New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29
Candidate Receives Greatest
Demonstration Since He
Began Campaign.
NEARLY M0BBED BY CROWD
Several Thousand Wait Outside
Lafayette Hall for Hours
Nomination a Call
from Above"


, first East Side meeting, and he was lit
orally carried into the hall by the escort
which accompanied him, while policemen
/ beat back hundreds of persons who strove
to get close to him and to speak TO him.
/ 1t was one of the greatest demonstra-
tons he has received since he began his
campaign.
The meeting was scheduled for 10
o'clock, as Mr.. Straus was due to speak
at two places oil Long Island before APP
pearing at Lafayette Hall. which is at
No. to u Avenue d. between ID and
/ Cd streets. But Notwithstanding the late
hour OF opening, people crowded to the
! doors as early as o'clock. Long lines
| of them filled the streets and pressed
against the front of the building. Ten
men, under control Of Lieutenant Bon
( noil, Of the Union Market station, kept
! the crowd under control
/ People came. and then still more people.
! By o'clock he doors had been opened
and In five minutes the hall was filled TO
its cap&city'o eight hundred. Mr.. Straus
was late in arriving, and when he did
get there IL was estimated that there were
more than four thousand persons in the
streets. Frantic yells greeted him as mis-
automobile drove up. The riot was al
most as great inside.
| AS soon as the cheers yells and stamp
| ing OF feet died down, Mr.. Straus. his
voice weak from the former meetings re-
| Quested that he be heard in silence and
without applause. The audience re-
spected his wishes and paid him strict
| attention.
The candidate reviewed his nomination
at Syracuse. and commented on what a
surprise II was TO him.
Some ministers came 10 the platform
and said TO me: This is a call from
above There are occasions when one
receives a call which must be obeyed, and
70 became a candidate against my will"
he said.
One part OF his speech which proved
interesting to the East Side audience was
the story OF his work as Minister to Tur-
key and the aid he extended TO the Ameri-
can missionaries. lie said he did not help
these men so much because they were
making converts as because they were
| teachers and were spreading knowledge
and light. Mr.. Straus said he had been
instrumental in the liberation Of a num-
Der OF Jews who had been imprisoned
| by order OF the Sultan.
Mr.. Straus said he was sorry the re
| iigious question had been injected into tho
campaign. In reference TO Mr.. sulzer
| he said:
~ wish 10 give him due credit. but he
simply did his duty as chairman OF the
| o. mas
| a great deal Of work done before Sulzer
took hold Of the task. He wrote me a
letter concerning the abrogation Of the
| Russian treaty, in which he said No one
IS entitled TO more credit than Yourself.
| The Russian treaty was an American
question. not a Jewish question. Was IT
Withdrawn for your sake? No. not al
| all! 1t was withdrawn TO protect the
American passport and American citizens
Of all classes and religions"
The earlier meetings were held az Ros-
| Ign, where q crowd of about two hundred
persons heard the speech. and at Glen
Cove, where about five hundred people
heard the candidate. At both places Mr.
| straus devoted most Of his time 10 at
lacks on Murphy, Barnes and other
bosses"
At Glen Cove II was the first time that
| candidate for Governor had spoken
| there, II was said. The hall was filled
and a thousand or so persons were unable
| to get into the building
Before the arrival OF Mr.. Straus the
audience listened to Mrs G. Tanghes and
| Mrs. Evelyn Aldrich, both sent dowr
from the National Progressive headquar'
| tiers In Manhattan. Strange TO say
neither of these women had a word &c
say about woman suffrage They con-
fined their remarks to the campaign, and
they we're also given a good reception.
Frederick NJ. Davenport, candidate fol
| Lieutenant Governor on the Progressive
ticket, spoke on fairer distribution OF
prosperity and the equalization OF oppor'
| tunity. He said that the Progressive
party movement was caused by desir,
| to create party that had for It's stand
ard intense moral and patriotic convic-
tons
Mr.. Straus. who was introduced by j
| b. C. Tappan, chairman OF the Progress
sive Club at Glen Cove. said that tbs
seven years OF Theodore Roosevelt's ad
ministration were the greatest asset The
country had had since the days OF Lin
| coin.
] He outlined the differences between tn,
! Progressive party and the parties dom
mated by Barnes and Murphy. He SAID
the Barnes and Murphy machines were
| dominated by property and selfish mo
| tives, while the Progressive party wa!
! inspired by human interests.
They speak of me as q failure" he
said. We'll, maybe am a failure, but
am no Tammanyite. Sulzer says he I,
| not q Tammanyite. but We all know bet
ter and we know that II he Is elected he
will not be able to shake off the CLOAK
of Tammany. We all want to avoid Tam
many rule.
Hedges Is good friend Of mine and he
says he will go to Albany. or course ht
will. After am elected he can come tC
visit me just as often es he chooses anc
] assure you he will be very welcome
! will always be glad to have my friend:
! visit me at the capital.
II am no politician and as far as poll
| tics is concerned ! cannot tell free
booter from an honest man, but / assure
you that outside OF politics I know al
honest man when / see one II an
elected, will surround myself with hon
est men. and the people OF this state vii
be assured OF an honest, clean, upright
| and economic administration"
FAIL TO DOWN" BEDE
[By Telegraph to The TrIbune.l
| Pottstown. Penn, Oct. 2s.-The eastern