Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-12
SUNDAY WINS HEART
OFBROADWAY AFTER
QUICK "ONCE OVER"
"Billy's" Smile Dispels All
Apprehensions - Ca Is
Mavor Some Fine Scout
and Squares Matters
With Press Boys.
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NEW YORK, April 12-They're on!
"Rllly'sr got 'em going in little Man
haitian. He's been rushing about Gotham
so fast he's been hardly visible for dust.
He's seen Mayor Mitchell and apout
everything on Broadway; he's luncheu a'
Wanarnakers; looked over cubist pic
lures; spoke on the power of the press
before 400 members of the New YORK
Press club, and he's lodged SO many
crowd that New York must have looked
all crowd to him
Just about 1000 men surged around
BILLY" as he left City Hall after shaking
hands with the Mayor. He had an awtul
lob getting into his automobile procession
of five cars. The people didn't want him
to do It..
"Howdy do, Billy sunday?" "Howdy do.
MIR Mayor?" That's how the interview
with the Mayor started.
nm glad to meet you. Mr.. Mayor
"Glad to meet you, Mr.. Sunday" tho
Mayor broke the Ice.
"Are you coming over to help us rule
this city?" asked tho Mayor.
~ don't know that 1 could help you
rule the city, Mr.. Mayor"
"Oh, | think you might, Mr. Sunday"
well, we might try it."
~ hone you will Billy" Sunday.
Just about here BILLY" and the Mayor
thought they'd shake hands for the
photographers
Like two prize fighters" laughed
"Bnly," and Mr.. Mitchell laughed. The
Mayor was holding gaveL He had
come away from board meeting to meet
BILLY" They struck another pose
"Billy's" arm on the Mayors shoulder.
"Blly passed just about the severest
test of his life when he spoke at the
Press Club. The 400 men who packed
tho smoke-wreathed hall rose, cheering to
him, when he finished his talk and every
last one of them shook his hand.
He had to fight his way in the Press
club. A crowd of perhaps 1000 men jam
med Spruce street to Park Row. If 1t
hadn't been for Frank oMalley, doughty
leader of the newspaper flying wedge,
BILLY" and Ma" hight have been
under foot. 1t was the same
when he left the club,
His talk to the newspaper men was a
'attling good one, He told the story
IF his conversion, laughed as the Choir
the Philadelphia and New York report
'rs who are with him in Paterson) sang
Brighten the Corner" and handed
plain truths" to the press.
MAYOR FINE SCOUT"
BILLY" and Ma" breezed into City
Hall with a large crowd admiring his
rim figure. his neat gray Fedora and |
latty spring overCoat. He met and shook |
lands with Mrs. l. Borden Hartman and |
Ter daughter Theodore Rousseau. the |
Mayors secretary; Dock Commissioner |
:. \. c. Smith and eX-Congressman Her |
nan a. Metz.
There were Just about GO newspaper |
zen in the Mayors reception room when |
Ir. Mitchell appeared and pumped |
Billy's" hand in old-time religious style.
wen though Mayor Mitchell is famous
s the best and most graceful tangoist |
n the little isle of Manhattan, BILLY"
ked him great" His face lighted up
a regular trail-htters grin as he in
reduced him to Ma"
When BILLY" left City Hall he said
he Mayor was some fine scout" and
apable of going 100 miles an hour for
od and civic righteousness.
"Rilly" and five automobiles left Pater-
on at 10 o'clock this morning and struck
est Hoboken at precisely II o'clock.
He plowed through the mud of the
Iackensack meadows at about 40 miles
n hour. Four cars which followed his
uto contained members of his party
nd newspaper men.
What few newspaper men were not
long with "Billy" as he bowled down
roadway, walked UP it, saying, Here
ONES Bill " and tipping off the crowds
n the street corners.
People thought they were "joshing," and
zen traffic officers who committed the
discretion of holding up the evangeistic
recession, when they were told BILLY"
as in that car. murmured an incredulous
-iwan there, Steve, you can't hand me
rat bunk" 1t was funny but BILLY"
dn't even look at the officers He just
rank in little old New York, saying:
iolly," as he Circled into Park row and
luinted up at the Woolworth towers.
After his handshake and chat with
ayor Mitchell, he had luncheon and then
ent to the Press Club. where, before a
audience of Journalists. he
ssertated on newspapers. good, bad and
different.