The New York herald., 1921-11-09
MAYOR GETS NEWS
IN THE COMMODORE
BerOlzheimer Host to 30 at
Dinner in Hotel, Near
Headquarters.
EICTORS ARE JUBILANT
Two Election District Totals
Read to Party Show Big
Sweep in Brooklyn.

Mayor Eylan received the news OF his
reelection at the Hotel Commodore
where he and Mrs. Hylan and about
thirty of their friends were dinner guests
OF the City Chamberlain. Philip Berol-
zeimer. In the east ball room. The re-
turns were sent into the west bali room
where Hylan campaign headquarters
was under the direction Of John H De-
laney. the Mayors campaign manager
and David Hirshfield, Commissioner OF
Accounts. The most important AID IN
teresting Of the returns were sent Gown
the hallway to the Mayor.
The first figures received by the
Mayor and his party were from the
Sixth Election district OF the Fifteenth
Assembly district, in Brooklyn. and gave
Hylan 312 votes against 2S for Curran
and for Panken. The Mayors guests
accepted this as indicative of the final
result and there was much Joll!fication.
The next returns were from the Forty
ninth Election district of the Second As
sembly district and gave the Mayor 81
and Curran 4. ~
The crowd at tho Commodore was late
In arriving, but 1t began to pour In in
ever increasing numbsrs soon after 8
O'Clock. In half an hour virtually all
of the city officials were there. as well
as many hundreds Of others. Many of
the visitors had their wives and sisters
and sweethearts with them. and dancing
was started about o'clock, the hotel
orchestra furnishing the music. The jol-
lity was in full swing when Mayor Hy-
Ian arrived from Brooklyn.
Mr.. Hylan called on Archbishop Pat
rick J. Hayes at st. Patrick's Cathedral
and went to Tammany Hall before re-
turning to the New York headquarters.
He reached the Commodore for the Sec
ond time during the evening at 10 rs
and found the west ballroom, the room
In which Henry II. Curran was chosen
by the coalition committee jammed to
the doors with the celebrating crowd of
Democrats. They hailed him as Gov.
Hylan and as President Hylan as he
pushed his way through them to a small
raised platform across the room, where
he made a brief speech denouncing the
newspapers and declaring that his elec-
ton was big victory over the big In
terests."
This is a great victory for the peo-
ple." said the Mayor "and against the
interests that have been trying to drive
me out Of City Hall and betray you.
The newspapers have been used by these
great and powerful interests to break
me down and drive me out, but knew
/ was right In the fight, although I often
went home at night weary and dis.
couraged and wishing that I was out OF
1t all usually felt better next
morning.
This victory Is a great vindication,
tor It was not money that I wanted. !
could have had any amount OF money
from the interests, this most desperate
combination OF interests. There would
have been no limit. ! suppose. to what
i could have obtained. but ! preferred
to fight the battle of the people. have
fought that battle and ] am going 70
continue that fight until the end Of my
term OF four years, and with the cooper
alton OF every department in order ia
be OF the greatest service to you.
shall endeavor to protect you from those
who would exploit you, from those who
care nothing for humanity. I've had q
hard fight all my life. ever since lef,
the farm, but have never quit in any
fight that I have ever tackled. 81
Don't pay any attention to what the
newspapers say I'm their efforts to dis
credit me- They have said hard and
scurrilous things about me. They have
tried to break me down. and they have
even sent scurrilous literature to Mrs
Hylan. The New York World even tried
TO drag Mrs. Hylan into It. although sh,
had nothing to do with It. They hav,
said things too shameful 70 repeat t
you. That is what caused that woman.
illness in the last three years. Becaus,
OF that l had TO take her from a sicl
bed to the South. and when we got bacl
IL began all over again"