New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-26
.STRAUS TAKES WH|RL
THROUGH WESTCHESTER
No Rest for Progressive Candi'
date After Completing
= Western Tour.
TALKS SULzER AND MURPHY
Sure Tammany Will Remain in
Saddle Should Representa-
tive Be Elected-Sar-
castle Over Wilson.

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For one form of arduous labor the
Progressive party promises not an iota
OF relief. An eight hour day for candi-
dates is evidently not within the scope
OF its platform. Oscar straus arrived in
New York yesterday after an all night
journey from Cleveland only to find that
his campaign managers had mapped out
for his evening thirty-five mile jaunt
through Westminster. Mr. Straus raised
no objection. In fact, he takes just about
as much pride In the remarkable physi-
cal stamina which he has shown in this
campaign as he does in his record as
Minister TO Turkey.
He had barely time TO begin getting
reacquainted with his family when his
auto honked him on 10 the invasion of
Westminster. Mrs. Straus was willing to
call halt and sent her daughter, Mrs.
Leonard Hochstadter. as her personal
representative.
Mount Vernon was the FIRST stop OF the
flying squadron. The Progressive candi-
date arrived at the Crescent Theatre Just
as a mob OF torch bearing Progressives
was marching into the hall. His shoulder
blades seemed to be the spot chosen by
most OF the crowd as a NJ point for i'm
pressing Progressive sympathies, and he
had to fight hard TO get away from his
friends The theatre Is capable OF hold
ing nine hundred people comfortably.
| Thirteen hundred heard Mr.. Stratus speak.
He began with plea for woman suf-
frage. He said:
Il can tell those gentlemen who doubt
the advisability OF allowing their mothers
and sisters TO help purify politics that the
women will certainly not do as badly as
the men have done"
Takes Issue with Wilson.
The sally was loudly cheered by the
feminine portion OF the audience. Mr..
Straus then proceeded to break economic
lances with Governor Wilson. He insist
ed that the law Of supply and demand
could not be applied to human labor as
It was TO boots and shoes. He referred
to this economic theory as "a solace TO
hard hearted employers"
For the New Jerseyman's scholarship
he professed admiration.
pONtIuOl w loOH ubeB EnBus0 WIFI
such skill that no one can tell exactly
what he is driving at" was his backhand
compliment.
AT all his meetings he took care TO ex-
plain that he was not connected at pres
ent with any business, and never had
been connected with any but that OF his
father. l.. Straus & Sons, importers OF
glassware and crockery.
"As for my millions" he said. II must
deny the soft impeachment I've not de-
voted enough time to business TO amass
millions. and I'm not sorry for H. The
greater part Of my life has been devoted
10 humanity"
He told his audience Colonel Roosevelt
had been a progressive Tong before our
ideals had great party behind them"
In arguing for a workmen's compensa-
| ton measure he attacked those laws and
legal presidents which. he said. ARE sur
rounded by hoary presidents, but not one
bit OF humanity"
The hall was so crowded that Il was
impossible TO get Mr.. straus out by means
Of the aisle. one OF the committs emen
finally discovered a. secret passageway
through the cellar, the entrance to which
was by means OF trapdoor. and by this
damp and circuitous route he was snug
gIed to the street.
Completes with Bowling Alley.
At Germania Hall, in New Rochelle,
the candidate had almost as large an au-
dience, but IL was not nearly as enthusi-
astc The mention Of William Sulzer' s
name aroused a futter OF applause, and
Mr.. straus accordingly devoted most OF
his time to his Democratic opponent He
had TO compete with the rumble OF a
bowling alley on the floor below. but he
managed 10 score a few strikes on his
own account
"A story has got about" he said, that
Mr.. Sulzer has had falling out with
Murphy. a sort OF fight for the occasion.
as 1t were.
why. he says he could have run for
Governor ten years ago II he had wanted
| to- Well. nobody doubts that he has
wanted TO very badly. Mr.. Dix did not
have the long Tammany record which
Mr.. sulzer has, and yet do not need to
| tell you about his administration. Mr..
Murphy did not have nearly as COM
plete control Of the convention that
nominated Dix as he had over the one
which chose Sulzer.
THE voters in the past have had only
one liberty. II they did not like the can
didate OF Barnes or Murphy they were at
| liberty to go to the woods"
Meetings at Port Chester and White
Plains rounded out the evening. A
strenuous time has been planned for Mr..
straus to-day. He viii try TO see Colonel
Roosevelt during the day. and at night he
Is scheduled to invade Yonkers and The
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