New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-02
TIGER PUTS S|LENCER
ON NAME 'TAMMANY'
Shadow Of Murphy and Wig
wan Must Not Cloud Issue,
Is Newest Order.

when the Democratic campaign man
ayers. Including tho Tammany candidate
fpr Mayor. Edward p. Mccall. announced
that there would be no mud singing
from tho platform by tho Tiger spell
| binders. they evidently hoped 20 pat a
slIencer on tho name "Tammanv' too.
as much az possible This became appar-
eut yesterday when IL was announced.
both a. the wigWam and 40 the Mccall
headquarters in Hotel Martinique that
the usual ratification meeting for th"
Tammany candidates would be omitted.
Such meetings have been held FOR many
years. usually al Tsmmany Hall within
week after the nominations. The Nc
call managers are trying 10 separate the
ldea OF Tammany from that Of Demo-
raCy during the campaign The taboo 81
! Tammany travelled across the street 20
the Hotel Imperial. where a leader 81 tbo
/ Edward H. Mccall Association declared
| u was boo no way affiliated with Tam
man.
Politicians vcro saying yesterday that
| the shadow u Murphy and the Tiger
| should not be allowed 20 cloud the issues
I I'm the local campaign. The Albany 'in-
/ cdent" meaulng tho impeachment trial
! Of Governor Sulzer. Tammany nom-
/ inoe. was pointed out as sufficient reason
| FOR not allowing the word Tammany 10
/ be spoken aloud from tho campaign plat
I form.
40 reason was offered at Tammany
! Hail why the ratification meeting should
not be held. II was merely announced
| that IL was thought 'eXpedient' 10 omit
H. Some Tammany leaders were undo
| cided about the meeting. There might
| be ole held toward the end Of this
| month they said. but Mccall promptly
| declared there would be no such meetins'
and said there was no necessity for H.
Under the new primary law said
Mccall. the candidates are nominated
at direct primary. and there Is no need
! for a notification That formalty has
| all been done away with, FOR the reason
, that unless the candidates sent theii
decllnatons to the Board 81 Elections
| they are presumed to have accepted the
nomination FOR the Offices for which they
were selected on primary day
Tho first large Democratic meeting oi
the campaign at which Mccall will speak
will be on October ., in Prospect Hall
Brooklyn. the meeting place having beer
changed from the Academy Of Music
That will mark the formal opening OF tho
| Tammany campaign. II was said. anc
from then on Democratic speakers VII
besiege all parts OF the city nightly.
Secretary Truesdale. OF the Mccall Col
lsge Mems League. announced yesterday
that the 30 volunteers who had joined the
speakers bureau OF the league. would
meet at the Hotel Imperial tomorrow, al
2 p. n, and listen TO an address by Nc
| Cal. purely on the issues of the cam
paign." Next Wednesday former Mayor
Mcclellan will address the school. Here
after meetings will be held Wednesday
and Fridays
| Mccall has arranged to divide his time
between organization headquarters. II
the Martinique. and those OF the Mccall
Association In the Imperial. lie VIII o'
at the Imperial headquarters every dal
from 4 to o'clock TO meet friends an,
campaign workers.
a prominent member Of the committee
| of the Mccall Association informed yes
| tcrday Chairman Fred Feigl that IN
would put up 5000 against $50 that Me
Call would be elected The money has
been deposited with brokerage firm hav
ing offices In the Imperial.
The Southern Democratic Association
which advocated Mayor Gaynor's re-elec
ton. met last night In the McAlpin. where
a resolution was unanimously adopted
favorlng the election OF Mccall. Severa
members made IT plain that while the as
ISOLATION, as a whole was for Mccall. tn
members would vote the balance OF tn
ticket as they saw 1T.