New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
MCCLELLAN SAILS AWAY
MASKED HIT At HEAkSI.
Satisfied Democracy Will Live Up
to Traditions.

Mavor Mcclellan and Mrs Mcclellan sailed
for Europe yesterday forenoon on the We"
York. to be gone until September O. 'uS' y
fore sailing the Mayor predicted that the cry
of New York would send TO the Democrauc
State Convention a delegation that woulo sup
mort an honest man for Governor and thst the
convention would proclaim a platform anu
nominate ticket worthy or the pest tlaui'io'i'
of the Democratic party.
While this is a conventional and guarded eN-
pression. it is interpreted by the Mayors
friends as a declaration of hOstllit~ 10 the
Hearst campaign for the capture OF the state
convention.
The Mayor had expressed the wish that no
demonstration by his friends be made at the
pier. Only few of his personal friends were
present to sec him off. His political field gen
eral, Fire Commissioner O'Brien, was not pres
ent Acting Mayor Patrick F. MCGOWAN and
Park Commissioner Herman rushed to the pier
Just as the New York backed out OF her SIP
Mr.. MCGOWAN misGgured the leaving time OF 'le-
boat by half hour. Some OF the others pres
ent were the Mayors secretaries MessIs'
O'Brien and Willis, State Historian HuGh HAST
ings and License Commissioner Bogert. Justice
Dugro was of the leavetakers Sut was
there to say goodby to a relative
In reply to much questioning the Mayor said:
am going awav as satisfied as 1 could wish
TO be with the work of the last six months
Every department of the city government mas,
believe, done its best to serve the city Wen anu
economically Improvement Is always possible
of course md Improvement viii continue every
day for Mr. MCGOWAN is as jealous as am ot
New Yorks welfare With him IN the chalI,
shall not worry about the course OF Civic eNeIIts
during nv absence He is familiar with my
every policy and will have the hearty cooper
alton of every department mead
The Mayor was asked about the political sit
uation. He replied:
expect on my return from Europe. to see
+he Democracy of this state nominate q TICKET
and 1,rocIaim a platform worthy of the best ira
ditons of the party. 1t is already certain tIlaI
the city of New York will send TO the state con-
vention a delegation which will support an
honest man for Governor and give MN hohesI
| issues TO fight for We have never won IN state
or in nation when we were not IIaHK Titli III & o,ir
people and honest in our promises ana IN our
candidates. The Issues which brought US SUI
cess in the past well defined BY measuTins TIS
I'D to them we shall nave the DdIlle Iiet- 20 =
Won and should we lose, we shall nave noInliS
for which to apologize. The city OF New iOtA
is and should be leader In Denocra..c ,I 70
and policy AS a Democrat, always Ioyal ~ ~
nv party and sensible Of the obngatlon 1 o9 W ~ ~
the organization in this city, take pride IN IlIe
knowledge that New 1orK VIII a1d pG mar ifs votes
1rin he cast for the preservation or our prin-
ciples and our party cleanliness
Asked If he expected to see Richard Croker
while away the Mayor said:
I have no appointment to meet him. II IN Mr;
Croker should happen TO De IN LohuOH W1iIIo =.
am there the chances are that L should Lhees
/ him do not however, expect TO go 20 Te1a4iU
/ this year.
! Itts likely that the Murphy who now con-
troll the Tammany executive committee will not
openly try to weaken the Mayor politically while
he is away The SulIivans have advised NUT
phv that it would be dangerous for him 70 ap-
point five new anti-McClellan executive heIh-
bers in the new districts as authorized by the
/ executive committee at It's last meeting. Mur.
| phy is not overanxious to fight at TINS Time anu
! the chances are that the general COMMITTEES men
In the various new districts will get together ana
choose their own leaders. This was done on fTI-
day night in the north half of the new 5uth DIS
/ 49, 1oId 94tb0 when the members Of the gen.
| eraI committee elected Wallace 5. Fraser,
/ LAWYER and personal friend OF RepresentatINe
! sullivan as their leader. Fraser used 70 oe see
! retarv of the Sullivan Association. and ne mas
! had an essentially Sullivan training IN p0ntlcs-
/ His appointnent is probably more or SuluVah-
/ 4IcC,IeIian victory than il is gain for Murphy.