Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-06
HEARST READS,
CROWD LEAVES
AUDITORIUM is EMPTlED AT
SIGHT OF COPY
AUDIENCE LARGELY COMPOSED
OF WOMEN AND YOUTHS
Hisgen Denounces Bryan, Lauds
Doodle Dee Leader and Declares
the Country In Need of
Another Party

1t was not stampede; 1t was a
that filed the Shriners' auditorium last
night to get look at William Randolph
Hearst came, saw, turned round and
marched right out again.
Hearst did not speak first, hence the
curious ones perforce remained.
Thomas Hisgen, presidential candi-
date of the Doodle Dees, was the first
number.
The moment Hisgen concluded and
Hearst made his bow there was a
stampede. Several hundred crowded
into the aisles to get a look at the
speaker and then started an exodus.
They had come to see, not to hear,
Hearst, and having feasted their eyes
and satisfied their curiosity were con-
tent to start homeward. They
swamped the twenty-three trolley
cars in waiting outside.
Reads His speech"
Hearst read his typewriter speech, :"
that had been prepared for him by his
salaried writer's, and did so with few
errors.
Those back of the tenth row could
not hear a word of the ready-made ut
terances, and the clatter of the out
going throng made the task of the
speaker and spoken to irksome, dis
heartening and torturing.
The auditorium was filled at the out
set. For days handbills and cards had
been industriously distributed by ad-
vance agents, two Bands played lus-
tily outside the big structure last night
to attract the wayfarers and by dint
of much press agentry big gather
ing was induced to file into the spa
cious auditorium. Two-thirdS of the
crowd represented women and young
people and the other third consisted of
voters.
The audience fretted somewhat when
Mr.. Hisgen was brought forward first,
but listened resignedly.
Hisgen Glad He's Here
Mr.. Hisgen in the course of his ad-
dress said:
This is my first visit to the great
state of California. I have dreamed of
coming here all my life. 1 think every
other man and woman who lives In
other states of the Union has had the
same dream.
TT is wonderful state and its fame
has circled the globe. The great dis
aster that befell San Francisco showed
how the love of the nation went out to
that stricken city of the Pacific slope.
'In addition to the business enter
prise of the residents of this section of
the country they are famed afar for
their independence and their demand
for honesty and justice in the high
places of the land.
"It Is to discuss questions of govern
ment in connection with the two old
parties that 1 have come all the way
| from my far-off home in Massachusetts
to your hospitable shores.
'I am the candidate of the Indepen-
dence party for president Of the United
States-the first national candidate OF
the new party And want to say that
among the first delegates to come to
me in the convention at Chicago were
those from this state. / wish to thank
those delegates at this the first op-
portunity 1 have had in their home
state.
ST have learned many things since 1
began my campaign. I have learned
for one thing, and to me that is a very
important thing, that outside of the
party leaders themselves there is a
general agreement that there is neces-
sity for a new party in this country"
The remainder of the speech was a
laudation OF Hearst and denunciation
of Bryan.
The Big Show
Then came the big SnOW-HearSt nlm-
SELF What he said was mostly a rak-
ing over of Tom Taggart.
When it was all over a crowd in the
galleries cheered for Bryan, and the
shouts were taken up all over the hall.
There was a handshaking soiree aft
erward, and everyone who wanted to
do so greeted the candidate and his
sponsor.
Joseph Simons also grasped Hearst's s
hands, remarking: This amt like in
st. Louis four years ago, when you had
me on the committee to keep Tom Tag
gart in line for you, is it?"
And Hearst turned his face away.
These two questions, formally ad-
dressed to Mr.. Hearst by II. Cass Cald-
well, were totally ignored by the
speaker:
rs it not a fact that the San Fran
cisco Examiner (and through it, it's
owner) is more responsible for the cleo
tion of Eugene Schmitz as mayor of
San Francisco than any other party or
person?
"How is it that you are so friendly
with President Roosevelt now, when 1t
is but short time since that he said
of you and your papers that you were
more responsible than all else for the
death of William McKinley?"