon dubbed him Uncle Billy. and his rise In
variabiy an occasion for relaxation and
mirth In the westchester delegation was a man
with the name OF the delegation on a long poie'
and on top OF the pole was an ear OF corn.
RADICAL SPIRIT RAMPANT.
The spirit of radicalism rampant After
the long battle in the Hearst state committee
Monday night. and the victory Of the men who
insisted on the nomination of full third ticket
before the convention adjourns the radicals
were in a happy and belligerent mood.
And how they yelled at the first mention
OF the name of will-yum Ran-d-o-l-p-h
H-e-a-r-s-t! II was enough TO make the pale
and overworked checkbook OF the editor sit up
ana take notice. The rafters would have jingled
il they had not been weighed down by slate
from the Slate Trust and copper from the Cop
per Trust.
The cheering for MT Hearst lasted for about
fifteen minutes and IL ran on long after that In
the form Of perspiration.
An Onondaga delegate was overcome by the
heat and partially collapsed friend recos-
nized him. and. first aid 70 the injured
effort. yelled Whats the matter with George j.
Haggerty?"
He ct too much lobster" was the totally un-
expected reply from the man who unbuttoned
Georges vest and famed him.
Willard A Glenn, Of Syracuse, was the tenn
porary chairman. Mr.. Glenn's voice does not rise
much higher than the tide of the Erie Canal In
the salt City. While he was delivering his
speech the crowd became impatient more than
/ once But Mr. Glenn knew what 20 do. He had
thought il all out while fixing up his speech on
the shore OF Skaneateles Lake. When the audi
ence murmured Glenn reached over and picked
up Under the peerless leadership of William r.
Hearst" and. swinging it by the hair around his
head, he let II go circling around the hail. Just
as the Russian wolves in Michel Strogoff stopped
10 eat up buffalo robes. allowing the hero TO get
his second wind so the proletariat yesterday at
the mention of the name OF the peerless one
stopped gnashing at the plaintive tones of Mr..
Glenn and refreshed themselves the name OF
Mr. Hearst.
II was a liberty loving convention, too. The
newspaper picture men were there. defying
DEATH hades and the grave.
You can't take any flashlights to-day" said
pompous man from the front OF the stage. Il
have orders from Fire Commissioner o'Brien
forbidding il. and he viii lock up any man
taking fiashlight picture"
who's o'Brien? Never heard of him." said
Brooklyn delegate And then, just 10 show that
they held liberty above imprisonment, the piot-
men took all the pictures they wanted. send
ing UP terrifying smudges TO the upper galleries.
CONVENTION CALL READ.
Mr.. De Ford read the convention call. which
printed in part in The Tribune some time
ago. and Mr.. Glenn spoke. IN part. as follows:
b & con5y eRS m mean 99eS bv b grin %
corporate control For instance. the operations Of
merger in The city OF New York. show clearly how
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publican machine. named ouigg. who speaks for his
hs voice being potent and his activities n;Gsssant
IN he the seoh Of Of S Paban % re assist
Of e Tf pa IN dh hs ses spesFs n e sts
organization through respectable hgurehead
named Mcclellan.
After a long reference to the insurance inves-
tigation. in which he made no mention OF
Hughes. Mr.. Glenn said:
But. after these startling exposures what then?
henchmen proclaimed that there must be a radical
bricks term. however, the Governor had not been
able TO IND capable man 70 I'LL the place. SO all
having technical knowledge OF the Insurance bust
The ed Of this oIs great state he naiiy discovered
o Kelsey bRg g az ms tee zee G EaeF9 re ne ne had Sfen
But, after appointing this new Superintendent,
who had been SO derect in duty under the Hen:
bricks administration? Oh, they are stil retained
In oice. because they. too. are ubbosses, who
in position 10 deliver delegates and otherwise
represent the politicians and their plutocratic en-
/ ployers.
! Speaking of the Gas Trust he said:
In the city of New York. with plant which can
| be produced for less than S17.O0.OOO the trust
was able. on account OF the valuable franchise
/ given 10 IL by the people Of the city, issue
watered stock Of more than SS.GJ0 0O. say moth
ing Of its bonded Indebtedness. which amounts TO
s2,Ss7.0O and pay enormous dividends thereon
] for years The money with which these dividends
have been paid into the Golfers OF the trust
from the people who granted IL valuable franchises.
ENtoruonate rates We're charged for gas, and only
] under cOmpulsiOn have the people been able to
get even moderate relief from the burdens which
this gigantic trust has forced them to bear. In
Syracuse this gas trust has watered stocks
and bonds amounting 10 Ave times the legitimate
value OF its plant, and notwithstanding that, has
paid large dividends upon its ilegitimate cspitsli-
/ cation.