The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-18
HEARST CORPORATION TRICKY
HUGHES FINDS MORE EVIDENCE
or POLITICAL INSENCERITY.


Charles E. Hughes spoke at six meetings
In New York last night and his tour was
almost one continuous round Of applause
from The Bronx to the Bowery. Every
where he was greeted by immense crowds
and much enthusiasm.
The candidates two chief meetings
were at Zeltner's Casino, Third avenue
and roth street, and the Grand Central
Palace, Lexington avenue and Forty
fourth street. He made these meetings
occasions for further holding up to the
public view Hearst's political insincerity
as exemplifed in his corporate activities.
Mr.. Hughes referred to the statement
made by the Independence League mar
on Tuesday night that he voluntarily paid
1000 to the woman who had brought suit
against him for injuries sustained by her
when she was run down by one Of the Hearst
newspaper wagons. This was the case
which Mr., Hughes had used to illustrate
the Hearst corporation methods.
The Republican candidates reply last
night was that he wal very glad that Mr..
Hearst had seen ft topay the money but If he
meant to convey the impression that he had
been actuated by a generous impulse Mr..
Hughes could not see why he had waited
at least six years before responding while
the case was being dragged out in the courts
The candidate started his evenings
round at the 10th Hall, 1928 Amsterdam
avenue. A crowd Of 100 people were
packed into the place when Mr.. Hughes ap-
peared in the doorway. A mighty shout
went up and hundreds surRed around him.
The police had to fight TO open up q lane to
the platform. The candidate spoke for
only a few minutes at this meeting, repeat
ing the things which he had said before in
the campaign and renewing his pledge to
give an Embossed administration.
Zeltner's Casino was crowded to the
door with 7yOoQ people. The Bronx folks
started in to Give thu candidate a rousing
welcome from In moment that he ap-
peared and they kent it up until he had
jumped into his automobile and started for
the next rally. There were a good many
laboring men at the Zeltner hall rally.
They were more enthusiastic II anything
than the other people.
Mr.. Hughes was interrupted frequently
by encouraging shouts. One big workman
in the corner of the hall shouted when Mr..
Hughes was pounding Hearst's corporation
activities: Soak him, Charlie. he amt got
a friend left and there was a chorus Of
cheers approving the sentiment.
Mr.. Hughes said:
my opponent last night said that he had
raid some thousands Of dollars-I believe
he said over S2O,OO0-tO the woman who
was run over by a Journal wagon and who
sued him in the courts, to be met with the
defence that she was run over by a corpora
ton. Well, IL took some ten days to bring
out that suggestion, and I am YER glad to
hear that she got some money.
But there " this thing that I did not see
emphasized or referred to in the remarks
Of my opponent, and that was that being
injured in 1897, her case was litigated through
the courts, and as late az December, 1908,
nv opponent obtained the decision from the
Court OF Appeals which said that the cor
~poration which he had organized was a
shield against his personal liability.
If my opponent intended TO convey
the impression in his remark that he had
Welded to a generous instinct and that
lie had been very DESTROYS to take some OF
bis money and confer a benefit upon a per-
ron who had been injured, it Is a great
pity that he did not yield to that generous
instinct when the jury gave her a verdict
Of SIS, 600 and not appeal the case.
Some people cannot stand litigation OF
six or more years against a determined
effort to show the business advantages OF
corporate organization
Mr.. Hughes recalled the Sherid's GER
tihcate of failure to find either an officer
of the Star Company or Mr.. Hearst him
self. He continued:
Il find that there In more evidence OF
something OF that kind. There was a case
a little while ago in our courts where a
man who had been libelIed, or thought
he had been libelled, brought suit. He
was a very wise man.. He thought that
such was the uncertainty with regard to
whether a corporation had hbelled him or
which corporation had llbelled him, or
whether an individual had libelIed him
that he had better round them all up into
court. And so he brought suit against the
Morning Journal Association, against the
New York Evening Journal Publishing
Company, against the Star Company, and
against my opponent" Laughter and
prolonged applausel
Now, Mr.. Shearn has said in a letter
that the New York American was pub
lished by the Star Company, and the New
York Evening Journal was published by
the New York Evening Journal Publishing
Company, and the German Journal was
published by the Morning Journal Associa-
ton. But when they got into court in
this case, and IL appeared that this article
that was complained Ct had been pub
lshed in the Evening Journal, the Star
Company came into court and denied
that IL had published IL. The New York
Evening Journal Publishing Company came
into court and denied that IL had pub
lshed IL. The Morning Journal Association
came into court and denied that 1t had
pubtHhed it. And 80 did my opponent
Laughter and ~applause.l
And 50 the plaintiff had TO worry around
to get the necessary legal evidence to fnd
out who really was responsible for the
acts Of a corporation Of some sort or an
other which, according to my opponent, II
Is 20 very easy TO sue
Not only chat, but they had to get an
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