New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-25
M'CALL IGNORES RAIN
AND HENNESSY CHARGES
SpIashes, FigurativeIy and Lit
orally, Through Queens BOr-
ough on Speaking Tour.
MAKES MYSTIC THREATS
Will Give Detractors Personal
Attention Later, He Tells
Dampened Residents of ia
maica, Astoria, Flushing.

Denunciations and bullfrogs were rained
in about equal portions last night when
Edward f. Mccall, citizens and the
weather met in Queens Borough to dis
cuss the alleged issues OF the Mayoralty
campaign.
II is only fair to say that Mr.. Mccall
paid as much attention to the news
papers as he did to the issues, and he
totally ignored the weather. The ele-
ments apparently favored fusion.
From s45 p. m. when the candidates
automobile rushed up to ST. Mary's Ly-
ceum. in Jamaica, until after he had made
his final speech at Astora-hnal In Queens,
for he spoke later in Carnegie Hall. Man
hattan-the rain fell in such fashion as to
dampen things, externally, at least.
But there were good crowds at every
place, Jamaica, Flushing, Astoria ana
Carnegie Hall, and several times the
cheering was enthusiastic. 1t lasted %
seconds at Jamaica, and at Schuetzen
Park. Astoria, they gave him the three
tmes-three. with the added remark that
they wanted some hot stun"
Mccall did not reply to the charges OF
MT. fteDreSSy ana OUTLETS, toilttHlihb hiH'
self by announcing emphatically
LAS to those who have made charges
against me. pledge you my word | shall
give them my personal attention in my
own way, following my own Judgment
and no power on earth shall stop me from
reaching after them" He repeated this
every time he spoke
Leaning far over the desk at which he
spoke. he shook his finger at the news
paper men and said:
This World here. IL has pursued me
from day TO day at every meeting with
deliberate and malicious misrepresenta-
ton"
As he splashed around through the
borough his ire seemed to grow.
He referred with more and more vigor
to " The World. the flesh and the Stein
way tunnel" He admired the nerve Of
Mr.. Mitchell in visiting Queens and telling
the taxpayers that he favored better
transit facilities and that the Public Ser
vice Commission had caused the delay
that 20 grievously irks the Long Island
ers. He asserted again that my oppo-
nent has been ten arch-enemy OF the plan
all along"
Speaking OF the proposed parks at
Drcamland and Rockaway Beach, he said
that. no matter how the newspapers
might misquote him az saying. he favored
parks and Fairgrounds when they were
properly located and when the city had
the money to buy them.
II heard these places called resort
for crippled children" he declared. We
hemently Their purchase by the city
will merely aid the crippled purses or
those who now own them. Tell those
who want TO visit them that when they
get of the rapid transit lines they will
only have 20 walk two and a half miles
to get there"
Despite the rain. every hall where the
candidate was expected was we'll filled.
He spoke with great seriousness, never
once smiling as represented In his pict-
ures, which formed the principal decora-
ton Of every place. II was almost mid
night when he ceased his oratorical Of
forts.
Mr. Mccall did not reach Carnegie Hail.
where he spoke under the auspices OF the
Irish American Union. until II o'clock.
The crowd. which filed the great hall
comfortably, waited patiently. listening
TO speeches by Herman A. Metz. Joseph
4. Goulden and Park Commissioner Hig-
gins OF The Bronx.