The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-27
PROHBTYIONSTS NERRYMAKE
CANDIDATE DIDN'T "DIE BE-
TWEEN TWO THIEVES"
Plat Ma More 4 Lepcr Nov Thsn 1s Years
Ago. says the Rev. Dr. Mead-why DO
the Pros scratch the Head % Their
Ticket: - the Also Rams Present.

Ago. says the Rev. Dr. Mead why DO
the Pros Scratch the Head sf Their
Ticket: - n Also Ran Present.
When members OF the Prohibition party
from New York. Connecticut and New
Jersey gathered in Tuxedo Hall at Madison
avenue and Fifty-ninth street last night
and a young man in q win colored waist
coat and mint green tie went to the piano
and asked in a minor key:
What care We for their tAun,s and bosstst
Fall in line. soldiers. fall In linei
he voiced the sentiment Of the meeting.
The Prohibitionists had gathered to give
a reception to Capt. Henry NJ. Randall,
h was their candidate for Governor in
the recent campaign.
The exercises consisted Of speeches, songs.
Rotations and happy optimism. Seated
near the chairman was perhaps the largest
collection Of ex-0andidates for Governor
ever brought together in New York. The
Hon. William T. Wsrdwell. one Of them,
presided, and seated near him were Mr..
Randall, William W. Smith, John Mckee,
John Smith. II not several others Of them.
On the stage also were County Chairman
Robert E. Neidig and william T. Ferguson.
editor OF the Defender. Alexander Law.
who is not active in the Prohibition cause
but claims practically to have Invented
municipal ownership and eight hours. was
also in the hall.
There were over $50 persons present
altogether, including several State chair
men and a Democratic orchestra. Almost
half were women and Of the men I ully
one-third seemed to have reached three
score and ten, II their snow white boards
we're any criterion The collation. that
followed the speeches consisted Of creamed
oysters, chicken salad. sandwiches, cake
and ice cream. Even coffee was barred
and the only beverages served were Croton
and cocoa.
The Rev. DR.. Charles H. Mead made the
most extended speech OF the evening. He
prefaced his remarks by saying the Prohi-
bition party had again gone down to VIC
tory" This isn't a wake continued the
speaker cheerfully. We always come I'D
TO the scratch laughing ard tegin all over
again. Tn Republican party was licked
before 1t began its campaign. 4 spectre
doomed in its path. a great spectre named
Hearst. And it was then hat a great
eacer. President Roosevelt, stepped in and
told the party Of this State to pick a good
man.
Well, the Republicans looked owe
their crowd. They took a look first at Odell
Laughter Then they looked at a bigr
man h ysically- with a waistcoat like
unto Joseph's coat, named Tim Woodruff.
And at last they were compelled to pick
a nan they hated.
When their campaign began they could
only bring forth the merits Of their candi-
date personally and didn't dare go into the
record OF the Republican party. If they
had gone into that record. what would they
have found? They would have found Ben
Odell, who, began as a pothouse politician
and wound up a millionaire. They would
have found Senator Plat, who was a. clean
twenty-five years ago as he is now, for Tom
Platt is no more a leper now than he was
then.
Now, on the othep side was the Demo-
cratic party. There was Murphy, who at
Buffalo knocked the party into innocuous
desuetude. Why, Mr.. Murphy's work at
Buffalo smelled bad even to Dick Croker.
Laughter. This time our candidate at
least escaped the fate of dying between two
thieves, but some time we shall put a man
in the chair at Albany and il will not take
him two weeks 10 erase from the statute
books the most disreputable law ever en-
acted, the Raines law lApplalse.
DR.. Mead then extolled the Prohibition
candidate and said that the only stain pom
ANb lNNSAN ~ ANo AV NoC WIN ~ ~SAA6
Island.
Miss Violet McIllvane then recited that
drink was a curse. but that soon the right
will win. She also told Of the beauties of
hearing Mlindy sing. the gist Of which
was that when Mlindy sang she had all
the other songsters packed in cold storage.
John Mckee was introduced az the most
popular man in the county, and the chair
man called attention to the fact that the
carnation on Mr.. McKee's coat proved him
20 be a bachelor. Mr.. Mckee and Mr.. John
Smith-the P~oughkeepsie John Smith
lauded the work Of Capt. Randall in the
campaign.
Mr.. Smith and Editor Ferguson scored
the Prohibitionists for scratching the heads
Of their tickets each year and voting only !
for the minor Prohibition candidates.
Mr.. Ferguson also pleaded for more grease
for the wheels OF the machine at coming
campaigns, and said the Prohibitionists
should try next year to ra.se a campaign
fund Of t2O,OO. One man rose at this point
and said IL 100 ProhibitiOnists would raise
$50 he would contribute another fifty. The
chairman said he hoped the mar would give
his name in before he left the hall.
Capt. Randall thanked the Prohibition
lists Of New York for their hospitality and
expressed hopes for the success OF the party
before many campaigns shall have passed
County Chairman Gus Talleur OF Queens
h sang;
What a stream Of slime doth nOw
Where the curse OF drink doth 90.
oh. the liquor traf1c II must fy,
There were speeches by State Chairman
f.. Day OF New Jersey, State Chair
man z. L. G. HOhenthal Of Connecticut and
ex- Sheriff Mitchell 4. o Brien Of Bridge
port. Mr.. o Brien was the Republican
Sheriff of his county, but he raided 241
in a year, and when he came up for
reelection he was defeated. He joined
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