The sun., 1918-10-30
TIGER SNAPS AT T. r.
ATTACKS WHITMAN
Smiths "Pals" and Friends
Told Of His Honest Toll in
Tammany Speech.
G. 0. P. CALLED HYPOCRITE
Untermyer Says Roosevelt
Shows Jealousy in Assail-
ing Wilson.
G. o. P. CALLED HYPOCRITE

rammany took the blankets of a
snorting tiger last night and turned him
loose to help boost the gubernatorial
candidacy OF the East Sides friend.
"Al" Smith. All the folk who ever helped
make the Fourteenth street headQuar-
ters rock with cheers and enthusiasm
filed into the place hours before the one
time sheriff and President OF the Board
Of Aldermen got there. and with rod fire.
bands. lady voters and the like adding
TO the din, the first candidate for Gov
ernor that ever emerged from Big Tom
Foley's famous old Second Assembly
district got a reception such as few
other aspiring Democrats ever have. re-
ceived even In Tammany Hall.
1t was the biggest night In AIS many
years of running for Office. Most OF
those who filled the hall called them
selves AIS" neighbors, and the Demo-
Gratis campaign slogan that designates
their candidate as "Our Pal Az was
worked to the limit Even the women
who constituted about one-third OF the
whole outturning-some In seals and
others in shawls-caught the spirit Of the
thing and doomed Justify with their
lungs for Mr.. Smith. particularly when
he cut loose with the information that
once he struggled along as q laborer
down In Fulton Fish Market.
All the old war dogs OF Tammany
were there, starting with Representative
Thomas +. Smith. Tammany's secretary.
and winding up with the election district
captains in Mr.. Smiths own district.
But they said that the meeting was
epochai principally because Mrs. John
Jerome Rooney was permitted to mount
the rostrum and urge the election Of a
Democratic state ticket.
/, The Tammany cohorts affirmed vigor-
Susiy that this was the very first time
In all the ancient buildings history that
woman ever had made a real, honest TO
goodness campaign speech in the place.
Start of Enthusiasm.
Representative Smitn started the en-
thusissm by reading the Presidents APP
Deal fer the election OF a Democratic
Congressional majority. and then the
TaMmany folk united in a mighty cheer
1br the President. to which a lusty
tiger" was added. Every man and
woman In the hall shouted affirmatively,
" course, When Representative Smith
sailed for ayes" and Noes" on the
question OF whether the President would
achieve his desire.
l Besides ZAP Smith the other candi-
dates on the State ticket who spoke were
Bird 8. Coler, running for Comptroller |;
Harry c. Walker, the nominee for Lieu
tenant-Governor. and Senator Robert r.
Wagner. Tammany's candidate for Jus
tice of the Supreme Court
Characterising the Republican Con-
gressional campaign as one OF hypoc-
risy, Mr.. Untermyer excoriated Theodore
nj n
and charged that the Republicans ARE
70 disturbed by the contemplation of the
e8ect OF the Presidents success on the
political fortunes OF their party that
their discontinue mas outrun their
patriotism
81 repeat" said Mr.. Untermyer. that
the Republican campaign for the cleo
ton of members of Congress Is one Of
hypocrisy. Not daring to refuse the
President men or money with which to
conduct the war. they have never lost
an opportunity for carping criticism,
and one cannot resist the feeling that
their leaders In Congress are over
watchful and alert for an opportunity to
make political capital by embarrassing
him whenever decent pretext can be
found or manufactured"
Mr.. Uutermyer's chief shafts. how
ever, were levelled at the Colonel, who.
ne SAID, was the SPOKESMAN IN spec
tacle that should bow our heads in
shame" - more wicked, distorted,
vitriolic assault would be difficult TO
imagine" Mr.. Untermyer continued. 1T
represents the outbreak OF years of
pent up gall, hatred and jealousy. and
predict that II will prove a CHASTITY fall
ure and will react as II deserves.
''Chief among the offenders is man
who. Notwithstanding mis- intense par
tisanship and his faults of temperament.
has long held high place In the affec-
tions Of the people. Much has been for
given him In the past and at this par
ticular time much more will be forgiven
him because OF his past services and the
sacrifices that have been made by his
brave and patriotic sons. for which
they. and not he, are entitled to the
glory.
'But there Is a limit TO the forbear-
ance of even the most generous of peo-
pie, and I believe he has passed that
limit, for we are in no mood to permit
either political expediency or personal
jealousy and animosity to play havoc
with the grim business tnat tine nation
has in hand"
Mr.. Untermyer declared that the