The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-07
Carnegie Hall Kings With
Tammany Enthusiasm.
FOR CITY OWNERSHIP
Mcclellan is the Only Member Of the
Present City Administration Who
10 Renominated. President Roose.
welt Commended for His Work
for Peace.
(By the Associated Press. )

New York, Oct. 5.-Mayor George
B. Mcclellan tonight was renominated
for mayor of New York city for the
four years terms, beginning January
1. next, by the Democratic city con.
vention or Tammany Hall organiza-
ton. Mr.. Mcclellan is now rounding
out his first term of two years the
State Legislature having recently
amended the city charter SO as to
provide for four years tenure OF
office for officials of Greater New
York.
The Tammany convention was held
I'm Carnegie Hall amid much enthu-
siasm.
The fact that the entire ticket had
been decided upon before hand did
not seem to diminish the ardor OF
the delegates of the five boroughs of
the greater city. They entered upon
the work of ratifyihg the slate with
much carnestness. Mr.. Mcclellan was
the only member of the present ad-
ministration renominated the ticket
named by the convention being as
follows:
For Mayor-George B. Mcclellan
of Manhattan.
For mptroller-Herman A. Metz
OF Brooklyn.
II or HreSlOent OF the BOdrO Oh Al
dermen-Patrick F. MCGOWAN, of
Manhattan.
Mr.. Metz is named to succeed Comp
troller r. NJ. Grout and Mr.. MCGOWAN
TO succeed President Charles V.
Fornes. Mr.. Fornes presided over
tonight'S convention.
A resolution was adopted highly
commencing President Roosevelt for
his services in bringing about peace
between Russia and Japan.
Leader Charles F. Murphy, of Tam
many Hall, received an uproarious
welcome when he walked itno the
convention hall, the band playing
"Tammany'' and the delegates cheer
ing wildly.
Senator Patrick H. McCarren, the
Brooklyn leader also was accorded
an ovation.
Mayor Mcclellan was notified of his
nomination and appeared in the hall
shortly after II o'clock. Again there
was an enthusiastic demonstration.
Acceptance by Mcclellan.
Mayor Mcclellan in accepting the
nomination declared it had come to
him unasked and unsought. He said he
was pledged to no man or group of
men; pledged only to the people to
do his duty to the best of his ability.
MT. MCCleIldH spoke UTlely -uul
took occasion to touch upon the ques-
ton of municipal ownership of public
utilities.
LAS Democrat he said, 81 be-
lieve that community is best governed
which is least governed and that where
individual effort and private enter
prises can accomplish the same result
as government, government has no
right to- interfere. Where, however,
public utilities conducted by private
enterprise fail in giving the people an
adequate service, then believe that it
is the duty of government to take
control"
The platform adopted touches upon
municipal ownership and declares it
has long been accepted as a Demo-
cratic doctrine
Public ownership it is asserted,
lis no longer campaign catch word,
but a principle applied and in opera
ton in this the greatest of American
cities. An intelligent, conservative
and responsible Democratic admins
tration may be entrusted with the
continued application and the ultimate
triumph upon safe lines of the princi-
pie of municipal control of public
utilities"