The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
RANK and PILERS AFTER The
THEY ARE OUT TO BEAT MMANUS
or TIE ELEVENTH.

W. j. Lee. Once . Model Physical Culture
Man. Tells About the Treason Of the
senator Unui Rain. Acting for the
Opposition. Breaks Up the Meeting.
The Rank and File Club. the new or
ganization in the Eleventh Assembly dis
trict. whose object is to defeat The Nc
Manus. started it's campaign last night
at Eleventh avenue and Forty-sixth street
without beer or a band. There must have
been at least a hundred men and two hum
dred small boys in the neighborhood at 8
o'clock. the hour set for the meeting. and
by Q. when it was called to order. fifty more
had put in an appearance.
There isn't much doing along Eleventh
avenue on Saturday nights before the milk
train passes. but last night a freight train
knocked down a man several blocks up the
street from the meeting place and furnished
a counter attraction. The man wasn't
much hurt. however. and the crowd sifted
down to the meeting. attracted by the
Japanese lanterns that hung out OF the
new clubroom windows.
The speakers stand that was drawn up
at the northeast corner was decorated with
red. white and blue bunting and it's wheels
we're checked 80 that il would not roll away
when the orators got at their best.
w. j. Leo 10 president OF the Rank and
File Club. Lee was an inspector Of gas
meters for the Public Utilities Commission
until Friday, when he resigned to give all
his time to the fight against The McMsnus.
Before that he used to pose for . physical
culture magazine and make speeches for
George Washingto Plunkitt.
Lee was to make a big speech last night
in which. according to the handbills that
were circulated throughout the district,
there was TO be a powerful arraignment Of
Thomas j. McAianus for defeating the
Coney Island five cent fare Inc other good
bills.
The handful was headed The Treason
of the Senate" Lee had just got warmed
up when the rain started in. but for some
senator. At last he was compelled to re-
treat while most OF the crowd made for =
place on the nearest corner and another
across the avenue. There they talked IL
all over and came to the conclusion that
there will be something doing in the Eleventh
just what Lee and the club intend to
make q try for did not come out at last
nights meeting. 1t was limited that Piunkitt
will try TO wrest thel leadership from Nc
Manus n eventually make o fight for
the State Senate. but the meeting didn't
gst that far.
Walter c.. Comerford. labor organizer.
who 10 the chairman Of the executive COM
mittee OF the Rank and File Club. called the
meeting to order and stated its purpose
solely TO defeat McManus. After that came
j. E. Young. He said that there wasn't a
single soul standing between the people
OF the Eleventh and the power of wealth.
IF our representatives bstray US TO
whom are We to turn3- he demanded. Il
have seen q whole lot of politics of a whole
lot of parties. but ! never saw more treach-
cry crowded together than has bean shown
by the representative of this district in the
last Legislature.' Then he proceeded TO
roast The McManus for his action ON the
teachers salary bill. saying that he had
promised one thing and had done another. -,
In the end he couldn't for the life OF him
see how the fnAn could have the nerve
again to face his constituents. II the
Rank and File Club was to do no more for
The present IL should make the protest
Against McManus 50 strong that he would
mott dare rntsreorosent, or rather fail to
repsesent. the district again,
All his time Lee had been ,ndinR in