New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-16
WINS PICKS HEARST
rAYNOR SURELY BEATEN.
Is Sure of Success of Fusion, Ban
nard Possibly Excepted.

William NJ. WINS gave out statement yester-
day, in which he forecast the election of the Fusion
ticket, With the possible exception Of Mr. Barnard
He said some people not sure whether Ban
nard would be elected or whether it would he Mr.
Hearst, but all were convinced that Justice Gaynor
would not be the next Mayor. His personal belief
was that the leader OF the Civic Alliance would
come out ahead.
Mr.. WINS said that Justice GaynOr's speeches
were the best possible proof Of his lack of adj
ministrative ability and of his lack OF appreciation
OF the duties of Mayor. He said also that he had
never held any great executive Office whie the
other candidates had proved their ability in that
line. Mr.. WINS then referred to some OF the IN
consistent beliefs expressed by the Tammany man.
made a few remarks about "scoundrels. hypocrites
and defamers,' and talked Of the Justices incdr-
able mania of greatness" Mr.. Ivins's statement
follows
Mr.. Gaynor is going to poll surprisingly small
on his neighbOrs in Brooklyn, but before the cleo
ton is over those neighbOrs will understand him
doubt but that Mr.. Hearst will poll as large vote
there as he polled four years ago -. ..,b,.
proof not only of his lack of judicial temperament
ability appreciation of the duties Of the mayor
atty, the graver problems of city planning and ne
self-advertisement Of his own virtues and dreams,
decorous citv in the world II So he can only
justify his assertion by recognizing the fact that
City Is the best police force in the world. and he
finds himself in an impossible position in praisng
the orderliness Of the city on one hand and in IN
damning the police on the other. In the Duffy
case, what he wanted not the removal OF a
photograph. but public fuss about its removal
Judge GaynOr, by the whole tenor OF his life.
eas @ the on tse oer
is great and successful executive is in the prime
teal problems. is a large EMPLOYER OF men, and
thing ever dreamed Of by Judge Gaynor and really
more complex and difficult than the business being
has been a very close student of the problems de-
on mem Wb %om nnq s IN ake bs
OF all the candidates TO solve the problem.
of appreciation of the duties of the next Mayor
OF this great city than this. He says IT Is my
humblest man In the city shall have bearing ssH
the seat of government with any boss or anybody
with what is called influence. He can come him
I have spent enough years in the City Hall and
In public 9fiice tc know that the man VINO makes
Mayor can personally see every one every day or
city While he Is listening to the thousand and one
persons who will come to him with personal griev-
solution of the great public problems which the
I noticed at the close of Judge. Gaynors speech
lie said in reply to Mr.. Elder and myself: Those
f69t after life Of integrity, Which they admit
should accept the nomination of the Democratic
Scoundres. hypocrites. defamers; shut up and
What frame of mind is this for man who is
asking to be entrusted with the executive control
people. and What an exhibition Of ineurabe bad
temper. or equally incurable mania Of greatness
Why should shut up and get out! Does his
calling hypOcrites, scOundrels and defamers
make us so? for neither of us is. The hypOcrtte
is the man who. having denounced Tammany all
of his life accepts its favors and he is angry
beyond coherent expression that we have told the
truth about his attitude toward the anti-gambling
laws, AS to defamation. he has for weeks de-
famed every who has not agreed 10 acqulesce
in his own estimation of his own greatness
He dwelIs upon the fact that he is the candidate
OF the great Democratic party that is TO say, the
party of Murphy and McCarren. and he entirely
overiOoLs the ia that the present plight OF the
CITY is due entirely to the manner in which that
great party has misdirected its affairs.