Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-12
HEARST'S FULL
STATE TICKET.
Independence Leagues 'Firs1
Convention Opens Half Hour
Ovation for Hearst.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Carnegie hall
had an overlooking assemhlage when
the first state convention of the indie
! pendence league was called to order by
| State Chairman Max f.. Ihmsen.
The enthusiasm for William RAN
dolph Hearst was tremendous.
The opening session was character
| lied by great enthusiasm, long colitin-
ued cheering and applause greeting
| especially the name of Mr.. Hearst and
the utterances of speakers which
touched upon the freedom of the bal
| lot. the permanence and truth of the
principles of the Declaration of hide
pendence, the revolt against bossism
and the alleged frauds in the last New
York city election.
Temporary Chairman Willard A.
Glen reused the delegates to an up
r%oarious pitch when he outlined the
issues which caused the independent
movement and declared that political
bosses and bossism must be destroyed.
The most important development of
the day was this declaration made by
w. r. Hearst. the leagues announced
| candidate for governor of New York
| state. Il favor the nomination of a full
state ticket"
Mr.. Glen, temporary chairman of the
| convention, who is a conspicuous Re
publican leader of Syracuse, made a
ringing speech for honesty in the ad-
ministration' of public affairs.
Opening with a scathing denuncia-
ton of the corrupt political bosses in
New York state, who are controlled by
the big corporations, he said in part:
Numerous recent and pointed object
lessons have taught the country what
we mean by the grip of corporate on
troll. For instance, the operations of
Ryan and Belmont, partners in the
great traction merger in the city of
New York. show clearly how they dom
mate the political control of this state.
"The Ryan-Belmont interests are the
great public service corporations-the
traction, gas and electric lighting
trusts.
I'm New York city this pair of spec
ulatorS determined to combine all the
transportation systems in, Manhattan
and the Bronx into M giant holding
company. No economies were planned,
no increase of business was to result,
vet the combination added S104, 100000
of watered stock to an already grossly
dishonest capitalization.
"In the same city of New York this
same combination was found in work
ing order, when in December, 1904, aft
er having being robbed by the signing
| of the infamous Remsen gas bill, the
| city awoke to find that McClellan's
| commissioner of gas had secretly en-
| tered into a series of contracts with
| the lighting trusts that abandoned
without a trial $3,000,000 of over
| charges and saddled an additional ex-
cessive charge of $1,200,000 a year up
on the city treasury.
public indignation was aroused, and
from that exposure was born the Mu-
nicipal Ownership league.
1.-THE most serious abuse of official
power witnessed in this state for many
| years WIS Ule u lnUu-
sands of voters in the city of New
| York last fall.
"The court of appeals by its judg-
| ment held that the way to open the
boxes was through quo warranto pro-
ceedings, while the attorney general
held that because the boxes had not
been opened quo warranto proceed
ings could not be begun.
HE Ghe attorney generaD knew that
William Randolph Hearst had been le-
gally elected mayor of the city of New
York, and yet. holding his office by
courtesy of the bosses, he was willing
to see voters DISTINGUISHED and the
wishes of the people subverted.
"The Independence league stands for
an honest ballot and a fair count and
even if given the power will cause an
honest election law to be passed"
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