New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-31

invisible and irresponsible powers Oh
politics.
citizens Of New York, give us your
help and We shall not fail
Fifteen Thousand Squeeze into Garden.
Fifteen thousand persons managed 10
squeeze into Madison Square Garden ps-
fore the Fire Department, under the or
ders Of that passionate Tammany paru-
san Joseph Johnson. locked the doors
Ten thousand more circulated vainly from
door to door. left out in the cold
thousand or more OF them with reserVeu
seat tickets clutched in their oehurnoeN
digits.
ANYWAY. it's a great demonstration
these disconsolate ones reiterated TO one
another. seeking some comfort. 1here
were other consoling features-parades leu
nv hands converged on the Garden from
al quarters Of the compass.
Party satellites shouted hoarsely from
stationary. banner bedecked wagons. 1he
crowd chaffed the police and the ponce
replied i'm kind And hour after hour the
nerseyering ones besieged the doors on
all SlOeS OF lIie great pui'uiHS' N-'' ~
pushed back and pushed back.
Inside. the comfortably seated multi
tude gave thanks TO the zeal displayed in
behalf of their safety by Commissioner
Johnson. The wide aisles remained prac-
tically free from standees and the air
correspondingly free from the dust raised
BY shifting feet From the vaulted rool
derended enough national banners TO in
spire the conquest of Mexico. Bands
blared. collegians roared forth their STAG
cato wells and a sea of humanity waved
tiny flags. stamped, whistled and shouted.
Speakers on Huge Platform.
The speakers occupied huge platform
erected over the sloping boxes on the Zth
street side Of the arena. Here were gath
cred conspicuous opponents of every poll
teal faith known TO this heterogeneous
and polyglot community of millions, eN-
cept that faith crystallized in the COM
mon enemy of all--Tammany Hall.
Across the auditorium searchlight OF
great strength turned its beam on each
speaker as he obeyed Chairman Seth
Lows invitation 10 face that vast audi
ence. IL eyed him with glare Wh'cn
would search his heart and soul, whlle
the thousands below beloved their greet
ing assured. apparently, that he couio
stand the examination.
moving picture machine performed
its more modest but decidedly more per-
manent function a little to one SIDE Oh
the raw of white light which shot across
the hall. AS the crowd threw itself into
frenzies. a languid operator with imp
cigarette would slowly rise and turn the
crank as the speaker bowed this way
and that, made a feint at speaking only
to accentuate the duration of the demon
stration. threw back his head in noble
patience. and finally, with his hands on
he fag-draped railing, bent forward to
lis job.
OF course. the camera squad punctuated
all this with their fashlight bombs, add
ng to the delirium. Pandemonium? NO;
popular government!
Crowds Come Early.
Several thousand persons swarmed into
the Garden when the doors were opened
at I O'Clock Thereafter they came in In
a steady stream until the police shut the
9th street door. AS those having seats
for the platform and the arena, and
others connected with the campaign, had
been told to use this entrance, there was
much confusion. They were sent to the
Madison avenue entrance, only to be
turned away by the police there and told
to return TO 9th street.
The police were obdurate, and the best
they would do was 10 line the people up
from this entrance TO Madison avenue.
Some of them squeezed in later. but
others never did get in. Oscar S. Straus.
one of the speakers, had fight with the
police for half an hour before he was
able TO get In.
Charles II. Sheriff., president of organi-
cation in charge of the meeting, tried TO
get the police to open the 9th street en-
trance. They told him they had received
their orders TO keep it closed from the
officials of the Fire Department. He ac-
cused Commissioner Johnson of trying to
mar the meeting but he protested in vain.
Several bands at different ends of the
hall were almost drowned out by the noise
Of the steady tramp of feet of people try
ing to find their seats. Henry Bruere.
early with a party Of women. lie held in
his hands tickets calling for Box b, which
seemed to indicate a choice location. II
did not take him long to find out that Box
b had been completely covered up by the
speakers platform. He wandered about
\ for half an hour trying TO find some seats
VI Mrs. Mitchell in Box
Among those in the boxes were Mrs
John Purroy Mitchell and party, Colonel
and Mrs House, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon N
Auchincloss. Mr.. and Mrs Charles II
Sheriff.. Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Crane
Mrs Gibbs. Mr.. and Mrs. ogden j.. Mills
Norman Hapgood. George w Perkins,
Mr. and Mrs William J. Schienelin. Ezra
T. Prentice. ST. John Tucker, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest NJ. Wands. Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel Lynde. Mr. and Mrs Matthew
Cary Fleming. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Thompson and Mr.. and Mrs. y. B. Camp
bell Colonel A. +. Schermerhorn, Otto
Barnard, Francis G.. Dale. John J. Hop
per. Samuel S Koenig. Collin H. Wood
ward. A. Perry Osborn, George II. Bell.
DIN ]. stephens. Abram Wakeman, Will
lard S. Brown and w. !. Rosenfeld.
Owing TO the unfamiliarity of the ushers
with the seating arrangements there was
considerable confusion. Many got into
wrong seats only to be ousted by the spe-
cial officers Isaac Lehman, who acted
e, hell 1,Io