The New York herald., 1921-10-28
B0OS, CHEERS, JEERS
IN WOMEN'S DEBATE.
ON CHOOSING MAYOR
Hot Session in Town Hall
When Hylan and Curran
Are Lauded or Abused.
HONORS SEEM TO BE EVEN
Schools. Fares, Police and All
Other Issues Talked as in
Mems Meetings.
HONORS SEEM TO BE EVEN

Drawing room manners were not
entirely forgotten by the participants
on the stage, but they were to some
extent by men and women In the au-
dience at the Town Hall In West
Forty-third street yesterday afternoon
when mingled groans. jeers. boots, ap-
plause and laughter greeted the
sallies of women debaters who essayed
to support the fortunes Of the Tam
many candidates on one side and the
Republican coalition ticket on the
other.
The question was: Does the best
civic spirit tempt one to vote the
Democratic or the Rcpublican-coaii-
ton ticket at the coming election?"
About 1000 persons, including half a
hundred men, made up the audience,
and IL the decision had rested there
It would have been a draw because 1t
was carefully seen to that IT was
evenly divided.
Had It rested on the question OF
which side had the last word the Re
publican n-coalitionists certainly would
have won. It was at the very end that
Mrs. Rosalie Loew whitney, flying to
the defence Of George McAneny. Gen.
John r. o'Ryan and Leroy 7. Hardness
OF the Transit Commission, shook her
forefinger unper the nose OF Mrs. Anna
Moscowitz Ksnoss of the TammaDy side
and declared that iady's attack upon the
eornni, sion was Cheap stuff. !" Then,
with final withering glance. while Mrs
John Marshall Gallagher, generalissinno
Of the Tammany debating team, pounded
frantically with her gavei. Mrs. Whitney
added:
And think of the cheap. contemplate
talk about Fifth avenue and the Re
publican party-and that from an ad-
ninistration where there are more COM
nissioners and deputy commissioners
riding about in expensive autonlo-
biles--"
GsvcI Gets fn It's Work.
BY that time the savel had done its
work, Mi.s Anna Rhodes, in charge at
the Republican debating team, had
slipped an arm through that of
Mrs. Whitney. somebody threw some
flowers on the stage-and, besides. II
was getting late. Seasoned political
reporters present, however. feared to
contemplate what might have happened
had II been an old fashiond, rather than
a modern debate. So except for vo-
ciferous colored woman in the lobby who
was intent on proving that the Curran-
ties won the affair, Mrs. Whitney had
the last word
She began the affair for that nat-
ter. only in Tess militant tone than
marked her later efforts. She started
out to discuss the Hylan administra-
tion's record with regard to schools. and
backed up her arguments. like the law
yer that she is with facts and fgures
from official records.
The rules were that no questions
should be asked and no hecklng was al
lowed. The most serious attempt to
spoil the meeting was when Mrs. Winter
Russell OF the Tammany forces chal-
lenged any one to prove that New York
ers were paying more than cent fare.
A man with a brogue. taking the cue
from Mrs. Whitneys opening remarks.
asked:
What about the TRANSFERS.
So many women moved in his direc-
tion that for a moment he subslded,
although he erupted at sporadic inter-
walls. much to the amusement OF some
of the less seriously inclined sisters
present.
After Mrs. whitney had finished her
FIRST argument. intended to show that
the Hyian administration had not lived
up to its prediction promises regarding
schools, and was now issuing smoke
screens" Mrs. Russell took up the bur-
den for the Tammany side. She carried
tho fight right TO the enemy and de-
ciarcd that the Hylan administration
was proud OF its school record. She
went further. She spoke OF the glorious
record OF the Police Department under
Commissioner Enright, of the admins
tration OF the Dock Department and OF
the Department OF Markets. There were
loud boos and jcers at all this, but so
mingled az to make It difficult TO deter
mine which was the dominant note
Tammany Women Are Loyal.
The Tanimany women went at their
Jobs literally with their hats off. and
igurativeiy with their sleeves rolled up.
Mrs. Whitney and her speaking coll
league Mrs. William III. Van Nance or
tho women's executive committee OF the
Republican State Committee. took the
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