New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-31
SULzER SPEAKS At
BROOKLYN MEETINGS
Resumes Campaign in City
After Speaking in az of the
55 Upstate Counties.
M'COOEY SHARES CHEERS
Candidate Attacks Strauss in
Brownsville; Announces He Is
Friend of the Worker--En-
counter with Lorillard.

After talking his way through forty
two of the ffty-hve upstate counties
William sulzer, Democratic nominee. for
Governor. returned last night to wind up
his campaign in this city. He spoke at
seven meetings in the outskirts Of Brook
Ign, beginning with St. Anthony's Parish
Halt in Greenpoint. and reaching down
to Dobbin's Hall, at 5lst street and
Fourth avenue Bay Ridge.
The meetings grew larger and more
enthusiastic as the evening advanced, and
the Congressman warmed up proportion
ately. At st. Anthony's Hall, where he
talked to six hundred young men OF the
heighborhood, the cheers were trifie
slow In coming, but when he reached
Palace Hall, Williamsburg, his second
stop, a real oldtime political demonstra-
ton was let loose by the eight hundred
workingnen assembled there
The candidate was accompanied on his
tour by John McCooey, Democratic leader
OF Kings County. McCooey came In for
his share of cheers in the meeting at the
Long Island Business College. In Ridge
wood where one enthusiastic Democrat
shouted above the tumult that greeted
Mr.. Sulzer's entrance:
"Hooray for Boss McCooeyr'
The candidate confined himself for the
most part to repetirions OF the speeches
delivered TO his upstate auditors, empha-
sizing at his first meeting his promise OF
a businesslke administration and. at his
second, his friendship for the laborer.
After maintaining that the tariff did
nothing TO raise the standard Of wages
in this country, he said:
If the American workman is q little
better off than the foreign workman he
has no one 10 thank but himself no
agency to praise for his improved condi-
lions but his loyal brothers in the trade
unions OF the country, which have done
more than all other things combined TO
promote his progress, protect his inter-
ests and benefit his welfare.
He spent much OF his fifteen minutes at
the New Palm Garden, Brownsville.
praising lie Jews and attacking oscar
straus for his attitude toward Tammany.
His other meetings were at the Palm
Garden, Bushwick, and Congress Hall,
in East New York.
Mr. Suffers second meeting yesterday
morning. at Mddletown, was tinged with
bit Of excitement when Pierre Loril-
lard, ir.. whose summer home is in that
part OF the state, tried 10 quiz him on
the tariff Mr. I.orillard handed him an
editorial from a New York morning
newspaper Of recent date. which criu-
clsed William +. McCombs for holding
out a lure 70 believers in a protective
tariff, and requested him TO comment
upon II.
MIR. Sulzer was unable 10 read the clip
ping on account Of the bad light In the
theatre and when Mr.. Lorillard also
found difficulty in doing so the crowd OF
eight hundred people jeored him to his
seat. The candidate proceeded with his
speech but returned TO the episode at the
end with the remark:
Mr. Ketcham an old friend Of mine,
informs me that the gentleman who in
terrupted the meeting 70 ask the ques-
uoH winch ne ola not seem aDle 10 pro-
pound was Pierre LOrillard, jr., Of the
Tobacco Trust. VOL, / want to tell him
what he ought to know-that the Demo
cratic party never was a free trade party.
and never will be a free trade party.
/ hope ! have convinced him regarding
his inquiry, but II have not, that IL not
my fault At all events ] ann glad 10 tell
him that within two years he will be pay
ing his share Of taxes on his surplus rev.
enue to support the government.
The candidates other talks were at Port
Jeryis Goshen, Monroe, Tuxedo. Sloats-
burg and SufTern. He will address the
Democratic mass meeting at Madison
Square Garden and several smaller gath
erings tonight, and during the remaining
days Of the campaign will devote his en-
ergies to the East Side, Harlem and Long
Island.