Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-23
GIVING IAMAANY RACE
GOTHAM CAMPAIGN A MATTER
OF CONTROLLING VAST
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
GOOD GOVERNMENT FORCES
WORRYING THE Big MACHINE
MsyoraIty Race Not SO Important as
Control of Board of Estimates
Hearst Being Encouraged by Repub-
lieans As shrewd Political Move
Other News.

Washington, Oct. 2s.-The most in
teresting political campaign New York
mas had for generation is now under
full swing, and replete with startling
polltlcal anomalies. On the surface it
is desperate struggle between Tam
many Hall and the rest of the town
for the control of a body of officials
which will direct the expenditure of
S1s5.0oo,000 year, this being the
city's annual budget, and the letting
of numerous great contracts.
The determined effort of the bust
ness interests of New York to get con-
troll of the city government and shake
loose Tammany's hold, in behalf of re-
trenchment and reform, explains the
strange political alliances that have
been formed in this campaign. 1t is
a case of the end justifying the means,
and all hands are willing to eat their
share of crow.
People who are interested in this
municipal campaign In New York will
do well to keep clearly in mind that
the chief object of the contending
forces is to secure control of the body
of men which will disburse this $780,
100000 and let the big contracts re-
ferred to. That body is known as the
board of estimates and apportionment,
and consists of the mayor, with three
votes; the controller, with three votes;
the president of the board, with three
votes; the president of the borough of
Manhattan, with two votes; the presi-
dent of the borough of the Bronx, with
one vote; the president of the borough
of Brooklyn, with two votes, and the
presidents of the boroughs of Queens
and Richmond, with one vote each.
This board makes all the allotments
for city government and improvements,
and authorizes all expenditures and
contracts.
The city's annual budget of $780,
100000 being the stake. the public will
do we'll to keep in mind that the chief
and only important issue in the cam
paign is the control of the board of
estimates and apportionment. Whoever
gets majority of the votes on that
board will be in charge of the citys
The Why of the Ticket.
Readers of The Journal, of course.
know who are the candidates for may
or, but perhaps all Of them do not
know why they are candidates.
Judge Gaynor of Brooklyn, Tam
many candidate for mayor, was chosen
by that organization because Tammany
needs the assistance Of its long time
enemy, Patrick McCarren, the political
boss of Brooklyn Tammany can we'll
afford to give McCarren the mayor.
because. in the event of success, 1T
would have the controller, a position
much more valuable than that of
mayor. and would have at the same
time a clear majority of the board OF
estimates and apportionment. Tam
many also nominated the candidate Tor
| president of the borough of Manhat-
tam who has more patronage than the
1 mayor Tammany. ii is thus seen, can
get along without the mayor, but 1t
1 can not get along without the small
offices, which it must have in order to
maintain its organization.
Mr.. Barnard was nominated by the
republicans because he is business
man with no entangling alliances OF
record. and can command the support
of the monied interests. He is practi-
callv unknown in New York outside OF
financial quarters.
Want a Business Man.
Herbert Parsons, president of the re-
publican county committee in New
York. explains the selection of Mr.
Eannard in the following words:
"Not only do the present fnancia
conditions of the city require bust
mess man as mayor now, but the flu
ture of the city requires business
man as mayor. Schools. subways, play
grounds, hospitals and innumerabl
other Improvements must be made
Every property owner, every rem
payer, wants the city's credit restored
so. that the city's bonds, which mus
be sold to raise the money for thes
purposes, will bring higher prices a
lower interest The higher the price
and the lower the interest, the less tn
burden upon the taxpayer and upo1
. the rent payer. To restore the city
credit, what is more reasonable than I
choose for mayor man who has ha
large experience in financial matters
!, Iand VINO mas ndu 10 uo Will liic NeeA
of s7OOO0,OO0 of depositors money?
New York City has an enormou
debt, an enormous budget and a ia
rate that is oppressive to real estat
owners and rent payers. Under pres
ent conditions, the rates of interest o
city bonds are unusually high, an
the prices of the bonds are UNUSUAL
low. The cry during the past year 'ha
been for a business man for mayo
That is the reason the fusion force
3 have nominated Otto T. Banna1N
Mr.. Hearst's Part.
j w. r. Hearst has been nominate
4 for mayor on an Independent tickle