Evening star., 1925-09-09
SLUSH FUND ISSUE
IS RAISED BY HYLAN
Huge Sum Being Collected to
Beat Him, He Charges.
Walker Attacks Mayor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. September 9-Charges
of a huge slush fund and disloyaltr-
TO the party thunder in Democratic
ranks in the municipal primary cam
paign.
Mayor Hylan in five speeches last
night charged that meat packers,
traction magnates, underworld para
sites and gamblers were distributing
money hand over fist to nominate
State Senator Walker.
The slush fund crowd is ready to
turn its money bags upsidedown," he
added. They have approached news
paper editors with offers of blocks of
traction stock in return for support"
Seeks to Weaken HyIan.
Senator Walker. whose demands
that the mayor pledge himself to abide
by the result of the primary have
been ignored, opened a drive TO get
the support of Hylan district leaders.
Walker said Hylan appeared TO be
running as confederate of the Re-
publican party TO make it more diff
cult for a Democrat to win.
My opponent insists on being
childish even in his politics" Senator
Walker said, and intimates that un-
less the game is played his way. he
will take his bat and ball and go
home"
Representative Ogden J.. Mills,
supporter of the Republican orga MIA
tion candidate, F. d. Waterman, said
the Democratic campaign had made
New Workers hang their head in
shame"
Hughes Advice Asked.
John ]. Lyons. another Republican
ca ndidate, appealed 10 Charles Evans
Hughes as one of the trainers Of the
primary law TO state whether 1t was
the intent Of the law that Lyons
should be branded as an 'insurgent"
| because he entered the contest in
opposition to the orga niZation leaders.
William NJ. Bennett asked support
of district leaders because he said the
party needed a stronger man than
Waterman despite the split in Demo
cratic ranks.
A bill prohibiting the city Board
of estimate from considering any pro-
posal for Il fare higher than cents
on any transportation line in this city
until such proposal had been passed
upon by popular referendum, was
passed today by the board. The
measure was sponsored by Controller
Craig.
Mayor Raps Measure.
Mayor Hylan. in joining Tammany
members of the board in passing the
hill. chara cterized the measure as
political gesture" Referring to the
measure as the Craig buncombe
bill" Mayor Hylan criticised Alder
manic President Collins and Borough
Presidents Miller and Bruckner OF
Manhattan and the Bronx. respec1-
lively, for supporting the bill at this
time. whereas they opposed it on
three occa sionS when it was intro
duced last Spring. All three are Tam
many members of the board
Controller Craig. at the board meet
ing, said that the mayor had mo
more claims for the preservation OF
the scent fare than DIR. Cook had
in the discovery of the North Pole"
Before entering the aidermanic
chambers Mayor Hylan had prepared
a statement on the Craig bill. in
which he termed it pure political
camouf1age with intent to hoodwiuk
the public" and that its introduction
was for political purposes in the pri-
maries.
He said. however. that he would
/ place no technicality in the way OF
the bills passage. pointing out that
a new Board of Estimate could i'm
mediately repeal the measure.
Hecklers Are 0usted.
| A ripple of excitement ran through
! the meeting when the mayor ordered
police to eject number of persons
who heckled him during his discussion
! of the bill. The Conmotion arose
when the mayor reiterated a state
ment denying he ever had accused
Borough Presidents Bruckner Of the
Bronx and Miller of Manhattan. to-
gether with Aldermanic President
Collins of having opposed the five
cent fare.
/ why did you put opponents in the
field against them Mr.. Miller de-
manded The mayor denied the
charge.
Hearst did it, a spectator shouted.
You know YOU put them in" shouted
another.
The mayor. plainly angered. in
struCted the police to take care of
those who were sent in here to make
trouble-the paid disturbers sent here
to make a hurrahh