New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-11
STRAUS WORRIED OVER
INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
Third Party Candidate Confer
ring on Whether or Not to
Accept Its Endorsement.
SAYS OSBORNE IS MISLED
Hoodwinked" He Declares, If
He Believes Sulzer's Nomina-
ton Is Anything but a Tam
many Nomination.

From STAFF Correspondent OF The Tribune
Rochester, Oct. 10.-Oscar S. Straus had
one Of the most successful meetings OF
his campaign here tonight Nearly four
thousand persons crowded into Conven-
ton Hall and several hundred others were
locked out. when the police decided II
would not be safe to admit any more.
More than 1000 women heard Mr.. Straus
speak.
At the railroad station several hundred
persons ignored the rain TO see Mr.. Straus
arrive. Several marching clubs we're rep
resented and escorted the third party
candidate for Governor to the hall.
Mr.. Straus took up no new issues in his
speech, and those which he dealt with
machine politics. workmen's compensa-
ton and economical OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
treated In the same manner as on numer-
Gus other occasions.
In finishing his speech he repeated his
familiar eulogy of Theodore Roosevelt,
whom he coupled with Washington. JET
ferson and Lincoln. In spite OF the pres
ence Of many women, Mr.. Straus main
tanned the same silence he has preserved
throughout the trip on the woman SUI
frage plank of his party's platform,
Worried Over Independence League.
Mr.. straus is plainly worried over the
question OF whether or not he shall accept
the Endorsement Of the independence
League. He spent several hours discuss
ing this point with Henry Moskowitz, the
Progressive candidate for Congress from
the 18th District. After the conference
Mr.. Straus said he would announce his
decision tomorrow. Mr.. MoskowitZ SAID
the matter was up to Mr.. Straus alone
Objections TO acceptance OF the indorse-
ment are the possible legal complication
and the fact that the league does not
indorse the third party ticket through
out
In Auburn Thomas Mott Osborne was IN
the crowd OF 1000 persons who hlled the
Cornell Theatre. Mr.. Straus saic In his
speech:
am very sorry that your distinguished
citizen has been hoodwinked REFER 10
Mr.. Thomas Mott osborne. and think l
can prove to him that he has been hood
winked n ne believes the sulzer nomina-
ton Is anything but Tamrnany nomina-
ton.
Now. let us see what Mr.. sulzer thinks
about Tammany. Hall. In speech tnst
he made, which he II continually publish
ing because II was speech-a sreat
great speech for Tammany Hall-he saws:
"Tammanys relation TO the Democracy
has been close in the past. is such to-day
How does Mr.. Osborne like that? Now,
I want to say right here that ! have
very high opinion OF Mr.. Osborne, and so
has everybody who knows him; and am
10 n
his high reputation shall In no way be
affected by his being misled on account
Of the Sulzer nomination.
After the meeting. in answer to the
question OF a Tribune reporter as 10 how
been hoodwinked, Mr.. Osborne smiled and
answered:
81 guess I've cut my eyeteesh In poll
tics. haven't been hoodwinked. don't
think Sulzer will be the slave Of Murphy.
Anybody who was, after Dix's experience.
would be a fool.
"Of course. ] think Mr.. Straus would
be his own master II elected. believe
the same to be true OF Mr.. Hedges. In
deed, l think there has been an advance
all along the line"
Osborne on Sulzer.
Are you supporting Mr.. sulzer because
you have no one else 10 support Mr..
Osborne was asked
That's one way Of putting IT," he re-
piled.
Mr.. Osborne walked over 10 Mr..
Strauss automobile and shook hands
with the Progressive when he left the
theatre.
In his speech here tonight Mr. Straus
said he proposed to finish the programme
laid down by Governor Hughes. referring
especially to the direct primary. He said
propose 20 follow the footsteps OF that
great Governor who Is respected by. ana
remembered with honor by, all men ex-
cent the bosses. ] propose 10 finish his
programme and some OF his great re-
forms-the most important no was able
TO carry through.
refer TO the Hughes primary bill. He
went from one end OF the state 70 the
other, appealing to the people OF this
state to arouse their consciences and 10
instruct them in relation TO the neces-
sty OF having a direct primary law, so
they should have the freedom and liberty
of giving expression to their political will.
OF course, TO do that would take away the
lob from the bosses, and Mr.. Barnes and
Mr.. Murhphy united hands below the
surface and they defeated II.