New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-25
MEN Of ALL PARTIES
WANT WHITMAN MAYOR
Nine Hundred Guests of West
Side Business Leaders Unite
in Songs of Praise.
"4-YEAR LEASE" FOR HIM
ITS Only Fair" Chorus the
Diners, land Then He'll
Show, Show, Show the
Stuff He's Made Of"


Republicans, Independent Democrats,
Tammany Hall leaders. Progressiyes. So
cialists and just plain business men-at-
| tended the testimonial dinner TO Charles
$. Whitman. District Attorney, by the
West Side business men at the Hotel As
tor last night \ united enthusiasm ap-
! peared TO respond 10 the suggestion of
| some Of the speakers that Judge Whit
man be candidate for Mayor in the fall
campaign.
William q. Ellison. former Corporation
Counsel, was POSTMASTER The speakers
were Anthony r. Stilcer. chairman of the
dinner committee; John r.. Dos Passos,
cambridge Colby. Clarence j. Shearn.
Michael j. Koran and Mr.. Whitman. The
! speakers seemed TO vie with one another
in praising the chracter and accomplish
ments in office Of the District Attorney.
The more his virtues were sung the bet
ter the crowd liked IT,
Several songs. set TO popular airs, were
written for the occasion and were sung
with a zest by the large assemblage. one
| that caught the spirit OF the diners more
than the others was sung to the tune Of
the choruses were:
And he will go. go. go
\ little higher.
All the folks say So
Its on the fire,
He has cleaned up the police
The town is now at peace
It's only rair 10 make him Mayor
He'll get that four year lease.
And then he'll show. show, show
The stuff he's made Of
lie Is wide awake. you know;
He'll cut taxes We think.
For he won't use much ink
To run the show, show show,
Referring to the guest Of the evening
! I'm his opening remarks. Mr.. Ellison said.
He IS a man who has given us won
dcrful exhibition OF reform. such as can
be accomplished by the honest and real
enforcement Of our criminal laws"
The other speakers had run through
the category Of victories won by the Dis
trict Attorney in the courts I'm his long
fight against police graft and corrupt
public officials. and some Of them had
prophesied his election as the next Mayor
of the city when Mr.. Ellison introduced
the District Attorney
\ prolonged outburst Of cheering from
the floor and noticeably from the boxes.
which were filled with women. greeted
Mr.. Whitman. who seemed much affected.
He thanked the business men for the
81 90 silver service which Chairman Still
ger had presented to him few minutes
before.
The demonstration Of the trust and re-
spect Of his fellow men. as evidenced in
such gathering. was the one ambition
which made public life worth living. Mr..
Whitman said. He accepted the cordial
reception. he declared. AS a tribute 20 an
officer rather than to a man. as an in
dorsement OF a policy. rather than Of
personality; as a proof that the repre-
sentative citizens Of the community be-
licve I'm a government IF law.
Referring 10 the conviction Yesterday
Of state Senator stephen J. Stlwell. he
said:
II feel no exultation and / share with
all good citizens the sense Of shame and
humiliation caused by the conviction to-
DAY for a felony OF Senator OF this
state And yet. knowing as l do the de-
tails OF the case. | cannot but be proud
as a citizen of New York. that II has been
again demonstrated that all men are
equal at the bar of justice. and that the
man doesn't live IN this. the Empire state
who can. with impunity. set at defiance
the majesty and the dignity and the SOW
ereignty Of law
Among the Tammany men at the din
ner were Senator John j. Fitzgerald,
leader Of the Sd Assembly District.
George Donnelan. Assemblyman Charles
Donahue. Assemblyman "Martie' McCue.
Justices Zeller. Collins and Mayo. OF the
Court Of Special Sessions. and Frank ".
Smith, clerk Of that court