Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
BEAT TAMMANY!!
BATH CRY IN
NEW YORK RACE
Fusion Forces United Against IT,
gers Candidate for Mayor, Nc
CaIl-SuIzer for Assembly.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Are the days
of Tammany Hall numbered?
Is the famous organization that
brought into being a Boss" Tweed.
a dick" Croker and a Charles Fran
els Murphy, about to lose political
control of New York City, where it
has nestled and grown fat these many
years?
If the local political situation had
not changed with startling sudden
ness, largely because of the death of
Mayor Gaynor, the mayoralty election
of next month would be even more
complex than it is now. 1t would have
compared favorably with the situation
in Mexico.
1t looks like John Purroy Mitchell
for Mayor. 1t is difficult to see how
Tammany is going to beat him. Still,
one has vivid recollections of other
campaigns where it appeared difficult
for Tammany to beat fusion. But re-
sourceful old Tammany! 1t has SO
many political tricks up it's sleeves.
Tammany's Foes United.
Judge Edward e. Mccall, late of the
Supreme Court, is a very admirable
gentleman in many respects His rep
utation is good, barring his associa-
tons with Tammany. But William
Sulzer had a long Tammany record
when he ran for Governor and the
people of the State of New York
elected him with enthusiasm. OF
course, the opposition to Tammany
was not united in that instance, as it
is in the present mayoralty situation.
| The Progressives, Republicans, In
| dependence Leaguers, Independent
Democrats and Gaynorites have
united on John Purroy Mitchell for
Mayor. Against this formidable ar
ray, there is only Tammany Hail and
| Mccall. Then, Mitchell has the in
! dorsement Of the national admins
l tration With those Democrats who
Fare not directly associated with
| Tammany it means that some Federal
| patronage will be thrown the way of
the. supporters of Mi Mitchell.
| Beyond a doubt, however, the ma
,iority of those supporting Mitchell are
doing so because of earnest opposi-
! ton to Tammany. They would make
tTammany the issue of the campaign
4 ! ike Roosevelt, when the latter fought
j "Dick' Croker for the Governorship,
Mitchell will try to show the people
OF New York City that Charles Fran
! els Murphy, of Tammany Hail. is his
real opponent, and not, Mccall
/ "f Mates Not Endorsed.
y
indorsed Mitchell and made him its
candidate for Mayor, it has not in
I dorsed his running mates, McAneny
| and Prendergast. This. independence
Leaguers assert, is due to the failure
of these two men to live up to their
y pledges when they were last elected
Ito the borough presidency and the
COMPREHENSIVE, respectively. They
i stood with Gaynor for the INTERIOR
ough subway, while Mitchell opposed
them.
This failure OF the independence
League to indorse McAneny and
Prendergast may possibly mean that.
while Mitchell will be elected, his tick
ct will not go in with him. 1t also
may mean that Tammany Will have
control of the Board of Estimate. for
Mitchels vote as Mayor would count
for little against those of several
Tammany borough presidents and a
Tammany comptroller.
Some months ago it looked as If
Lieutenant Becker, the Rosenthal
murder and the police problem would
constitute the issues of the campaign.
1t wasn't particularly clear in any
ones mind how this was to be brought
home to Tammany, but STILL the plan
was to somehow shunt the whole
thing onto the shoulders of the Tiger.
Whitman o. KID by Tiger.
The acceptance of a Tammany in
dorsement by District Attorney Whit
man, who is running on every ticket
and, therefore. can't be defeated, and
the determination of Mayor Gaynor
to run again, put an end to the police
issue. If Gaynor had lived the police
situation could have been showed onto
him, but 1t couldn't have been used as
a weapon against Tammany. In fact
. Tammany itself thought seriously OF
using it as a weapon against Gaynor
William Sulzer, put out of the Gov
ernorship, is the Progressive party's
Assembly candidate in the Sixth As
sembly District, a territory that lies
I between East Houston street ant
East Tenth street and Avenue A anC
the East River, where three votes ou'
Of four are Jewish.
\ dispatch from Albany last night
! stated that SulZer accepted the nomi
nation as soon as he heard of the ac-
ton of the East Side voters. He
promises to give the East Side the
t most exciting campaign in its history
Francis w. Bird, ProgreSsives
> county chairman; Theodore Dougla:
: Robinson, State chairman, and VIII
| liam NJ. Chadbourne. representative
of George w. Perkins Ca we'll to- d.
Progressively, sat in the hall at No
l07 Avenue and never uttered {
word while the district leaders anC
voters rushed the Sulzer nomination
' | through.
Every effort that could be brough
TO bear in the afternoon and latt
=, evening by the boss Progressives wa'
directed against the movement t,
nominate Sulzer. Mr.. Bird and hi
advisers were faced out by MAJ
SLENDER, leader of the Sixth district
who told them that it would "tak'
r. murder" to keep the people from put
L ting SulZer on the Assembly ticket.
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