New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-18
LETS DESTROY MURPHY"
Mcclure, SuLzberger and Monroe
address HdrLemites.

Edward ]. MCGUIRE fusion candidate for
President of the Board of Aldermen; Cyrus L.
Sulzberger fusion candidate for President OF
the Borough OF Manhattan. and Commissioner
Monroe of the Department of Water Supply, Gas
and Electricity addressed a large gathering Of
Harlemites last night at the ratification meet
ing of the Democratic Fusion Conference of the
XXXIst Assembly District. in a hall at No.
II West hundred -and-t twenty -hfth-st. The
meeting was called to order by Daniel T. Hays.
He introduced Mr.. Mcclure as the first speaker.
The candidate was loudly cheered he arose 10
speak.
Mr.. Mcclure began by saying that there was
not man in the city who could find any fault
with the fusion administration of the last two
years. He added
I myself am an intense Democrat believe in
true Democratic principles. and the best Democratic
controlled by ike Murphy. 1t has been claimed
that the tusi sion moVem n Is HepuoIean IaQEe
Republicans attempted such scheme. do you sup
nominated me, a Democrat to the backbone, to an
office in direct succession TO Mayor Low an office
in which il the unforeseen should happen l would
be at the head Of the administration? No, they
NGu 4Qt nave cone SO; tae GnaIse Is aoSUatiey
] believe in party loyalty. and like to be regular,
absolutely refuse to follow a corrupt leadership
Van Wyck's letter OF acceptance was much better
Mcclellan. Van Wyck was ADLER man than
ton we saw the Democratic politicians stand de-
based below the level of a Wall Street promoter.
Let US destroy Mr.. Murphy and throw him bodily
from Tammany Hall With him goes out forever
the CRATER of Tammany.
Colonel Robert Grier Monroe said that he
wanted to stamp as a lie the statement made
by Mr.. Grout that the Republican party had
thrown out Mr.. Grout and Mr.. Fornes because
they were Democrats who could not be con-
trolled by the Republican machine. He con-
tinued:
I want to state that the first who raised his
voice and who spoke out in order 10 have these
put off the ticket William Tra-erS
Jerome and he is not a ReDubliC1n; and the sec
than certain that George is not a Republican, any
than his illustrlOus father was. If the Wall
Street men. with their franchises, were not behind
Mr.. Murphy and Mr. Sullivan do you think that
they would be the political powers that they are?
Col Monroe's speech was we'll received and he
was cheered again and again When Mr.. Suz-
berger was introduced the applause was so
great that it was several minutes before he
could talk He said in part:
The Tammany orators are Grating. and it is hard
20 believe that they are speaking seriously. They
are saying repeatedly things that are absurd in
reference to the fusion movement. In the first
place, there good Democrats the fusion
ticket-rnen who come out honestly and tell you
in accepting nomination from the fusion forces
defeat Tammany and purify it's politics.
The people cleansed the city two years by
throwing out Of office and getting rid the IOath-
gang that had charge of municipal affairs.
We now want to throw the same gang out OF
Tammany Hall. SO that it can be purified