New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
ROCKS EMBLEMS TAKE.
PEN AND UNION CARD.
Many Cheer Labor Leader-CalLs
Gilseg House Lemon Factoru."

Thomas Rock who at present is the most ago
nizing thorn in the side of William r. Hearst
owing to his exposures regarding the attitude of
Hearst and labor. went outside Of the 14th Senate
District. in which he is the Republican candidate
and spoke at six meetings in practically part
OF the city last night
Everywhere he spoke, whether at a packed meet
ing at Murray Hill Lyceum at which labor men
predomiuated. at meeting of the West Side
Republican Club, at which men and women were
equally enthusiastic, Rock greeted with cheers
and applause His meetings were crowded at every
place. and he made an undeniable hit with his
droll witticisms.
The first meeting was at No 1854 Second avenue
a small hall, but crowded Mr.. Rock sprang several
surprises at this meeting. he did at the other
meetings and they took instantly. For instance. he
exhibited his union card, which always caused ap-
clause. and also exhibited the pen with which Gov
ernor Higgins signed the Eight Hour law, Of which
Rock the introducer
Mr.. Hearst" he began, claims all the credit for
my election and the passage of the Eight Hour law
In the last Assembly there were 107 Republicans
thirty-six Democrats and seven Municipal Owner
ship men. How could he have passed the bill with
107 Republican votes against him? Hearst would
claim the credit for the clothes wear if he could
but he can't. I paid for them out of what have
honestly earned If have done nothing eise'
claim credit for the passage OF that bill"
Mr.. Rock then told of attempting to secure a
petition for candidate for Senator on the Inde-
pendence League ticket. He repeated his state
ments against Hearst and the Gilsey House clique
which he has given several times before
Hearst was nominated for Governor at Carnegie
Hail." he continued but he went to Buffalo and
there repudated the action taken at Carnegie Hail.
Grady was chairman of the committee on contested
seats. and for his dirty work there in turning
over 1O6 votes to Hearst ] am 10 suffer for his
benefit Hearst says that Mcclellan is the re-
ceiver of stolen goods. think that Hearst is just
as much a receiver of stolen goods. was asked
for the sake of unity not to run against Grady IN
my district, but to accept a Tammany NOM
ination in Tammany district down among the
SulIivans Why I wouldn't be found dead in
ten-acre lot with some Tammany Hall people So
I refused it
Mr. Rock then told of his belief regarding
Hearst's sincerity in trying 10 become Governor
He said:
Hearst believe does not care a rap about the
Governorship The Presidential chair is what he
wants He's out for Hearst and Hearst only. and
will do anything and anybody TO get his own selfish
ends"
Mr. Rock referred TO the committee asking him
to get off the Republican ticket and accept the
Independence League nomination solely' OeIlg
promised that he would be taken care Of
Il told them" he added. that they couldn't get
me off the Republican ticket with Gating gun
and that all the money in the sub-Treasury would
not make bulge.
Mr. Rock then sprung his first sensation. He told
OF an official call Governor Higgins. after the
adjournment of the Legislature, and asking him TO
fsign the eight-hour law. t1e SAID tne governor
told him that he had a quantity OF pleas from
corporatjons and employers of labor to veto the
bill Finally the Governor agreed to sign it and
promised Rock that he would give the introducer
of the bill the pen with which the act became a
law.
And here it is" said Rock, pulling out long
envelope and taking therefrom a pen and holding
1t aloft that is the pen ne signed 1t with and
here the letter he sent me attesting to his hav-
ing done So. , .s ,. ,
whenever he gave it and was one of the most tell
SHearst has always shouted" Rock continued,
Send the laboring men TO the LEGISLATURE, but
He would sacrifice the whole American nation TO
satisfy his selfish motives ~
Mr.. Rock referred to the rule at the Gilsey
wouidnt attempt to do the things that Ihmsen
does at the Gilsey House. The working people are
them. 1 am not college graduate, and have no
diploma but whGe tf @ f6 fGeg geope an na4 m on Of
them and know them. If you care for your own
Hughes Hpgghs 4aH and the whole Republican ticket
The second meeting was at the New Star Casino,
there Judge Otto A Rosalskv had arrived in his
automobile, but the cheers he received @ We're turned
the hall The cry Of How about the lemons"
He was introduced first owing 70 his many engage
ments and launched forth into an even more vim
dictiye arraignTnent OF Hearst.
Hearst has said he picked me up and made me
prominent in labor work. Let me tell you that
was prominent in labor work before Mr.. Hearst
bufted into this city or owned paper here. Hearst
does RocE 99t sP6Re about % his good union man
and drew forth his union card which caused the
six hundred listeners to cheer and cheer again.
It's good TO January l, he said. and II m liy-
ing at that tine, I'll pay another quarter in ad-
From the New Star Casino fast run was made
to West Side Republican CUB at No 2S07
broadway At this meeting Rock had an entirely
different audience from his previous ones. Men
were in evening dress, and many women were
present but be was not feazed in the last He fol-
lowed Professor John Bassett Moore professor of
interna tional law at Columbia University, but he
Il know l talking to NUMBER or college
graduates This (holdlng up his union card is the
The audience cheered at TINS Deglnn1lS, ana from
that time Rock received fully as much applause
as any of the other speakers
II want TO tell YOU something about Hearsts
patent medicine sheets he said, by way OF be-
ginning his speech. He then told of his treatment
at thei hands of the Glsey House bosses.
The emblem of the Independence League" he
said, lis a hand holding pair OF scales believe
the proper emblem should be a hand holding
The Murray Hill Lyceum meeting was in Rocks
home district, and the audience cheered his every
when the famous pen was exhibited. and when
Rock added. And there is not enough money at the
Gileey House to buy this pen the q en-, eheering vas
himself when he said the Gsey House" and
said ''the lemon factory, l mean" This remark
and several of similar import pleased the audience
Immensely as most Of them were laboring and
in direct sympathy with Rock.
The last two meetings were on the far East Side.
again change from the labor and select meetings
of uptown. Rock first spoke at No 81 East Broad
way. and repeated the speech which he had previ-
though ma jortty OF the audience were foreigners.
The last meeting was at No; IS Pitt street. and
again he was greeted with enthusiasm. ~, .,
his whirlwnd automobile tours about the city each
day until Election Day. The progren1n1e. for 20
night will not be decided on until this afternoon.
b4,-a Tba ma i00s ar which