New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
Yelled Attacks on Taft.

Yelled Attacks on Taft.
In this address, too, he began for the
first time during the night TO repeat
parts of his Carnegie Hall speech, which
contained thinly veied attacks upon
President Taft
In both the lower East Side meetings
the colonel received an enthusiastic re-
ception UPON his entrance, but in neither
Apollo Hall nor the Lenox Assembly
rooms did the audience fill the hall.
About four hundred persons heard him
at the first meeting. and the meeting
practically ended with the coloners de-
rarturo Some seven TO eight hundred
persons awaited him in the next hall.
and about five hundred were present at
Maennerchor Hall.
At the New Star Casino Colonel Roose-
welt received a tremendous welcome
when lie came on the stage. He began
with a complimentary reference 10 Oscar
:. Straus, who was presiding, went on
to assert that he still stood for the
square deal" denounced the primary
law under which to-day's election is to
be held. and then repeated his fling at
President Tafts telegram Of Sunday to
County Chairman Koenig.
Il saw a letter to-day to Mr.. Koenig
from the President" said the colonel
expressing his pleasure that all the Re-
uublicau voters would be allowed TO
vote"
Mr.. Roosevelt threw his voice into a
falsetto on the word allowed" trick
which brought a laugh at each meeting
of the hight
IT'S your right 10 vote" he began
again when the laugh subsided. and then
he was interrupted by womans voice
thrown in precisely the same key he had
lust used to express his contempt for
President Iafts telegram.
How about the women and their
right to vote. Mister Roosevelt"
Down i'm the very centre of the hall
woman was standing. She said later
that she was Maud Malone. Cries of all
kinds. Kisses. catcalls and yells of Put
her out!". came in an instant from all
over the hail. but the colonel managed
IN ouiet things down after minute or
two. and again using the falsetto. hs
answered her:
Madam, have asked that you women
no allowed TO vote to determine whether
or not you shall vote" and stood quiet
moment. apparently waiting for her to
sit down.
Silently Stands Her Ground.
Mr.. Straus shook his finger at her
y.arningly and shouted sit down. but
Maud stood stock still. AZ that the
cries and wells broke out again, contin-
red for five minutes and the moment
they died down Miss Malone spoke up
again in a shrill but very clear tone
that carried throughout the hall:
Mister Roosevelt, have women right
to vote?"
Colonel Roosevelt waved his arms and
scowIed down at the source of the
trouble. He shouted va!nly for time.
and then i'm a lull he could be heard de-
claiming:
Let me handle this! Sit down! SIT
down! SIT DOWN."
This is no square deal, Mr. Roosevelt
came Maud's voice, without a tremor'
the instant she realized she could be
heard.
Finally. after fourteen minutes OF what
was said TO be as noisy riot as the
New Star Casino has ever seen' gray
clothed special policeman, one sam
Aronson, came 30 the colonels rescue
He grabbed Maud roughly by the shoui
ders. tried first to force her into her
seat. and then seeing that was useless
began 10 drag her toward the door
"The less that any of you say = MT
Roosevelt shouted but storm OF misses
broke out from all over the hail. NO
one could tell, as a matter OF fsct
ybetber they were directed at Maud
Malone or at those who were dragging
her out Of the hall, but the Kisses appar-
emily nettled Colonel Roosevelt.
His teeth barred and his fist shook as
no shouted: "Be quiet. all of you; PROB
ably that's a put up job on the part OF