The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-28
HEARST AGAIN ATTACKS BRYAN
TELLS CONVENTION THAT HE ISA
KNIGHT ARRAYED IN MOTLEY.
says No Decent Citizen Can support q Com.
bination to which Taggart Gives the
Candidate and Parker the Platform
Independence Meeting Under way.

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independence party was officially born
tonight at Orchestra Hall.
NJ. Hearst himself had full charge OF
the ceremonies which attended this func-
ton. and as temporary chairman OF the
party's first convention delivered its key
note speech, and the keynote was unmis-
takably Hearst
Possibly the young mar from New York
did not intend TO keynote 80 demon
stratively for himself. but none OF the
1000 people who filed Orchestra Hall as
delegates or visitors carried away anything
except a vivid impression OF Hearst
nothing but Hearst
In a way, Mr.. Hearst Is In a particularly
advantageous p~osition-at least in com-
parison with the men who dominated or
tried to dominate the Republican and
Democratic conventions. Mr.. Hearst Is
both the Brother Charley and the "Theo-
dore Roosevelt" of his party.
So there was and Is little left for the dele
gates to do but cheer. And they did cheer
for Hearst.
True, before the man from New York
arrived in the hall there had been some
cheering for California and Illinois and
the ladies and the party. and occasionally
for Howard or Hisgen or Doc Taylor,
but from the moment Mr.. Hearst arrived
on the scene this was over.
Somebody mentioned Bryan's name.
but il was greeted with Kisses instead OF
cheers.
Tomorrow the convention will adopt
its platform-probably written by MIR.
Hearst, or more probably by Arthur Bris-
bane, whose fine Italian han was markedly
disoerni5le in Mr.. Hearst's keynote speech
tonight.
Then the party will proceed to pick its
| candidate for President. Here Mr.. Hearst
insists he will keep his hands of and Howard
l.. Hisgen Of Massachusetts and NJ. l..
Howard of Alabama have the inside track
for President and Vice-President respec-
lively.
The gathering itself was an interesting
| political phenomenon-a national oonven-
| ton in miniature. Orchestra Hall isn't
the biggest place on earth, and only the
ground hoor and the balcony were filled.
| The former was devoted to the 500 delegates
| and the latter to the visitors. The wish
| tors, however, watched the thing much
as they would watch the pit Of the board
of trade, and the sweltering heat of the
hall dampened their ardor in more ways
than one.
The delegates were slow in getting to
their seats and at the hour when he con-
vention was scheduled to open there was
but a s~prinkling Of delegates in the house.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the delegates be-
gan marching in, New York heading the
column. Other delegations followed in
close order, and each delegation was cheered
az II entered.
Finally after much cheering and hand
clapping Mr.. Hearst arrived. The hall
was in an uprosr as he mounted the plat
| form. After a consultation Of q few minutes
| he took a seat among the New York dele
yates. His action was the signal Of cheer
ing and loud calls for Hearst. Hearst!'
This demonstration was kept up for several
minutes and it was ass O'Clock when the
temporary sergeant at arms finally raped
his gavel Tor order.
Secreta ~ Charles A. Walsh Of Iowa Of
the prov isional national committee then
reading was ~punctuated with cries Of
-Hearstl- and Bryant followed by storms
Of CHI eers and misses.
At the conclusion, q the invocation Milton
m Of the temporary officers. His mem
ton Of the name OF Hearst was greeted with
loud cheering and as the New Yorker as
cended the rostrlm the band struck up The
more cheering and applause led by the New
When quiet was finally restored MIR.
Hearst began his address as temporary
! chairman Of the convention.
Mr.. Hearst explained at length the OBJ
jects of the independence party, saying:
"A new party Is necessary to preserve the
Government as the fathers framed it,
and ito represent the typical American
citizens that constitute the people In their
struggle with tyrannical m~onopolies which
constitute the trusts
The old parties are no longer equal to this
task. he said. for they. have become un.
faithful to the principles which inspired
them and unworthy OF the patriots who
He denounced the Republican leaders as
political attorneys OF the trusts and monopo-
lies and the Democratic vanguard as a
motley Of modified professions and COM
| promised principles, OF altered opinions
and retracted statements. Continuing, he
said:
all that his most ardent admirers, claim
him to be. a great lawyer. an enlightened
statesman. an inspired patriot. still a man
10 known by the company he keeps, and
no decent Democrat can tolerate his free
companions.
INo honest citizen can let down the bars
OF office to such In Ali Baba's band Of
boodlers and braves. No prudent citizen
will support a combination to which Tag
CART supplies a candidate and Parker a
platform, for which Ryan will pay the
freight and the people will pay the penalty.
Back Of both parties and underwriting
each are those Capt. Kidds OF industry,
those ~hiehwaymeh OF high finance. who
realize that to plumber safely the peoples
purse they must first possess the people's
government.
Il urge our party to take a broad and
liberal stand toward the legitimate business
enterprises of the country, but to distin-
Ruish' between honest business everywhere
and those criminal concerns which plumber
through political pull and pay for political
protection.
Reforms must be made as the country
develops and the people progress. but these
reforms should be carried out by those in
authority without spite or prejudice, with
out egotism or sensationalism, without
q brass band or q big stick.
I'VE all wan prosperity, and. what is
moro. we want prosperity for all. / urge
our party therefore to be i~ntelligently
and oo~urageously oonstruotive-not merely
obstructive like the Republican party or
destructive like the Democratic parry.
-The Republican platform say nothing
and means nothing. The Democratic plat
form contains som good and original
things, but. as has been said, the original