The sun., 1917-10-16
Mitchell Asks Tammany
Boss if He Knew of
Judges Record.
WAS HE TO USE CLUB?
As in Suffers Case, Queries
Mayor, for Disobeying
Orders.
LOYALTY ISSUE STANDS
Executive Says His Opponent
Should Repudiate Sedi-
tiOus Allies.
WAS HE TO USE CLUB?
LOYALTY ISSUE STANDS

Unable 10 induce JoNn r. Hylan lam
many. candidate for Mayor, to meet
him In a public debate on the issues Of
che campaign. Mayor Mitchell directly
challenged Charles F. Murphy last night
nominated Judge Hylan for Mayor.
The Mayor based his demand to Muir.
ply on exposures concerning Judge Hy-
An's private career. principally his con.
nectlon with the Black Diamond Auto
mobile Company. The Mayor dared Mr.
Murphy 20 say whether he knew OF
Judge Hylan's past and whether he in
tended TO use his knowledge rs a club
should Judge Hylan become Mayor and
grove dsobedent, as he did. the Mayor
sa.d, with former Governor Sulzer.
Mr.. M.tchers statement follows:
II call upon Mr., Hearst and Mr.. Muir
ply TO explain the reasons which led to
their selection of John F. Hylan for
Mayor OF New York.
The next Mayor OF New York will
have a voice In the disposition OF more
than s:00,o0o.o00 q year OF public
money. In the four years Of his term
his word may prove a deciding factor in
the disposition OF nearly a billion dol
lars. Until this morning al, that the
public knew OF the man whom Mr. Muir.
;hy and Mr.. Hearst have thus honored
was that he had served term as n
Police Magistrate in Kings county and
had been elected in 1915 to the County
Court Of Kings county.
search for Reasons.
"It is certain that Mr.. Murphy and
M Hearst did not select judge Hylar
FOR Mayor because OF his knowledge Of
municipal government. We must look
elsewhere Tor their reasons for intrust-
Ing the mos; important public office in
this city 10 the mute who heads their
ticket.
so far as Mr.. Hearst's reasons are
concerned I ain confident that before
th.s campaign s over the public will
have a complete understanding.
THE public has already observed that
ore OF the men managing Mr., Hylan's
campaign Is brother-in-law OF Jere-
nish OLeary. The public knows that
the anti-American press Of this city Is
!seeiving Tammany election advertis-
8 and is supporting Judge Hylan. II
gees ;hat every d!sloyal element in this
city is arrayed solidly behind the Hearst
candidate.
There must be a reason for the
lnanim!ty Of this support. and before
e.tct.on ! am confident that the public
VII fully understand why Mr.. Hearst
selec;ed John F. Hylan for Mayor Mr.,
Murphy must have some better reason
to ofyer for the nomination which he
nas inflicted upon loyal members OF his
party than the fact that his candidate
car secure the support of the dislyal.
call upon Mr. Murphy to make these
reasons public.
In Hole under the Stump.
His reasons cannot lie In Mr.. Hylan's
public record. They must exist In some
peculiar private qualifications Of his
protege.
HIS reason cannot be Judge Hylan's
!, ABILITY to win votes on the stump. be-
csus. Judge Hylan. like his prototype.
TIE burrowlng mole. spends most of his
time not on the stump but in the hole
under the stump.
HIS reason cannot lie in Judge Hy-
ans ability to stand out In the open
and discuss the issues. because Judge
Aylan consistently refuses to expose
"imseif or to answer questions.
Since, therefore. there is nothing IN
f' Hylans public record or In HID
- as a campaigner to lead to his
selection BY Mr.. Murphy, the leader Of
Ar many Hall must have some personal
'rrrate reason unknown to the public
'pr h.S selection Of Mr.. Hylan.
i ask Mr. Murphy whether at the
t'ne he nominated him for Mayor he
had knowledge OF the private career OF
Judge Hylan. ! ask him whether he
hhew anything about the facts disclosed
80 Newspaper story this morning.
y ask him whether he knew that the
A'an whom he nominated for Mayor was
The sort of man which the story indi.
cafes Judge iIylan to be.
ASK him If he knew that Judge
iiylan was the sort OF man who would
.mperil company which he himself
rad orgariz"d and In which he had sold
stock
suit for Services.
q AJAX HIM II he knew that John r
H"lan had sued this company for al.
!HTed legal services, acting through Z
tierk in his -vn employ, and then. as at
'oThey FOR the com pany. permitted judg
Hent IN his own action against his owr
company 10 De taken by default.
y ash Mr, Murphy II he knew thai
we Judgments thus obtained by Juds'
hylan were assigned to Alfred r. Cos
u. notorious bucket shop swindler whe
IA been convicted and had served
'T'ns .r prison TOR forgery and con.
,!raoy before his connection with Judg'
Uy'an's enterprise
nsk Mr. Murphy whether he con
ettred Judge !Iylan. VINO IL thus re
,or'ed :" have n.srepresented the stock
i'ders n a company which Hylan him
,'f oreanizcd, II 10 represent five mil
ION p'"pl" in their public affairs.
IL the Light Of the disclosures mad
'"s morning. NJ Murphy must explain
we'll a. MI Hylan.
Fh" public remembers that Gov. Sui
'r was impeached by Mr.. Murphy ate
we ''uh which Murphy held over hi
'had had proved ineffective.
ash An, Murphy whether he wa
1n'ian' of Judge Hylan's past o
t"e'he' h" Knew Of II and intended t.
SO u as 'lun should Hyian becom
l'Noi ana prove disobedent'
u" Mayor Yesterday repeated tina
'lGIs Iylan's hackers such az Hears
ma others have placed the issue o