New-York tribune., 1909-10-21
CHEER FOR BANNARD
BIG CROWD APPL4UDS
Carnegie Hall Meeting Lice
hest of Cam pdign.

Ths, fusion mass meeting under the au-
spices of the Republican Club at Carnegie
Hall last night, the great rally OF the cam
paign to the standard Of Otto I. Barnard
was a magnificent demonstration in favor
Of good government and civic virtue. Every
nook and corner of the large hall was filled
with a highly enthusiastic audience, which
greeted the fusion candidates for Mayor
with a heartlness that probably has not
been surpassed at any political meeting
held in any part of New York for any cah-
didate in this campaign.
The immense audience displayed through
out the keenest interest in the proceedings.
beginning with the arraignment of Tamt
many and its methods by the chairman, ex-
Mayor Seth Low followed by the keen.
analytical arguments OF Job f. Hedges and
his sharp shafts of wit and ridicule of the
stand Of ex-Justice Gaynor
Charles S. Whitman. candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, also came in for a demon
strative welcome. he. like all the candidates
who spoke. including George MeAneny' can
didate for Borough President, pledging their
earnest support of Mr.. Barnard.
Robert C. Morris introduced Mr. Low,
who said:
The city IS so large and the opportuni--
| ties for plumber by indirection so great
won once for all BY the same token II IS
! never lost. Every victory sets a higher
standard somewhere which makes old con-
ditions in that direction impossible again;
! and every defeat nerves every honest and
brave man to renewed efforts.
Marshal Blucher is reported to have
| looked out over London and remarked,
/ What a city to SACK" Tammany's atti-
tude TO New York is not unlike this. Rich
Soeke s te Pet n MaG you 5ST s o ako
| note Of this statement "all the time
Tammany is in the business year in and
year out, and the only way to put an end
70 the process is to deprive Tammany OF
its power
Judge Gaynor, in his campaign. stands
for the old method. He wants as to be-
lieve that he Is so good a physician that
he can cure all the ills that Tammany
cause If the people of New York are
alive to their own interests, they will reply,
In vain is the net spread in sight of any
bird" Judge Gaynor received his nomina-
ton from a Democratic city Convention
absolutely dominated by Tammany Hall.
Gaynor treats the fact that Tammany dom
mated the convention a negligible fac
tor. Tammany Hall has placed upon the
ticket with Judge Gaynor men whose char
( acter and reputation illustrate Tammany's
conception OF Judge Gaynor'S obligations
TO them. Judge GaynOr also treats this 'as
a negligible thing"
Following the speech of Mr. Low the
audience was much amused by the singing
in the gallery OF campaign song, set 10
the music OF My Wife's Gone to the
Country" and telling of Gaynor's sur
render to Tammany. Here is one stanza
and chorus:
When New York folks told Murphy. I'VE
just can't stand the graft,
You're going to lose the city. just as you
Then Charley fixed up Gaynor, to feign
civic huff,
And when the campaign started. Murphy
grinned and worked this bluff:
CTJORTTG'
Judge Gaynor's now in Tam'ny, Hoorah!
Hoorahi
He'll do his best. need rest. He'll have
things all his way.
He's not like any other made of human
clay.
don't care what becomes of me- my jobs
/ gone away.
Mr.. Hedges, the next speaker, began his
7 speech with some satirical remarks about
the man who didn't take trouble 10 vote.
He was tired, he said, of the politically
an@mic citizen He said:
The only hope to beat Tammany Hall is
not 10 wait four years to do it, We may
believe in the efficiency of prayer but
Tammany believes in the efficiency Of
work, and they don't care who they work.
I'm for Otto T. Barnard, not alone because
he was nominated by the party of which
! am d member, not because he was the
choice after a summers delheration but
because he is a man with human heart
inside him. ] respect a man who has a
heart. l would rather be loved than re-
spected.
Shall New York be governed under a
statute or under a social organization with
out accounting TO anybody? Tammany
Hall is not a political organization. 1t is
a mutual social organization with finan-
cial interest for the members. 1t has three
MISREPRESENTATION, subtraction and short
division-thats where the danger of Tam
many Hall lies.
Mr.. Hedges then paid his respects to Mr.
GaynOr, saying:
may be in love with myself but 1 don't
, divide the human race into two parts-my-
self and the race. / don't know whether
The bench or the newspapers are better
better. You can't sass back TO the bench
you'll be put IN jail.
Judge Gaynor is suffering from mental
trouble. He sees things that not
He is the most stirred up man about the
police ! ever saw. A policeman scares him
- o"eSN ~ says tIo mas .ifOu
| In Brooklyn for thirty years. have been
hearing that every day recently. He is
proud OF it. don't see how anybody could
live in Brooklyn for thirty years.
Let's go out on Election Day and elect
somebody. Don't figure out excuses for the
next day. There is no reason on earth why
Mayor. He is SO modest that he is not able
10 crate. but he deserves TO be Mayor. He
is human. He is generous. He has a heart
like a man. Has Judge GaynOr any OF
these?
Somebody in the crowd yelled: "No!"
Let us save Judge Gaynor from himself.
, l am pretty much down on Tammany Hall,
but it didn't deserve Judge Gaynor.
George McAneny declared in his speech
that he was impressed by the feelings of
the people of the city that this was no or
binary campaign in the interest OF better
government. He said:
We are offered two tickets. on the one
+ hand the ticket Of the old brand of Tam
many and al the top Judge GaynoT to carry
il through. 1t is campaign of TammanY
tricks. II isn't a new thing for Tammany
TO do that sort of Thing. Several years
ago TammanY placed man of character
! at the head of its ticket. Mr.. Shepard, to
oppose Mr.. Low. and yet Tammany went
down by about 30.G00 votes; and I believe
Judge Gaynor will meet similar fate.
While the candidate for District Attorney
, was speaking Mr.. Barnard came upon the
the stage, and his entrance had much the
effect of a match in a powder magazine.
There a great explosion of cheers
and applause, which AIR. Barnard genially
] stiIled to enable Mr. Whitman to continue
his speech.
The real tumultuous demonstration of the
! evening came few minutes later when
Mr. Low introduced Mr. Barnard There
was a mighty cheer as the audience, men
and women, rose to their feet and waved
small American flags in time to the patri-
otic tunes played by the band in the gal
lory. The fusion mayoralty candidate tried