New-York tribune., 1917-11-04
Friend of Peace
Affidavit Branded
AS False by Hylan
Denies in Advance Charge
He Also Attended Paci6st
Convention

John F. Hylan. Tammany candidate
for Mayor, branded as false last night
the affidavit made public by Mayor
Mitchell that Hylan knew he had beer
ramed one of the vice-chairmen of the
Friends Of Peace convention. He also
said he had been informed that tbs
Mayor had another affidavit TO the ef.
feet that Hylan attended this conven'
tion in Chicago during the summer oi
1915.
"As this may be the last opportunity
| shall have Of speaking directly 20 my
fellow citizens in this campaign" said
Judge Hylan. 81 say 70 you tonight
that that statement lie will make is
also false. The truth is. | never was
in Chicago in M life"
Judge Hylln made these statements
which were incorporated in his
canned" speech Of the night. to some
thing like ten audiences on both sides
VI VIC bosb Ni'cA. ANU iOi thc his'
and last time in the campaign he plead
ed with his hearers for the election OF
his running mates on tile Tsmmsny
ticket.
Workmen Cheer Promise
This plea was contained in the very
last sentence Of his speech as follows:
~ am confident Of my election, and |
reiterate my promise to restore the
government of the city to the people
with the aid OF Democratic Board of
Estimate. which l earnestly urge that
you elect to aid me-"
Among the meetings addressed by
Hylan was large and enthus astic
gathering Of workingmen in Cooper
Union, apparently entirely friendly to
the speaker.
II come from the ranks Of labor my
self" the Judge told them. 81 know
their needs and aspirations, and as
Mayor Of New York will see to it that
they received justice and fair treat
ment so far as lies In my power. Their
welfare has been scandalously ignored
by the present city administration"
These sentiments won him applause,
but not to compare with that which
greeted his allusion to paster ballots
discovered at Camp Wadsworth. His
hearers fairly went wild when he said: !:
81 want TO say as my final answer to
Mr.. Mitche. that an, better Ameri-
can than any man who attempts to
steal a primary or gain the votes of
soldiers by fraud and deception"
Several hundred automobiles filled
with Hylan supporters from Brooklyn
and Queens took part in demonstra-
tion parade for the candidate yesterday
afternoon. The procession began at
Abingdon Square and proceeded to
Washington Bridge by way Of Eighth
Avenue and Broadway, an / after tour
ing the principal streets 4 The Bronx
returned 10 Manhattan and went TO
Queens over the QunensboIo Bridge.
Tie principal streets Of the Bushwick
and Ridgewood sections were .raversed,
and the return to Manhattan vas made
through East New York and the old
section Of Brooklyn. II w.und up at
Second Avenue and East Twenty-third
Street.
Judge Hylan and the rest q the city
ticket candidates, Alfred Y Smith and
Charles l.. Craig, were az the head Of
the procession. The borough ticket and
Assembly district candidates rode in
the various borough divisions. Il was
estimated that two thousand persons
Among them Tere Dis
trict Attorney Swami, Charles ". Gull
kin. Thomas Foley and Dan Finn.
Judge Hylan also attended q
luncheon given at Murray's restaurant
by the women's committee OF the Citi-
zen's Independent Democracy at 1880.