Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
IN CALL PLEDGES
AID TO mitchell
Mayor-eleot and Late Opponent
Meet at Banquet of Knights
of Columbus.
Ispecisi to the Newark stsr.I

| NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Mayor- ELECT
| John Purroy Mitchell was the guest
| of Corrigan Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, at a banquet in the Waldorf
| last night The POSTMASTER was
Chairman Edward e. Mccall, of the
Public Service Commission.
! Both Mr.. Mitchell and Mr.. Mccall
are members of Corrigan Council.
| They received an ovation from the
200 diners. Mr.. Mccall pledged in be-
half of himself and those he had rep
resented during his recent politica
campaign his hearty support of the
coming administration of his young
| successful rival
Mr.. Mitchefs mother and Mrs.
Mitchell were present and occupied an
upper box in the banquet hall. They
were eheered enthusiastically, espe-
eially when 1t was announced that
the date of the banquet was set for
the birthday of the elder Mrs. Mitchell.
| One of the preliminaries of the ban
quet was the presentation to the
maYor-elect of an oil painting of him
self. It was painted by Miss
Meagher, cousin of General Thomas
Francis Meagher. the famous Irish
patriot and commander of Civil War
fame Genera Meagher was one of
the Irish patriots contemporary with
John Mitchell. grandfather of the
mayor-elect, who was forced 10 leave
his native land because of his efforts
to achieve liberty for Ireland
! The banquet was attended by a
large delegation of knights of Co
lumbus from New Jersey, which In
!, cluded former Senator John Hinch-
life, of Paterson; Major-General
Dennis F. Collins, of Elizabeth, and
others. The Newark delegation was
headed by William ]. Hagan. Other
members of the Newark party were
Rev. Michael P. Corcoran, Samue P.
Waldron. William R. Conlon Michael
j. Tansey and William L. Fox Den
mis- F. O'Brien and Tax Commissioner
William p Macksey. of East Orange.
were present.
! Mayor Cornelius J. McGlennon, of
East Newark, and C. O'Connor Irwin,
of Arlington. also were with the New
Jersey delegation.
Rev. William NJ. Dwyer. chaplain
of the chapter. found In that happy
collocation of the two late oppd sing
political candidates" a sufficient refu-
tation of recent charges that the
order to which they both belonged
had political aims He added that
of all the offices ever held by Mr..
Mccall in his long career as a pub
| lie official and jurlst. none became
him better than that. OF friend and
toastmaster at the side OF hiB iecent
| foe In politics
Mr.. Mccall. in introducing Mr..
| Mitchell, remarked that he had OBJ
served since election that the mayor
elects campaign expense account con-
tanned one item for boxing lessons.
'I would like 70 know who your In
structor was the speaker went on.
HE certainly taught you how to de-
| liver a punch"
Mr.. Mitchell accepted the good
| wishes of Judge Mccall and declared
ne felt from the very moment of his
election that he would have the p-
port of Mr. Mccall and every other
good citizen of the city. His admin
istration, he promised, would not be
a political one. The day of partisan
ship, the mayor-elect continued was
past. A sound business administers
ton was his sole purpose.
He declared his friendship for Judge
Mccall before the campaign, and that
it will continue. He added; 81 appre-
cate his spirit of generosity that led
him to pledge me the support of him
self and all other good citizens to-
/ night -
"I knew I should have that, even
before he said 1t. / look forward to
| four years of cooperation with him
in the government for the welfare and
Improvement of this city In the fu-
ture as in the past
None appreciates more keenly than
do I the tremendous opportunities
and fearful obligations of the city OF
! New York The constructive work
before us is almost appalling. l am
| glad ] visited the Panama canal"
continued Mr.. Mitchell. referring to a
statement made earlier In the evening
by John Barrett, director general OF
the American Union. that New
York and this country had not awak-
ened TO their opportunities as a result
| of the opening of this canal.
II will tell Mr.. Barrett" he went
on, that New York has not been
asleep to Its opportunities in connec-
ton with the opening of the connect
ing link between the two oceans. In
| the last two or three years we have
laid the foundations for the compile
ton OF our terminal and port facil-
tiles SO that New York may forge
ahead and keep ahead In tue COM
merce and trade of the world.
I'VE are about to make In the next
four years an experiment In Demo-
cratic government, an experiment In
business administration that shall be
directly responsive to the people of
our city. IL means much to New
York, but also TO every city in our
land.
THE eyes of all are upon us. We
would be overcome by the difficulties
and magnitude of the work but for
the confidence, born OF conviction,
that we go into once with the good
will and cooperation of all the citi-
zens In New York"