Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-03
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campaign is produced one of the most
:. spectacular contests OF. It eentury's
politics. II is the crucial struggle of
decent citizenship against the Shiny
: grasp of Tammany and, on the face
of the present situation, the Fusionists
are confident of victory.
Against the fusion forces is arrayed
Edward f. Mccall, whom Tammany
selected to replace Mayor Gaynor
when that official began TO grow be-
vond easy restraint. Mr. Mccall
started strongly and odds of to L
were offered upon his chances. Now,
however, owing to a remarkable chain
of fayoring circumstances, John Pur-
roy Mitchefs strength is drawing the
same odds.
/ First, perhaps, in this chain is the
successful assault the Murphy forces
| made upon Governor Sulzer and the
| public antagonism engendered against
| Tammany by the alleged unfair meth
DDS used. New York newspapers are
J arrayed against Mccall. in az body re-
I tardless of political connections But
| greater than all these 1t would appear,
! has been the INFLUENCE of one Joan A.
:, Hennessy. than whom no livelier fight
ing Irishman has ever grabbed shil-
| lalah and danced joyousiy out TO 10
battle. Tammany graft is an open
] book to this former journalist ana ne
/ has been unsparing in his revelations.
| He has placed that organization OF
corruptive designs naked pe1ore tie
| community. and Mitchell has protlteo'
| Mccall attempted bluff, in the man
ner of Murphy but his feeble WORDS
were so fiercely hurled back INTO MS
teeth that he has been silent concern
ing this competent adversary. from
that day.
Mccall. has been attacked from eV-
erv side for his Tammany allegiance
his hypocrisy and his lack OF Intent
/ ,ence-and Hennessy and suizer die
not his principal aeeusers. iheii
charges against him are not the gray
est nor the most strongly supported
qbo whole record of the man suggests
ono who has been a handy man loi
| e;n;ster political and business interests
vilfuI helper of the corrupt eie
! mcnts that infest that city ana state
| In the campaign he has been d :"
lossal failure, thinking OF hetniiiS ~
talk about except economy. oai oi'o
blame hearers for laughing at the suS
eestion of Tammany ecoheiiS
seems to have no ideas touching ei'S
i affairs and not many ideas ON aug
| subject. With nothing IN ms ea.soi
| surpestinc aught but serViiits u w
lnfy,s bidding it cannot be uhiia.ui a.
| shat his candidacy has exploded. II -
,, ,il,e,v that SO weak a man Wouio
h,,,a heen named had Murphy expect
- f.,vnor.s death. Three candidates.
oh,,iated the necessity of panderihs u
public opinion,
Governor Glynn of New York. sue
I eessor of Sulzer, has maze ueei,
| tion worthy of notice. he STATES .
he will take up and continue tae .,,o.
nu.b and judicial examination nv
Henncssy's charges.
/ D;str;ct Attorney Whitman, the
/ man who has done more thau a.
else to clean up New YORK Ivy 10,
seen the way, at last, " .ne A..
onipher-ups'' and is hitting lie 80
ike \ bloodhound unleashea.
in his possession strong pfooi'
Tammany criminality hkeis " ie"o
astounding disclosures.
The business before him Is an -
| .noss-nroof piled on proof anu eii
: , onr,stance dovetailed with ciieu.
.tnrro-bIt whitman is wonuei -
,,it If energy and it is hoped tnae ~
Ill, not stop until he has stripes On
n,on who have been masters ol psi.
; a, ra,t.nness and benefciaries OF con-
, spiracy. u.,.dr,ma.
! r,a New York Tribune deals con
i ,,;,h the condition on the -Eas'
| side where Mccall eApec'eu the
ma ssailable support. inns p o.t
Tammany loss by puohc oi'sa aanrde5
ton with the treatment
| SulZer: tho nomination OF
desct utle, for Assemblyman III n,s
Mii.ialan strict reads like ripping
nom, meodrama, 1t has all lnS deisbt
punch in which tne re sa as good melo'
go always does, the trump, ~ u vi
apall.e hero over the deep-sayeo him T,
lians who have been aca pu,a
tnrpus" 9reat heart of the East Slde psa.'
enthusiastically to any ne Iea nSslitj ,e
dramatic mot is,ist ram ao recognize thu
3 are too ma story of feebieness frustrat
spe'i wicked dr power as it is shot hot owe :,
footsss'5s HOW S9wsst ssa {nge S
figure az .sr, psasN on you,'' Fooled again;
1 m and Eve will be reyen i,ao . w ME-
Chief f Murphy backs of STAGE Saissetian, PIC
tuye Oh amy a,,ip fight real meodrama cas-
=, YOU tha B p% There Murphy, the erue
landlord and Mccall his m eo@ east 20 TO-
d and rent collector, are sus' hat ,.0" ever fei
to eminent representatives of the schoo
of acting in East 18th street
II To Be "city Of Shame?
n The New York World, SURPRISING
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