New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
DEMOCRAT AS CHAIRMAN.

--aOOHA1 AS CHAIRMAN.
Charles F. Howland. a son OF former
Judge Rowland called the meeting 10
order. He said ii was a common remark
among Europeans that Americans quick.
ly resented criticism of the United
States government, and this year Tam
many Hall was undertaking to maintain
that the same principle should apply to
the city government.
'Tammany is claiming credit for ev-
erything good that happens In New
York" said Mr.. Rowland only this
morning I got pamphlet claiming that
Tammany is responsible for the Singer
Building and the Metropolitan Tower"
Mr.. Howland said it was hard to agree
with the man who said that he admitted
the truth of the charges against <he citv
government, but that the Sullivans were
good to him and gave him turkey and
a pair Of shoes. But it is calculated
that one-third Of the city budget is
stolen or wasted, that is, about S6O. .OOO. 600
year" said Mr.. Rowland. That is a loss
Of more than 800 year for each otter.
And If it be argued that the average man
would never get the hundred dollars ii
still remains that the average man does
lose through want of subways and
through increase of rent, owing to hign
taxes"
He quoted some Scripture for Judge
Gayuors benefit and added 1T is of
no consequence whether Mr. Gaynor
knows where Tammany Hall is or not,
but it is of consequence whether he is
honest and sincere or not.
DEMOCRATS FOR Barnard.
Mr.. Rowland read letters from promi-
nent Democrats advocating the election
Of Mr.. Barnard. These included Rob
ert w. de Forest and William B. Horn
blower
Julian w. Curtiss was introduced as
personal friend of Mr.. Bannard He
said he could not imagine a greater
honor than to be introduced to such an
audience as the personal friend of Otto
T. Barnard, whom he had known for
thirty years. He sketched Mr.. Ban
nard's history from the time he worked
as a grocers clerk at fourteen, study
ing at night
AT Yale he was graduated with every
D 1
/ worked his way through Columbia Law
/ School, the speaker said, and started in
/ the practice of law Then some men
who had observed him put him in charge
! of a factory, and he made good in
the work. Then he was put in charge
Of a bank and again he made good
Mr.. Curtiss said that as president of
a trust company Mr.. Barnard had
/ judged every man on his own merits,
and had not merely given promotion TO
/ the son of a director or to some one
else with influence. Mr. Curtiss said he
was with Mr.. Barnard recently when
the fusion candidate was going through
a stack OF letters of congratuIation.
one which pleased Mr.. Barnard more
than any other was from a workingman
who once had a claim against a trust
company that Mr Barnard took charge
of. The writer said his claim was paid
in half the time that he had been told
il probably would be.
GAYNOR AND TAMMANY
Mr.. Curtiss read the severe characteri-
zation that Mr.. Gaynor once passed upon
Tammany Hall, and added:
Il am proud Of the fact that I voted
for Grover Cleveland. But if Grover
Cleveland had ever said such bitter
words about Tammany Hall as I have
just read, and then tried to lead Tam
many TO victory, 1 would have had no
such pride"
Il was down at East Broadway the
other night where there are a lot of
mighty shreWd business men," he said.
And if those business men don't give a
! great vote for such a business man as
Barnard I am much mistaken in the
Hebrew race.
The only thing that I have heard
against Barnard is that he was un-
known. The same thing was said Of Lin
coin. And I say, without exaggeration.
that I believe that what Abraham Lin
coin did for this country Otto T. Ban
nard will do for this city"
Paul Fuller. of Coudert Brothers, was
introduced as a lifelong Democrat He
devoted himself largely to an analysis
Of Mr. Gaynor's campaign utterances
especially his declaration that a new
era was dawning for the city. If things
! have been so bad as Mr.. Gaynor makes
out" said Mr.. Fuller, who is responsible
but the very people whose candidate he
now is?"
'PREJUDGED RACETRACK CASE"
! Mr.. Fuller repeated Mr.. Gaynors
statement that he had never had
racetrack case before him. and added:
THAT statement is true literally. He
/ could not be indicted for perjury if 1t
were made on oath. But all the same, 1t
/ Is unqualifedly false. It was not a
racetrack case he had before him, but
/ he prejudged the racetrack cases in his
! decision"
Colonel Norris G. Osborn, of New
/ Haven, editor of 1.-THE Journal and
/ Courier" was next introduced, with
statement by Mr.. Rowland as one who
might be made an exception to the gen
/ eraI rule against nOn-residents taking
part in local elections. Colonel Osborn
excused himself for "butting in" on the
/ ground Of personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Barnard. and also as a native of
! New York, and also, as he put it, be
! cause / have been coming to New York
/ City so frequently for thirty years and I
/ took one Of your best girls and married
/ her"