New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
MIR. BANNARD RESTS
WILL SPEAK TONIGHT
AH Orer but Counting the Plu-
ratities, He Saus.

GUS campaigning as ever wac ss., Il, ,h,
city otto T. Barnard and his colleagues
Oh the city ticket rested Yesterday All
expressed the utmost confidence In tbe,r
e'ec'ion' and said that the only thing in
oouot was the size of their pluralities As
ioI mat point. they relied on the figures
vi their managers, rather than on their
own intuitions
. hahnard spent the day at his home
thaoison avenue and 5sth street and az
'he University Club. To-day he will sneaE
a. t"o meetings, che at noon and tho other
III the evening-not that he thinks II &c
necessary TO insure his election but 10
cause he had promised some time ago IN
MAKE 'he speeches and they could NOT he
arranged for sooner.
iet members Of the Board OF Edu-
caioh who realize what the election of q
"'o' means to the school system of tho
joined IN an appeal for the election
'' barnard last night. as follows:
d,scba oi me most important duties to be
o5nIiiseu seu by the next Mayor will be the
New hnid,nrs Shon OF Oh the city's school system.
tnie tn1Iitl is need for more liberal more in
to tSe r.aiit amn more public-spirited attention
~ .Ie requirements of the schools
otto L. Barnard was a valued member OF
tne board OF Education for several wears,
a. a.. tme when unusual progress was made
IN the extension and DEVELOPMENT of the
department. He has first hand information
as 70 the needs of the public schools such
ds as rev candidates have ever had. The
ueep interest shown during his term
commissioner and since Is a guarantee that
that information would be used for the
peneht OF New York's 100000 school chill
The undersigned. former members of the
Board Of Education. earnestly urge all
those who are interested in the improve
menf schools their
influence in support OF Mr.. Barnard. If he
is elected. we believe that his administra-
ton will mark a bright era in the history
Of the city's public schools.
earleS Hears w p Taft aGo0e'i JaeoS enfy ". ~ Mack
Frank l. Babbott. Edward II. Peaslee.
AlgerTon E Frisen. Richard H Adams
James J. HiEgnson. Frank Harvey Field
Robert NJ Galloway. William I-ummis
John c. Kelley Grosvenor II Backus.
Charles II ingalls, George d. Hamlin.
Charles G. birmingham. Pierre jay.
Frank II. Partridge
Letters showing how strongly Barnard
is going 20 run among independent Demo
Gratis continued to come into the Barnard
headquarters yesterday. One from John
Schuyler Crosby, an old officer in the resu-
lar army, who has been Governor of Mon
tana and First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral. but is a resident OF this city.
said in part
VIII you include my name in any public
Endorsement of Mr.. Barnard? / have been
doing some quiet "stil hunting" for him
among the Democrats who always vote the
Tammany ticket and a few who intend
scalps Te'e so i3 far % in nv belt. Mr. Barnard San is
gaining in strength daily, and from what
l learn from many in the middle and work
ing classes l believe he Will defeat Gaynor.
Greater precautions than ever before have
been taken TO insure hs.lest vote and an
honest count. The managers of the fusion
campaign have trained an army of workers.
who have ferreted out the plans of the
emy and laid campaign to Illustrate them.
The result of this careful work will be seen
on Election Day.
Tomorrow lawyers will be on hand at
the headquarters of the Republican County
c. mmittee, No. 1 Madison avenue. the
headquarters Of the Committee of One Hun
dred, Fifth Avenue Building and the East
Side headquarters of Charles S. Whitman,
No. 50 Second avenue. ready to respond TO
any call, either to prevent fraudulent voting
OF TO aid any honest citizen whom tho
Tammany guerilas may try to deprive of
his vote.
The meetings arranged by the Republican
County Committee for tonight are
Broadway and sth street-Collector of Port
William Loeb jr, presiding; Otto T. Barnard,
George McAneny. J. W. Armstrong and N A.
Elsberg
Broadway and 18th street-Otto T Barnard.
G. H. Bruce and c. F. Moore.
No. 4l2 Broadway-Otto T Barnard. Montague
Lesser and Charles Hubbe
Pier %, North River U1iight street)-O:to T.
Barnard. w W. lie Point, Charles @ Abbott
and A. 7, Eagan.
NIGHT.
ST. PauIs Church. No 353 West 35th street
Otto r. Barnard Charles W Armstrong. j. D.
Wetmore and GiChrist stewart
New Pytha goras Hall No. III Canal street
Otto T. BannaId. Carl Hauser. Jacob Asher, &.
r. Cogan and William Armstrong
Camp Barnard. No. 1887 Boston Road-Otto T.
Barnard. Martin Schenck and ". NJ. Chad
bourne.