New-York tribune., 1906-10-26

Is the storm centre OF protest Is a member OF
the PAYERS Union. Franklin Quinby is a proof
reader Godfrey Lehner is a machinist An
thony McCabe is a goIdbeater and w H Ham
mond and John Holloway are painters F. F.
OConnen is bookbnder. Edward Hannah
and William F. O'ConneH are stone cutters
Frederick D. Riley is a bricklayer. James H.
Dorney is an engineer and Samuel Terry is a
plasterer.
turning on the clique which they believe
betrayed them the candidates of the Independ-
ence League. whose petitions were so suspicious
ly brushed aside by the Board OF Elections. de-
mand a good and sufficient reason from Hearst
for their undOing
They demand from Hearst and his executive
committee good and sufficient reason for not
protecting their interests. The Tarnmany law
committee protected the interests of the Tam
many candidates. The Hearst law COMMITTEES did
nothing.
Mr. Rock. when seen last night at the Inde-
pendence League Club of the 18th Assembly
District, openly expressed his opinion that he
had been handed a lemon by the Independence
League" Mr.. Rock was at first reluctant to
discuss the matter. saying that his case was
before the Appellate Division. and that he ex-
pected to win. despite the league.
Mr.. Rock said. however that so distrustfuI
was he of the Independence League that he had
refused TO accept Mr.. Linburg as his counsel.
but haG employed Michael ]. Joyce.
II think that I going to win out" said
Mr.. Rock. land be the nominee Of the indie
pendence League, despite the efforts OF certain
people in the league TO get me OF their ticket
If I do win it will be because I had foresight
enough 10 employ my own counsel instead of
accepting the services OF the regular league
lawyer, Mr.. Limburg. I got suspicious OF Linz
burg when my opponent for Senator Thomas
F. Grady. accused him in the Supreme Court on
Wednesday of having assured him that he and
not 1 the candidate of the Independence
League. I then began TO smell a rat and got
Mr. Joyce to represent me. know for a posi-.
tive fact. although I cannot prove It. that sorns
of my petitions in the 18th Assembly District
were tampered with. and I think know who
was responsible for 1t
Il also know that while the petitions were in
charge Of the Board of Elections they were kept
in such loose way that anybody could get ac-
cess TO them by asking for them. and 1 have
reason to believe that several people did get ac-
cess TO them"
DO you think that the League was responsible
for these muttlations?' he was asked.
Il believe / handed a. lemon by the Inde
pendence League" said Mr.. Rock Il know
that Senator Grady has expected the League in
dorsement and that he actually fled petitions
on Independence League blanks If 7 win ba
fore the Appellate Division and get the Inda-
pendence League endorsements l am sure shall
beat Grady at the polls. and if the Appellate
Division decides against and 1 am simply
the Republican candidate I think that nv labor
friends viii rally so strongly TO my support that
will win even though Grady secures the
League Endorsement"
Mr. Rock wouldn't give his opinion OF Nr
Hearsts attitude toward the labor candfdatey
but several members OF the Independence Iearlls
Club expressed themselves freely on the treach-
erous dealings of Mr. Hearst 10 Mr. Rock and
the other labor candidates.
While The Tribune reporter was talking N
members Of the club a meeting OF the campaign
committee was going One member said:
Think! It isn't time for thinking. it is a time
for acting The trouble with us is that we have
been letting that Gilsey House gang do the
thinking for This is a direct game on
Hearsts part TO knife Rock and reward Grady
for his services at Buffalo They can't fool us
polls
LABOR MEN MEET
The first meeting Of the labor union men in
censed at the crooked work being done at their
expense took place yesterday afternoon at the
New Amsterdam Hotel. In Fourth avenue Rep
resentatives OF more than dozen labor oryani-
cations We're present at The meeting.
To man they were violent in their denuncia-