New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-20
Tammany Candidate Is Its Chief
Adviser, Says Fusion Man.
ager in Letter.
"MR. MURPHY'S CHOICE"
Wigwam Organization as Hope
of Economical Government"
a Joke, Writes Campaign
Leader to Chairman Loft.

Robert Adamson, the fusion campaign
manager, replied yesterday to a circular
letter from George W. Loft. chairman oil
the Tammany finance committee, request
ing a campaign contribution. and improved
the opportunity to read Edward E. Mccall
into Tammany Hall Internationally He
declared that in the last year or two NC
Call had succeeded to the position for
merly occupied by Justice Daniel F. CO.
balan as chief adviser to Charles F. Muir
phy. Mr.. Adamson made his reply an
omen letter. He said, in part
eft Ia unnecessary to say that Mr.. NC
Call is Tammany's own particulars
chosen candidate, although he appears u
be doing everything he can TO make peo-
nile believe otherwise. Let me remind you
that in so proudly claiming him as your
selection you are violating the settled
policy OF his campaign-namely, to keep
Tammany in the background and Mr. NC
Gail the sane. level headed business man,
in the foreground. I do not believe many
people are being fooled by this style OF
campaign, although certain business men
for instapce, Frederick w. Whitridse'
president of the Third Avenue Railroad
who has great deal OF business before
Mr.. Mccall in the Public Service Commits
.ion-profess 10 believe that the election
Of Mr.. Mccall would not be victory FOR
Tammany Hall.
Ever since I can remember Mr. Mccall
has been In the inner councils OF Tammany
Hall. In the last year or two he mas
succeeded 10 the position formerly occu-
pied BY Mr.. Cohalan as chief adviser OF
Charles +. Murphy. I have always I'M
derstood that Mr.. Mccall was selected
for the Supreme Court by Mr.. Murphy. l
am also informed that he was Mr.. Muir
phys candidate for Public Service Com
missioner II Is a matter OF history tha'
he was selected TO run for Mayor In MT
Murphys private suite at Delmonico's on
the night OF August q Mr.. Mccall him
self was present according to all the
papers In the city. and / have never
heard that he denied being there. He an
nounced that he would accept the nomi-
nation DAYS before the designating COM
mittee met to rubber stamp what had
been done at Delmonico's. In spite oil
this Mr.. Mccall wakes exceedingly angry
now when any one suggests that ne IL
Tammany's candidate.
you say in your letter The Demo
cratic organization OF this city does not
hesitate TO challenge the verdict OF the
people upon It's capacity and good judg-
ment In selecting honest. capable and ef-
ficient men,.
THE names OF troop Of these good
men selected by Tammany rise TO my
mind: Van Wyck. the Ice Trust Mayor;
Asa Bird Gardiner removed by Governor
Roosevelt Haffen and Ahearn, removed
by Governor Hughes, and Sulzer, whom
Tammany ITSELF removed because he
would not obey orders. And / also re-
member that Mayor Mcclellan, whom
Tammany nominated and elected. spent
four years of his official life at warfare
with Tammany because he would not
appoint the men Tammany wanted him
10 appoint. Governor Dix. nominated and
elected by Tammany, was refused re-
nomination because he tried 10 serve
both Tammany and the public. Mayor
Gaynor, whom Tammany Endorsed after
he had been nominated by twenty-eight
independent organizations-not because II
wanted TO indorse him, but because II
was In desperate straits-was refused a
denomination in the face OF his record as
the best Mayor New York City ever had.
"Tammany could never hope to win ex-
cept by division OF its opponents or by
raising some specious issue. II is trying
that this time. Mr. Mccall says that the
issue is economy, that the people OF this
city must look TO Tammany Hall for
economy and retrenchment Tammany
Hall the only hope Of the city for an
economical government. We may look
green. but We haven't lost our sense OF
humor."
John Purroy Mitchell. the fusion candi-
date for Mayor. will speak at three meet
ings in Harlem tonight The meetings
are under the auspices OF the Progress
sives. At Lenox Casino. 10th street and
Lenox avenue. besides Mr.. Mitchell. Bor-
ough President McAneny. Controller
Prendergast and William n. Hotchkiss
will speak At the Star Casino, 10Th
street and Lexington avenue. Marcus NJ.
Marks. fusion candidate for Borough
President. and John j. Fitzgerald Will be
the other speakers. At Corrigan Hall.
18th street and Broadway, Messrs
Mitchell, McAneny. Prendergast. Hotch-
kiss and Philip j. Samuels will address
the meeting
Mr.. McAneny is scheduled to speak ten
times in The Bronx during the last two
weeks Of the campaign. These plans. 1t
was announced yesterday by the McAneny
general committee, were due 10 the many
requests from Democrats in The Bronx.
who declared that the unpopularity of
Joseph Goulden, the Tam