New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-29
Bourke Cochran Has MeighbOrS
Over to Meet Him.
MANY WOMEN PRESENT, TOO
Embossed Candidate of the
Embossed People, Declares
Prog essive Leader.

Mr.. and Mrs Oscar S. Straus motorcd
over to Bouike Cockran'S country homie
at Port Washin.to ton, Long Island, yester-
day afternoon to attend reception which
should open the PIOgI essive campaign In
TINS state. MI. Cochran had sent invita-
tons out broadcast TO the citizens of the
Ist Congress District, whom he hopes 10
make his constituents. About five hun
bred OF them, both men and women, re-
sponded. spreading out over the ample
mont lawn of his place, creating gay and
colorful scene.
The Strauses' delay IN arriving const-
tuted the only inauspicious feature OF the
occasion. They had started from town
with their son at l 10 o'clock, but they
did not reach their destination until after
O'Clock. having lost their way. In the
mean time the whole company had gath
cred in little groups under the trees OBJ
serving each others costumes and trad
ing gossip which they punctured with the
OFT expressed desire that the centre Of at
traction would appear and start the show.
At last the welcome motorload swept
up the drive. Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran
escorted the Strauses across the green
lawn TO the reception canopy under one
of the more central OF the big trees, while
the hundreds of guests formed In line to
make their acquaintance. Lucen l.. Bon
heur. Nassau County chairman Of the
Progressive party, presented the antlered
horde one by one as 1t moved slowly for
ward. Mrs. Timothy l.. Woodruff, Miss
Mary Condor, Mrs. s. Osgood Pell, Miss
Leila Price. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, jr..
and Mrs. Martin Littleton helped Mrs.
Cochran receive, though II was explained
that Mrs. Littleton had not Joined the
Bull Moose ranks. Theodore Roosevelt,
jr.. was the only member Of the Roosevelt
family present.
When everybody had had an oppor-
tunity to greet the members of the recep-
ton committee Bourke Cochran announc.
that the candidate for Governor would
make speech. Mr.. Straus thanked his
audience for helping nature 10 grace the
occasion.
81 come before my fellow citizens" said
he "as the Embossed candidate OF the un-
bossed people. In appealing for their
support ! do not rest upon promises.
SNAIL rest upon Wl4dl L nave DetU dDle OF
unable TO accomplish In the twenty-five
years, off and on, that have held public
Office"
He spoke Of the privilege he had had OF
working side by side with the inspired
prophet of social justice" Of having taken
part in the latter's great work Of vital
king the moral issues" He didn't forget
the political ambitions Of his host, for, in
closing. he said:
III you send me TO Albany (crles OF
We're going to! We're going to- as
know you Will, or even II you don't. in
any case get rid OF your neighbor. Bourke
Cochran. Send him TO Washington. (Cries
Of We're going to! We're going to!)
No man can give voice with more elo-
quence or ability to the great ideals OF
our cause. You will regret Mrs. Cock
rams leaving you more than his, but you
must take the bitter with the sweet"
The multitude then trooped into the big
house for refreshments and more neigh
borhOod chat. and as the afternoon sun
reached between the trees TO cut paths OF
gold across the greenswsrd. il dispersed.