Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10
|BR|T|SH FLEET SAILS TAMMANY CRIES DEAL
Wireless Goodbye Flashed Charges Bargain Between
From the Inflexib|e. Hearst and Republicans.
SEYMOUR HAS LAST WORD GAYN0R UPBRAIDS HIM
Democratic Candidate Po
Thanking for His Thanks. itical Contributions.
MANY DEsERTERS LEFT BEHIND TO REST RECORD
Of Of New
Port-Connecicut Municipal Campaign.
Charges Bargain Between
Hearst and Republicans.
GAYN0R UPBRAIDS HIM
Democratic Candidate Returns Pc
itical Contributions.
WANTS TO REST ON RECORD
Fusion Forces Satisfied With the
Entry Of New Candidate Into the
Municipal Campaign.

| NEW YORK, October 9-Charles F
Murphy and other Tammany leaders
brand the entrance Of Hearst into the
political situation as a candidate foI
mayor as IDEAL" but at the same time
say that Justice William Gaynor Will be
victorious Tammany, according to report
today, having already absorbed the old
Independence League machinery. tried to
take the name and emblem of the new
Civic Alliance today by fling q petition
under that name with the board OF cleo
tions. Under the law the first party I'LL
ing such q petition has right to claim
the title emblem, but IL this disrupts the
plans of the new Hearst party no an
nouncement to this effect has been made
Justice Gaynor was outspoken in his
expression Of displeasure at Hearsts
entry into the campaign. Il am going
through experiences Of breach of faith
and plighted word that l did not deem
possible in this world he said. referring
to Mr. Hearsts remuneration coming with
in few days after his published dec
laration that he would support the
Brooklyn candidate.
Gaynor Will Spend No Money.
Justice Gaynor's principal contribution
to the situation today was an announce
ment that he had decided not to use
dollar in advocating his candidacy and
would return all gifts Of money preferred
to him for campaign purposes. He re-
turned two such cOntributions-one OF
$500 and the other or $1,000, with letters
explaining his attitude. The larger gift
came from Abraham Abraham, a Brook
lyn merchant, and was returned with the
following note:
this election, and you will understand nae
| in returning your check. which 1t was SO
| good and proper of you to send. If the
people Of New York do not want to elect
me on my life record and my life work
for good government and to destroy low
and corrupt government and those en-
gagged in it. l assure you. and you who
have so long and intimately known me
| without assurance. that 1 shall be con-
tent.
struction, as you know, without being af-
fected by it. Nothing that can say OF
do will now prevent those who want to
misinterpret me and what say from 90.
ing SO. But we shall wait for the count
In a similar letter to Schuyler Parsons.
president of the Coney Island Jockey
Club. who sent the Neutrality-suspicious.
contribution. Justice Gaynor said:
II have been constrained by demands
from all parts of the city to run Tor
mayor. did not ask to run. And now
If my life work for good government and
to destroy low and corrupt government
and those engaged in 1t, is not suff1cient
to elect me, l do not care to be elected
and shall be entirely content nt .,u..,,
| barking and lying at my heels. !! expect
the opposition Of every scoundrel. but
am ready to meet them all and 80 down
II the people of this city are content to
ct them put me down."
Fight Againset Tammany.
With Hearst's name as an additional
asset to the republican-fusion ticket, New
Yorks municipal campaign shaped itself
definitely today as a fight to Dust Tam
many Hall from control Of the city
finances. Both Hearst and Otto T. Ban
nard. the republican-fusion nominee. say
that their election is matter Of second
airy Importance, so long as the remainder
Of the fusion ticket wins out, for this Will
mean Tammany defeat in the board of es-
innate, which controls the purse strings of
the greater city and is a medium through
which economy or extravaganza may be
exercised. regardless of the mayor
Hearsts followers, now known as the
Civic Alliance, having accepted his condi-
tons that he head a ticket composed OF
the bulk of the republican-fusion nominees
already selected, arrangements to obtain
nation legal are already under way. and
the formal petition will probably be filed
with the board of elections early next
week.
Hearst to Be Nominated.
William M. WINS. the republican who
| ran against Hearst and Mcclellan four
years ago, issued a statement tonight. 1t
was through WINS efforts largely that
Hearst was induced to enter this year,
| campaign, a circumstance that has
! caused Tammany to cry that republic
an-Hearst alliance Is on foot. Mr.. WINS
| statement says in part:
There will be a mass meeting at Car
negie Hall Monday night to put Mr.:
Hearst in nomination. platform Will
| be presented for adoption that will be a
frank and genuine expression Of purposes,
instead Of series OF platttudes, loop
holes and non-commitments, such as the
platform upon which the other canoloates
for mayor are running.
mfr. Hearst will attend the meeting In
person and declare his attitude with re-
srect to the entire matter OF city govern
ment.
the public, but he will nevertheless make
q thorough and tireless canvass of the
city, and will be In touch with the en-
tire community at practically every mo-
ment of the day and night from now
uHtll ClcCtlOu uuys
Hearst's friends all predict that he
stands ready to make another whirlwind
Campaign such as he made in 1905, a cam
pagin which was followed by the recount
and much legal controversy. finally re-
suIting in McClellan's being elected by q
rather slender plurality.
Republicans Profess Confidence.
Barnard and the republican leaders ex-
pressed nothing but satisfaction today at
Hearst's entering the field. Maintaining
that Barnard will be elected regardless.
they profess to feel jubilant that Hearst
has added strength to the remainder Of
the fusion ticket All talk of Bannard's
withdrawing and allowing Hearst to head
the ticket to victory was denounced as
preposterous. Barnard was in the race
to stay. they said. and would win.
BACKED UP BY wADHAMS.
Parsons Charge Of Deal With Tam
many Confirmed by State odacial.
| NEW YORK. October 9.-The charges
of an alliance between Tammany Hall
and upstate members of the republican
L.