The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-28
MACSWINEY SHARES
TAMMANY TRIBUTE
Ratification Meeting Urges
Recognition of Irish Re-
public by United States.

Tammany Hall finally sot up enough
energy last night 10 hold belated
ratification meeting. There crowd
that packed the assembly room of the
big Fourteenth street wigwam and
sweated in air as hot as August made
a splendid fuss, over Gov. Al Smith,
but behaved rather tepidly toward the
other speakers. with the exception OF
Ex-Gov. Giynn. From the balcony
hung two pictures OF Smith. one of
Cox and none of Franklin ID. Roosevelt.
Charles +. Murphy was not present.
Secretary Tom Smith headed III. inner
group of Tammany perspiring upon the
platform before the Governor or New
York arrived.
The audience stood in silent tribute
10 the memory OF Terence MacSwlney
and then adopted a resolution protest
Ing most solemnly against the reign OF
tyranny now being inflicted upon the
people of Ireland by hostile and alien
English army. The resolution urged the
United States to recognize the republic
of ireland. and then said:
Resolved. That we express our pro-
found sorrow upon the heroic and noble
death of Terence MacSwiney, late Lord
Mayor of Cork. He was condemned by a
courtmartial of foreign soldiers upon an
unjust charge. deported from his own
country to foreign prison and. like our
own Patrick Henry. demanded liberty or
death. The blood of the patriot is the
seed of liberty. II always was so and
always will be so. May his hcro.c death
bring about the immediate freedom OF
his country and the recognition by the
lrf.l. nf fsa Ia tsri,f. l, tr
helped 10 found and which he ennobled
By his death"
This telegram from Gov. Cox to
Sheriff David II. Knott, chairman of the
Tammany central committee, was read
by the chairman Of the meeting, John
Jerome Rooney:
Reports from national headquarters
name New York. New Jersey. Connecti-
cut. Rhode Island and New Hampshire
as the Eastern states we shall carry.
This means great ground swell has set
in and great victory In in sight. I
ask you not to relax your vigilance on
election day"
Ex-Gov. Glynn paid most attention to
the cartoon recently published In Hdr-
rey's Weekly He called II the "snak-
ish. noisome. sinking horrid cartoon in
George Iiarvey's weekly" desecrating
the Immaculate Conception. But Mr..
Harvey was not responsible for II. Mr..
Glynn said. for II first appeared in the
National Republican, founded In In
diana by VIII Hays. He named promi-
nent Republicans who, he said. owned
the paper and added: They, not
George Harvey. must answer for II on
election day. and believe the people
win answer in tho way that Blaine and
Burcnard were answered IN 1878"
IL
glynn said he was proud OF AIS having
wanted the state TO set aside $4,000, O0o
for tho soldiers bonus and helped the
school teachers to get more pay.
The crowd reared up and gave Gov
smith a five minute cheer when he en-
tered. while the band conceded that he
was a jolly good fellow. The Governor
began by saying: I'm tired OF hearing
myself talk"
Were not" Tammany roared back.
Gov. Smith said that. judging from
his speeches. Nathan l.. Miller mus
think he's running for President: all hi
has promised 60 do about State issues
WIS 20 study them.
Nothing amuses me 80 much" he
said. ms to hear Judge Miller say he car
fnd no record OF any social welfare bills
that ! over introduced. ! can only soy
lie does1't know whore 10 look for them
Judge Miller says the speaker OBJ
served later. that housing Is not nm
Issue. II he lived in New York or some
other big centre he would realize that
it's n very live issue and was not solved
by the temporary legislation Of septem-
Der. I approached the question without
any regard TO politics. Politics was in
jected into Il when Il came under the
ban OF the leaders OF Judge Mlller's
party. who had practically declared in
advance that no matters coming from
the Reconstruction Commission were &c
receive consideration"
The last regular session OF tho Legis'
laturc would he recorded as probably
the most useless In tho history Of ia,
sis.c. the Governor said. because 70 op.
,osed progressive logislat.ou. lie de-
,crdnd his veto OF tho daylight saving
repeat yoyinR that the amendment that
ceTne 60 him did not really provide FOL
repeal at all and that whatever else M
was he could not be hypocrticnL Com.
ing to prohibition. the Governor sait
Judge Miner was quite aware the Gov.
ernor cannot repeal the voistead act and
was mlsrcpresentlng his (smith's) atti
ftfdo.