The sun., 1919-11-03
KELLY REFUSES TO
GET OFF THE TRACK
dynamite Mike" Deaf to
Eleventh Hour Appeal Of
Frightened Tammany.
POLL GLOOMS THE TIGER
Puts Untermyer Last in Race
Smith-Hearst Feud Seem
ingly Helps Others.


Tammany leaders were working
desperately last night 10 offset the eff
,.r, =, Ma,or Ns,oha., A Ke,Iy's blast
a..
OF SATURDAY hish' "hen ne ei'"i ee' TO-
re had been euchred out OF his place
on the ballot an an independent candi-
a.. ,.-,sz.. -, 49, noara ~ AL
w
dermen.
"Cheered In France and cheated In
N.u, yor,,. wos tim wav In which he
l., u,.,o, ho
eharac,erizeo 'ne 'nAii"ei :" "'s' 40
had been deprived Of a chance 10 run
against Robert L. Moran. the Tammany
candidate TOT fresiueh' oi 'he D'"'o VI
Kelly. known as dynamite Mike"
announced that he did not want his fol-
lowers TO have any Misunderstanding Of
the situation, that he was opposed to
Tammany Hail all the way down the
line. He asked his followers to write
In his name on the ballot.
An effort was made yesterday to pla-
cate Major Kelly. Some OF his follow
ers. who had possibly been reached by
the Establishments OF the Tiger, endeav-
ored TO induce him to withdraw his ops
position To the Democratic ticket. AZ
his Headquarters some of his followers
were sure that he would not have any
more statements to make. But later In tho
eyening ne issued a long statement In
which he ATTACKED the affidavits OF the
Tammany men who had brought the suit
TO have his petitions declared void.
The courts cannot be held RESPONSE
bic for reckless statements in affidavits,'
he said. but the political organization
that sponsored such affidavits should be,
and I sincerely trust that no friend OF
mine will vote tho Tammany ticket. For
the Office OF President of the Board OF
Aldermen I hope they will write my
name on the ballot"
Hearst Tor the Hepupie""s
William Ranao,ph Hearst came out
snecifcally for the Republican cRrdl-
ua.es ye''erua tap si,n,is - n
sample ballot with an X mark against
the name of each Republican candidate
in New York county. 1t was stated that
the ballot showed how to vote ticket
to swat the boss"
George II. Bell, manager for Philip
]. McCook. Republican candidate for the
Supreme Court, said last night 1t was
impossible to md any OF the to
money on Irwin Untermyer that has
been reported in Wall Street. He said
that two friends who had wished to get
in on some Of this money had told him
they had made an unsuccessful search.
All they had found were others looking
in vain for some easy money as were
they.
II fear" said Mr.. Bell. that this ru-
NOR Of the large sum of money ready to
back young Mr. Untermyer Is only part
of a political smoke screen of his party
and that the best term for the rumor is
that 1, is political camoufisge."
One bet OF 5000 to $4,000 has been
made on Robert L. Moran by some Of
his managers. The short end of the bet
was taken by friends of f. II. La Guar
dia, the Republican candidate for Presi-
dent of the Board of Aldermen.
Untermyer a had Fourth.
Aocordine 10 what nurnortea tn he
r.Ii.hha inside Tamnanv apures NJ N
a,.aL . on I,,st,ce Newhureer was lead
To- IN III. roco FOR tha Snnrenna Court
I,,s,ica Juco was aacond with phl,n
WcSook third ana irwin Jrntermyer
, haa fourth Tho same figures showed
I,s,,na sr,t,h leading for tho C,tv Court
,,',,h Iosanh NJ CalIaban Democrat sec.
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