New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-17
Mitchell Asks Judge if He
Dealt With Goslin,
the Swindler
Fusion Campaign
Managers Jubilant
Sure Tide Now Is Turning
to Their Candidate; Start
Drive in Kings


many candidate for Mayor. and his
political sponsor. Charles F. Murphy
on the defensive, Mayor Mitchell io.-
lowed up his advantage yesterday by
asking his opponents more searching
questions. The Mayor drove deeper
into the recital Of Judge Hylan's past
activ;.;es with the Black Diamond
company. and his alleged associations
with Alfred r. Goslin. the international
svyindle-. At three meetings in Brook
,vn last night be repeated his ques-
lions 10 Murphy as TO whether the
Tammany leader knew the facts III
Judge Hylan's career before he was
nominated.
The Fusion campaign managers were
iubiant Yesterday al what they con-
si5ered a turn in the tide" in favor
Of Mr.. Mitchell. They felt more cheer
fpl over the outlook than at any time
eo far in the campaign. In view OF the
uvlan EXPOSE" and other matter 70
come they declared that the Iammany
candidate had already shown all ms
roal strength. and from now on would
ioso thousands Of independent and or
IMITATION votes. They were confident
that whatever purely anti-Mitehei SEN
,iment existed would gradually iaae
away. "
ODD of the attacks on Judge Hy-
IAN Che Mitchell campaign managers
ro;nted 10 the added advantage OF get
ting q real Fusion organization IN
working order in all parts Of the city
rr,orv p. Buckner, chairman Of the
,T..,Loi ca-orairn committee, declared
~ ,,ronty out Of twenty-three ke-
,,,bI;csn district leaders in Manhattan
80 olroadv announced themselves Ior
Mo- Mitchell. and that two OF 'ne
o,Le~s were about 10 do so. ID many
;-s+oDccs tho Fusion Republican leau-
ers are working hand III manu- IL '''
district organizations. p
Forrnor state Senator Thomas =
vti.lock chairman Of the BrooKlyh
1c,,ti,e committee Of the CITY pc
,nocracv. announced yesterday thaV
,noet;ncs Of the local committees III
nv kssernblv district in Brooklyn
,,o,,id he held tonight, when each elec-
- disfr,ct would be organized o."
a.. election district basis TO WORK LOT
%;+cbei The big drive Of the cam
,aiyn will be directed toward h'"S -
wtere the Mayor is supposed TO Dc
Refore going TO Brooklyn the Mayor
o.,oodod the meeting Of the human
..-;ar C,ilt al Carnegie Hall. and spohe,
b~;oav Nisha Applebaum, founGei ana
leader Of the cult, speaking on 1he 81 d,
ioct Of politics and HumanitaiIilsIi,'
snnounced that he would support -1"!O
Mitchell for reelection. A.. .bo
Mr. Applebaum declared 'hav (ne
MAYOR was the only one OF 'ne i''G' y. ~ %
atty candidates who had answer" Wv
fourteen questions Iece""9 P-'
bounded by the cult. ,.,..o,,1d
NJ ADnlebaum declared that he coulu
,ot snnport Morris lIillquit, the So
c.alis+ card date. because OF ms aO''-
fndo ON the war issue. There was
dcrnors+ration when he mentioned Mr.
Hilouit's name The Mayor was also
received with cheers. 49,
The Mitchell men looked upon inc
Dernett meeting ia the Academy u
5f,-,c in Brooklyn. Monday night AT
,gb,ch Justice James G. Cropsey pre-
s,Jrd 81 more of Cropsey demon
strt+ion than one for the straight re
publican candidate They dec AIRED tnat
Nr Bennett could not consistently
make an appeal for Republican votes
when he refused to allow the campaign
literature Of his fellow kepuDlIcah
candidates to be distributed "' inns
meeting. Ia,
rirbt In which he complained that he
mad been barred out of the Republican
cluhhouses in Manhattan. just as ne
had been before the primaries In
view of the primary frauds, however
he eaid this was TO be expected. lie
rxrcctcl 10 conduct his campaign IN
Manhattan partly in halls, but 70 q
great extent iu the open air. he an
nounced lie again challenged Mayor
Mitchell 20 O joint debate on the issues
Of the camnoi"n
he Mayors invasion Of Brooklyn
last night TOOK h.m 90 jerome Hall,
Nostrand AND Ncwk.rk Avenues; Hop
knson's Mausiors. 42N Hopkuson Ave
uuc. and Congress Hall. Atlantic Ave
nue. and Vermont Street. The Mayor
took UP the added allegations in "The
Weld" yesterday. which purported 20
show that Judge Hylsu had been the
beneficiary Of certain checks from Al
fred x. Gosln. After citing the docu-
mentary evidence published on that
subject. including FIVE checks drawn
bv GOslin or his etenOgrapher, Anna
Irene Magher. the Mayor said:
Judge Hylan may never have seen
Alfred Z. Goslin. but 10 is certain that
he saw the color of Gosln's dirty
money Alfred r. Gosln may never
have talked 20 Judge Hyian, but this
swindlcr's checkbook said all that was
necessary.
"Goslln may not have contributed TO
Judge Hylan's campaign expenses, but
the records prove Ia black and white
that IN the month when Judge Hylan
was running for Municipal Court Judge
he received and caShed Goslin's checks
Tor $3.50
"Goslin may not have contributed
20 Hylan's campaigr fund. but let Judge
Hylan otherwise explain the note ad-
dressed 20 Goslin and written on Hy-
lan's own stationery which was seized
by :he police when they raided Cos
Inns office. ana which read as follows
enclosed find note. Kindly thank
ing you for your interest in my behalf,
81. +. HYLAN.'
"To-day | ask Mr. Murphy whether
his reason for nominating John T.
Hylan was his belief that a man who
would accept financial help frcn Alfred
r. Goslir was the sort of tool that
Charles +. Murphy could use"
The Mayor declared that Judge
Hylan had made a denial (which did
ros deuy" Of the first army Of CHARGES