New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-21
HOT WEST SIDE SHOT.
"SCHWARTE" RUBS IT IN.
Meeting Wants Eleventh AUenue
Tracks to 90.

About hundred and fifty men and women Of
the West Side attended meeting OF the Eleventh
Avenue Track Removal Association last night
the West Side Neighborhood House. at 50th street
and Tenth avenue. The expressed purpose Of the
meeting was 20 voice n protest against the bin
pending before the Legislature allow the
New York Central Railroad to Eleventh avenue
for four years. The discussion Of the subject
only incidental TO the meeting. however. II
developed into a symposium the treachery OF
politicians and public ofiiceholders Mayor Nc
Clellan. Senator SAKE and Assemblyman Bohan
were all roasted brown and even the committee
OF fifty, which the pioneer in the movement
for the removal Of the Eleventh avenue tracks.
was excorated
The speakers were Henry G. Schneider. secretary
of the association who also acted chairman: the
Rev. DIR. Robert White. OF the Faith Presbyterian,
Church. at 18th street and Ninth avenue; L. Bed
ford and Schwartz" whose name appears that
way without first name or initials. and who
introduced that way by Chairman Secretary Schnei
der. drum and fife corps had done lusty work
up and down Tenth and Eleventh avenues early in
the evening advertising the meeting; Schwartz had
charge Of them, and IN presenting him the chair
man said: Schwartz will now tell how ne hired
the drum corps"
Schwartz walked 10 the platform. but before
ascending carefully put his cigar the step lead
ing to II for future use. Schwarte's speech, In
part follows:
They say dat Schneider and / are the greatest
1ars on de West Side They say he's crazy and
he IS Well. anyhow, his royal tobots here comes
to be meeting tonight I w and out IN de
rain - get dc pipes and de drums to give de
people spiel and wake dem up
Here Schwartes eloquence interrupted to
give the audience an opportunity TO give the drum
CORPS three cheers which the chairman proposed.
Continuing the trend OF his argument Schwartz
said:
I'm NOT OF dem dip-dip-dipiomatical takers
the rthy Mayor do S you nj indamd the feiier on
de other end says. What de yer want?"osay: on on
sort and he knows how 10 shuttle his rings al
We'll de worthy Mayor wasn't in Leaves me
number In de afternoon ] gets a call de same
TO dis meetin because he's got other dates. Amt
dat a hot one? Now. whatever dey say about Con-
walked in shoe leather He said he'd he here even
II il was for ten minutes. All We got TO DO Is TO
stand together and yer'H win.
II ought TO be mentioned. however that Con-
troller Metz's shoe leather didn't get him TO the
meeting.
The Rev John p Chidwick. rector Of St. Am
brose's Church. and a member Of the committee
of Fifty who was invited TO attend sent speech
Extracts were carefully selected and read He
wrote. IN part:
We shall have to put some backbone into or
officials stand for yonr ra Ig noitica leader and
that you get what you want
Mr.. Schneider pictured politician as a man al
ways "dckering' with railroads against ne Pup'ic
interest while Mr. Bedford declared that the Com
mttee of Fifty who all professonaI men.
with offices downtown. and VINO pretehd 10
be working for the public in having the SAKE bill
repealed and a substitute bill introduced we're not
cisinterested. -, ,,sr.a go
can't defend their action ,.,,., -.
70 O'clock had arrived by shutting on and again
turning the lights and tn me, ss , oy5 ied
out could be heard the shouts OF Schwarte who
failed 10 ind his Overcoat for minute or TWO
''SOnebody's stole my coat he said Where 3
my eoat?' A little red haired 10y cai S iopM s
trouble was averted