The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-26
WHILE HEARST TALKED.
LABOR UNION MEN CALL 1T 4
DAY AND QUIT.
Widely Advertised Meeting ut the Garden
Proves the Worst OF Mr.. Hearst'S City
Campaign Parade and Red Fire. hut
No Meal OutburSt OF Enthusiasm.

meeting in Madison Square Garden last
night, which was advertised as a labor
ratification meeting to indorse the candi-
dacy of william Randolph Hearst for Gov
ernor' and as -labor's tribute to Hearst
1t started dismaily, woke up a bit when
Mr.. Hearst entered the Garden, Inc then
faded away while Mr.. Hearst was talking.
He had barely started his speech when the
rush for the doors commenced. The men,
bers Of various union labor organizations
which had paraded up Broadway and into
the Garden. carrying flags and Transparent
cies, were the first to break for the doors.
All over the big building there was a
pounding and shutting of feet as the audi
ence headed for the exits. Mr.. Hearst
finished his speech in a din and confusion
that made It impossible for any but those
who sat in rows Of seats near the speakers
platform TO hear what he was saying.
Plainly. MIR. Hearst was disappointed and
dispirited by the undeniably impolite
reception he got. He went to the Garden
in fine spirits. He left gloomy and down.
cast.
The mass meeting was advertised as purely
o demonstration by labor union men. Mr..
Fearst's managers said they had nothing
10 do with It whatever; that all the arrange
ments we're in the hands Of Herman Robin
son. organizer for the American Federation
of Labor; J. ID. Holland. president OF the
Central Federated Union; William Coakley
and other union leaders.
Mr.. Hearst and his friends were assured
that there would be a mighty outPouring
OF union men to testify their friendship
for him. A street parade was organized,
all the labor leaders appeared to he busy
and a big time was promised. This is what
came Of it:
At 8 o'clock the Garden was perhaps
two-thirds filed and there was a small
crowd outside. In Madison Square there
was a great plenty Of red fire and bands.
but the 600 and odd police didn't have to
work very hard handling the crowd Unlike
the demonstrates OF Monday night, there
was practically no cheering and little
manifestation Of any sort of interest. In
Madison Square Park a band footed and
footed. but there was little doing.
Inside the Garden the crowd waited an
hour for something to happen. A girl
rang The Good old u. 3. A." and a high
voiced tenor favored with a vaudeville
selection or two, but the audience refused
to wake up 1t buzzed and m
and fdgeted around, but it lacked the
spirit Of the crowd which packed the
Garden last Monday night and howled
itself hoarse on the slightest provocation.
About 8 O'Clock Mrs. Hearst and her small
son came in, escorted by policemen. Her
appearance woke up the crowd a bit, and
when Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler appeared
on the platform there was a fairly good
round Of cheering. Then the audience set
ted back inertly.
There was a crashing Of bands outside
Cbout els, and the vanguard OF the b
IaTade filed into the Garden. II was a
Tarade which started in four sections from
various parts of Manhattan and converged
at Duane and William street for a march
up Broadway. Maybe there we're 5000 men
in it, maybe $500, II was marshalled by
William Coakley, who entered carrying a
huge bouquet Of red roses which was after
ward presented to Mrs. Hearst. The union
men marched up the long aisle from the
Madison avenue to the Fourth avenue en-
trance, carrying banner and transparencies
inscribed, Hearst. the Friend of Labor"
Our Friend, -Labor's Choice" and 80 on.
Three or four bands were in line, each
playing a different tune. For the most
part the PaFaders filed through a line Of
folk that stared c%uriously, whooped a bit.
and then stared some more.
The entrance of the labor organizations
filed the Garden completely. A long
section Of seats in the first gallery had been
reserved for the marchers and they rushed
into it noisily. Their coming seemed TO
stir up the crowd a bit and the cheering
came with less effort. Outside the Garden,
after the parade got there, there was a good
sized crowd which couldn't get in because
the police decided the house was full.
Mr.. Hearst entered at about twenty min
utes past 0 o'clock. His preliminary re-
ception was warm. The audience cheered
him a minute or two as he stood in a private
box with Mrs. Hearst. Then, un%account-
ably. the racket died down and didn't start
up again until Mr.. Hearst left the box and
crossed over to the speakers stand with
Chief Inspector Cortright.
After hat there were sixteen minutes
Of flag Auttering. fish horn squawking,
shrill yells. whistles and noise, helped
out by the band on the platform.
Il lacked the deep tone. the unmistakable
ring. the steady roar that characterized
$500 ANNA2N "VASOAAO AZ AnAAoC IVA
Garden last Monday night. The labor
leaders on the platform waved their arms
and signalled to the crowd to whoop It up.
but the response was dis ppointing.
When at length he began TO speak he
started in without the fire and ginger that
have marked his recent talks. His voice
was in poor condition and it appeared that
he talked with an effort. Less than a minute
after he said. my Friends an uproar
started in the second gallery, where the
labor union men were seated. There was
a turning over Of chairs, a stamping and
shutting OF feet and the paraders began
pushing zach other toward the nearest exit.
The pounding Of feet went on, growing
louder and louder, distracting attention from
the speech and making it very difficult for
the people across the floor to heal Mr..
Hearst at all. Before Mr.. Hearst had half
finished the second gallery was practically
emptied and there were bare spots all over
the house.
Mr.. Hearst kept straight on talking. but