The Detroit times., 1908-10-27
c. 0. P. SPEAKERS
H0WLED DOWN BY
NOISY CROWD
REFUSE TO LISTEN TO DUST. AND
sRElrMEYeR MAKES NO At
TEMPT -TAEK-EKTTER-
WELL RECEIVED ELSEWHERE.

A hundred noisy hoodlums prevented
ESQ other citizens from hearing Philip
Breitmeyer speak In Riverview. hall.
Monday night. In fact. they howled
down a half dozen Republican ora
tors who tried to talk and finally sue
eeeded In breaking up the meeting.
The meeting was called by the Sew
enteenth and Fifteenth ward Repub-
licans and a good crowd had gathered,
but as soon as william T. Dust, the
first speaker, had begun his talk. there
was tumult and yelling from the men
who had gathered in the back OF the
hall.
Breitmeyer did not arrive until about
10 O'Clock. but most Of the peaceable
element had remained in spite of the
toughs. The latter were getting ugly
and committee was sent down by
Chairman Otto VandaA 10 ask Brett
meyer not to come up as q riot would
probably result. There was a stage
wait. during which the disturbers
amused themselves by yelling Tor
Thompson and shouting insults regard
ing Breitmeyer.
"YOu have brought disgrace on your
selves" declared Vandall. You have
not allowed others to listen TO the
speakers they wanted to hear The
Republicans. who paid for this hall to
hear their speakers, have been insult
ed. This will be resented"
A story Is being set afloat that the
disturbance was melted by Judge Con
molly. That's a cheap SANDER by the
Breitmeyer crowd" says the Judge.
"Breitmeyer simply showed his yellow
streak In his own meeting"
Aside from this regrettable demonstrar
ton, Breitmeyer had a good evening.
He struck the five corners Of the
city. Once his auto passed Mayors
Thompson's on Junction-ave. AS they
were averaging SO miles an hour each
they did not speak.
The house meeting In julius Jaede-
ke's on Holbrook-ave., near Oakland.
had not opened when Breitmeyer ar.
rived, so he visited with the people.
Mayor Thompson told me and a
dozen others in a meeting two years
ago that he would force the ID. u. r..
to accept three-cent fares as soon as
he was elected by stopping every
wheel on the stretches of track where
the franchises have expired" said one
voter II have not seen him doing it,
In his speech Breitmeyer said:
There has been rumor spread by
the Democrats that when I am In of.
flee, will make some settlement with
the ID. U. X. whereby the people along
the present three-cent lines would lose
some OF their rights. l will make no
modification in that franchise except
for lower fares. The ID. u. X. can az
ford TO give three-cent fares on those
lines and IL should give them all over
the city. The people will vote on any
settlement plan.
THE ID. u. II. has spent a lot OF
money on its tracks this year. That
means that It intends to remain In
business here. 1t must give the peo-
pie what they are entitled to to get a
new agreement. / think the new
agreement should provide that the city
can buy the street railway plant at the
expiration Of the new agreement
Breitmeyer explained that the fact
that the franchises run on some lines
until 1924 and the need of expensive
extensions In various parts Of the city
at once prevent immediate municipal
ownership.
liz Arthur Layton's, No. 239 Mt. Yer.
non-ave., the house was packed as full
OF people as 1t could be. Breitmeyer
talked street railways here and made q
big hit. From the north end there was
big jump to Diamond temple at Law
ton and Grand River-aves., where a big
crowd was waiting.
II am sincere when / say that the
street car question can be settled be
fore the franchises expire IL the right
kind OF man Is on the job" said Brett
meyer. He got plenty Of applause
| here
In the house at No. 1853 warren-aye
west there was a houseful Of thought
full citizens, who absorbed all Brett
meyer said and seemed to like his
arguments.
| The man with q smile is more effec
tive than the man with q CROUCH" he
remarked. The smile does not near
that a man Is not aggressive. wan,
10 get satisfactory settlement Of oul
problems that will be q credit to me
the remainder Of my life. I do mo-
want to be mayor to disgrace the good
name that I have been a lifetime II
building up"
| Another long. swift sprint took the
party to Solvay guild hall In old Del
ray. where several hundred men ap
plauded his talk.
Then came the spin across the city
to Field and Jefferson-aves. o packed
meeting. and another long run north
east to Robins and 0ratiot,aves.
Thompson says he is the only man
who can settle the street railway
question for you.' said Breitmeyer
here. HAS he told you how he In
tends TO do IT. Has he taken the peo
plo into his conndence7 He told you
two years ago that he would settle Il
Has he made good7"
The last stop was In hall over John
Bialkowskis grocery and saloon n,
Canfieid-ave. and Dubois-st. John b.
Poibitzki was tho active leader here
Breitmeyer talked In German and Eng
lish and then John Kokowfcx followed
with a translation into Polish. adding
a few thoughts of his own. There were
about $50 Poles in the place and they
gave attentive interest to all that was
said and appiauded in the right places
! A dance In German Salesmen's hall
wound up the evening.