The sun., 1913-10-24
HENNESSY HAS LONG
RECORD AS FIGHTER
rs Editor and nS Politician lie
Has shown Earncstncss
and FcarlcsSncSS.
ONtE An \SSEMBI.NMAN
Ills Friendship With Smlzrr
lnbrokcn for Twenty
Years.
O\tE An ASSEMBLY MAN


Thc ,hicr hgutc of the week IN politics
j. without doubt John \. Hennessy. whose
atfdrk~ ON Edward T.. Mccall and Charles Y.
Murphy hav" given an utterly new twist
20 tho campaign, II has been asked on
many sides who he is and what is the calihre
o' ihc man who has made such scnsa iona
-.r"mcnrs To newspaper men and 10
uoliiirau- The answer has been easy, for
NJ lcuncs-y j. Known thoroughly h.
ho'h. having worked for newspapers since
ooehood and At various times cnca ged
A 'Ivclv m politics
Nr llenne-Sy il fighter He loves fight
~ much A. Il duck love, water. lie j. short
oi stature. veil knit, sandy haired. blue
e'Fd all Qualities of Il fighter. and of course
TOYS Irish His fondnes- for strife has been
pm down by friends no admire him in
'"u-cy and enemies who denounce him
u~l as ardenily as having led him TO cX-
ifcu'>. Bu in most instances it has been
admitted that MIR. liennc--y has gone to
c,tromr~ MOI for himself. but in the inl crest
OF ms friends.
Ills Goodness Bia Asset.
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rc--t Who for many wears was connected
offh the New York Times. John 4. a.
30 = called along Park Row. went TO work
fr~i rs an office hoy and soon became a
reporter lie wrote racing articles for
~. uoI ard Erpr,ss under the signature
o. Black and Blue Then he became a
ro'iiaal writer He was elected to the
A. ~.
district. Brooklyn. ruled at that time by
Alderman Jane. McGarry and James
Sneliu He met az that time william
Sullcr. who became Speaker of the Assem-
hl, On the floor of the Assembly SulIer
iruci ou ilennc,-y for much help and
~" friendship that started there has been
uuhroken for twenty wears
Nr Hennessy fought Hugh McI.a ughlin
and John \. Mckane in BROOKLYN and in
the course of that fight he became ac-
,uatn,ed with William j. Gaynor. the late
Mayor Of New York MIR. Hcnnessy sought
reelection. but he was defeated and he
returned 10 devote his entire time to news
paper work lie has been lust as fearless
~ hi, writing a. in his campaign sp.ec hes
A. managing editor of the New York Press
IN July. lou5 he deficd the Joint session
of tho senate and the Assembly at the time
of the hearing of the charges against Jus
tce Warren Is. Hooker
uenncsxv Subumumed
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other material that might show the author-
enlr OF the aru'Ie Mr hehh'ssN fe'"r'"o
tl deriving 'he Iolht session
lie sent let'er deiy ing inc riSht OF
'h" 'oiht session Y" -"npfha MN r'Ea'u
NIX VI" a''orsn'p VI we "'V''e' anu NV
d'd not opeN' 'ls ac'i"h caus'" sens"
non III 'he LEGISLATURE, r"aiiS tue ~oo-
I"ha was hiou'neu' lhdhihs NM "I'hcss
~ lh' nearing
Mr. hennessy inquired in row With oscar
h"nnersteih ana ms sons several years
ago ia the course oi "hi'h Mr' henhessy
.fu'k one "i the ihpresario sohs IN '"e
Jefferson Marhe' court me uouo'e was
e''t'"u Wheh ',an.i'ers'e'h sen. le.'er
:" w" "d'tor ol the fr.ss regarding tWo
."p"rters sent from the fr'ss 10 ih'"rVle"
MN Fhe reporters demanded an apology
ana '"llhs 10 receive II a''acheo MI naHi-
m"r>''lh'
NE incident caused long disagreement
h"'""eh the fr'ss ana inc theaHical IN
hr">t'
When Mr ''ayhor was elected Mayor ne
e'l"'"d VII Hehhessy 10 make an ihNes'i-
cation OF the 'nv Record MIR hennessy
INQUIRY enabled the Mayor to save large
amounts yearly on the publication. Mr.
uonnc.sv r.fus.d ,o accent a pl,ce in IN,
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