New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-30
"Star Spangled Banner
and america" Used n
Make Enthusiasm.
TELLS HECKLER HOW
HE PUT OUT BOSSES
Smashed Tom Plat, Who Wa,
Bigger One than Barnes" and
Got Vice-Presidency.

Theodore Roosevelt used Cso,. ~
Cohan methods IN C0orsr Union La.
night, with the result that bo ~ ,r. .asi
reception at first cooler TIA, ~.
accorded Commissioner Katharine
Davis, who followed him, into 80. D.
paratiyely enthusiastic affair an an.
Star-Spangled Banner and "A,neri,..s
did il.
Ex-senator Josiah T. Newcomb ~.
telling typical Cooper Union sudis,ss
how Barnes and Murphy run an
bany" when the Colonel. mimi, -
overcoat, arrived Newcomb waved ~.
10 the speakers stand, and while ~
band played Hail 10 the CHER ~.
crowd cheered mildly When The b.ss
stopped playing the crowd ess..J
cheering. Then the Colonel nodded l.
the direction Of the band it NAV haze
been 10 a friend and az once the bsrI
swung into "The Star-Spangled Ia,
ner," bringing the crowd % rs feet
When the band ceased there was an.
other brief cheer, and again tbs
/ Colonel nodded IL may have been n
another friend in that part Of the Lali
where the band was stationed tbs
bandmaster again came 20 the rescue
this time with America" and again
the crowd arose and cheered. though I,
was not a very good band, and some o.
the horns would persist in getting Of
key. Then Mr.. Roosevelt settled down
TO talking by telling John McCullougb
a retired policeman, who sat on he
platform, how glad he was 70 see him
Mr.. Roosevelt did not follow he
page speech he had furnished 20 The
press except in spots, straying from
the printed text 20 touch upon many
things. Incidentally, ne told for ,hs
first time how he happened 10 become
Vice President. This was when a man
whom Senator Newcomb said was IN.
known TO those on the platform arose
in the rear of the hall and interrupted
with a question uninte.ligble TO those
upon the platform. The speaker, who
had been telling how Davenport would
put the bosses out Of business, asked
the man TO repeat his query.
you were Governor yelled the
man. "Why didn't you DO IT."
81 did do it, snapped back the
Colonel.
isn't Murphy az the same old
staHd? ?" persisted the voice
q stopped being Governor fourteen
years ago" replied the Colonel.
The questioner was not satisfied, but,
telling him he had no time for join:
debate, Mr.. Roosevelt started 70 resume
the attacks upon Whitman he had made
in every speech upstate. The man
would not be denied, however, when the
Colonel ook up Tom Platt.
81 was Governor two years and no
Tammany man got a look-in. Tom
Plat was bigger boss than Barnes,
and when Plat and Croker got 10
gether to prevent ny putting through
the franchise tax bin drove !.
through in spite Of them
Ryan owns the subway" interiec,ed
the man.
at was Ryan and his wealthy part
ners who wanted 70 prevent the pas
sage Of the tax bill. II you know any
thing, you know that. smashed Tom
Platt when he tried 10 keep Lou Payn
in office, and made il so Uncomfortable
for the Republican machine. It prayed
Provide. &c to get me made Nlee-Presl'
QenL. l lNdlh TIC ENttANHAN' ~
pleasant evening
Commissioner Davis raised a laugi
by telling how, when she was csnd'
date for the Board Of Education ID
Philadelphia, she received more yo,'i
than there were voters IN her district
and raised another laugh when sac
urged her hearers to vote under ths
Republican emblem IN order 10 get
woman member of the constitutions.
convention.
Senator Davenport also spoke.
Roosevelt reached the Star Casino
in Harlem at 9:55 He was cheered hSe
minutes before Oscar 5. Straus' "l0
presided at the meeting arranged ~
the National Progressive Club OF NE
26th Assembly District, could inuo
duce him. Commissioner DAVIS, pam
bridge Colby and Frederick NJ DaVen'
port also spoke at this meeting.
In the course Of Mr.. Rooseye!ts 10.
speech of the evening, in the McAla;g
Square Casino, Boston Road ana Io...
st. The Bronx, IL became sppafeh;;
that his eXertions had tired MN SAa
he was compelled on half a dozen Oe.
casions to give his throat momeh'SP
rest. .,.
Twenty-Five hundred persons, were
damned into the hall an hour oeIgIs
Mr.. Roosevelt's arrival and the pGneI
with difficulty kept several huha'ss
more from forcing their way IN. III
The Rev. Alfred Nicholson preslasgs
over this gathering, and Davenport S"'
E0lhy algO snake