New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-25
Mitchell Not Only
One Fit for Office,
Hylan Declares
Tammany Candidate In
vades Upper Manhattan
and The Bronx
By BRIGGS

Judge John F. Hylan invaded upper
Manhattan and The Bronx last night,
attacking Mayor Mitchel's monopoly
Of fitness for the Office of Mayor be-
fore approximately $500 persons at six
meetings. The Tammany candidate for
Mayor again read his speech as "a pre-
caution against the Rockefeller
Mitchell subsidized press misquoting
him."
The 22d Assembly District, of which
Thomas F. McAvoy, father OF John V.
McAvoy, Tammany candidate for the
Supreme Court, is leader, received the
most attention from Judge Hylan. He
began the night at Corrigan's Hall,
157th Street and Broadway, spoke at
Healy's Restaurant, 145th Street and
Broadway, under the auspices OF the
Audubon Club, and wound up at d
meeting of the Business Mems League
of the 22d Assembly District, at AM
sterdam Avenue and 166th Street.
In The Bronx the cordial reception
ne received in Mr.. McAvoy's district
was repeated when the judge appeared
His biggest meeting was at the Nc
kinney Square Casino. where he was
cheered for fully a minute. The other
meetings were at Mueller's Casino.
l54th Street and Third Avenue, and
Public School II, on Ogden Avenue.
Hecklers Are Absent
Not a heckler appeared to ruffle the
Judge. His audiences appeared to De
willing to overlook the flatness OF the
read speech, and in every instance gave
sir. Hylan great applause wher he
said. in referring TO gunner, that
what gunner now remain IN New
York can De found in Mr.. MitchePs
political camp as active workers there"
In his address Judge Hylan reit-
Grated his charge that the admlnistra-
ton surrendered the schools to Rookie
Teller" by the adoption of the Gary
system, as he did the Reynolds and the
New York Central charges.
The judge referred to his humble
start in lie and said he had earned
the confidence of the people of Brook
Ign by unwavering loyalty to the rights
Of the common people, while Mitchell
spent his four years in the Mayor S
office as the willing agent of the ex-
ploters of the city" 1t was while
telling OF his work Of breaking up the
kid Twist" and the Bedford" gangs,
while city magistrate and county
judge, that Mr.. Hylan made his refer
ence to the gunmen left in the city.
"Ar' Smith Applauded
Sheriff "Al" Smith, the Tammany
candidate for President of the Board
Of Aldermen, also received an en-
thusiastic reception at the Mckinley
Square Casino. When the Sheriff APP
peared there were cries of I'VE wanted
you for Mayor." Mr.. Smith discussed
the platform adopted by the Fusion
Committee of four years ago, and en-
deayored TO show that not only was il
not lived up to, but that the Mitchell
administration had done things directly
opposite to the things promised.
Under the head of efficiency and
Economy" he declared that promise
was made TO do away with careless, un-
necessary and wasteful administration
: How well that promise was carried out
he said. could best be seen from the
large amount Of real estate lying idle
all over the city. Mr.. Smith pointed
to the West Thirtieth Street site for
a women's prison court as case in
point. After acquiring the land and
paying out large sums of money for
plans, the whole project was aban-
doned. he declared. He said that "any-
body with a piece of land he had no
use for had no trouble in selling it to
the city"