The evening world., 1913-10-07
INDEPENDENT Mr.. M'CALL
GAVE THE PAP TO TAMMANy
In Ten Years He Handed Down Thou
sands of Plums in References
and Recciverships.

edward r. Mccall. Taminany's candi-
date for Mayor. IL shown In an invest-
A,ation of his public career competed TO-
dag by the Citizens VI a1icip,l Commit
tee. TO have been generous N his disiri-
button OF patronage AZ sup emc cour,
Justice. Such Tammany men as George
r. Roesch. Billy sweetzer. the Co
halan brothers. johnny cogsev. Asa
Bird Gardiner AMI "A 'ong list OF TAM
many Statesmen" and leaders shared
n Mr.. Mccalrs 'lndepcndent' liberallty.
In the ton years judge Mccall was
on the bench he handed out" as Boss
Aurphy's henchmen are accustomed to
cay, thousands OF references and re-
cstvsrships. Many Of these p,ums were
- good Tammany men," friends OF
Murphy. big Tim" Sullivan. Two
Toma"--Foley and McAvoy. There IL al.
% to be found liberal sprlnkling OF
Republicans IN the Judge. lis's. the Re-
publicans cropping into favsr toward
the close OF the Judges service on the
bench. when Tammany Judges are
known 10 become less plant and more
Independent.
Before Edward r.. Mccall went on the
bench he was not forgotten by the
TAmmany Judges then sitting. In 1875
in street opening proceedings Judge Me-
Call seceived fees amounting to g. 90.
and In 1899 he earned s2.7eG between
lbs and 1902. the year Mr.. Mccall was
elected 10 the bench. he received more
than 100 appointments ms referee and
receiver. How much money In fees tho
Judge received from this pap" II In
impossible to estimate. as each app ,in,.
Ment varies IN the duration OF the ref.
erences and tho amount Of busine,a
transacted by the receiver.
MAckiN HEADS THE LIST As
PICKER OF PLUMS.
: A. the top OF Judge Mccsirs favoritss
10 John J. Mackin. according to the
records. Nj. Mackin was the Judxe's
personal attendant. his principal duty
0eing 70 help the Judge on with his
ROLES and acting as general messenger.
The ei.soo-a-year salary was not consid.
cred sufficient and 50 Mr.. Mackin got
, something like slxty-nve recelverships
Besides obtaining receiverships. MIR.
Aeckin In known Al one Of tho best lit
tie street openers In the city. he having
been . commissionsr on dozens Of pro.
csedinss at $40 . day.
Charles a. Hickey. who WA a clerk
70 Judge Mccall ~ . salary Of &. 600 /.
year. was appointed receiver In twenty.
two casss from October. lso6 TO October.
mi. Mr.. Hickey was also named refsree
In numerous actions. although Il 10 NOT
considered good form 20 name At.
tsudants and clerks TO ofliciai positions.
Some of the Judges appoint one an.
others secretaries In q sort Of rinR.
around-ths-rosy fashion.
]. Sidney BSrnstsinP noted in Billy
WHghts DISTRICT because he In Tam.
many now and was anti!Tammany then,
y also on Mr.. aicCairs hst OF referees
NJ. Bernstein V law partner Of auc.
usasss Samuel Marks. who till thi,
ysas hes stavsn nightly to get Billy
WtiGhts sat In the Tammany Exscu.
No Committee
Soen v. Coggey. Tammany distric
lesdae and Transfer Tax Appraiser. who
ahnges ~ laAAsr0hip With Bart Dunn
~ Tanns<y contractor who was 70
(. esu1v inaletsd COR highway frauds 1,
0odnAnA oounty. y another appolntss
~ Of ~ Oohalan boys. Daniel r.
~ . Jastico and Dennis O'I.eary Co
An1oA were not forgotten by Judge Nc
On Dsnn1s was In the bonding bust
aoD M TAmmAny Senator "Jim'
j 0u0esy. Asa BIRD Gardiner. Sorme
TanmAAy District-Attornsy. who lay
s1nan . eAms because he once said 1T
~ ~ REFORM" got two appointment
~ Jssa0s MOAN.
TanoaAAsN MEN GET THE "a
OF REFERENCES.
Umlsos Thomas r. Donneiiy. a.
0unnuaAy lawyer. obtained forty refer
sasas from Judge Mccall in four year,
asssgs ~. Engsl. . Sullivan hsnchmar
No Was on Sheriff Julius Hamburger
sema staR. obtained four reference,
Osogrsssman Michael +. Conry Eo
thesA Tammany Assemblyman VIncsu
Z. Csughiin got six. and Bully Allen. tn
peesiAeut Of Bully Wrisht's Cayuga Cul
81 four.
he late Thomas r. Grady got onl
three references. but Henry J. Gold
smith. one Of the Sullivan lawyers. gc
saSht. II. w. Herbert. a Tammany Cit