New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-04
COOPER UNION RINGS
WITH SULzER CHEERS
Thousands Unable to Get In to
Protest Against Impeachment
Hold Meeting Outside.
MURPHY FLAYED BY MANY
Federal Government May Be
Asked to Take Over State Rule
While Chaos" Continues,
Speakers Declare.

n Wildly dubicHNc
last night to speeches at the Sulzer pro-
test meeting in Cooper Union. More than
1000 men and women in the hall cheered
the name of the Governor and groaned
and Kissed when Charles F. Murphy was
mentioned IN an overflow meeting In
front of the building 2OO0 more men
gathered.
The mass meeting was planned to pro-
test against the pending Impeachment
proceedings against the Governor and his
East Side supporters were there in force
most Of the auditors being Jews. so great
was the desire TO attend the meeting that
when the auditorium was filled reserves
from the 9Th street station had TO be
summoned TO handle those who heard
speakers outside.
Thomas Mott Osborne, who had been SUD-
pqnaed to testify at the f'rawley COM
mlttee's hearing yesterday was the first
10 speak after Canon William Sheate
Chase called the meeting TO order. Mr..
Osborne said that upstate independent
Democrats were with the people in their
opposition 10 the
There is no uncertainty I'm our minds
he said, as 70 the nature OF the situa-
ton. In the fight between Charles r.
Murphy and Governor Sulzer we are
with sulzer We are on his side because
we know he is attacked because he has
done right"
William S. Bennett. formerly Repre-
sentative. followed Mr.. Osborne.
You need have no fear Of having TO
defeat the Assemblymen who voted for
impeachment All the seven Republi-
cans. and most OF the Democrats, nave
been refused denomination" he said.
when. with Samuel Bell Thomas and
General Benjamin F. Tracy, I appear be-
fore a court next Monday In the Robin
habeas corpus case. am going TO argue
that William Sulzer Is as much Cover
nor then as when he was inaugurated.
And il that fails We will have recourse
to the federal government. secure In that
clause OF the Constitution that guaran-
tees that when a state is In state OF
chaos, as this Is. the federal government
shall step in and restore order"
When this intimation OF a fight in the
federal courts had been cheered, Mr.. Ben
net added:
Governor sulzer is not being tried; he
is being lynched'
Get rope FOR Murphy" called some
one
NO" replied the speaker, we have
the courts. Fortunately we can appeal
10 the kind OF courts which convicted
Stiwell. not TO the Senate which ac-
quilted him. But il We appealed TO the
votes controlled by Murphy, Sulzer would
be out tomorrow"
At the mention of the Tammany lead
er's name the hall was filled with groans
and Kisses. Then when Canon Chase dis
played a campaign photograph OF the
Governor. the whole Assembly jumped 10
it's feet aud stamped for five minutes
The impeachment cannot prevail MT
Bennett continued. 1T can't be done that
way. We will have the satisfaction IN
any event OF dealing decisive blow at
tho coming election 10 the foully rotten
bosses"
DR.. Parkhurst. who was introduced as
the man who defeated Tammany In 1894.
said
If Sulzer were one-half as crooked as
the men who are bounding him there
would be no occasion for this meeting
When the viciousness of one party Is
hard pressed the viciousness OF the other
party comes 10 its relief. That is why
the impeachment was ordered. and that
viciousness we know as Tammanylsm.
II IL common in both parties.
"One who. like Murphy. scoops millions
from the pockets of the people. and then
wakes the state with cries OF Stop, thief,
aver the small peculations-if the cam
paign fund matters were peculatons-is
a cursed hypocrite. But the hearts Of the
people are with William Sulzer, and they
know that the only sure way 10 get
conviction is by bribery. The only way
Tammany works is by the use OF money
ut is not a question of the danger 70
the Governor-it Is question as 10
whether or not the state is 10 be ruled
by one mana man who is bad from way
back-who came from the lowest dens OF
the Bowery-who has no stock in trade
but his immoral audacty In his power OF
corruption
Louis L. Miller. editor OF the War
heit," Jewish publication, aroused his
listeners to wild excitement by his bitter
denunciation of Tammsny and political
bosses.
Your attitude" he said, will be the
verdict In the case of Murphy. plaintiff.
and William Sulzer. defendant. When
Tammany was about TO lose it's power
by the direct primary fight and It's hench-
men were about TO be sent TO prison for
the highway and canal robberies, Murphy
raised the cry OF Stop. thief" TO cover
up his own weakness
DR.. Madison 8. Peters. whose address
was full OF humor prophesied the defeat
OF Tammany In the municipal election.
The Lord buried Moses where the peo-
pie couldn't find him." he said. We'll.
the people will bury Murphy where the
devil himself can't find him"
Samuel Bell Thomas, General Horatio
+. King, Colonel Alexander S. Bacon and
J. Bleecker Miller also spoke. kilograms