New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-30
GREAT THR0NG CHEERS
DEBS AT THE GARDEN
He and SeideI Are Officially
Notified by Socialists of
Their Nomination.
$1,000 PERSONS PRESENT
Candidates for President and
Vice President Pitch Into
Other Parties-Say Colonel
Stole Their Platform.

Eugene V. Dcbs and Emil SeIdel held
the centre Of the stage at Madison Square
Garden yesterday afternoon and were
cheered by an audience that was esti-
mated at fifteen thousand. They were Of
ficially informed that they had been
chosen respectively as the candidates for
President and Nice-Prcsident Of the
United States on the ticket Of the So
cialist party. Several thousand persons
were unable TO gain entrance to the Car
den. so there was held in the Garden
Theatre an overflow meeting. 10 attend
which some two thousand paid 30 cents
each and gained the privilege of listening
to precisely the same men who spoke in
the big tent"
All about the Garden were United States
flags. but the red of the Socialist. OF
course, was not missing. In the aisles
young women sold programmes contain
ing likenesses of the candidates and then
took up a collection, which 1t was said
would so to swell the campaign fund.
There was real hand painted portrait
Of Mr. Debs or the platform which was
done from life by an artist referred TO as
"Comrade West" The platform also con-
tanned Charles Edward Russell. who has
been put up for Governor Of New York.
and Gustave a. Strebel who is going TO
run for the job of Lieutenant Governor
of the Empire State. Also. there were
other persons who had seats Of honor.
but were not exactly in the spotlight
Some Paid Dollar for Seat.
The price of admission TO all of this
show ranged from 10 cents 10 81. 1t was
almost as good an afternoons entertain
ment. especially Sunday afternoon, as one
could ever hope to get at popular prices.
There was a band that PLAYED all sorts
Of music. including the "Marseillaise,
but not America" 5. John Block was
the chairman.
The first OF the prelimnaries was Mr..
Seidel whose position before the public
lis about the same as that OF Hiram john
son. of California, OF whom Mr. Murphy.
Of 18th street is reported 70 have SAID
who the Sam Hill is Johnson
1t looked for time as though Mr.. Sci
del was not TO have chance, for the
audience arose and for three minutes by
some watches choered, and not soul
said Get the hook
All Of this time Mr. Seldol stood wev-
ing protesting hands and saying In
tone of voice that could not be heard that
he Just had TO catch a train. But when
they did give him a chance to speak NJ
assured them that wherever he went he
had witnessed the same enthusiasm. MT
Seidel then proceeded to make som" pref
! " frank admissions He said there was
time. ten or fifteen years ago. whei
workIngmen would not listen 10 Social
list orator. They just tossed soft vege'
tables and over-rlpc eggs at him ana LEI
him 20 his way. Now the cost OF Hvine
has increased and eggs and vegetables
cost too much.
But the conditions under which pro
ducers of wealth are working are Sradu
ally developing a temper which Few Of
the rich understand" said Mr. Seidel
| land which the workers themselves dc
not fully realize There is a giant gro"
| ing up. He will take affairs in his owl
hands some day. That giant Is social
/ ism
For Colonel Roosevelt Mr.. Seidel hat
some piquant little remarks. He said tina
what was called the third party wa
really the NTH party.
They tell US that It is an homes
marty" said the speaker Mr. Roosevelt
was President for seven years. and nov
| finds II necessary 10 organize an MONIES
| party He stands on stolen platform
for twcnty-one Of the planks OF the Pro
gressive party were stolen from the SO
cialists."
! Gustave a. Strebel gave statistics snow
| ing the growth OF socialism In the unlte'
/ States during the last few years ant
said that the workngmen and farmer
were Joining together because the othe
parties were dscredited.