Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-26
BEAT TAMMANY!
BATTLE CRY IN
NEW YORK RACE
Fusion Forces United Against IL
gers Candidate for Mayor, Nc
CalI-SuIzer for Assembly.
NEW YORK, oct. 25.-Are the days

NEW YORK, oct. 2o.-Are the days
OF Tammany Hall numbered?
Is the famous organization that
brought into being a Boss" Tweed,
Dick" Croker and a Charles Fran
els Murphy; about to lose political
control of New York City, where 1t
has nestled and grown fat these many
years?
If the local political situation had
not changed with startling sudden
ness, largely because of the death of
Mayor Gaynor, the mayoralty election
of next month would be even more
complex than it is now. 1t would have
compared favorably with the situation
in Mexico.
1t looks like John Purroy Mitchell
for Mayor. 1t is difficult to see how
Tammany is going TO beat him. Still,
one has vivid recolections Of other
campaigns where it appeared difficult
for Tammany to beat fusion. But re-
sourceful old Tammany! 1t has 50
many political tricks up its sleeves.
Tammany's Foes United.
Judge Edward f. Mccall. late of the
Supreme Court, is very admirable
gentleman in many respects His rep
~utation IS good, barring his assocla-
tions with Tammany. But William
Sulzer had a long Tammany record
when he ran for Governor, and the
people of the State of New York
elected him with enthusiasm. OF
course, the opposition to Tammany
was not united in that instance, as 1t
IS in the present mayoralty situation.
The Progressives, Republicans, In
dependence Leaguers. Independent
Democrats and Gaynorites have
united on John Purroy Mitchell fol
Mayor Against this formidable ar
ray there is only Tammany Hall anc
Mccall Then, Mitchell mas the in
tiorsement of the national admins
,ration. With those Democrats vino
are not directly associated WITT
Tammany It means that some Federal
patronage will be thrown the way OF
The supporters of Mr.. Mitchell.
Beyond a doubt, however, the ma
3ority Of those supporting Mitchell are
doing so because OF earnest opposi-
ton to Tammany. They would make
Tammany the issue OF the campaign.
ike Roosevelt, when the latter fought
Dick" Croker for the Governorshlp.
Mitchell will try to show the people
of New York CITY that Charles tran-
els Murphy, of Tammany Hall. is his
real opponent, and not Mccall
Mates Not lndorSeu.
While the Independence League has
Endorsed Mitchell and made him It's
candidate for Mayor, it has not in
dorsed his running mates, McAneny
and Prendergast This, Independence
Leaguers assert is due to the failure
OF these two men to live up to their
pledges when they were last elected
to the borough presidency and the
comptrollcrship. respectively. They
stood with Gaynor for the INTERIOR
ough subway, while Mitchell opposed
them.
This failure of the Independence
League to indorse McAneny and
Prendergast may possibly mean that,
while Mitchell will be elected, his tick
ct will not go in with him. 1t also
NAV mean that Tammany will have
control of the Board OF Estimate. for
Mitchels vote as Mayor would count
for little against those of several
Tammany borough presidents and a
Tammany comptroller.
Whitman o. KID by Tiger.
The acceptance OF a Tammany in
dorsement by District Attorney Whit
man, who is running on every ticket,
and therefore. can't be defeated, and
tho determination OF Mayor Gaynor
10 run again, put an end to the police
issue. If Gaynor had lived the police
situation could have been showed onto
him, but 1t couldn't have been used as
weapon against Tammany. In fact
Tammany itself thought seriously OF
using II as a weapon against Gaynor
William Sulzer, put out of the Gov
ernorship, is the Progressive party's
Assembly candidate in the Sixth As
sembly District, a territory that lies
between East Houston street an6
East Tenth street and Avenue A an6
the East River, where three votes out
of four are Jewish.
A dispatch from Albany last nigh
stated that Sulzer accepted the nomi-
nation as soon as ne heard OF the ac-
ton OF the East Side voters. HI
promises to give the East Side the
most exciting campaign in its history
Francis w. Bird, Progresslves
county chairman; Theodore Dougla!
Robinson, State chairman, and viii
liam NJ. Chadbourne, Representative,
of George w, Perkins Ca well-to- d,
Progressive). sat in the hail at No
l0T Avenue c and never uttered
word while the district leaders ant
voters rushed the Sulzer nomination
through.
Every effort that could be brough
10 bear in the afternoon and lat,
evening by the boss Progressives wa
directed against the movement e
nominate Sulzer. Mr. Bird and hi
advisers were faced out by MAJ
Slender leader OF the Sixth district
who told them that it would TAX,
murder" TO keep the people from put
ting Sulzer on the Assembly ticket