New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30
4 AM NOBODY'S MAN."
DECLARES M'CALL
"None Will Ever Regret My
Election" Tammany Candi.
date Tells Plumbers.
SPEECH BRIEF AND HARSH
Says He Will Not Indulge in
Personalities in Campaign
Gardner Can See writ.
ing on the Wall"

II am nobody's man. No man born Of
woman shall ever dare to suggest to me
any performance or act OF mine thar
could bring the blush OF shame 70 nv
brow"
So announced Edward f. Mccall. Tam.
many candidate for Mayor in brief adj.
dress. marked by hard words and harsh
phrases, at the Mccall headquarters In
the Hotel Imperial last night. Mr.. Nc
Call crossed the street from his personal
headquarters in the Hotel Martinique 20
greet delegations from the Greater New
York Sanitary Plumbers Club and the
Citizens Democracy.
AT the outset I want To say" he said
that I want 10 make no pretence To
speechmaking tonight. came over
wholly to meet the gentlemen who have
assembled here TO pledge me their sup
port. | want 10 reserve until the cam
pagn opens at a formal meeting any
effort TO present issues TO any delegation
OF citizens cannot refrain. however.
from making one statement. shall make
II the burden OF my song whenever fee
it necessary. relying on my record in pub
lie Office, where have served the people
to refute the base, unjust and maliciously
intended statement that ! am anybody's
man.
81 don't believe that any man running
! for public Office who INDUCES in vitupera-
ton against any individual or orgsniza-
ton argues aught but his unhtness TO
MI public office. I shall discuss the issues
that affect the citizenship OF the CON-
munty II I cannot go before the people
without INDUCING in lying and vitupera-
ton | shall not make campaign. but
shall leave the lying and vituperation 10
those who are go low and mean as 10 in
dulge in Il. II 7 am chosen az the adj
ministrative head OF this government
shall be that administrative head, and no
man born OF woman shall ever dare 10
suggest to me any performance or act OF
mine that could bring the blush OF shame
10 my brow.
81 don't want 10 appear tawdry or sen
sational. but such statements have been
made. | don't think II necessary 10 say
that I am free man. But these state
ments have been written by men who
have never met me and who do not Kno"
me and they know that the statements
are downright lies and scandals. Telling
not what is true. they know | VIII STAND
as q bulwark against a dictators tyranny.
No newspaper tyranny shall cross The
threshold OF my door. In the perform
ance Of my duties ! shall know but one
dictator. and that lies right here. ana Ne
struck his bosom with his fist, IN me
throne of my own conscience. " ms
camnairn results in my election 20 once
Won will never have cause 10 regret IL py
any act OF mine"
The candidate was received Win enu"
siam by the hundred men present No'o"''
Asa Bird Gardiner decl. red that the CAM
paign had opened so auspiciously tha' 10
could almost see the writing on the wall
avon AZ tbs early stage OF the game
coIone, Mann Trice. formerly OF leNsS'
and Major William Il. {. Mayer
brother-in-lav OF Gaynor, were the o'ne'
speakers. I'm, he
Major Mayer drew laugh from W.
auditors when he said the Tammany Na"'
didate did not stand on three less INV
his more or less eminent oppohen' ''
.,ephant leg. Heart leg and hoVso
Iec-but went straight 20 the point Wn, .
no had anvth'7g 10 say or accothp"S"'
and did II in 4 modest, human anu
less way.