New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-20
Mayor Charges Rival
Is Unfit for Office
Asserts Tammany Candi.
date Will Lose by Hi.
"Unsavory Record"

Will not be Mayor OF New York"
Besides attending to he Hylsn N.
ography. the Mayor made three can.
paign speeches last night, starting At
st. Marks Place and going to the upper
East Side for two speeches.
Says Hylan Admits Lie
Referring to Judge Hylan, the Mayer
said:
mo decent citizen believes tha. +,
man who swears under oath to lie 4,
fit to be Mayor Of New York City. 0,
Judge Hylan's own admission this 4
precisely what Judge Hylsn did.
an October. 1908. Judge Hylm
swore that he had not been a party r
the recovery Of judgments against the
Black Diamond Company. Last Sun.
day in a letter 20 The New YOrs
World Judge Hylan admitted, over hi,
signature, that he was party to III,
recovery of judgments against the
Black Diamond Company.
an 1908 Judge Hylan swore tina, h.
was in no way concerned with the re.
covery Of these judgments. Last Sun.
day in his letter TO The World Judg,
Hylan confessed that he had acted as
attorney in the recovery Of these jucs
ments.
an 1908 Judge Hylan swore that be
was not concerned with any Of the sew
eral assignments of these judgments
In his letter to "The World judge
Hylan now admits that he secured at
assignment Of the judgments msr.
toned.
an black and white Judge Hya,
has admitted that his solemn oath ca.
not be believed. He has himself cor
fessed that in 1903 ne submitted .
false affidavit 20 the Supreme Cour
Of this state.
"On his own admission that he dc
this, Judge Hylan has lost any CLAIM
he might have 10 the respect or con
fidence of this community
Exposures Still Continue
"The exposures Of Judge hylans
past still continue. This morning n'
unsavory private record was passes
over for glimpse of his acts as PUB
lie officer. IL was shown that JUG
Hylan's callous refusal 70 convict VS
lators Of the excise law led MayH
Gaynor to declare that 10 was useles
for the police 20 DO their duty oal
TO be thwarted by ignorant or dIsnoh'
est judicial rulings
"This disclosure is interesting, an;
it is important as proving Jldge ny
lan's total unftness for pubic once.
but however unit Judge hl.-
may have proved himself IN poslion
of trust. the thing which makes u ~.
possible for Hylan TO be Mayor IS %
own personal and private character.
Judge Hylan will not be Mayor o.
New York.
ale will be defeated because the g
cent citizens of this city viii not y
represented before the nation and w
world By Mayor whose solemn o."
cannot be believed
The Mayor poked few side remaTn
at his Tammany opponent IN view :.
the fact that he had now re'4in..
counsel TO take care OF ms lntefes'
during the campaign.
81 see that Judge Hylsn's equipren,
for the campaign is now complete,
said the Mayor. "He began his Inn
toward the Mayors Office with no'nl i..
but q muzzle. To this he mas ~.
added fiction library and eompe'svn .
lawyer. In this mornings papers ~,
Moss comes TO the rescue o. NJ H.
phy's candidate. II has evidently ~
decided that Mr.. Murphy has no. :.
enough experience in defeating ens..s
and Mr.. Moss is expected 70 s''''''
where Mr.. Murphy failed: ,..,s
"Mr. Moss says that ne mas n'si.
nothing but good OF Judge Hylan; ~ "a,
Moss has been devotng his time ~
law books rather than 20 tne 70"
press during the last few weeks
Hearst Kissed by Crowd
A reference by Mayor Mitchell ~
nich. 10 the sinking Of the On'N.
states transport Antilles aroused /.
audience Of 1900 people, inelua...'
MANY Germans, 10 point where w.
/ bissed and booed William Ranao,p
Hearst. Supreme Court justice Ooa'
Ian and the other interests espous.'
The candidacy of the Tammany ~.
Tree. = Il was during the eourse, =. 80, :.
address in Turn Hall. 40 hast s.s""
1 4 fin Street, that Mr.. Mitchell saie' =,
~ wonder how Mr.. Hearst "no ~
preached tee doctrine Of the h0c.,
zollerns and apologized for the -.
man submarine; how Henry brues. =,
who voted against the taohng OF
McIemore resolution and tnus "a.
Gored the submarine warfare zee.
night upon the news that Is hAs.s
from abroad that an American "a,
mort has been sent 10 the bottom o.
Atlantic by one OF the Kaiser
boats. .,,s
"This Is the kind Of warfare W :
men have apologizei for and trlss =,
I Justify. What will the people o.
city say to their preachments nov
Mayor Answers Heckler
A lone heckler. in Turn Han IA
rupted the Mayor ard asked: NJ
Who is Mr.. Reyanlds " ana
Mitchell fred back: q.
"Mr. Reynolds is an ex-senator
a real estate man, one o. the o~ns,.
Dreamland, an Acquaintance Of
and man who, in his transse...
with the city government, mas ~ A.
ceived any consideration TO wnlen I'd
man under similar conditions W"
entitled" ,...r|
Cheers greeted the Mayors a'" =,
of the former Senator, and !"
| tinued: ,v,-,fl
! "If the cowsrdly candidate Of NJ ~,
and Hearst were half a man nc
come upon a platform like TINS q, 81
bate Mr. REYNOLDS trsnsaetlo"
me-" ~
The Mayor addressed thres - q
meetings last night. They we're vi
East i25th Street, 10 81 Marx s,rk|
and in Little Hungary, Houston
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