The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-14
HEARST IN T.C. PLATT'S TOWN.
COLDLY RECEIVED BY THE TIOGA
COUNTY FARMERS.

They Listen 10 Ills Fiery Talk in Almost
Dead Observation-Disclosures Reception
Accorded the Candidate I'm bingham.
ton. where lie Makes Tw o speeches.
OwEGo, Oct. IA combination Demo-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. League meeting was
held here il. the open air at noon to-day,
William r. Hearst being the principal
speaker. In an effort to profit by the squab-
lie among Tioga county Republicans the
Hearst people and the regular Democrats
got together and planned for a big DEM
onstration. They got a fair crowd. but
only the ghost Of a demonstration The
village band footed manfully, but the
Tioga farmers who came into Owego TO
see what kind of a Teller this Hearst Is,
anyhow were not stirred up much. They
listened attentively 10 Mr.. Hearst as he
whacked the railing Of the stand with his
bare fist. stamped the floor and whirled
his arms, giving the trusts fits and reading
old time Democrats out Of the party, but
they listened in almost dead silence. Mr..
Hearst's fiery phrases seemed to bounce
on their heads. IL was easily apparent that
their interest was in the man himself rather
than in his theories.
Mr.. Hearst Oame to Owego on a gem OF an
autumn day. The furries Of snow and
blasts OF wintry winds had whistled out Of
this part OF the State. Clean, invigorating
weather and a warm sun Ia the meeting
here a pleasant contrast TO the others on
the trip. Mr.. Hearst's special train got
here at about $50 O'Clock this morning
from Ithaca. The hard working Owego
band Weakened the candidate, played him
out of his pajamas, played him through
breakfast and played him to the meeting.
The speechmaking was held in Court
House Square. a pretty park Of smooth
lawn and old elm trees, in which is set a
noble battle monument, Tioga county's
memorial to its soldiers Of the civil war.
The stand was filed with Democrats and
Leaguers. John Ford, Clarence j. Shearn
and William s. jackson, who will accom-
pany Mr.. Hearst on part OF this trip. made
speeches before Mr.. Hearst got there.
When the candidate appeared there was
applause from the stand and from the
crowd. Mr.. Hears: was introduced by
Michael j. Murray, chairman of the Tioga
county Democratic committee. Mr.. Hearst
made the same speech he has used at most
upstate meetings. He assured the crowd
thai he desired merely to give them a repre-
sentative government and a clean house at
Albany. He attacked the corporations and
said,
Not all Of You together has as much in
fuenoe in our Government as one man like
John d. Rockefeller, a Morgan or a Ryan
He asked them to lay aside party loyalty
and vote for what they thought was right.
He shook hands with dozens Of sympa-
thizers and returned to his car, where he
remained until his train started for Bing-
hamton. At the depot here a bunch Of
Cascadilla Preparatory School boys. on
their way to B~inghanton TO play football,
gave him a cheer and yelled for a speech.
MFR. Hearst waved his hand from his car,
but smilingly declined TO talk.
BIO CROWDS cHEER TEARS AT BINGHAM
ToN
BINoHAMToN, oct. IS. -BinRhamton
Democrats and lndopen dence Leaguers
gave William n. Hearst an enthusiastic
reception tonight. Mr.. Hearst addressed
two meetings, one in Princess ink, where
NE talked TO I 200 people, and the other in
the NOrthside Rink in Chenango street,
where $50 hoard him. Mr.. Hearst was
met at the Lackaw ma depot by a dele
cation Of Democrats and Independence
league men. A big crowd was waiting
for the candidates train. As soon as the
wheels stopped turning men boarded the
train m swarmed through the cars yell
ing for Hearst and exploding cheers. The
train crew tried to block the invasion, but
the excited Hearstites swept through the
train till they got to Mr.. Hearst's private
car. He was fairly mobbed for a few min
utes, but finally local committeeman per-
suaded the crowd to clear out and give the
candidate breathing space.
II was far and away the wormest greet
ing Mr.. Hearst has received In entering
any town since he started his upstate
campaigning, and a pleasing contrast to
the candidate with the usual dull, indiifer-
ent dozen or so Of Platform ~loafers who
hadn't enough ginger to raise a cheer.
First among the Hearst men to shake q
with the candidate was an old man with a
long white beard. Il was Major G. H.
Hotchkiss, who enlivened the Independence
League convention in Carnegie Hall in
New York city by stripping on his coat and
vest, dropping his suBpenderB over his
hips and leading the Broome county dele
cation with frantic cheers. Elijah II.
they called him at the convention, Others
that met Mr.. Hearst were John Hull, Jr.,
John Ring and John O'Hsra, Democrats.
and John F. Freeman, T. A. Day and DIR.
g.. 8. Decker, Independence League leaders.
The mixed committee took Mr.. Hearst
20 the Democratic headquarters at the
Arlington Hotel, where the candidate held
u short reception. At the Arlington Mr..
Hearst was assured hat he would get a big
William W. Farley, Democratic county
chairman, has lined up his party, Mr.. Hearst
was informed, and has Il working smoothly
With the local Independence League. He
was told also that OF The A9AR union labor.