New-York tribune., 1913-11-02
NEAR-R|OT ENDS M'CALL
COOPER UNION MEETING
Auditor Who Disagrees with
Candidate About RoCkaWay
Park Is "B0unCed."
M'CALL LOSES HIS HEAD
Denial That Recreation Spot Is
a 2Ha Mile Walk Over
Sand Dunes Rouses
Tammany Ire.

Edward E. McCalPs Cooper Union mass
meeting last night broke up In q near
riot because a man contradicted Judge
Mccall when he said that to get to Rock
away Beach Park one had to walk two
and half miles over sand dunes"
That's lie! I live down there and
know" shouted the heckler
Mr.. Mccall replied that William H.
Reynolds had lined his pockets by the
sale of the park and was paying for the
"scurrilous cartoons" which were being
used against him. when the audience be-
gan to yell: Put him out" Hes Mitch
els tool" "Out with him"
Suiting the action to the woru, q score
of men made for the man and there was
a scrimmage well up front in the main
aisle.
Mccall lost his grip on the situation
and former Labor Commissioner Williams
rushed to the rostrum and banged for
order. The heckler In the mean time was
trying to beat an orderly retreat, but he
dropped his hat lie managed to pick II
up and started for the door with a horde
OF angry Tammany men at his heels. He
disappeared through the Third avenue
entrance, but the commotion refused to
die out. Scores OF men jumped up and
left the hall. Mccall esssyed to resume,
but was interrupted by cheers.
Now. gentlemen" he shouted. don't
pay any attention 10 II. am advised
that the man who created that disturb
ance belongs TO The New York World
Don't be alarmed about It and don't let
IL feaze yon That Is a trick that Sulzer
Is capable OF. This is the orderly side Of
the fusionists; the gentlemanly opponents
OF the Democratic ticket come here for
but how successful they have been you
all have visual demonstration"
Mccall started his series OF meetings at
Cooper Union, which was advertised as
a labor mass meeting. There was a mild
demonstration when he entered the hall.
but many seats were empty. Mccall led
of with more attacks on Mr.. Pulitzer"
and The World" He said that no
sooner had that Individual" John A.
HennessD been compelled TO admit un-
der oath that the things he had said
about Mccall were told TO him by other
individuals when along came Pulitzer and
his "World' with a browning act Of
infamy."
Mccall was referring to tho affidavit
OF William W. Mclaughlin. jr, son OF
former Police Inspector Mclaughlin.
charging that his father loaned Mccall
32l 900 10 obtain his nomination as Su-
prone Court justice.
we thought" said Mccall, that this
campaign had been sounded 10 its very
depths in scandal and mlre until this
coward prints In his paper this morning
the affidavit of boy. turns him against
his father, makes him give utterances
which are undoubtedly placed In his
mouth and which the boy could not com
prehend, Just for the sake of keeping
alive this slanderous campaign. To-
night we have the complete refutation
OF such stories and "A family is com
PEELED 70 lay bare before the public the
eart-sickening fact that demented
son was used by this scalawag for the
purpose OF keeping riot and scandal in
the campaign. boy whose mind is
weakened and whose physician will tes-
tify is paranoac is utilized by this
Pulitzer to breathe upon the public his
foul and slanderous charges.
How long are the citizens OF this
community going to put up with that
sort OF thing? How long are they going
to tolerate that sort OF journalism"
Mccall said he rather enjoyed some Of
the cartoons against him. one which
showed him trying TO fill the hat and
shoes OF the late Mayor Gaynor. he said
he would not dispute, but he promised
that he would be filling Mayor Gaynors
chair after January l.
And when / do" ne shouted 81 give
you this warning. Mr. Pulitzer. unless
you change your living and change the
method OF your rotten journalism, there
will be very little room for you In this
community
The candidate went on to tell how he
protected the work and wages OF union
bricklayers In the Lexington avenue sub
way construction. He said he deiied any
body TO attack hts record as Public Ser
vice Commissioner He followed this with
his ideas on municipal economy. Illus
trated by the purchase Of Dreamland
and Rockaway Beach parks as horrible
examples OF civic extravaganza.
His next meeting was In the Grand
Palace, at Grand and Orchard streets.
I'm Senator Christy ID. Sullivan's Eighth
district. The hall was packed. The next
meeting was In the John f. Ahern As
sociation clubhouse, No. go East Broad
way.
Other Mccall meetings were in the AL
lied Hebrew Citizens League, No. SO Sec
ond avenue Broadway and s6th street
and Broadway and l45th street. and the
Mccall Harlem Business Mems Associa-