The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-29
MCCLELLAN Is BACK
IN TAMMANY FOLD
Former Mayor Receives 0va-
ton as He Endorses Demo-
cratic Candidates.

Tammany Hall opened wide its arms
last night and took Major George b.
Mcclellan to its ample bosom once mora
For the first time since his break with
Charles F. Murphy after his election as
Mayor in 1905, Major Mcclellan APP
peared at public wigwam on Four
teenth street He was the chief speaker
at the gathering in ratification OF the
Tammany candidates at the election,
November 4. and his appearance
aroused an enthusiasm which reached
the height of an ovation.
Were glad to see you back. George"
called some one from the gallery, just as
he was commencing to speak.
TITS very pleasant to be home again
and to have a greeting of kindness and
friendship from my old friends and as
sociates," returned the former Mayor
who then, without further preliminaries,
launched into a discussion of the politi-
cal issues of the campaign. Not once
did Mr.. Mcclellan refer TO William r.
Hearst although he several times
elected applause by some complimentary
mention of Gov. Smith.
"Under ordinary circumstances this
would be an off year in politics." said
Mr.. Mcclellan, but we find that our
ticket is opposed by all the disgrunled
and rag-tag and bob tailed elements of
the community. I rely for a Democratic
victory on the good sense of the people
of New York, who never yet have been
fooled by lies or hypocrisy"
After making individual appeals for
the election of Robert l.. Moran as Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen and Ed
ward F. Boyle as Borough President of
Manhattan, Mr.. Mcclellan said that JUS
tice Newburger, having failed to receive
the Democratic nomination because he
would not take advantage of the primary
law, was now trying to force Demo
cratic voters to reseat him" He charged
the Republicans were inconsistent in ar
guing he should be returned, as they
had taken the opposite attitude in the
cases of Justice TruaX, Recorder Smythe
and Justice Foster.
Gov. Smith has been fighting a good
fight for the plain people against re-
dictionaries in this State. Reactionism is
nothing but the forerunner of Bolshe-
vism, as the recent history of Europe
shows"
Although Mr.. Mcclellan had nothing
to say concerning Mr.. Hearst. Alexander
I, Rorke, an Assistant District Attorney.
showed no such delicacy. Mr.. Rorke
read an editorial in Monday evenings
issue OF the EUenin1 Journal, which
called upon Americans Of Irish descent
to oppose Tammany Hall. charging that
Mr. Murphy had been bought by British
gold" Rorke declared that the resolu-
ton asking the Peace Conference to
consider self-determinaton for Ireland
had been passed in Congress at the in
slstance of Congressman Thomas F..
Smith, secretary of Tammany, and other
members of the Tammany delegation.
Referring TO Mr.. Hearst he said:
HE IS the same sinister character
who in the city of New York has at
tackled the character Of any honest and
decent man who has refused to do his
bidding. He is at heart radical. He
is a Socialist.
1.-THE people of New York are familiar
with him and accustomed to his type of
attack about election time. l believe
good Americans will repudiate the man
who is willing to profteer on the Ameri-
can flag and who is all things to all
men, but who has never been true &c
any man since the first time he came
into being"
Nathan Straus, who opened the meet
( ing as chairman, later surrendered the
gavel TO George Gordon Battle who
made felicitious speech in which he
ascribed the winning OF the war entirely
| to the Democratic party. Mrs. Genevievt
/ H. Walsh. a member of the executive
committee of the Democratic County
Committee, urged that the Democratic
ticket be elected because the men upor
| it were 'by far the best looking"
! Charles F. Murphy was in his Office
/ down stairs and shook hands with Major
/ Mcclellan when the latter entered, bu
he did not appear on the stage.