The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
ORATORY ON A DRY GOODS BOX
STATS As BAND DREW a BUNCH
OF EAST SIDE LISTENERS.
Albert Lucas 4 % ned Hook n school
10 Holds q Ratification q Hoist n
stOln Proposed Amendment % the
GchOO LAwS-COp Butts in n Last.

20 Holds n Ratification % Hoist and
StOin- Proposed Amendment o. the
school LawS-COp Butts in ~ Last.
The Albert Lucas Club Of the Sixth Assem-
bly, district held a mass meeting at Avenue
B and Fourth street on Tuesday night to
ratify the nomination q William r. Hearst
for Governor and Adolph Stein for Assem-
bly,. The club, whose members attend
Public School 70 in First street, was organ
lied some time ago for the main purpose Of
promoting surprise parties, outings TO Gem
trial Park, fishing excursions and chestnut
expeditions. But early in the campaign
Oscar Surfin, president Of the club, decided
that the social season in de Sixt' had waned
and that il would be a good idea to turn the
club into a political organization. Being
president, what Oscar said had TO 60, and
the organization spurned society and took
up Affairs of State.
Daily meetings were held in the school
yard until the janitor chased the club MEM
bers into the street. h girls Of the Red
Hook district fervently prayed that the
Albert Lucas Club would disband and re-
organize along its old social lines. But
their prayers weren't heard.
President SurHn's father being an en-
thusiastio Hearstite, the head OF the Red
Hook organization announced that the club
was out for William R., but more especially
for the Assembly candidate in de SiXt,"
Adolph Stein. Not one Of the members had
the audacity to say Oscar nay
On Tuesday night President Oscar de-
cided to have a ratification meeting. He
sent his followers out to get a platform,
and eight of them returned with a large
dry goods box.
President Oscar, who appointed himself
chairman. called the meeting to order at
$40 o'clock. There was no band Of music;
neither were there fireworks, but the chair
mar had an idea,
Would Stats McCaffrey sing Waiting
at the Church to cause a bunch TO gather?'
Sure he would" and Stats did sing.
The crowd came and surrounded the dry
goods box until, according to the estimate
OF Policeman Patrick Ryan Of the Union
Market station house, there we're thousands
choking the street"
On the speakers platform with President
Oscar stood Jakey Metz, Eddie Friedman,
Dump Kosh and Monk McManus, all OF
whom were scheduled to tell why Mr..
Hoist and Mr.. Stoin" should be elected.
"Loidies and gents" President Oscar be-
gan when the applause following Slats's
song died away, "us guys is here tonight
ter hand youse de r cal ting an tell youse
dat Hoist and Stoin is de goods. Me an de
speakers from de Albert Lucas Gu is out
Ter Hoist and Stoin. an every guy vets
in de club I he could vote VIVID vote fer
HOIST and Stoin. Hoist is de frien' o de
peepul. AldouRh he has a bunch o Cush
hissel I. he's de fden' o. de poor. He amt
got huff to go round fer all de poor. so
he amt givin' out nawthin', cause dem
wot wudn't git some wud be sore. But he's
de grapes and molasseS. just de same, an
wen he's billed Guvnor eveIyting1l be ter
de Joyful:
Sixt. Wen he's 'lected to de Assembly
an sits in de City Hall and makes laws
he'll remember de kid o. de Sixt and git
us all OATS comm to us. Any bloke O. de
district wat wants ter git on de cops will
de City Hall. l has it straight dat he'll
make a law maxim school tree hours a
day. De hours now is too long
To conclude with Oscar called for three
cheers and they were given, and Eddie
Friedman. the next speaker, was intro
duced. By this time a large crowd blocked
the street, cheering and clapping until the
roar and din could be heard blocks away.
Speaker Eddie had just started "Loidies
and gents when Policeman Ryan came on
the scene.
whats all this about" he demanded.
dis is a mass meetin' fer Hoist and
StOin,' President Oscar said.
-Got a permit?' asked the cop.
Nav, we amt, said the chairman, IAN
youse had better keep yer hands of of us,
cause this is a meetin' o. tie Albert Lucas
Club and youse'll git a onion if you butt in
ter us"
The crowd cheered and the chairman got
more daring. He saw he had the audience
with him, so he let loose a TRADE against
the cop.
-YuhH be in Staten Islam wen Hoist
and Stoin il 'lected. fer this" roared the
chairman, an maybe Ill have yuh broke. A"
RYAN couldn't stand that, especially
when the crowd hooted and jeered, so he
promptly placed Chairman Oscar under
arrest and dragged him on to the Union
Market station house, followed by all the
members of the Albert Lucas Club and a
big portion Of the crowd.
Yesterday Oscar was arraigned before
Justice ZelIer in the Children's Court.
charged with disorderly conduct. causing a
crowd to collect and with violating a city
ordinance in holding an open air meeting
without a permit.
"Yes, Jedge." said Oscar. Il did have a
meetin' O. de club. but il WIZ fer Hoist and
Stoin, an we're agoin' to stump fer dem
Til lection day. But ] wuzn't wise dat !
wuz doin' wrong Z
you are all right, Oscar" said Justice
ZelIer, -and ] discharge you"