New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-20
MCGOWAN COMING MAYOR.
Tammany Shoes Who Is Wr Iuins's
Real Opponent.

The real Democratic candidate for Mayor was
made plain last night when Walter s Logan.
the presiding officer at the Tammany ratifica-
ton meeting in the 14th-st. wigwam introduced
the nominee for President of the Board OF
Aldermen Patrick F. MCGOWAN as the coming
Mayor who will be our Mayor when Mcclellan
is Governor President" He made more
definite statement when he said TO the assembled
braves:
WINS says that if Mayor Mcclellan is elected
this fall, next fall he will be the Democratic
candidate for Governor. l think so. too Moth
ing that could happen would please the people
Of this town more than TO elect Mcclellan Gov
ernor next fall
Next in moment to this announcement came
the Jerome feature of the meeting. This in
cluded a statement by Borough President
Ahearn. corroborating a previous statement by
Charles F. Murphy that Mr.. Jerome had as
siduously sought the nomination ct the hands
of Tammany Hall; had told Mr. Ahearn that
he would go and see Charles F Murphy any
time of day or night to make ii clear to him that
he should receive the Tammany nomination
and that he Ahearn, would make affidavit to
support his allegation.
When District Attorney Jerome was told what
Borough President Ahearn had said. he medi-
tated moment then said:
Il won't make any answer to him now but
I'll answer him all right when 1 speak I'D in
The Bronx tomorrow night. and 1 only hope
1 have an Irish audience. I'll tear the shirt Off
him"
The other Jerome feature was the rough
handling the District Attorney got at the hands
of James ". Osborne. who after keeping the
crowd cheering and laughing for half an hour
ended by saying that If more proof were needed
that Jerome wanted the Tammany nomination
for District Attorney he was prepared to fur
nish sufficient evidence that up to the hour OF
the nomination Mr.. Jerome had used every
means within his power 10 get on the Tamnany
ticket
When Mayor Mcclellan appeared at 9 o'clock,
after Patrick F. MCGOWAN had finished his
speech, the crowd cheered him for twenty min
utes. The Mayor was in good voice and made n
forceful speech. He declared that not the people
of New-York. but that he and his admnistra-
ton were on record. and that he was prepared
to give an accounting of his stewardship. Mrs.
Mcclellan was in one of the boxes.
Mr.. MCGOWAN gave the most Of his time 70
discussion of the educational issue.
The hall was full and looked handsome with
its special decorations. Out in front they set
off fireworks. Charles F. Murphy did not ap-
pear at the meeting. He and Mayor Mcclellan
and j. Sergeant Cram were together IN Mr.
Murphy's private Office downstairs till 3 o'clock
when the Mayor went up TO speak. while Messrs.
Murphy and Cram went to Delnlonieos TO eat
Bridge Commissioner George E Best called
the meeting to order.
PRESIDENT AHEARN's SPEECH.
Borough President Ahearn. chosen oy Murphy
to put Jerome in a hole" was the hrst regular
sneaker. Mr. Ahearn was nervous. but he IS q
erea+ favorite in the organization. and made a
GOOD impression. He finally said:
T an, here tonight to verify the statement
r,aae to-day by Charles F. Murphy with REFER
arca m Mr.. Jeromes attempt to get the Demo
otic domination for District Attorney
Instantly the audience broke into cheering ana
the fray was on.