New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
mitchell, IN RICHMOND,
HITS BACK At M'CALL
Fusion Candidate Replies to
Attacks Tammany Nominee
Made in That Borough.
WILL WORK FOR SUBWAYS
Promises Staten Islanders to
Reduce Observation-Disclosures
ers Cheer His Speeches
Hennessy Also Speaks.

Before two Of the largest political au-
diences which have been assembled IN
Staten Island, Mr.. Mitchell last night
toured Richmond Borough to answer the
attacks made against him there by MS
Tammany opponent. At both places his
reception was accompanied by assurances
that Richmond would vote for him ana
that he would become Mayor after Janu-
airy I.
For the first time in his campaign the
fusion candidate and John A. Hennessy'
who is supplying much Of the political
ammunition against Judge Mccall were
on the same platform together. Mr.. heh-
messy, asking new questions for Murphy
TO answer. was in the midst or his reel
tation Of corruption when Mitchell entered
and was forced to suspend his speech
while the crowd cheered the candidate
Mitchell sat on the platform Of the opera
house at West New Brighton. where they
met, until Hennessy had finished.
Mitchell made two promises 10 the voters
Of Richmond Borough. One, in answer
to McCalrs indefinite remarks on the
possibility of a subway for Staten Island
III the luluIt, NiS ilihN Ia Wv 49,
Of his administration he would do every
thing in his power to bring the subway
across the Narrows.
The other promise, meeting the charges
of overtaxation, was that when he was
elected Mayor one of his first acts would
be TO study the real estate valuations
and have his Board Of Tax Commission
ers reduce the assessments in that Dor
ough at every point where it was pos
sible.
Speaks for Transfers.
"Of course there ought 10 be transfers
between the municipal ferry and the sur
face lines in Manhattan" said Mr.. Nit
chel. IF that has TO be on the basis
which gives the Marlborough three cents
and the city but two Of every five cent
fare on which a transfer is used, we
ought TO have it on that basis. though
think Judge Mccall and the Tammany
commission ought TO try to get the city a
| little better terms than that
But Staten Island ought TO have more
than transfers from the municipal ferry.
Staten Island ought speedily to be made
an integral part of the subway system of
the greater city, and l shall feel proud
and happy if l can bring it about during
the four years of my administration.
1.-THE first Staten Island subway to be
built must probably. for reasons of econ
omy, be constructed under the Narrows,
so that express trains can be run from
here TO Manhattan through the Fourth
avenue subway. The building Of such a
l.
in reasonable cost, especially If done in
connection with the building of the rail-
road freight tunnels projected by the
trunk line railroads, which will enable
the locating of great factories, store
houses, docks and other enterprises here
in the shipping districts Of this island
Staten Island, since It became part
Of the greater city, has borne an unusual
share of the burdens, with, perhaps, less
than fair share of the benefits Of being
a part Of the metropolis. Especially do
you complain of over assessment of Stat
en- Island property for taxation for local
purposes
81 pledge my energetic efforts TO end
this overassessment in anticipation Of
improvements which either never come
or do not result in the expected increase
in property values. 1 shall reorganize
the Tax Department to that end"
Mr.. Mitchell then turned attention to
what he termed the Vaccinations" of
the Frawley committee, which provided
the charges for the Sulzer Impeachment,
and to the work Of Eugene Lamb Rich
ards, counsel of the committee.
Hits Hard at Tammany.
Speaking in the Richmond Theatre. at
Stapleton, he said:
Like McCooey, in Brooklyn, and Arthur
Murphy, in The Bronx, Eugene Lamb
Richards is the local satrap through whom
Mandarin Charles F. Murphy undertakes
to rule the contracts and patronage Of a
city and a state.
when the Delmonico Court Of Private
Impeachment, with Murphy, Foley, Nc