The sun., 1903-10-31
MCCLELLAN TALKS IN HARLEM.
NE AND GROFT RENEW ATTACKS
on COMMISSIONER GREENE.
The Comptroller says He'd Have No Man
~ Head Of the Force Who Puts One
Law to the FrOnt--Reply to Hiurichs's
Charges--O. u. r. Belmont on Cutting.

Col, Mcclellan, Comptroller Grout and
the Hon. William Hepburn Russell were
the stars of Tammany meeting at Sulzer' =
Harlem River Park. Charles +, Murphy
was here, but few of the audience new it.
Col. Mcclellan repeated his promise to
minimize the social evil and pitched into
Gen. Greene again, saying
He never showed his Republcansm so
strongly as when he said that could not
reputation, made no effort TO clear himself
from most serious charge, but appeared 10
invaded his private business,
If, as stated, he IL guilty OF wrrcking "A cor
poration and cheating the public out oi NIL
business. but it il the kind of business which
renders. man unfit to hold public office IN
any self respecting community, and no sell
respecting Mayor would appoint such IA man,
Under his administration the police force
has been rendered inefficient by being sub,
jected to thousand petty ann9yances. ana
stant danger OF being dismissed from the
force. This method Is employed in order
TO make 1t appear TO the public that the COM
missioner is striving to purge the force ot
unworthy men, and. II matters not whether
the man is innocent or guilty, there is reason
to be lieve that he stands n danger OF re-
moval II such action would furnish an argu-
ment which would be servceable for cleo
ton purposes.
Mr.. Grout, who was introduced as the
watchdog Of the treasury" made this
prediction of the vote in his own borough:
MY experience In Brooklyn and reliable in
formation which | have obtained Lead me
to put Brooklyn "a the NTH Democratic
borough. with Democratic majority of
200 TO 1900 That looks encouraging AZ s Tor tor
the Democrats OF this city do more than ls
expected Of them.
MCCLELLAN AT TERRACE GARDEN
An enthusiastic crowd filed the big hall
of Terrace Garden last night, and gave
Mcclellan and Grout as rousing wei
come as they have received during the
that he made in Harlem
James E. Campbell, Ex-Governor OF
Ohio, said in part:
The first meeting that attended when l.
came to New York was Elijah H.. assisted
1y Carrie Nation rhe ss"2hq asv
blasphemous. IT was run by Prophet Low.
assisted by Carrie jerome; Jerome says
Jefferson was iakir. If Thomas Jefferson
was fakir. what. for Gods sake, is Jerome?
Mr.. Grout, who arrived in a great hurry
after 10 clock devoted a part of his speech
to Gen Greene. The fact that Commits
sioper Greene was president Of the asphalt
trust il rot the only reason for his removal.
he said II am III favor of the removal
Of a Police CJmmissior cr who puts minor
his energies to a strict enforcement OF
the Sunday clos! " laws and shuts his eyes
to vioel ce committed on the StrestS on
that dav. Neither would approve Of a
District Attorney that puts money in his
detectives pockets so that they may in
duce crime and by this means make a few
arrests "
CIRCUIT REPLIES TO HINRICHs.
Comptroller Grout spoke also at the
Amsterdam Opera House in West Forty.
fourth street, and gave his explanation of
a charge made against him earlier in the
day by Frederic W Hinrichs, the fusion
candidate for Comptroller. Mr.. Hinrichs
gave out this statement:
| am told on every hand that the traction
companies. which are said to be IN arrears
In the present city Of New Tork to the extent
OF 3l8, 900. 900. have contributed largely to the
election Of Mr.; arout and his associates on
the Tammany ticket. ! have very good req
tributons Is not groundless. Is Mr. CIRCUITS
sofcttIde f6T th6Fs Shotf-4 forced Ito-pay
their arrears in 1904 and lsa5 due to the fact
chat his present hackers are large delinquents.
possibly TO the extent OF $4,000 ,OOo' II he
succeeds in this election, does ne mean that
he will not lend his influence to the enforce
ment Of the lawp
Mi Grrvt eyI la'r eI hat of the total
amount of the arrears CT the tratticr COM
panes. one-naif was owed wher he tocl>
Office latter the Van WICK administ ratioI,
and the rrneind"r was the frGnchis" tax,
the contest uyel the ccllscticn Of which
is st III before the courts.
Congressman .. II. r. Belmont aisr spoke
At the meeting re nada the cd cferges
tha. Cutting "grefted" for tie r - q lgar
Tust IN Westirrton, ind that Jen IT. asfrd
:;raSIotens C,rd J eticesNip as his prize
to .ioif Tsnrur0g ara didr's ge' it.
McCls!trr. Eorflr Cochran ard Bird s,
Ctlar were eyvco Il 10 rGoress TIE meeting,
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