New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-06
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City Hall

The plight Of Tammany in the mat
ter Of a candidate for Mayor becomes
a little more pitiful with every passing
day. Where is the Edward NJ. Shepard
Of to-day who will bear aloft the ban
ner OF the Wigwam on a standard o.
respectability! The call has been
sounded far and wide, but 1t echoes on
unanswered-by the proper material.
The net result of the canvass OF last
week, hectic with heat and fast
growing impotence. was the discovery
of one additional possibility, the men
ton Of whose name is still good for
laugh wherever two braves come to-
gether. General Henry De Witt Ham,
ilton, the soldier candidate, who bears
the scars of countless militia encamp-
ments. and was breveted for the in
trepidity with which he served as Su,-
GERS adjutant genersl-this is the gen.
tlemsn. And very genial one, for
all that, with a proven capacity in bust
ness as the manager of the Gerry es-
tate. But the impression persists that
in his case the mountain labored
nightly and brought forth mouse.
The general is an intimate of John
A. Hennessy, another Sulzer appointee,
whose activities in the last municipal
campaign were not such as to endear
him TO the Tiger There is sus-
picion that Mr.. Hennessy stands be-
hind the Hamilton boomlet, indulging
an almost Shavian sense of humor at
Tammany's expense. When all that is
left of the Sulzer machine joins Hearst
at Murphys council board, then indeed
it's a case of when a Teller needs a
friend"
As for Mr.. Hearst, the talk OF him
for the Tammany nomination has be-
come remarkably feeble, and particu-
larly since, with the Russian collapse,
his newspapers brought forth their
clarion call for peace with the Kaiser.
His Identification with the cause OF the
enemy is too pronounced. iC would
seem, even for such desperate gamblers
as Mr.. Murphy and his lieutenants.
They dread the raising of the war IS
sue, as the complete elimination OF
Senator bob" Wagner from their list
of eligibles amply proves. One swift
lab from the Mayor dispatched Bob,
and vet the Senator's patriotism and
that which passes for Hearsts should
never be mentioned in the same breath.
Even Mr.. Brisbane is anxious that
Mr.. Hearst should not enter the race,
though in his editorial in THE wash
ington Times" he puts his objection
on other than patriotic grounds. BE
ing Mayor of city," Mr.: Brisbane
writes, ais no business for real
newspaper man." Mr.. Brisbane SAID
nothing of this kind when Mr.. Hearst
ran for Mayor in 1905 or when he ran
for Governor. To not few II SOUNDS
like a cross between sour grapes and
friendly warning.
Hearst. with his newspapers all over
the United States" continues mr..
Hearst's editor, "can regulate hall
dozen Mayors and make them attend 70
business"
Mayor Mitchell will feel fattered TO
know that he occupies unique posi-
ton among the Mayors of Hearst-rid-
den cities. Mr.. Brisbane goes on:
at would be a neglect Of duty for
him (Hearst) to concentrate his mind
on the New York City Hall and Its du-
ties for four years. -. III ne Is
we'll advised, he will find some man 70
run for Mayor, encourage him, support
him and elect him-then attend to his
real business, which, like that OF other
editors worth while, is General Super
vision" -,
General Hamilton says 1t Will nave
TO be Major General Supervision TO
have any authority over him.
There is q disposition on the part OF
the Democratic Fusion Committee, the
Tammany annex operated by County
Clerk Schneider, to forestall the APP
pearance of the war issue in the cam.
paign. Apparently, the Mayor. should
be ashamed of his frequent references
to the Stars and Stripes, or so state
ment recently issued by the committee
would seem to imply.
"Are we to be treated to the spectacle
of a candidate for Mayor dashing from
borough to borough with flag in each
hand. shouting, Il am a patriot" II
asks "The way in which Mayor Mitchell
and his associates wrap the flag about
themselves and cry war every time
their official acts are criticised IS dls-
gushing to the ordinary American citi-
zen."
AS Mayor Mitchell has been doing no
dashing from borough TO borough
either with or without flags and has re-
mainsd singularly silent on the subject
of politics since long before he depart
ed on his vacation, the bleat OF Mr..
Schneider's committee sounds periious-
ly like that OF the man who hollers be-
fore he is hurt.
1--WE have had enough of heroics and
flag wrapping from Mr.. Mitchell and his
associates" the statement adds.
If the 1--WE" refers to the authors or
the statement this sentence no doubt
conveys profound truth. .