The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-07
Began Life I'm New York as n News
paper Reporter-Now Mayor-Elect.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
George Brinton Mcclellan. who by Tues
days election becomes mayor Of Greater
New York and a possible candidate for the
presidency on the Democratic ticket next
year. is sixteen years the junior OF Mayor
Low. whom he defeated. The only son OF
Little Mac" Mcclellan. in the civil war.
he was born in Dresden. Germany. Nov.
%, 1855. and is therefore nearly thirty-eight
years old. his parents were visiting Ger
many at his birth. ana soon after IL re-
turned TO the United States. where the son.
an only child, was educated.
In personal appearance the mayor-elect
Is a straight, vigorous. clean-shaven man
of middle height. he Is always carefully
dressed, and Is considered one OF the best
looking men in Congress. During eight
years service as a congressman he has
shown few faults from the point OF view
of his friends. who predict all sorts Of pub
lie benefits from his administration. not
wit~hstanding he has been elected as the
Tammany candidate.
I'm my public duties / take orders from
no man." Mr.. Mcclellan is reported TO have
said when told by the head Of Tammany
Hall, Mr.. Nixon Il want to support Perry
Belmont for the vacancy on the naval COM
mittee." If this is 10 be his motto for
mayor Greater New York will be agreeably
surprised, for il has been generally charged
and believed by both his supporters and
opponents in the campaign just closed that
Mcclellan was the colorless candidate or
leaders who expected 10 do with him what
they pleased if they succeeded in electing
him
The mayor of the metropolis for the next
two years was graduated from Princeton
in 1886. after making a good record In both
scholarship and athletics. His training
In the languages was especially thorough,
as was shown by the fact that during his
campaign he mace speeches to the Italians
and other foreign born voters In their own
languages.
His work after leaving college was as q
newspaper reporter in this city. For three
years he pursued his work, and In IL formed
the acquaintance of the Tammany leaders,
who have pushed him Onward ever since.
BOSS" Croker especially took a liking 10
him, and made him treasurer of the Brook
l S,nc brlGge In lSSs; res Taen Tor or two Two Years 5, MT ~;
Aldermen, and in 1895 he was sent TO Con
gress from the Twelfth district.
Before becoming a candidate for Congress
young Mcclellan studied law at Columbian
University, and was admitted to the bar in
1891 For several years he was first lieu
tenant In the Eighth Regiment, and then
became colonel and aid-de-camp on the
STAFF of Governor HILL
Mr.. Mcclellan has served eight years In
Congress. representing a peculiarly mixed
"Gashouse district Of the East Side, the
"Tenderloin." and that portion of upper
tendon in the middle Of Manhattan island
north of Twenty-third street and below
Fortieth street. To this constituency he
has been a better representative than the
average city congressman. but his actions
or utterances have never attracted national
attention. His age. his friends say, for
babe this, and they claim he showed rare
discretion and Judgment. He debated mill
tary subjects often, and in 1900 was re-
elected on his declaration that the Philip
pines should not be returned to Spain and
his cutlery for an investigation OF the out
come of the United States military camps.
During the campaign Mr.. McClellan's en-
emies declared he voted for measures favor
ing silver as a standard OF currency. though
regarded by his constituents as a gold man
That he has always been in general faith
full TO the Tammany interests that have
made him is claimed By his friends to be q
virtue.