The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-09-12
NOMINATE FULL
STATE TICKET
independence Leagues First
Convention Opens.
AN OVATION FOR HEARST
Chairman Glen Outlined Policy Of
New Organization Wants
Honest Elections.

NEW YORK. Sept. l2.-Carnegic hall
had an ovcrfowing assemblage when
the first state convention OF the Iiide
pendence league was called 10 order by
State Chairman Max +. lhmsen
The enthusiasm FOR William Ran
dolph Hearst was tremendous.
The opening session was character
lied by great enthusiasm, long contin-
ued cheering and applause greeting
especially the name OF Mr. Hearst and
the utteranccs OF speakers which
touched upon the freedom OF the bal-
LOT, the permanence and truth Of the
principles OF the Declaration OF indie
peudencc. the revolt against bosslsm
and the alleged frauds In the last New
York city election.
Temporary Chairman Willard A.
Glen reused the delegates 10 an up
roarlous pitch when lie outlined the
issues which caused the independent
movement aud declared that political
bosses aud bosslsm must be destroyed
The most important development OF
the day was this declaration made by
W. Il. Hearst, the leagues announced
candidate for governor Of New York
state, Il favor the nomination OF full
state ticket"
Mr.. Glen. temporary chairman OF the
convention. who Is conspicuous Re
publican leader Of Syracuse. made
ringing speech FOR honesty In the ad-
mlnlstration OF public affairs.
Opening with n scathlng denuncia-
ton OF the corrupt political bosses In
New York state. who are controlled by
the big corporations, he said in part:
Numerous recent and pointed object
lessons have taught the country what
we mean by the grip OF corporate con
troll. For instance. the operations OF
Ryan aud Belmont. partners In the
great traction merger In the city of
New York. show clearly how they dom
mate the political control of this state.
Partner Belmont sits In the execu-
tive committee Of the Democratic par
ty aud speaks In the state organization
through a respectable igurehead nam
ed Parker and In the city OF New York
through fgurehead who lacks re-
spectablity named Mcclellan.
The Ryan Belmont interests are the
great public service corporations the
traction, gas and electric lighting
| trusts.
"In New York city this pair OF spec
ulators determined 10 combine all the
| TRANSPORTATION systems In Manhattan
and the Bronx into one giant holding
company. No economies were planned,
no increase of business was to result,
yet the combination added SlO4.OOO,OO
Of watered stock TO an already grossly
dishonest capitalization.
"In the same city OF New York this
same combination was found in work
| Ing order, when in December, 1904, aft
er having being robbed by the signing
of the Infamous Remsen gas bill, the
| city awoke to find that McClelan's
commissioner of gas had secretly en-
tered into series of contracts with
the lighting trusts that abandoned
| without trial $3,0OO,000 Of over
| charges and saddled an additional ex-
cesslve charge OF 81 100000 a year up
on the city treasury.
"Public indignation was aroused, ana
from that exposure was born the Mu-
| nclpal Ownership league.
"In the campaign which was inau-
| gurated by the Municipal Ownership
league, under the peerless leadership
of william Randolph Hearst, the PEG
| pie were not surprised when they
| found that the Ryan Belmont combina-
| ton was financing McClellan's cam
palgn for the mayoralty. Neither were
| they surprised when they found these
same sinister forces exerting their pow
| erful influence to kill the bill designed
to give the people of New York city
n chance of ascertaining whether their
votes had been counted as cast.
"The most serious abuse of official
| power witnessed In this state for many
years was the Acknowledgement of thou
sands of voters in the city of New
York last fall.
"The court of appeals by its judg-
| ment held that the way to open the
| boxes was through quo warranto pro
ceedings, while the attorney general
held that because the boxes had not
been opened quo warranto proceed
| lngs could not be begun
"TIe the attorney general knew that
| william Randolph Hearst had been le-
galy elected mayor of the city of New
York, and yet, holding his office by
courtesy Of the bosses, he was willing
to see voters DISTINGUISHED and the
wishes of the people subverted.
1.-THE Independence league stands for
an honest ballot and fair count and
even IL given the power will cause an
honest election law to be passed"
Many delegates came to Carnegie
hall wearing shipping tags on their
coat lapels bearing the words "a
Straight Ticket" There was a great
demonstration when one delegation pa
raded with banner which read, 1--WE
want a straight ticket" Judge Sea
bury declared that the condition of
both the old political parties made the
existence of the Independence league
"a necessity. He said that the praise