New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-04
mitchell FINDS OMEN;
FEELS LIKE A WINNER
Makes Last Speech Of His
Campaign Within Two
Blocks of Birthplace.
PEOPLE AROUSED, HE SAYS
Effrontery of Bosses To Be Re.
buked-" Tammany Hall Not
in Existence After Elec.
tion," His Parting Shot.

John Purroy Mitchell. glowing with IN.
feeling that his effort was to be success.
full. wound up his campaign last nigh,
within two blocks of his birthplace. IN
The Bronx.
1T is a good omen OF tomorrow. he
said later my last campaign ended
near my birthplace, and by coincidence
this campaign has done the same
His voice, broken under the strain. eavs
way in the first Of his nights speecbes
For days it had been husky, and desn,,.
the efforts of throat specialists To s,av.
off the hoarseness, it was eviden. Tho,
the fusion candidate was speaking w,,.
a large degree of exertion. He managed
however, to give his opponents a Nn.,
thrust when he repeated his principaI e..
sue of the campaign: There is only ono
question: Shall the government OF Nov,
York be controlled by Murphy or bv ,hs
people?"
Because Of the failure of his VOICE NJ,
Mitchell made only five addresses. tvs
or these were in Manhattan, where tbs
large crowds, as If giving final encour.
agement, received him with great enthu.
siasm. The others were in The IRONY.
So much interested were those who hears
him speak that at one point, where thu
meeting place was not far from a McCau
meeting, many at the Mccall Meeting
walked two blocks to hear the fusion can.
didate before "the messenger for the
cher finished speaking.
we will roll up majority Tomorrow
Mr.. Mitchell said at the Hudson Progress.
sive Club, No. PSI West S9th street. 'whic,
VIII astonish even those who have real.
lied the weakness OF the Tammany cam.
paign. 1t will be a lesson once and for
all that no boss, no matter how arrogant.
can fout the people without arousing
their anger.
I'VE have SEEM" he continued. Muir.
phy and his associates plan and plot Ia
seize the government both of the state
and the city in the same year, and that
with the utmost effrontery. They have
tried to confuse the voters by talk OF
economy and with words OF attack
against the fusion Board of Estimate.
which has done more, comparatively. in
the four years it has been in office than
all its Tammany predecessors could ac-
complsh.
Tomorrow the voters will bear in
mind that Tammany Hall is not in ex.
istence."
MIR. MitchePs next speaking place was
ut the Riverview Theatre, where he in
terrupted the display OF a moving picture.
This gave him another subject for the
discussion of his intentions when in office.
Il believe" he said. that such exhibit
tons as these, so far from being Of harm
ful effect are not only wholesome and
harmless recreation, hut are educational
and uplifting. Instead of attempting 10
suppress the spread OF moving picture
theatres. as my Tammany opponents have
suggested l intend 10 encourage them so
long as they remain on the same high
plane as are the average exhibitions.
1T is simply that / believe in personal
liberty, unhindered by the unwarranted
interference by the Police Department
There IS no harm in decent recreation on
Sunday or any other day. provided that
this recreation does not infringe on the
rights or consciences OF others And I
assure you that l will protect your inter-
ests in this respect when 1 am Mayor"
The candidate then journeyed TO The
Bronx, where he said, he had been
brought up with the borough. At London
Casino, No. 3,S75 Third avenue, and az
Lyric Hall. at 215th street and White
Plains avenue, his words were directed
chiefly as a warning 10 the voters.
Vote early" he said. "Tammany ha.
many ways OF stealing your vote befors
you reach the polls, and in desperation
the organization this year has brought IN
many 'repeaters' and hoaters.' "
II was at the Bedford Park Casino, al
2O0th street and Webster avenue, that
Mr.. Mitchell made an "old home ending
TO his campaign. When he came into the
hall many in the audience recognized In
him the same youngster whom they had
watched grow up. and they told him so In
pleased voices
Were for you, john" they shouted
We're proud Of YOU