New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13
Platform Outlined
By Judge Ransom
Lashes Tammany
Menace to Prosecutor
Called as Great as That
to City Hall

Declaring that u was no less lHPor-
tant to put Tammany out Of the Crim-
inal Courts Building than to keep ram
many out Of the City Hall, Judge VIII
lam L. Ransom, the Fusion candidate
for District Attorney, outlined his plat
form Yesterday in letter to the FUSION
Committee Of 1917.
Because this nomination comes un-
sought and undesired,' said Judge Kan
cam az shall be in no mans debt for
il. NV only obligation is one OF IN
tense loyalty TO those who are WHINE
IN work hard TO rescue a great once
from its present plight. The District
Attorneys Office. in its contact with So
ciety's unfortunates and many VINO
have had no long schooling in the sup
posed impartiality ofsour laws, i'm
presses me as the most responsible IN
the community.
81 resent seeing il lowly treated, as
Tammany treats the Sheritf's office, and
lis functions made an adjunct Of Tam
MANY district clubs. Here, in this cos,
mopolitsn city, made up OF men ana
women gathered from the four corners
of the earth. a little clique OF men 10
EMPLOYING this Office TO spread the dan
p.rous doctrine that power IN tnls
country is used arbitrarily; That the
law means pleasantries for the favored
and hsrshness for those without pun
that for a citizen 10 be safe ne must
stand in with the right people. and thss
tho processes of the criminal law usual
" grind out more disadvantages 20
those who complain o. than 20 those
Who commit crime.
Promises to Clear Office
Judge Ransom expressed his hatred
for things which, he said, "the amiab!e
Mr.. Swami" was permitting many OF
his staff TO do. lie promised, if elected,
he would rid the ONCE OF these men
and their practices on January /. he
promised a complete reorganization OF
the methods, moral tone and general
conduct Of the Office. Referring 20
what he wishes TO accomplish as Dis
trict Attorney, he said:
81 hope TO be District Attorney at
the head OF a staff which deals with all
men and all matters honestly, humanity,
fairly, courageously, impartlally, with.
out distinction as to polltica! or social
station, race, religious creed or occu-
ration. / shall seek for every person
accused Of crime the earliest possible
trial. shall not endeavor TO perform
functions vested in other public author
tiles, ard shall treat grand Jurles as
deliberative bodies entitled to frank
ness from the prosecutor and recog-
milton of their right to fulfil their own
responsibilities"
Another band of former Tammany
workers came over TO the Fusion camp
Yesterday. headed BY Jacob Levy, a
former Tammany Assemblyman, 1909
II, and vice president and member OF
the board OF governors Of the BOcassct
Club. the Official Tsmmany orgsnlza-
ton in the new 18th Assembly District.
Several hundred enrolled Democrats
met last night at Parkway Hall, 1929
First Avenue, and adopted resolutions
condemning Murphy and Tammany Hall
and indorsing Mayor Mitchell and the
Fusion ticket.
District Leaders Quit Murphy
The new 18TH district comprises the
old Path and 2Sth. The latter, under
formerly one OF Tammany's strong,
holds. The 18TH is a strong Italian
district. John j. D!etz and II. Warren
Hubbard are the joint Tsmmany lead
er- at present. The speakers at last
nights meeting were Laurence Ciofii,
Vito Contesss, Antonio Ruvallo, Joseph
K. Truesdale, secretary of the City De-
mocracy: A. Mitchell Leslie, a member
OF the Tammany Hall law committee.
and Mr.. Levy. The rcvolters organ
lied as a branch Of the City Democ-
-acy.
Mayor Mitchell addressed the Brook
Ign Civic Club yesterday at luncheon
az the Hotel Bossert, Brooklyn. He
made it clear that his talk should in no
sense be considered campaign speech.
He confined himself 20 answering ques-
tons as TO future city government poll
icies relating 10 Brooklyn. and TO prais-
ing the work for the last four years
and the present status OF the Police
and Charities departments.