The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-11-07
HYLAN Wins IN N. Y.
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lillian VINO In N. L.
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came known the headquarters of both
the candidates practically were de-
serted.
Congratulated by Mitchell.
Mayor Mitchell was quick TO see his
defeat In terse message he wired
the successful candidate:
Accept my congratulations"
Judge Hylan arrived at Democratic
headquarters at 500 o'clock and was
given q tremendous enthusiastic greet
ing by the jubilant crowd which
packed the building.
And in the whole city there is no
woman more prouder tonight than
Mrs. John F. Hylan. With her daugh-
ter. Virginia, she received the returns
at the Hylan home in Brooklyn. She
was elated when the news came that
her husband would be the next mayor
of New York.
IT am proud to be the wife of the
next mayor she said, because 1
know his sympathies are with the
people, and against the big inter-
ests which exploit the people. They
have repudiated practically the whole
press OF the city, and Wall Street
interests, by his election. In appre-
citation of this, / am sure he will
vindicate their judgment by continu-
ing with the people in opposition to
those who mislead and exploit them"
Tammany Hall was a scene of wild
rejoicing The big hall on Fourteenth
street was crowded to the doors.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell issued
the following statement after he had
sent his telegram of congratulations
to Judge Hylan:
There is nothing to be added to
the mandate which the citizens have
given to Judge Hylan. All good citi-
zenS owe to the new administration
the same cooperation which they
have accorded to the present admin
istration.
with our nation at war, there is
no room for division at home. The
people of this city have selected
Judge Hylan as their representative,
to coordinate the city's energies with
those Of the nation. Everyone will
wish Judge Hylan large measure of
success in discharging the great re-
spOnsibility which is now his"
HyIan Sees Justification.
Later Judge Hylan issued a state
ment in which he said:
THE result is a complete justin
cation of the fight we have made
for honesty, efficiency, and economy
in the public service. That was the
sole issue upon which the election
was decided.
Il want to make it plain to the
world that there is no issue of
Americanism or loyalty involved, as
far as am concerned. There could
be none. 1 am as good an American
as any man, as loyal to our flag, as
loyal to my country, and as firm and
determined in support of every act
of the government in this war as
any man.
Il ask the editors of the news
papers in this city and in other
cities to give prominence to this
declaration. so that there may not
try who have no appreciation of
our local situation the slightest in
timatiOn that the question of the
war and the war and the war poll
cies of President Wilson and the
United states government are in the
slightest way involved"
Murphy Says People Win.
Charles F. Murphy, on his arrival at
Tammany Hall. issued the following
, statement:
THE result of the election is a
gratifying victory for the people
over Campaign deception and fraud.
1t demonstrates that they are quick
to detect the difference between the
true and the sham.
1.-THE returns evidenced the fact
that INSCRIPTIONS newspapers no
| longer represent the opinion or senti-
ment Of the people; that the latter
do their own thinking and refuse to
be misled by insincere presentations
| or suppressing OF the real issue.
The victory also shows that the
injection of false issues failed in its
/ design to hide the scandals OF the
Mitchell administration; that the vot-
ers understood the situation and that
| they recognized the ability of the
| Democratic party to reform present
abuses and to give the city an honest,
economical, efficient administration.
THE Mitchell management Of the
city's affairs has been repudiated by
the people because of its reactionary
| methods"