New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-21
REBUKE FOR JACKSON
attack on Governor Resented at
Recount Mass Meeting.

At mass meeting at Cooper Union last night
10 demand the passage OF the recount bill. Attor-
ney General Jackson said Governor Hughes had
neglected the for the public utilities BILL
Mr.. Jackson also said the recount bill the
most important measure before the Legislature.
Governor Hughes recommended It in his message.
but he has not mentioned it since" said Hearsts
Attorney General.
Two men at the time tried TO correct him.
When the shouting had died down of them
managed to say: Governor Hughes spoke in behalf
of the recount bill from this very platform only q
few nights ago"
The interruption seemed to fuster Mr.. Jackson
He paused moment and said: We'll. 1 didn't
know of that and hadn't read Of IT,
In regard to the public utilities bill Mr. Jackson
said that agents OF the administration had been
busy running up and down the state creating In
terest in IT. He went TO explain that. as ne
understood It, the bill will permit any corporation
to a majority of the stock in all the other
corporations engaged in the same sort of business
And So" he concluded this reform measure Will
be passed
Several times he mentioned the names or senator's
McCarren and Raines persons who had blocked.
either openly secretly. the recount measure ana
every time he spoke of these statesmen the Dig
audience Missed and ''booed" and once il kept
going long that the band had play to quiet H.
OF the recount of the votes cast In the last
Mayoralty election. Mr.. Jackson said, he would see
that the ballot boxes were reopened ana .'he re-
count maze. 1T is ESneTdilS p'ho'NN' 80
that the highest executive office In this great city
IS held by larceny that is gigantic 1t has no
parallel in history. We to discover the facts
behind this
William NJ. WINS. the Republican candidate LOT
Mayor in 1906 was greeted with great applause
He said he was looking for somebody who mao
voted for him. After a few moments delay ne sara
he had discovered man. but he would not mem
ton his name. He believed William Ranooiph
Hearst was elected, and. for the sanctity OF 'ie
ballot box II for no other reason, recount shouId
be made.
Il am not here" he said Ito favor Mr. Hearst 5
cause nor TO oppose Mr.. McClellans cause am
here in favor OF honest law and an honest elSc-
ton. You and / here TO protest sghst ~, nte
worst election law spread upon the statute
books of the Republic ~, l., ~
John Raines is a traitor TO law He is an
Arcadian gentleman, who holds That thls Jaw.
good election law should be submitted 10 thg
tell you that this is general law, as II Is sag
il must be II IL pass, IL need not be suDintteo
TO the Mayor 1t is high time that John Raines:
who helped to foist this city the hoteis tnat
bear his name and his fellow Arcadlans, shouid
know that the future Of both great parties III
state and nation rests right here In New \ ork
Resolutions were adopted calling upon the Gov
ernor and the Senate TO pass the recount Dill over
whatever veto might be placed on II by the mayor
should II come before him -, ,>.,,,t..
The chairman OF the meeting was Jonn DeHlt1
Warner and other speakers we're Alfred j. Boul'oH'
Charles Sprague Smith and Clarence J. sheerh