New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
HEARST DINNER FUSION
Leader ETactS Promise Not To Be
asked to Run Il gain.

county
mittee Of the Independence League at the Hotel
knickerbocker last night produced the fusion at
mosphere that II was expected would pervads. but
II was not Of the interparty variety Somebody
apparently stepped the fuse that start off
this fine political set piece
There was another fuse however that remained
IN good working order. and it set in motion glo-
riously illuminated exhibition Of oratoricaI pyro-
technics that brought into bold relief all the virtues
principles and accomplishments of the Independence
League. with grand finale representing the fusion
OF the league on all these principles and virtues
And then all the members of the organization fused
at once in a great cheer for William Randolph
Hearst when some one called for three cheers for
the next Mayor of New York City"
Mr.. Hearst. how ever. told his followers that he
was not TO be asked to be a candidate again. The
leader and organizer OF the league stood strongly
on the principles of that political body. which he
said had been adopted by another political party,
TO which he applied the sawdust ring ALTERATION of
the Independence League"
Mr. Hearst claimed for his organization the
credit Tor the direct primary nominations idea, for
the debt limit bill several other pieces of
legislation accomplished proposed The league
he said was militant party that had OBJ
tained results, "a party that winning the fight,
but had not yet it Mr.. Hearst said:
6Bf P0n nf this indePendence party will deyoye the
public oWnershp OF pSbc uiitds II sbdud Pi9 b 6
the purpose Of this party, too enact or TO COM
toE, TO prevent the swindlng of the investing pub
nc by inflated securities and the oppression of the
consuming public by speculative corporations strug-
Cling TO pay dividends on watered stock.
determination Of our party to place the conduct Of
the government on & sound business basis by the
enactment INTO law OF the initiative, the referen-
DUN. and the recall
form of political ACTIVITY 4 misguided Democrats
friend Of mine said the other day: IF you
want q polucal career Why don't you get back
J said to him: In the first place. do not want
what YOU call a political career, and. in the second
place, | canot ind any DemoCratic party.
! made these statements deliberately, and mean
them literally. As long as I live and have my
faculties intend to take an active interest in
made hard-and- fast agreement with Mr. Gehrine
circustanoes '' to run for Once asked u'o'
AS regards the Denocratic party, have hunted
for ii high and low, not with the idea Of joining
i-heaven forbid, but with the intention or telling
a able to to and % any Democrac no ratio party party nave ' '
Surely. then there Is need Of a new p9rtv and
conscience clear. its. heart stout and its armcr
battle for their cause,
William NJ. WINS was expected tc he present and
speak but he was not there. and II was said that
the charter revision commission work kept him
away
Magistrate Crane in proposing Mr.. Hearst as tho
fusion candidate against the Tanmauy Erafters"
for Mayor. said:
want 70 praise you for the fulness Of your fight
under William Randolph Hearst for better times
and better conditions It matters not whether
am a Republican or a Democrat or Socialist; any
who IS for the people. and Tor thein as MI
Hearst IS for them, has my sincere respect
Charles E Gehring chairman of the county com
mittee who was the toastmaster, made an adroit
speech. In the first place he expressed thanks to
the Kings County committee for fusing SO enthusl-
asticaIly IN making The dinner a success As ?
matter Of fact there present less than a
dozen members from the bridge, FOR the
Brooklyn organization mad met and expressed IFS
displeasure at the way things are being handled
and refused to fuse. Among the Brooklynites pres
n ,I+or9 and 7l,s
Madden, who used to manage John L Sullivan and
is now q League leader
Nj Gehring also mentioned that che League
members had loyalty supported Mr.. Hearst for
Mayor in 1875 and he was sure that y would
Loyalty support the organization this year.
John Temple Graves said that the Independence
League did not live in vain Its freedom and dar-
ing he said furnished the life and blood" Of the
national campaign. but he mentioned no names.
Judge Otto A. RosaIsky. who was elected TO the
bench on a fusion ticket, eulogized Mr. Hearst
The Ieaguers displayed keen musical aqiTeca-
ton They respectfully when the orchestra
PLAYED The Star Spangled Banner and some sang
the lines But they got UP and cheered and waved
nanxins for The Wearing of the Green It was
second only TO the greeting for Mr.. Hearst To
show what good 'fusers' they were they all sang
oh du uebe Augustine" sullivan. In which
the name Big Tim" appears, went unsung and
unapplauded.
Clarence ] Shearn, after enumerating the prin-
cInIes OF the party which had been made the law
OF the land" referred TO local conditions. saying
In or community we have led the movement
now generally accepted. to take prod uclng
improvements like subways, out OF the deDI unit
We have given the people Sv-cent gas. and our
great foundation principle q direct nominations
though temporarily strsngled by Governor Hughes
on the eve Of succese-ls to-day stronger IMAM
ever and viii eventually win
The ruests besides Mr Hearst. included Nathan
straus Allan Robinson. president Of the Allied Real
Estate Interests OF New York City and chairman
of the Taxpayers Conference executive commit
fee. MAGISTRATE Leroy B. Crane. John J. Hopper.
John Temple Graves. Calvin Tomkns' CIarehce
T Shearn E r L. Gould. Judge Otto A: Rosaisky,
" r TAYLOR William G. McAdoo Thomas j.
Curtis Reuben r Lyon and Daniel w Fennimore
NO CANAL JOB, SAYS BINGHAM.