New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27

SuIzer Again Attacked by StrauS
in WhirIWind Tour.
P. S. C. IN DANGER, HE SAYS
Tammany Domination Would
Open New Field of Graft
There, Candidate Asserts.

Oscar Straus, who has intimated that
Mr. Sulzer does not look like Henry Clay,
sought to shatter still another of his
rivals pretentions last night in his whirl
through Yonkers and The Bronx by de-
claring that he did not act like Samuel
J. Tilden
Il see" said Mr. Straus, that Sulzer
hrs made the statement that he proposes
to follow In the footsteps Of Samuel j.
Tilden. Well. he had better begin right
now, for he ought to remember that Til
dens first work was to down Tammany
Hall and the Tweed ring. Mr.. Sulzer is
not downing the Murphy ring. He dare
not
When he comes here ask him II he is
not the candidate Of Murphy, and he will
probably tell you that ne is the candidate
Of the people Of the Empire State, and
that his only boss is William SulZer. But
he will not tell you who is behind Sulzer."
The first of the Progressive rallies was
at Phillipsburg Hall, Yonkers, and the
audience was wildly enthusiastic. Even
the Introductory couplet of the chair
man
We've played our tricks with Johnny
Dix,
We've got to clean house with oscar
Straus-
could not chill their ardor.
Mr. Straus told his hearers that when
l., l.
Hedges Hospitality. I'll receive all my
fellow citizens cordially" he said why,
I'll even receive the bosses, although I'm
ont TO do them"
Danger from Tammany.
Mr.. Straus took for the chief text
Of his talk the danger OF Tammany dom
ination of the Public Service Commits
sion, which. he declared, would open up
one OF the most profitable fields Of graft
which the organization had ever tapped.
THE Public Service Commission he
said, is one Of the most important parts
Of our state machinery. II is bulwark
against the rapacity of corporations.
Within one month after the first Of the
year the terms Of two of the three up
state commissioners expire.
How do you suppose Mr.. Sulzer will
I'll them? one vacancy was filled by DIX,
and he chose the bosom friend of Murphy
Mr.. Cram. Well, Sulzer commends
Dix's administration. Think Of having
the whole commission composed OF Tam
many men. Well, that is what he VIII
bring about.
The highways and the canal are the
merest bagatelle OF possible corruption as
compared TO what the Public Service Com
mission could 90 II It became Tammany-
lied"
Has any one any doubt Of what sort
Of men / would put in? ! would follow IN
the footsteps Of Charles T. Hughes IN
making my appointments.
Leaving Yonkers, the candidate Invaded
fremont. In the I'd Battery armory' al
nth street and Bathgate avenue, he
found a crowd Of three thousand people.
This section Of the city is largely jewish
and the audience was made up for the
most part OF men and women OF that race.
They were tumultuous In welcoming MI
Straus. ,.,
Every one Of the candidates predictions
as 10 his election set the audience TO
cheering. and when he told them that
Hedges would never get to Albany unless
he came as his guest, he was stopped for
several minutes He took up the tariff
briefly. and said in criticism Of Wilson's
assertion that he intended to cut the
tariff. but not 10 injure business, that
such a result would be miracle.
The three final meetings, which were
all well attended, were at Furman's
Academy. Prospect and Westchester ave
nues: Longs Academy, Third avenue and
l45th street, and Marion Hall, al Lexing-
ton avenue and 18th street