The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-02
Mayor inPatriotic Response
to Most Remarkable Pub
lie Appeal.
HITS AT PRO.GERMANS
Roosevelt. Taft. Hughes and
Other NOtables Praise
His Services.
LABOR TO SUPPORT HIM
Fights "Surrpnder to Plunder-
ing Murphy and Treacher-
Gus Hearst"
LABOR TO SUPPORT HIM

II there ever was any doubt in the
mind Of John Purroy Mitchell that there
existed genuinely substantial demand"
that he run for reelection It was swept
away yesterday afternoon on the steps
OF the City Hall when 10000 men ana
women. including two former Presidents
OF the United States and other leading
men of the nat,on irrespective Of politicsi
faith, testified by ringing speeches writ
ten pleas and sincere cheers to their ap-
probation of the Mayors administration
and their desire that he continue IN ofiios
.. for another term.
And If there was any doubt in any
tooy's mind that the issue on which The
Mayor will run and he supported BY
those same lea ders of the nation would
BE- straight Amertoanirr. II was swiftly
| removed by stirring words from Col
Theodore Roosevelt Charles z. Hughes.
William Howard Taft. Henry Mo-sen-
than and lastly by the Mayor himself.
who nred the immense audience to a
hysterical pitch by this two listed
, de claration that he would make the fight
a. an Independent:
my answer Is that vii! run. I will
make the flght ono against Hearst.
bylan and tho Hohenacllerns. against
Murphy. Cohalan, O'Leary and al. the
Tammany crowd against the corrup-
t!onists. against the disanceted. agairs,
The obstructionists and against the
, eslitionists-against all those wto
| would throw thi. city back into the cor
rupt!on of police dcbauchery and graft.
bad service. slovenly government, hru-
taiity and waste. which have character
lied every Tammany administration that
this city ever had.
, Crowd Ronrs In Approval.
| This WAS the KEYNOTE of the meeting
While Col. Roosevelt slapped the Mayor
Oh the back the crowd stood on its toe
ana sent forth roar OF approval that
must have ratified the windows In tn,
, towering skyscrapers close by And
| every reference 10 tl,a Mayors patriotism
ana loyalty, as well as to the necessity
! @. keeping tae city government out 81
'hs claws OF the TAmn,ary tiger. brought
! t"rth resoundin2 applause ana cheers
! 1t WAS perhaps tho most notable gath.
cr'ns ever witnessed in New York ana
certainly never have such leaders OF the
haton's thought e"er before taken such
stand In favor of an independent can
didate for municipal Office The au-
/ dienCe was made Up ~ men and women
from every part of the city, foreign born
citizens from the East Side. prominent
business men. labor representative rep.
| fesentatvcs OF many women's organiza-
/ tions and just ordinary citizens
banners galore. complime ntinr the
/ MAJOR on his administration of the
| schools, FOR taking the police out Of
! politics. for better streets and "A SQUARE
deal for the children" bobbed UP and
down in the huge crowd as the bands
blar"d forth patriotic airs before the
meeting vas called TO order
ANA fina lly. when Eugene H. Outer
, prldge president OF the Chamber o!
CUnimerce. who presided over the cere.
mony, appeared on The steps Of the CITY
, Hail, followed by Col. Roosevelt Mr.
Hughes Alfred h. Marliug. Henry Nor.
Eenthau. Oscar Straus and George
Mcclure. a mighty cheer went ur from
the throns, which by this time wac so
great That the police reserves had hard
work 20 keep them N order.
Col. RooseN elt. with a easn Of HE &, .
nous teeth and a characteristic wave of
bis hat. stepped IN front nf the Mayor
and yelled.
Three cheers Cor Mr.. Mitchell ah.o.
!ltely the best Mayor New York eve,
Mad Trec cheers for him aS the abso-
l"te Incarnation Of Amcricanisln ."
Termed the "Fighting Nn>or.-
A tornado Of cheers burst from IN.
crowd. The Fighting Mayor" as h.
Was characterized by the speakers,
bowed and smiled gratefully. 4 second
later when Mr. liaghc- stepped forward
a. tn first speaker to tell the Mayor
fhat !, vas his duty 10 run. In" crowd
Just kcu; un cheering.
Not even IN his most .mportant
spcech's during his fight f1g thr rrest-
dencN d!d Mr.. Hughes .ut so much earn
es,hcs~ and ginger as IA IN. speech lie
made yesterday. lie carried his audi.
cH'e "N It's feet tim, ana ilu. again.
MIR. Ma, or he began. tin, lreat
ou,pourju2 "C the citizens Of New York
is u trihute to you personally. We ha.
lieyo IN you. We. knowlng your work
and your atHitNtnents, are mere to ey.
press u,r absolute confidence. in v6v.
(ApEiauSe Bitter are the atttrns e
!sE"rnn>C aud ot malice Malignant 'n-
HutEces are seeking to destroy YOU nut
We know You. d0d We know YOUR enc.
MES. ard L Is because we know Won
md "" Nnuw your e.ries that va
want yol 10 ran aeyin for Mayor
'Nc are her" h,cIlIsc We he!icvc in
If''l H-A't llltll'' liii tlIIlnlSt'
IoH tr. IA, "a. 'rutti'n Of trot rrirc,.
plc, Niur rave facility. with .ntei'i.
g-iuc ana eNpcrtUeSS highly t'aincd by
many years of service IN this com.
munity. you have raised the standards
, NJ administrations Every department
-huwa ttr utnctt Of NoGr uut.riug ana
',,n,clteh work Whether it "a, health "
poi'c or -du a'!or on tie care al rnr.
drcn, ur jus; the Interests ~ labor or Of
civic imrrONemeut, or better facilities
for our expanding life In whatever III,
rcciion we look We Ind here recorded
the finest ACCOMPLISHMENT.
"New Work. Holds IN Her Head
New Work is no longsr hyword
among cities of the United States b,
reason of It's government, New York
to-day holds up her head no, only amona
, the cities OF the United states hut
among the cities OF the world as q well