The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-12
THE OPENING SESSION.
Mostly Noise -''RadIcals' CIamOrOus for .
straight Ticket Hears Demonstration.

SESSIONs
Mostly Noise ~-"RadIcaIs' CIamOrOus for .
straight Tickle Hearst alton.
The convention began business at 1
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when Max +.
Ihmsen, chairman OF the State committee
and guardian OF the ~checkbook, called the
1900 delegates to order in Carnegie Hall.
Two hours before Mr.. lhmaen elbowed
his wi through the Queens and West
chester county delegates masssd on the
stage and got some sort Of order out OF
the shrieking. cheering mass Of Hearstites.
delegates had been pouring into the hall
hatless, coatless and dripping with sweat.
There was more than enough room for
all the shouters massed in the auditorium
and the first tier OF boxes, and for the
curious plain people who were scattered
about in the two immense galleries. but
there wasn't enough ventilation for .
tenth OF the number.
Carnegie Hall was probably the most
uncomfortable place in Greater New York
Yesterday afternoon. Everybody who at
tended the convention suffered. Collars
wilted and dropped, and in the intervals
OF rowing with the temporary chairman,
Willard A. Glen OF Syracuse, delegates
paused to wiring perspiration out of their
clothing and mop their faces.
1t was shortly and sharply apparent ,
however, that the sticky, heavy weather
hadn't taken the fight out OF the Indepen-
dence League radicals, as they have been
dubbed by the element which wishes to
name a candidate for Governor only. The
radicals" and it was apparent that they
composed the majority of the convention,
walked into the hall with chips on their
shoulders and ohins stuck out pugnaciously.
They came determined that a full ticket
should be named and that there should be
no parleying or dickering with the Buffalo
convention.
CHEERS FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET.
About the first real cheer that was turned
loose in the big sweatboX at Sew enth avenue
and Fifty-seventh street was:
Three cheers for a straight ticket"
The cheering swept the convention and
became a mighty roar. There were a few
groans and Kisses, but only a few.
-Mr. Hearst, said a delegate from Rock
land, was bigger han the league at the
start Of things. Now the league is bigger
than Mr.. Hearst and il will have its way.
Independence Leaguer a themselves
seriously. They intend to be real inde-
pendents, real refomers. They don't want
half way measures and they won't stand
for bargains with the Democratic Leaders,
Carnegie Hall was deliberately decorated
for the Independence Leagues first at
tempt. American flags were lOoped and
rOsetted around big chrome Autographs
of Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson
at the back of the stage. Those were the
only pictures in the convention hall. Not
a picture Of Mr.. Hearst was to be seen, and
many OF the delegates who wanted to shoot
volleys Of cheers at the new boss grumbled
in disappointment. Around the base Of
the two tiens OF boxes were more flags. and
the galleries were bright with red, white
and blue.
The New York county delegation was
one Of the first in the hall. It filed a big
section Of seats at the right front. The
Kings county shouters had the left front
of the hall. Queens and Westchester men
sat on the stage with the big guns Of the
league, and the other delegations were
assembled in the rear Of the auditorium
and in the first tier of boxes in alphabetical
order. Friends OF the Indep ende nee League
leaders, mostly women, filed the boxes on
the second tier. There we're perhaps 500
spectators in the two galleries.
ANo sMoKNG."
Stalwart cops and firemen were scattered
through the house. keeping watch at the
exits and aisles. Right at the start the
delegates got a jolt. Dozens of them came
in with lighted cigars and cigarettes. and
dozens more lit up and settled back to make
themselves as comfortable as possible in
view Of the heat. Policemen and hremen
ordered smoking stopped instantly. and
there was nothing doing SO far az burning
tobacco went for the rest Of the day.
Out Of the growl and rumble and roar
Of the uncomfortable mass Of men the first
cheer broke at 1925 O'Clock. The conven-
ton was to have got down to business at
noon, but the delegates were slow in ar
irving. A bunch Of Rockland county
shouters let out a cheer for William r.
Hearst and Rockland county" A few
minutes later the Twelfth Assembly dis
trict delegation entered with banners and
strong lungs. Then the convention really
woke up and got coherent.
A delegate from Nassau got up on his
chair and demanded three cheers for
Nassau county, the home Of President
Roosevelt The mentor Of the Presidents
name failed TO stir the Leaguers. A minute
or two later a delegate fromsWestchester
hoped up and shouted:
three cheers for Westchester county,
the nome Of Samuel j. Tlden."
Another man who was counted OUT
yelled half a dozen, and the cheers rang out.
The Kings county delegates were in fine
fettle-full OF ginger and language. They
cheered everything they could think Of
but Pat McCarren, who was dubbed Pat
McCarrionS very early yesterday morning
at the red hot conference at the Gilsey
House when the late NJ. o. L. candidate
for Sheriff, Cody, gave his views on men
and things. Kings whoOped IL up and gave
way to Orange men. They swung big
punches OF oranges fixed to strings.
Up in the gallery to the left OF the stage |
was an elderly dele gate who headed the