New-York tribune., 1909-10-19
SHIFTING TO BARNARD
T4MMANY. LOSING VOTES.
Fusion Managers to accelerate
Changing Sentiment.

H"atAs fusion canOld&te Tor Mayor Salu yeSASi-
uay that there was now going on throughout the
city strong drift OF sentiment toward Mr.. Ban
nard from former supporters OF the Tammany
ticket, and another noticeable drift away from
GaynOr TO Hearst
In no section is any drift from Barnard dis
closed. and the irift from Gaynor is pronounced In
many sections. Mr.. Barnard. his manager said
would get the full Republican vote. with large
Independent Democratic vote in addition
To accelerate this drift toward Mr.. Barnard ar
rangements perfected yesterday by the BAN
nard Campaign Club by which he viii be brought
face 20 face with thousands of voters in the re-
naming days of the campaign. at MONDAY meet
ings The FIRST OF these will be held to-day at the
northeast OF 22d street and Fifth avenue on
the ground floor Of the FlatirOn Building. The IA
miliar 'rubberneck wagons" the big sightseeing
automobiles. will be pressed into service ana VIII
cruise along Fifth avenue and Broadway Tor oiocks
on either side OF the meeting plaqs just previous
10 the meeting time. 20 pick up workers ana trans
port them to the F1atirOn Building.
Tomorrow the MONDAY meeting. with the same
auxiliary transportation service VIII be held at the
northwest corner Of 18Th street and Eleventh ave-
nue. and John Purroy Mitchell fusion candidate TOT
President Of the Board of Aldermen, viii SPEAK
with Mr. Barnard at both these meetings
The last two weeks of the campaign VIII be
marked hy what is probably the greatest anti
rarnr,any activity ever seen in the city. Besides
the MONDAY meetings there will be held more thail
one hundred and fifty Barnard meetings every
night and the number of speeches when VIII Oe
delivered daily for Barnard and the fusion cause
will be more than fifteen hundred AS MT bdhN"iu
himself put il yesterday:
From the plans OF my managers. guess this
WIFI be the last day will eat luncheon until 'he
campaign is over. Hereafter it will be for me u
pick up a hot dog and eat 1t on the run.
Marcus NJ Marks, president OF the Columns i'
and secretary and treasurer Of the CIVIC FoIuiH'
sent TO Mr. Barnard yesterday the following letter
The great business of this city requires as Mayor
a man OF business experience enterpI~Islng ~ Ef1 in
cGnsSrvauVe; @ LOU hSpS or yysv up from poor boy
into the position in which you are IIla S,,ss
trusted and highly hOnOred by your cOlleagIues;,
that Vou are a man who would make an eNcelent
representative for our citizens. l am suaT nTr ct
forts 20 raise city from its present it
financial condition to one OF clear M 6aVs and
You would push the development Ui ,Sts SUI ~ the
In every wav promote the best interests ol ~
is5 70 " Vote for You AS more and more voters
become acquainted with you ana !0ul 20 IL 4rT.cfion
DaI n grR% hone you viii be successful in election
Mayor of New AoTk-
The Committee Of One Hundred opened It's down
,ovrn exhibit in Brooklyn yesterday at No $50
Montague street 1t is made up of most OF the
same features as are in use at the nrst eXhlDi'
opened at No % Union Square, Manhattan Noon
dav meetings similar 10 those conducted IN Chl0"
Square viii also be held at the new eXhlDiC one
sdded attraction is a representation OF Judge
Gaynor leading the Tiger across tie Di''eN F
carded with the quotation;
Il say unto you the hour has struck
Charles 5. Whitman fusion candidate ior DIS
trict Attorney. received the formal endorsement
of the Democratic Union, Incorporated yesterday
at this headquarters. when delegation from that
organization. headed by Samuel 3 BeardsIey'
called upon him.
At the MONDAY meeting at No. 2s Union Square
William A Prendergast, fusion candidate FOR Con
troller, aroused wild enthusiasm when ne salu
that Tammany officials who rode in automobiles
and owned large estates on Long Island, but who
labored not controlled political agencies through
which great financial schemes were pulled on
The traction companies have been looted said
Mr. Prendergast but If We had had a Public Ser
vice Commission during the last ten years the
looting could not have taken place, because the
tapping and overlapping of bond issues could not
have occurred without the consent of the commits
sion, and that commission would never have
granted it."
Tomorrow night in Carnegie Hall under the
auspices of the Republican Club. Mr. Barnard will
address one of the biggest mass meetings Of the
week Seth Low will preside and the speakers
will include the three other Board of Estimate
candidates. Messrs Mitchell Prendegast and Nc
Aneny; Charles s. Whitman and Job l. Hedges
Meetings for the next days scheduled and
announced by George H. Bell chairman Of the
speakers bureau of the Republican County Com
mttee, follow:
TO-DAY-NOON.
Merchants Campaign League No. az Broad;
Way H5 cSa2ees sebie2in Dan"ar' isaac
Barnard Campaign Club, Fiatlron Building
Charles ). Whitman, John Purroy Mitchell and
CommeTcial Travellers League, Sth street and
Broadway-wiliam A Prendergast. c L. ColH-
Sixteenth street and Broadway1W + sGhnei-
| Edward Harris and Colonel f. H. Porter
TONIGHT
Majestic Hall, No l25 East 125th street-Otto
T. Barnard. Charles s Whitman, William +.
Maennerchor Hall. Third avenue and 56th street
66t,s R1nTSg6 sR william 4 bPTeadergasi
Koenig and Carl Hauser.
otto r Barnard, John PurroN Mitchell, George
McAneny Charles S. Whitman and Carl HauseT.
nue~otto r Bannard, William A Prendergast.
4hn ParF8y MsT Mea George cbLG Max S
Smith and Emanuel Eschwege.
FUSION camp. No 57s East lssth street-wal-
ter NJ. Chandler, John 5. Shea and l.. j. Ober-
Camp Barnard. 125th street and Eighth, avenue
Perdue.
To-MORRow-NoON
Eighth street and Broadwsy-Max s Grifen-
No. 4i2 Broadway-c Charles s Whitman Carl
Hauser and F. W. Kelsey
NIGHT
Carnegie Hall. Seth Low presiding-Otto T
Barnard. William A. Prendergast John Purroy
Mitchell. George McAneny. Charles S Whitman
camp Barnard, l4s.h street and Third avenue
otto T Barnard, job b. Hedges. Charles q.
Mas and y. A. Jacoby.
Fusion Camp No. S73 East l3sth street-Julius
NJ. Mayer. Isaac Fuld and Oscar Wiren.
Camp Barnard, l25th street and Eighth avenue
William a. Prendergast and Eugene Blumen-
thai.
Barnard. George McAneny, Max S. Grifenhagen
and Carl HauSer
DEAD MANS NAME ON BALLOT.
Virginia Democrats Face Dilemma in Make
Up of State Ticket