The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-30
REVOLT FROM HEARST GROWS
MALxONTENTs WILL REVIVE THE
NJ. d. LEAGEE.

He Can Come In or He a stay Out and
Eat Snowbaiis. 1Haey % Care-But
League % Nun. or for Murphy Deals.
As q result of developments In the anti
Hearst movement within the ranks OF
former Hearst supporters It oan be said
to-day that the disaff ection In the Hearst
ranks has grown so serious as to threaten
the leadership of the blue eyed inoorruptible
himself. 1t vas announced yesterday
that the old Municipal Ownership League
discarded by Hearst In favor OF his present
Independence League. had been revived
and would be run independently Of the
Independence League.
Other announcements were made by the
insurgents to the feet that the municipal
ownership movement could get along
very we'll without Mr.. Hearst. that the
idea was bigger than Mr.. Hearst or any
other man and that II Hearst did not
cut out the "Gilsey House clique the term
under which the insur gents lump bis
present management, and definitely drop
all his deals with C. F. Murphy. he might
just as we'll eat snowballs. as far IA q large
section Of his present supporters cared.
The movemsnt against the blue eyed In
%corruptible in the ranks of his own disin-
tsrested patriots has been under way for
some time. According to Bella Tokaji.
Deputy County Clerk In Brooklyn. and
once q hearty adherent Of W. r. Hearst.
Col. r. Kay Porter. John T. Oates Of Rich
mond county and others. four meetings
Of the insurgents have already been held
with increasing enthusiasm for the revival
OF the old Municipal Ownership League
Independently OF Hearst. for knocking all
idea OF o eubterranean entente cordiote
with Murphy In the head. and for putting
the '0ilsey House clique headed by Maj
Ihmsen, out in the cold.
Arrangements are now making for q
mass meeting to % held In some big hall
in New York or Brooklyn on September 8.
at which the Municipal Ownership League
Of Greater New York Is again to be put
into the field, whether Hearst likes it OF
not.
The meeting Of the insurgents which has
attracted the most attention 30 far was OF
the organization COMMITTEES OF 100 OF the
Municipal Owpership League Of Greater
New York which was held at the Imperial
in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening. As
THE SUN told yesterday the meeting was
taken I'D with denunciation Of the Murphy
Hearst combine, and the -Gilsey House
clique"
Following the meeting a deputation OF
ten headed by Messrs. Tokaji and Oates
was selected to see Mr.. Hearst, tell him
that he was practically in ~oloister 30 far as
being q real leader Of his fegions was con-
cerned, and acquaint him with the dis
affection in their ranks.
The decatette came and r~everentiy be-
held the august form Of the blue-eyed
i~ncorruptible, an observance which had
been interdicted to most Of them for q
YEARLY long time. But the ensuing con-
ference, 1t appears, had the effect Of in
creasing the disaheotion, although this
was not the impression vaguely dissent
mated toward THE suN reporter by Mr..
Hearst himself, when seen at his home yes
terday.
yes, the deputation was here this after
noon and told me about their dissatisfac-
ton with my managers. / don't exactly
remember their names-a Mr.. Tokay or
something like that. l believe-and a Mr..
Wheat or Oats were among them. They
were kind enough to assure me Of their
continued confidence in me, flor which l
thanked them, and they told me Of their
lack Of confidence in my managers.
u assured them in reply Of my complete
confidence in my managers and asked
them to be patient and to remember hat II
was very hard to please everybody. l told
them that II they understood the amount Of
work thai Mr.. Ihmsen and his assistants
had to do they would not be 30 vociferous
In denunciation Of them. I concluded by
asking patience, their continued loyalty
and confidence In me"
And they vent away satisfied"
'Well, that I cannot say. They went
away, at least, pleasantly
Bella Tokaji, leader Of the delegation.
did not confirm the idyilic impression OF the
conference given by Mr.. Hearst.
Il cannot discuss the conference itself
until l nave seen what Mr.. Hearst gave out
In print. I can say this. however, that the
old Municipal Ownership League Is not
dead by q long shot, just as the idea Of
municipal ownership is not dead, although
Mr.. Hearst has left 1t quisscent to 90 on into
this Independence League Of his.
what organization Is the committee Of
100 that met at the Imperial connected
WITH 1t IL q committee OF the Municipal
Ownership League OF Greater New York.
Delegates were present from every borough.
and it is our intention not to stand for this
dropping Of the idea Of municipal ownership
for the sake Of q popular cry Of Independ-
ence League, and so forth. The revival. |
or rather rsjuvenation OF the Municipal
Ownership League, will be definitely con-
summated at the mass meeting to be held
on September 3. / will then discuss Mr..
Hearst'a words to me to-day. ! had avong |
talk with him, but at his request I promised
not to divulge his words to me until the
mass meeting.
will this ~neo-municipal ownership
movement be carried on Independently
of Mr.. Hearst and in opposition to him9
Well, he can come In or stay out Of IL, just
as he chooses. 1t. will be carried on with
no reference to what Mr.. Hearst or the
Gilsey House clique thinks Of 1t. Municipal
owpenhip does not depend for life upon
MrA Hearst or any other man. The idea
Is far bigger than Mr.. Hearst. and his ad-
yocacy of Il Ia not necessary to its suocess,