The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-20
HEARST RALLY IN SARATOGA.
THE CANDIDATE TALKS TO MORE
THAN 5000 PEOPLE.
He Replies TO Hughes ON the 80 Gent Gas
Bll and Assumes the Credit for Its
Passage and DeclslOus OF the Courts
-Shenrn, lihanIer ami Ford speak.

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BnI aud Assumes the Credit for Its
Passage and neclslOus OF the Courts
-Shearn. ChanIer ami Ford Speak.
RAroo Oct. ls.-William r. Hearst
talked to more than 5000 people tonight
in Convention Hall. an audience which
hailed him with wild cheering when he
made his bow and listened throughout
with close attention. The meeting had
been we'll advertised Autographs Of the
editor Of the American we're stuck up all
over the village and the Democrats and
lea luers did some tall hustling. The fact
thai the candidate was here all day, show
ing himself on the streets with Mrs. Hearst,
drinking the waters and making himself
generally agreeable, also helped to increase
the crowd.
Theheaviest ordnance OF the Independence
League was fired of in Convention Hal
tonight. Besides Mr.. Hearst there were
Lewis StuyVesant Chanler, the indefati-
gable and tempestuous Shearn and John
Ford, who shot of the final voley Of Hearst
ammunition.
Chanler led of the speechmaking and
got a very good reception. His speech
was all Of Editor Hearst. Himself he
neglected to mention except In a casual
way. Then Shearn got going. He had
noticed that Edgar T. Bracket was sitting
in a row Of seats half way back in the audi
tori,um. The little lawyer pointed his finger
at Bracket and started of with this:
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Jefferson
ian Democrats and senator Brackett.'
Somebody cackled. then there was a roar
of laughter in which Mr.. Bracket joined
heartily. A the racket died away a man
up front called out:
Ex-senator you mean.
An right" shouted Shearn, ~prauoing
back and forth All right You see that
there are other honest lawyers than Mr..
| Hearst's, because Senator BraCkett was
too honest for the corporation machine.
They mad no use for the man who intro
duoed a resolution calling on Senator Plat
and Senator Depew to resign Applause
and ~lsughter.l
Il hear that Mr.. Hughes has been kiss
ing women and babies said Shearn. Il
hear il tickles the crowds. I'm afraid there
is danger Hobson's record will be broken.
Laughter. Still I'm not quite sure whether
it's the kisses or the whiskers that tickles
Mr.. shearn went Mr.. Hearst's cockroaoh
speech one better by calling all Democrats
unfriendly to Mr.. Hearst yellow dogs
He said:
So all the yellow dogs" are leaving Hearst
all the good Democrats" We have been
prepared for SOM time for the blow. We
have had reason to expect not only wee the
yellow dogs" but the yellow dog fund. "
against MIR. Hearst. We were fully unpre-
pared, however, for this public and official
announcement OF the fact. But why shouldn't
the yellow dogs and their yellow dog fund
be against Hearst and for Hughes2 What
4 l.. sh, sItn. Of VNApR -, ~, aAfaFo ipfoFoGf 10
the yellow dog fund and those who control
it? Everybody knows that their prize. their
goal, the thing that they are working for
day and night, ia TO keep control Of the big
insurance companies and thwar the efforts
, OF the policyholders to turn out into the street
the discredited men who have been juggling
With and conniving at the looting Of insurance
funds.
The crowd saw Mr.. Hearst as the can
didate entered the front of the building.
It gave him the tribute Of noise az he walked
down the aisle to the stage. Shearn quit,
and the chairman of the meeting, James
ID. McNulty, a Democrat, who il president
Of the village OF Saratoga, introduced the
editor with a few unintelligible words, Wind
ing up with the usual William Randolph
Hearst"
Bang went the cheering, and Chairman
McNulJy waved his hands, motioning for
the band perched in a gallery to the right
OF the stage to get into action. McNulty
was sorry he did il a minute later. The
horn tooters got busy with The Star
Spangled Banner blowing themselves ned
in the face. Mr.. Hearst at the fOotlights
waited smilingly and patiently for the band
to quit after the first bar or two, but the
land, proud Of itself, went straight along,
footing joyfully. Mr.. Hearst got out MY
friends" once or twice, but the band drowned
hts voice. He raised his hand appealingly,
but the leader didn't see him.. Chairman
McNulty then yelled, Quit! quit!- and
others on the stage shouted, Cut it Quit"
Shearn hoped to his feet and dropped
back into his chair laughing. Mr.. Hearst
smiled, too. but it was a pretty dry grin.
Winding up The Star Spangied Banner"
with an emphatic crash Of cymbals and
bang OF drums, the band quit for a moment,
but the leader was merely getting ready
the crowd yelled -Oh, give the band a
chance: they don't get it %oftsn.' and the
audience roared. Mr., Hearst started of
again, My friends" but the band caught
up with him and vanquished him, and not
until it played America" from start to
finish, firmly and emphatioally, did Mr..
Hearst get a chance to talk. Part Of his
speech follows
Yesterday Mr.. Hughes said that the wicked
New York American was misleading the inno-
cent public by disappearing the true legal
meaning OF the decision at Albany by the
Court OF Appeals in the eighty cent gas case
mere u no Of'dSlOn LOT ueCeNlng Ine puDlC.
and ] have no intention even of attempting
TO influence the public mind one way or the
other in The matter Of this gas fight and these
gas decisions. l intend to relate plainly and
consecutively the events that are on public
record in the gas fight from beginning to
end. and the people can form their own judg-
ment.
Three years ago. while Mr.. Hughes was
still known in trust circles a. attorney for
the lighting trust. we took a trainload Of
citizens TO Albany to urge the Legislator re
to investigate and take action against the
eXtortions Of the gas trust in New York city.
In 1904 We filed a complaint with the Attorney
General under the State antitrust law to
dissolve the gas trust as an illegal combi-
nation. And still up 10 that time Mr.. Hughes
had only been known as The corporation
attorney for the lighting trust.
During the following session OF the LeHis-
lature we again organized delegations OF
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