New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
'HENNESSY TERMS
CLYNN SPINELESS
Candidate Wins Cheers OF
1900 When He Attacks
Murphy.
GERARD WON'T CHECK
F. D. ROOSEVELT
Tammany Leader Is Charged
with Taking Advantage OF
Ambassadors Record.


A big crowd for a hot night attended
the opening campaign meeting OF tns
anti-Murphy Democrats IN CooPe.
Union last night. About l,bo0 persons
crowded the hall. John A. hennessy,
candidate in the Democratic prlmartue;s
for Governor, received an entnuslassttS
welcome. His speech, as to the poinssI
at issue, and the things ne promiseVt
to prove later in the campaign agalns'
Governor Glynn and the Murphy con,
troll in the state, made a hit WIN ni'
hearers. He was interrupted with ir''
quent cheers. c,,1zor,s
name brought cheers. Mr.. hehhesS ,
rather surprised his hearers az o he
no;nt IN his remarks, when he said ne
hwould gladly stand aside LOT t iie
dent McAneny. of the Board of Alder
mon. il ne is willing to accept the
honorable task Of Kidding the parry Va
Mr.. Murphy's control"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant sec
retary of the Navy, and anti-Murphy
candidate for United States Senator,
sent telegram of regret that ne couiu
not attend because of official WORK
Stuart G., Gibboney, who presideo' IN
advertently announced that Mr.. hoose-
,eIt was: detained at Portsmouth by
naval engagement" Mr.. Hennessy
read a telegram from Mr.. Rooseveit IN
regard to the suggestion OF Amoas
sador Gerard as the Tammany cahoI,
date for United States Senator ~
read:
Gerard are circulating petitions IoI
him for Senator. Even II he agrees 10
run | shall continue the contest win
redoubIed energy This is merely
clever move by Murphy to take adVan'
tsqe Of Gerard's excellent work as am
bnssador and to try to put the ma,
tional administration in a MOLE ~
does not alter the situation IN the
least. and no attempt to divert atteh-
tion will obscure the issue.
John .Larkin, of Westchester County
candidate for Attorney General, ana
George P. Davidson, Of Buffalo, candi-
date for State Controller, were the
No oparrel with Tammany Hall ami
mates Hennessy, he said, Tor III that
organization are the real Democratic
fobters. men of unstained character
and wide ability. He explained MS
stand as follows:
"The point at issue 10 .
Charles F. Murphy and few persons
selected by him shall control tne "a,
nenditure Of money raised from you by
taYation. or whether that expenditure
shall be controlled by the Democratic
party through properly elected 1n
appointed officials. Shall tne Paisyy
cease TO be chsttel OF Mr.. Murphy !
Shall the conscience OF the peopIe ne
expressed through the Democratie
party, or shall the Will OIL hr. MuLpny
take the place both OF party ana VI
conscience? s.v
whether they shall go 10 lneVitapie III
feat with Mr.. Glynn. say lneyltaD DIi
defeat with Mr.. Glynn, because | shall
rrnve bevond the doubt of any honest
nan before this primary campaign Is
nt an end that Mr.. Murphy never mas
Nd more willing agent or a more
spineless servant than the Pie'e'
ernor of New York.
IT, candidate announced that ne
Mould not give specific details OF mis-
oovernment until after the primaries
fnt;mating that, whether or no, he IN
tends TO keep after Charles +. Murphy
and Governor Glynn until both are
driven out. Here is his programme
81 nromise to prove that the criminal
r,ot which caused the political assas'
.sination of William Sulzer has peen
successful up to date.
"T nromise to prove that the presen,
Governor of New York has protected
the men who should have been prose,
cnted and has rewarded those VINO pu,
SuIzer politically to death. snail
proye that Governor Glynn did with nj;
owes omen what the suplne DIX dlo
with his eyes closed. | shall prove ne
has done no good act of government
except as that act was used TO screen
the deviltry going on behind the
scenes. u, -. -.
az shall prove his alleged acts Of
econouv TO have no existence except
as mental picture drawn to delude
neople who don't think longer than
they read. I promise to prove that the
state Highway Department Is worse
to-day than it was when William Sulzel
was nut out of Office for attempting to
make it clean. ,..-
az shall prove that the State Banking
Department has become an asset OF
Charles F. Murphy, and its admlnlstra'
tion a shame TO the state. | shall sho"
that the Public Service Commission OF
the list District, at the command OF
Charles f. Murphy, was strengthened Ia
the noint where he is its absolute own
or. and that this unforgivable act by
Governor Glynn was part of political
compact.
az shall prove that Governor Glynn
hoe deliberately protected the state
nrintine ring and shall tell the reason
whv. | shall prove that Mr.. Glynn has
protected the corrupt Canal Depart
ment and has continued it as an
agency of blackmail. shall thoroughly
eXpose the false statements alleging
reform in any department of state
government.
~ want the men on the state ticket
nut forward by Mr.. Murphy to defend
the crimes of the Dix administration
which William Sulzer began to UNI
cover before the Delmonico's boss
ordered him beheaded. | want his can
didates to stand square up in defence
of Suffers assassination. / want Mr..
Glynn to tell why h didn't follow the
corrupt trails. I'll tell him why. l pro-
pose to prove he was an active under
ground agent in the impeachment of q
Governor, while his political manager
was the active overground agent.
propose to show that Offices of trust
have been handed over to totally unfit
persons-criminal in some cases.
81 shall show that the workmen's
compensation bill, alike unjust to many
employers and employees, was brazenly
passed in disregard of property rights,
so that Mr.. Murphy might seize a
horde Of Offices and make still more I'M
workable a crudely drawn law"
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