New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-05
Wind RattIes Mccall Poster.

Wind RattIss Mccall Poster.
Mccall poster pasted on a window
ratified by the wind drew q nervous COM
plant from Commissioner Johnson, who
percmptorily ordered the candidates pict-
ure taken down" Somebody raised a
curtain at the sound Of an ambulance
passing on Broadway and one Of the Nc
Call attendants turned irrttebly upon
the curious person. saying:
Put that curtain down. Some one in
the crowd might throw something"
An early extra" Of an evening paper
found it's way into headquarters with
the misleading headline Mccall Lead
Ing" and feeble cheer went up from
the crowd. which filed the rooms. The
first returns received over the private
wire came from Brooklyn and showed
that Mitchell was running way ahead OF
Mccall. FraRmentary returns from
some Of the hitherto strong Tammany
districts in Manhattan were the same
way The gloom thickened.
A fash from Queens. coming from
one little election district In Corona.
indicated that Mccall polled a few votes
over Mitchell.
Cheer up" said Johnson. and the
crowd responded Yes, yes. it's too
early yet 10 know anything"
AT o'clock Commissioner Johnson CON
coded the election OF Mitchell and went
into a private room to call Judge Mccall
on the telephone at his house. When
Johnson came out he said:
n.N.u q. a.I E..ly
81 called up Judge Mccall TO tell him
he was defeated They told me at the
house that he came home very tired from
playing golf all day and had gone to bed
and was asleep. Evidently he will not be
down to headquarters tonight"
Johnson asserted that he found some
consolation in the returns so far. which
indicated that McAneny and Prendergast
we're defeated and the Democrats "possi-
bly," would control the Board Of Esti-
mate. Then things began TO happen and
Mitchers plurality rolled up rapidly.
johnson stood the strain in solemn mood
until 10 o'clock when he ordered his big
red automobile a Fire Department car,
and was whisked away up town.
A reporter for The Tribune called up
Judge McCalPs house after Commissioners
Johnson ANNOUNCED that the candidate
had gone TO bed. and was told that Judge
Mccall had left home and was on his way
to the Hotel Martinique headquarters.
The conflicting reports seemed to sur
prise Mr.. Johnson and Secretary Hickey.
who declared they had not had any den-
mite word from the Judge" But the
hours wore on and the Tammany candi-
date did not appear.
Many OF Judge McCall's friends dropped
into headquarters during the evening.
Many of them said they had como TO
congratulate him on the manly fight" he
had made, though he was defeated.
They were disappointed at not fndinA
him. Among the more prominent callers
were f. Clifford Potter, a close friend or
the Mccall family; George Mcdonald, the
contractor; Frank Farrell. owner OF the
Yankees; former Mayor George B. Nc
ClelIan and John d. Moore, State Con-
servation Commissioner
Ticker in Mccall Home.
At the Mccall home, No. s2l West Ssth
street, Judge McCalrs daughter Ella told
reporters that her father had gone to bed
early. being tired out from playing golf
with Justice Seabury all day on Long
Island.
Your father knows the result Of the
election?" she was asked.
"Oh. yes; We had a ticker in the house.
It's the toss of a coin In politics. You
never know what Is going to happen.
Father is enough Of a philosopher to
realize that"
Miss Mccall insisted that her father
was in bed and asleep and under no cir
cumstances would be disturbed She said
that no statement from him would be
given out at the house.
Mccall headquarters was practically de-
serted by IL o'clock. Mrs. Mccall called
up Secretary Hickey at that time and
said that Judge Mccall had sent tele-
gram OF congratulation to Mr.. Mitchell
earlier in the evening. She did not give
the text OF the telegram.