New-York tribune., 1906-08-29
VAIL OF ". O. l.. GROWING.
Committee of One Hundred Holds
Warm Meeting of Protest.

The protest of part of the Municipal Ownership
League against the alleged deal between the Hearst
Gilsey House managers and Charles f. Murphy
and against the absorption OF the Municipal Owner
ship party by the Independence League was made
more emphatic last night at meeting OF the COM
mlttee OF one hundred In the Imperial. az Full
ton street and Red Hook Lane, Brooklyn. Warm
speeches made IN favor of throwing Mr..
Hearst overheard unless he selected new managers
and headed independent ticket.
1t was decided to hold another mass meeting at
the same place the night OF September s. II was
announced that legal steps would be taken to test
the right OF the Independence League to uss the
scales of Justice emblem on the official ball
lot. declared to be the lawful property Of the
Municipal Ownership League"
It plains however, that the at last
nights gathering were not in favor OF taking up
District Attorney Jerome a candidate for Gov
~ernOr in place of Mr.. Hearst A n. De Beck. who
made the longest speech at the meeting, was
cheered when he denounced the Gilsey House
bunch" and declared that he never would be led
back to Charley Murphy through the Independence
League. but there storm Of hisses and loud
cries Of mo. no." when he said
Il am out for candidate. William Travers
Jerome"
Bella Tokaji, Deputy County Clerk of Kings
called the meeting TO order and announced that II
was to protest against the Gilsey House managers
of Mr. Hearst. He called John T. Oates, of Rich
mond to preside, and Mr.. Oates said the committee
Of one hundred would not be led around by the
nose in Mr. Hearst's interests.
1--WE are the real friends of Mr.. Hearst he said.
mot his hrelings. who undertaking to dictate
all the nominations for the Independence League.
The sooner the Gilsey House clique is TO cover
the better it will be for Mr. Hearsts interests
I'VE shall not allow the cause we cherish to
perish because one man refuses 10 lead u.s." said
Colone: Frederick Porter. of Manhattan, but We
should rather get another to lead
Mr.. Oates read some resolutions which were
passed by the Municipal Ownership League in
Richmond on Monday night. declaring that:
Clarence J. Shearn Thomas Gilleran, Melville
PalliseF, John Ford, John Palmeri, j. G.. Phelps
Stokes and Samuel Seabury, each Of whom was a
candidate for Office the ticket. in the ingrati-
which gave them added prominence to die with
out much thanking those who gave sup
ers to ask their advice in the dissolution Of this
strong organization This contemptible conduct on
date, and the methods practised by the leaders
of the two old parties particularly that of boss
put in operation by Ford. Palser and Ihmsen.
Mr.. oates also announced that counsel would be
retained to test the right Of the independence
League to the m. o. P" emblem at the COM
ing election. a.
The resolutions passed at last nights meeting
called for meeting on September g. and said.
in part:
of Mr. Hearst that, by reason of his prolonged alb
sence he Hearst is ignorant OF The attlfude OF the
Unmistakable evidences of an attempt at an alli-
ance between certain leaders OF the Independence
League and the very enemy so vigorously and un-
last have persistentIy appeared before the people
1t is the opinion Of the major portion OF $4,000
has not become suddenly sanctihed and ohastened,
but that It is just as corrupt at the present time as
tween it and the Independence League can only De
fenets Which every anti-monopostic believer in
the plain people holds so dear.