New-York tribune., 1906-11-05
/" BIG TIM" STILL MUM.
RALLY SPEECH MISSED.
For First Time Bozcery Hero Fails
to Close Cam Daign.

Tammany Hall closed it's campaign yesterday
with four meetings held in different parts OF the
city There afternoon meeting at the Star
Theatre at 1oTth street and Lexington avenue. The
others were night meetings. They were held at ths
Third Avenue Theatre Miners Eighth Avenue The
atre and Miners Bowery Theatre. At the Star
Theatre and Miners Bowery Theatre W. Bourke
cochran was the chief speaker. and at both he
aroused his audiences by his defence of Democracy
and his occasional references William r. Hearst
V'r1 he painted a great but much mafsned
man.
course the meeting the Bowery was the
most important of the four rallies
NO Tammany campaign is properly closed with
out II. II has become much an Institution on
the Bowery big Tim Sullivan's Christmas
dinner TO the poor. And while speakers nave
always defined TO the Sullivan old guard the Is
of the campaign, the feature of these gather
rgs has been speech by the less eloquent but
always popular Bowery leader, Congressman Tim
othy D. Sullivan. His words last night were
looked forward to expectantly and as particularly
significant. because of his reported antagonsm 10
Mr. Hearst. But the words were not spoken mo
Congressman did not even occupy seat on tns
stage. and although Alderman Little Tim suiil-
told of the loyalty OF the Sullivan followers
to the entire Democratic ticket, and guarantee
given by Bourke Cochran that big I'm
would disregard ali personal reasons and loyalty
support MIR. Hearst the fact remains that the
latter did not break his long silence with regard
to his position.
At the end of the meeting Little Tim was
asked where his distinguished cousin was where
upon he answered pointing at the crowds leaving
the theatre. He's up there somewheres" Whether
or not Congressman Sullivans not taking part in
the meeting is significant 1t is a fact that the
Bowery crowd cheered his name more enthusiast
cally than they did that Of the candidate for Gov
ernor
Another star speaker of the evening was Senator
Thomas F. Grady Somebody IN the audience
called out, What about Rock2' referring to the
speakers opponent for the Senate.
"IH come to that later replied the Senator,
land I'll split It In two
However in his half-hour speech, in which he
exuded beautifully sounding platitudes about the
glory of American citizenship, and advised his
hearers TO forget all personal feeling until another
time, he did not find time to get to the Rock on
which his political future stands in danger OF
foundering.
Alderman Sullivan in opening the meeting, in
sisted that the Sd Assembly District. of which he
is leader. had always been loyal to Democratic
candidates and principles and would be loyal to
Mr.. Hearst.
I'VE will work hard and honestly from tonight
until Election Day for his success" declared the
chairman although he die not let the crowd in on
what had been done up TO last night.
Senator Grady introduced as Tammany
Halls idol" He said In the of his speech:
We are not going TO sacrifice party for the
purpose, of satisfying petty revenge or paying
personal compliments:
Der them distinctly, collectively, and separately.
what they have said about But can never
forgive Hearst for the pictures he printed OF me-
The Senator said that these pictures not only
assaNed his integrity but attacked his vanity and
that the latter touched him In a weak spot.
When Mr.. Cochran was introduced a man In the
front of the house called to him You made a
donkey. bray Now. let him get his oats" an
swered Mr.. Cochran.
Continuing his speech he said:
Loyalty to a party does not consist IN supporting
your party when its principles suit you, but rather
In supporting 1t when loyalty Is given at some per-
sonal sacrifice. =.
1t had been thought In some quarters that there
might be lukewarmness on the part or your leader
this great enthusiasm shows that he Is loyal and
that his followers loyal. His loyalty was
severely tested, but 1t has been triumphantly met
Mr. Cochran charged the newspapers of this city
with misrepresenting Mr. Hearst and attacked ths
Judiciary Nominators ticket. One Of the candt-
dates. he declared. the who drew up the
document which George E. Perkins, OF the New
York Life Insurance Company, was set free after
he arrested He also attacked District Attor-
ney Jerome for his part in this case. Mr.. Cochran
referred in another part Of his speech to revela-
tons of the insurance investigation, bur did not
mention that Charles E. Hughes was the man who
brought them about counsel for the investigat-
ing committee