New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-26
FEW CHEER HEARST
HEARERS APATHETIC,
Straddling Police Talk Fails to
ReUeaL dim.

ReUeGt Aim.
W. r. Hearst went into Cassidys TERRI
tory last night and brought out two DIG
crowds at Carlson Hall, College Point ana
Schtitzen Park Hall, Astoria. There were
cheers aplenty for the candidate on MS ar
rival at each place, but he had rather
hard time warming up the CROWDS. Inc
points In his speech did not take as Wen
in Queens as they did at the meeting at
the Murray Hill Lyceum, where he spoke
before crossing the greensboro Bridge.
The speech dealt largely with the police
and resembled a straddle. 1t was hard 10
tell whether he was bidding more for pop
ularity by attacking the police In more
or less yelled way or seeking popularity
with the force by complimentary illusions
and promise of the three platoon system
if he were elected. He tried out his audi
ences with a reference to General Bing-
ham and a promise that Bingham would
not be made Police Commissioner IL Hearst
were elected Mayor AS that seemed to
strike the popular fancy, Mr.. Hearst went
ahead with a few statements about man
handling crowds and riding American ciu-
zens down as the Cossacks do the Russian
populace.
The police guards looked rather black at
this, so they were placated by promise
that if Hearst were elected he would take
man from the uniformed force for Com
missioner, would increase the force and
raise the pay and put the three platoon
system in force; but he seesawed so much
that it was hard to tell whether his pro-
gramme provided for better treatment OF
the police the people.
The rest of his speech was devoted to
consideration of his claims to be called
business man. 1t took decidedly better in
Manhattan than 1t did in Queens. This
might have been because there was more
effective preparation of the audience at the
Murray Hill Lyceum.
William A. Coakley, the labor leader. was
fhe chairman Of the meeting there. and ne
can be depended on to get purple in the
face and gyrate exceedingly. He had pre-
pared a few stirring sentences with which
to introduce Mr.. Hearst and he insisted on
getting them off. although no one showed
any great desire to hear him. In fact, the
crowd was shouting for Hearst and advis-
ing Coakley to sit down. but Coakley stuck
to the front of the platform and got OH
these few remarks:
Mr. Hearst is a friend OF the laboring
man, and the laboring man is friend OF
his, and If he will hire Madison Square
Garden any night this week we will all
come down and hear him talk.
Coakley then retired, beaming with graft
hcation, and permitted Mr.. Hearst to be
heard. Before that the candidate had been
kept standing in the wings, while Timothy
Healey. national president OF the Flrenen
Union, finished his speech.
Healey furnished much amusement to the
audience and Coakley added to the diver
sion of those on the platform He seemed
to feel the responsibility OF his position and
continually offered suggestions to Healey.
Finally Healey was obliged to turn to
Coakley and tell him to shut upl A man
can't talk while you are interrupting that
way all the time" Healey had been ges-
ticulating at Coakley violently with his
hands behind his back. and when he said
this in a rich brogue the platform could
not restrain its laughter.
William Hepburn Russell also had done
much to euliven the wait for the candidate
He offered many tempeStuous reasons why
he had left Tammany Hall. which he de-
scrIbed as Democracy consisting of three
men-Murphy. Cohalan and j. Sergeant
Cram Mr.. Russell described the conven-
ton In Denver, where a caucus of the New
York delegation was called and could not
do anything until Murphy appeared After
a wait of nearly al hour he said, Murphy,
Cohalan and Cram came in and held a
whispered conference with the chairman of
the caucus, after which the chairman an
nounced that the caucus was adjourned.
ITO this day. said Mr.. Russell, "the
delegation does not know why it was called
or what it was decided to do
Mr.. Russell charged also that the sugges-
ton of Gaynor for Vice-President at that
time was merely pTetence. Gaynor had al
ready been chosen for the Tammany can
didate for Mayor. he said. and the situa-
ton was explained to him by the Tam
many leaders on their return to New York.
Mr.. Russell charged that there were con-
ferences between the Tammany leaders
and Gayuor in the summer of 1908. at which
il was decided that Gaynor should run for
Mayor this year He charged Gaynor with
being a hypocrite in seeking the indie
pendent nominations when it was already
decided that he should be the Tammany
candidate
Mr. Hearst was received with a great
burst of cheering which lasted without help
for about two minutes. and was then helped
out by the band for as much longer. His
first sentence was:
The campaign is progressing apace"
To this man in the audience replied:
It's going some
Mr. Hearst called attention to charges
that he had hindered the s0-cent gas fight,
that he was loaded down with gas stock,
that he had bribed a boss 10 secure a nom
nation, that he had suppressed the facts in
the Sugar Trust case, and that he had done
no valuable work IN Congress.
Mr. Hearst said that he appeared with
the avowed intention of not answering those
charges or discussing his personal achieve
u-ents If he had done ANYTHING that was
worthy of attention, he said. the people
knew what II was. and II they did not know.
then what he had done was not worthy of
attention. From that he proceeded to the
police force. saying that while he would
rot discuss the past. it was proper for him
TO take UP what he intended to do in tbs
future.
DEATH FIGHT IN SCHoOIHorTsE