Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01

NEW 1ORh, september IL HOIndS II.
Hisgen of Massachusetts heard officially
last night that he had been nominated
for President by the independence party.
1t had been intended also TO notify John
Temple Graves of Georgia that he had
been selected as the candidate for Vice
President. but Mr.. Graves is at Warm
Sulphur Springs. Va, recuperating from
an operation. The notification of Mr..
Hsgen took place at the National In.
dependence Club. II Gramercy Park. and
was part of the ceremonies attending
the opening Of the new headquarters
of the Hearst party.
Everything passed off joyfully. There
were music. calcium lights, decorations
by the acre and lot of enthusiasm. The
old Gerard mansion was packed to the
doors with at least 600 persons, and a
crowd of about twice as large filled the
wide streets in front of the club.
The speeches had one common drift,
that the old republican and democratic
= parties were not the parties of the peopie,
but of The trusts and that the indeperd-
ence party had come to take the place
of both. of them and to see that the
people" finally got their rights. AL
though the speakers did not 60 much into
detail as to just what rights the people
We're not getting. this was more than
IUs-Oc up ny tue general ldnDdStIU&
given to the trusts and predatory
WEALTH" That the crowd was satisfied
w&s shown by the frequent and prolonged
, Oh herring.
Powell for the Pee-pul.
AIr. Hisgen was Informed of his nominal
ticn by Thomas A. Powell of Brooklyn,
chairman of the committee OH notifica-
ticn. I'VE have become tired he said.
% pr the promises always made by the old
PARTIES before election. but never carried
ouT afterward. We have seen giant
trAst after giant trust use their powers
ard resources to the injury and oppres-
sim of the people; We have seen arise a
multitude of political bosses and we have
seen these thusts and these bosses work.
irss hand in hand together for the pur-
ptsse of obtaining for themselves the ad-
vintages which ought to belong to the
piople"
two minutes started in to nag the "old
PARTIES as being "insincere in their
advocacy of reforms or unsound IN their
proposed plans of REFORM" He went on
TT say:
nssnts of both the old parties is in a new
party, and the only way to defeat the re-
astionary elements of both the old parties
Is with a new party.
THANKS to the present senseless divi-
son of the reform or progressive ele-
nsents. the control of the government has
slipped away from the people into the
hands of machine politicians and party
Kisses.
reform is to take the conduct of public al
ftirs out of the hands of the special in
tsreSts and their tools. the corrupt bosses
a: d restore 1t to the hands of the people.
ITO accomplish this heartily advocate.
AS does our platform, direct nominate tons
fAe Initiative. the referendum and ho
call
The direct primary is spreading rapidly
through the states of the south and the
vest Wherever the direct primary goes
the party boss disappears. The party
convention and its dummy delegates are
tae boss tools. Destroy them and the
loss is powerless.
That Dear Referendum.
The right to initiate legislation and
Ehen occasion arises to pass upon and re-
5ect legislation, is the purest popular
government and is condemned only by
those who have lost faith in the right and
IN the ability of the people to govern.
Especially valuable Is the referendum
when franchises and other public prop
erty are sought to be disposed Of
Hand in hand with these measures NJ
popular government goessthe right to re-
%ail- When an official elected for a term
81 years demonstrates his unfitness or be-
frays the public trust early in his term
.here should be speedy and simple way
z'f recalling or getting rid of him instead
Of leaving him in office working public
snischief and at the same time strength
sning his hands by the use OF patronage.
Upon THIS great issue of genuine popu-
:ar government the republican platform is
silent and the democratic platform
gravely submitting the question. Shall
she people rule"-ignores the very exist
ence of either the direct urinary the
referendum or the recall. Moreover, Mr.
Bryan declares that he regards the omis-
sions OF a platform as binding as its dec
iaratiOns.''
Likes His Party's Plankz.
The rest of Mr.. Higsen's address was
given up mostly to repeating and declar-
sinS allegiance 10 the planks of the party
:platform. Mr. Higsen read his speech,
Ibut as reader he was not very success
ifM. In response To calls from the crowd
gin the street he went out and made a
sshort address from the balcony This
:was extemporaneOus and was much more
reflective. MIR. Higsen, who has a voice
that carries far let himself loose when he
got into the open air. and his assertions
shat the independence party was the
party of the laboring class and would
right all wrongs from which that class
twas suffering aroused volume of noise
which must have bothered the members
of the Columbia and Players clubs. which
flank each side Of the new Hearst club.
Crowd Made Hearst Talk.
William r. Hearst took part in the
, celebration last night He had not in
tended to speak. but the throng wouldn't
let him of. He said:
II think that this occasion will be re-