The New York herald., 1921-10-06
HYLAN PROMISES HE
Will Be UNCHANGED
'Ar Smith Gets Applause
as Mayor Learns of Re-
nomination.
TAMMANY MEN ABSENT
Striving to Fill Pledges Is
Platform Offered for Ex-
tension of Time.

Notified of his denomination by the
Democrats. Mayor Hylan yesterday on
the steps of City Hall replied that II
reelected he would be the same sort OF
Mayor he had been for four years He
would continue to try TO do many
things. which he enumerated without
arousing any degree Of enthusiasm
from noontime crowd. The applause
at the end of his 5000 word speech
lasted fifteen seconds.
The reception to Alfred z. Smith.
former Governor, who had been
drafted for the Hylan campaign in
spite Of his lack of sympathy for the
administration and acted as chairman
OF the notification committee. COM
pletely overshadowed the greeting for
Mayor Hyian and his running mates.
When ZAP ended the meeting by
having the band play "Thc Star
Spangled Banner'--which no one
sung-one OF his admirers insisted on
giving three cheers for "our next Gov
ernor."
Comptroller Charles L. Craig was no
Afied Of his denomination and Dock
Commissioner Murray Hubert was told
he had been selected to run for President
Of the Board OF Aldermen.
The occasion was notable for the alb
sence OF Charles Francis Murphy, John
II. McCooey and other Tamnany politi-
clans. who engineered the Mayors re-
nomination; for the abss ,ce of William
r.. Hearst or any Of his prominent
agents and for the absence of silk hats.
Even Grover A. Whalen the Hylan Fidus
Achates. left at home the shiny tile he
has been wont to wear at other important
occasions on the City Hall steps. "Al"
Smith wore his famous brown dipper."
VIII Continue to strive.
The close OF Mayor Hylan's speech
which he read as usual-was a virtual
admission that he had not fulfilled
pledges of four years ago. He would
continue Ito strive" he asserted. To
quote him exactly. from his manu-
script:
"If reelected I shall pursue the same
policies that have characterized my first
term az Mayor. ! shall continue In my
efforts to rid the public schools of every
vestige Of the Gary system, which aims
to ut the children Of the poor for the
mill and the factory: to provide school
accommodations for every child OF school
age: to prevent the grasping traction
corporations from gouging the travelling
public Of additional millions through In
creased fares: to extend the subway sys-
TENS to sections Of the city not now
reached as rapidly as there Is need for
such service and the financial condi-
tions Of the city will permit to strive
for municipal ownership and operation
a. the only workable solution Of our
transportation problem: to continue our
efforts to eject tho New York Central
Railroad from the west side OF the Bcr-
ough Of Manhattan and to wrest from
the control Of this corporation vast
stretches of the waterfront which 1t
has seized: to prevent the Rockefeller
and other interests from dominating our
public schools and public charities: to
decline 70 curry favor with the sc-called
select class which seeks profitable fran
chises and privileges without reasonable
compensation to the city: and to de-
mand that the people shall control their
own government and conduct It in their
own behalf unhampered by legislative
interference"
He also read the following:
Il pledge myself to continue, II re-
elected. the fight begun January I, 1913.
to restore the government Of the city to
the people"
The supreme issue Of the campaign"
according to the Mayor. us whether or
not we shall have home rule-whether
or not State Transit Commission
whose apparent purpose Is to nullify the
subway contracts and take away the
five cent fare, shall be upheld or re-
pudlated."
Then, he in a measure rcpudiated this
by reading a few paragraphs later: