The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-06
RED FIRE FINISH FOR HEARST.
EAST SIDE ELIMINATES AND
SHOUTS FOR CANDIDATE.


- Speeches and Auto Tour shake
Hands with Nellie BiS at windup BsIl.
William r. Hearst wound up his cam
paign at midnight last night by appearing
at the ball Of the Ironclad. Association at the
Labor Lyceum in Brooklyn and shaking
hands with Nellie Bly, Mrs. Y. c. Seaman),
the ~patroness Of the association. f,
Mr.. Hearst made five speeches last night,
including a short talk at the ball in Brook
Ign. He started out on the, lower East
Side, swung aroun in a circle and then
crossed the bridge. The windup OF the
campaign was spectacular enough and
noisy enough to please the most ardent
Hearst s~ympathizer.
From the Rowery and Houston street,
all through The lower East Side, around TO
Grand and Mulberry streets, there was "a
solid mass Of people that blocked the street
cars, surged after the Hearst automobiles,
gave the police a ard battle and kept up
an unending roar. Practically all the lower
Fast Side. in S~ullivanland and where Tom
Foley rules supreme. was illuminated in.
honor OF Hearst. There was scarcely a
tenement house in the streets where Mr..
Hearst appeared that was not decorated
with strings Of Japanese lanterns. Pans Of
red fire sputtered and blazed at every cor
ner. Roman candles fire balls curved
precariously near the c~andidate'S head and
enough skyrockets had beer provided to
satisfy the ~populace.
Mr.. Hearst had not intended to address
meetings last night. but there was a call
for him from East Side audiences that had
waited and were disappointed IN Satur-
day night, so he consented to make another
1 T.-~-r- I. - - A. AaN~
/ Assembly Rooms in Second street, between
Avenues b and c. at a little before o o'clock.
As his automobile turned on the Bowery
and shot through the narrow streets of the
quarter an immense crowd collected and
followed il. The police had to clear a way
into the hall by main strength. Mr.. Hearst
was cheered several minutes before he
got a chance to talk. |
He told the crowd that he would be elected
by at least 200 900, which would represent
his plurality In Greater New York, and that
he would cOme down to The Bronx even
with Mr.. Hughes. Then he told what he
would do IL elected Governor, declaring
hat he would begin the minute he was
elected TO carry out REFORMS he has advo-
Gated. He said also:
Il earnestly mean II when l say that the
one thing which gratifies me most In that l
retain o friendship and confidence after
all the abuse and falsehood of this OUT
IdkCOur NdllDdlkhs lNbtCif u JUhIssl
There Ii not one accusation that has been
made against me in this campaign that has
not been demonstrated to be absolutely
false, and yet not one OF them has been re-
tracted. E
They say that am a tax dodger. and
yet the actual fact is that ] pay taxes on
$4,000 more than | can properly be as
sessed for. I bought a piece OF property
at Fifty-ninth street with a heavy mort
gage on IL. and that fact. would. according
tn n fpChnicaI construction Of the law
relieve me from personal taxation. but l
told the Tax Commissioners that | did not
wish to swear of those taxes, but would
pay as I was assessed despite the technE
cality.
They nave said that I tried to evade
payment to a woman who had been injured
by a newspaper delivery wagon. but the
actual fact Is that Notwithstanding the
woman had brought suit in the wrong
way l paid her and her family over
$4,000. 80 - .
They have said that I employed Chinese
labor, and l offered 81 900 reward 70 any
one who would show that had ever en-
ployed Chinese labor, Or owned q foot OF
ground at Palermo, Cal. Not an atom Of
proof has; been forthcoming
Mr.. Hearst then alluded to the charge
athat he had made a deal with Murphy to
secure the Democratic nomination. He
said that he would have been nominated
despite Murphy and that Murphy didn't
dare to oppose him at Buffalo.
They ave said" he continued. that
nv papers caused the assassination OF
Mckinley. and yet every one who rea d
the papers at the time know that the wretch
Czolgosz wasn't even able to read English.
When the rival per< at that time
tried TO bride this wretch to say some harm
full thing OF this kind they then were de-
feated bv the fact that he could not read
Mr.. Hearst repeated this speech every
where he went. In front OF Jefferson Hall,
% Columbia street, there was another
crowd that jammed the street for two
blocks. The fire escapes Of the ~tenerhents
we're crowded and rockets wern popping
from every window. IL was noticeable that
in this section Of the East Side there
was a Hearst picture in practically every
window.
In Lafayette Hall. in Avenuei -, 1900
people inside heard Mr.. Hearst khd fully
10000 struggled for a foOthold in the streets
outside. The police On hand were unable
to handle the situation and the reserves
had TO be sent for. Going from Lafayette
Hall to 1913 Grand street. Mr.. Hearts, auto
mobile fairly crawled through the mass OF
people, making Roadway a foot at a time.
The excitable East Siders lodged miracn-
lously from under the wheels. At villa
Penza Hall, 1900 cheering people heard the
last speech in Manhattan. .
While the Hearst meeting was going on
street car traffic zane TO a standstill in
Grand street. The cars simply could not
HdNr way NIIOuEu JIU FOiu va VI pNyDho
in front Of the hall and the police didn't
make much effort to clear a way. When
Mr.. Hearst came out Of the hall there was
a headlong rush for his automobile and
hundreds Of cheering Italians grabbed at
his hand. following the machine until It
got under full speed.
Mr.. Hearst crossed the WilliamsburgH
Bridge and went to Labor Lyceum in Will
loughby avenue, near Myrtle avenue.
Employees OF the Fonclad Manufacturing
Company, who were giving a ball there,
had invited the candidate to show himself.
Nellie BLY,, the one time new paper re-
porter, whose husband had an interest in
the manufacturing concern, received Mr..
Hearst and presented him TO several
hundred OF the employees. The band
played waltz Me Aroun Again, Willy"
a lot of the dancers sang IL as they footed
to the music. and there was much JOY in
the air.
Mr.. Hearst stayed until the grand march
started and then returned home, tired but
seemingly happy.
Tonight he will get the returns at his
home at Lexington avenue and Twenty
eighth atrept.