The Washington herald., 1909-11-01

building was crammed and none was ad-
mitted who couldn't produce a reserved
seat ticket
The spectators. who figured in ad-
vance that a lot Of folks would be willing
20 pay 20 hear Nine. Olive Fremstadt
and Nine Rita Fornia sing, as well as
hear Mr.. Hearst talk, got busy. They
had no difficulty in selling punches OF
tickets at $3.50 a piece, and some Of them
held out for mere money and got IT,
NahSn Frankie and his orchestra was
an added attraction.
Charles Sprague Smith. director OF the
Peoples Institute. who has been active
for Mr.. Hearst, stepped out beside an
enormous horseshoe OF white chrysanthe-
NUNS at o'clock and waved his hand
for order.
Received Tremendous Encore.
He finished as Nine. Fremstadt ap-
peared.
With Franko's Orchestra accompany
ing her. she sang first Gounod's ave
Maria" and after a tremendous encore
she gave them Annie Laurie"
Charles s. Whitman was Just opening
HIS mouth to speak when all OF a sudden
the whole crowd jumped 70 their feet.
blast OF sound let so at the Madison
avenue entrance and travelled along the
aisles and corridors, and everybody knew
that Mr.. Hearst had come
over the expanse Of bobbing heads one
could catch gllmpses or Hearst and a
police ram tearing away through the
damned main aisle. Six stout policemen
went lunging and plunging ahead OF the
candidates detail. making a hole for the
man with the speech. Inspector McClus-
key and a ring Of policemen surrounded
Hearst and flung back the excited folk
who strove 10 grab at his hand.
IL was 9:25 o'clock when Mr.. Hearst
bored in at the Madison avenue door and
touched off the uproar For twelve min
utes there was nothing but yelling. Then
the band tried TO butt in. and was
squelched. At $50 Mr.. Hearst managed
to say. ''My friends" so that a few
thousand people heard II.
He made several false starts and then
swung into his speech. His voice was
not equal TO the task Of filing the gar
den. Thousands OF people could not hear
him at all.
Urged Patriotic Duty.
Mr.. Hearst said he had not come 10
tell any man how to vote. but merely 10
urge his hearers to rise above party feel
ing and TO do their patriotic duty. The
issues OF the campaign were moral and
patriotic. he thought. and It was time
both party machines were smashed
IF the people" he said, ARE 10 &C
cept results IN their war against the
machines they must abandon the fetch
Of party loyalty. and vote not for what
Is regular. but what Is right"
Mr.. Hearst said n elected he would
try 10 induce the best business, pro-
fessional, laboring. and church men 20
serve upon his boards. He said he would
try 10 have other men of the same char
acter 20 serve the city as an unofficial
advisory council 10 tho mayor.
Furthermore" he continued, Il shall
come often 20 the fountain head OF the
citizenship for inspiration. I shall often
/ obtain some great hall like this and ask
you 90 meet me IN 70. I shall report 20
you and take counsel from you. / shall
tell you what obstacles or individuals
stand In the way OF results you want me
/ 10 accomplish"
Any administration, he concluded, could
| be n success which will appoint its task
along these lines There was another
uproar after Mr. Hearst got through