New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-22
Hearst Men Try to Intimidate
Carnegie Hall Managers Into
Breaking DueII Contract.
THREAT BY WAR BOARD
Non Partisan League Refuses to
Yield and Rival Meeting Is
Hinted-EXecutive Com
mittee to Aid Pri-
mary Movement.

Considerations OF the coming municipal
campaign and OF personal political ambi-
ton have caused strife in the movement
organized here for the avowed purpose OF
assisting Governor Sulzer in his fight for
a statewide direct primary bill
Representatives OF William Randolph
Hearst have been most active i'm attempt
ing 20 push him to the front OF the move
ment. even going so far as 10 try TO
intimidate the managers Of Carnegie Hall
into breaking a contract.
Much jealousy has been shown by the
supporters OF candidates for nomination
on the municipal ticket this fall in the
attempt to arrange for their appearance
al the meetings for Governor Sulzer on
Wednesday II is the idea OF some OF
the organizers OF the so-called New York
County Committee OF the direct primary
campaign that IL be held together as a
force I'm the municipal situation.
Before any member Of the Sulzer war
board for this city had been appointed
Charles II. DUEL. jr.. Progressive, had
organized the Non-Partisan Direct Pri-
maries League and offered TO hold
meeting in Carnegie Hall for the Gov
ernor. When the thirteen local members
OF the war board met at the Reform club
on tuesday Of last week their political
canings began 10 be manifest.
Clarence j. Shearn presided. and It was
evident that the Hearst influence intended
to take n prominent part I'm the cam
paign However. no objections were
made to an innocent motion accepting on
the part of the committee the offer OF the
Non Partisan League to hold a meeting
IN Carnegie Hall. Later It developed
that the league was not planning to have
Mr. Hearst rs one Of the speakers.
That night representative of Mir.
Hearst went to the home OF the super
ntendent Of Carnegie Hall. got him out
~ bed and tried TO engage the hall In
Mr. Hearst's name for Wednesday night
lie was told that the Non-Partisan
League already had an option on the
building. Mr.. Hearst's man argued and
pleaded. and finally was told 10 come
around I'm the morning.
In the meantime Mr.. DUEL saw the su-
perintendent and closed his option on the
hall by posting the forfeit money. When
Informed that a contract had been en-
tered into with Mr.. Duell. He demanded
that the DUEL check be torn up and an
other contract drawn with MIR. Hearst
When the superintendent was firm his
attention was called TO the fact that Mr.
Hearst had considerable influence in the
community
AS last resort Mr.. Shearn was called
on the telephone. that he might add his
persuasive powers. But the effort to get
the hall away from the Non-Partisan
League failed.
At the next meeting OF the War Board
an effort was made TO get Mr.. DUEL 10
give up his contract. When he refused TO
do this IT was intimated that rival
meeting might be arranged for Cooper
Union.
Among those who had arranged 10
speak for the Sulzer bill were District
Attorney Whitman. President Mitchell. of
the Board of Aldermen. Borough Presi-
dent McAneny and Controller Prender-
CAST. In the discussion of where these
men should speak the individual prefer
ences of the members OF the committee
for the municipal ticket this fall were
plainly seen.
Then it was decided 20 organize a
county committee. taking in others than
those originally named by Governor Sui
zcr. At a meetings for that purpose Will
: lam f. Schneider County Clerk, was
chosen chairman; Walter w. Irwin. vice.
chairman: Il. A. Ndemann. secretary.
and Ernest Harvier, treasurer.
Mr.. Schneider has come out openly for
Mr.. Mitchell for Mayor Mr.. Irwin is
friend OF Mr.. Hearst. Mr.. Harvier has
been connected with variety OF politi-
cal movements. These men were empow-
cred to add seven to their numbr to form
an executive committee. This they did
Yesterday, naming the following: J.
Hampden Dougherty, Collin ii. Wood
ward. John J. Hopper. DR.. A. Kozma, J.
l.. Manning. Bert Hansen and William
Grant Brown.
This committee will meet this after