New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
BANNARD FOR SUBWAY
OUTLINES HIS ATTITUDE.
FaUOrS Debt Limit Amendment and
City OzcnSerShip.

In answer 10 many requests for a ex-
tended statement regarding his attitude toward
the constitutional amendment affecting the debt
limit and toward the construction of subways, Otto
T. Bannard Republican nominee for Mayor. gave
out yesterday the following:
! favor the adoption Of the proposed constitu-
IlonaI amendment relating TO the debt limit Money
rendered available through this means should be
insistent
! believe the transit problem has been made to
appear more complicated than II really is. BY
stopping waste money can be saved and used for
+ AS TO the policy of my administration in this
particular II am elected, have already outlined
IT. In my speech of acceptance I stated that
the following:
An future subways should be owned by the
city They should he built with the cty's funds,
construction by private capital not being permitted
city is financially unable to keep up with the de-
Inands for transit extension. and then only on
rG, tIdt VIII preserve strict and enectiVe rnu-
fers has been practically nullified. favor such
acu4n as will secure as speedily possible the re-
/ estaDHSnInent OF a universal transfer system.
me transportation facilities in the city must
oe uIlzee or the people and not for stock johbing
A subway built by private capital to be owned
scribe eight hours of labor and the prevailing rate
& oI wages 5or labor IN all city works No dtstinc-
ia Io9 should be made between the city works car
Fea our with the assistance Of private capital and
in contracts for the construction of ctVs sTbwavs
10 40 SO would defeat the intention of existing
MI, MI Barnard has decided to make himself
1s9lole js3 10 any one who may wish TO see and talk
Win MIN between 5l5 and 6.I5 o'clock
except SUNDAY All who wish to meet the Repub-
that hour to his headquarters Room LIS. in the
FIr Fe2 Avenue Building II will be understood that
Win Win individual callers at this time 10 the
cIuslon OF other visitors. but he will he glad
receive suggestions that may be helpful in the
the executive committee of the Young Mems
thonsan5 inoTsa5 wniSh has membership Of twelve
afternoon q
palgn IN its behalf. PNbic rallies will be held in
the downtown section o, the citv e" Nathan
Jec2by OBJ is president OF the league. and Erwin Kurts
Mr., Barnard does not intend make his first
Cooper Union on Friday night His visit to the
congestion exhibit in Madison Square Garden has
night His brief remarks there will be non-poiiti-
city and county tickets al the Harlem Republican
CIub on the same evening will be largely social in
nature.
nard, will preside at the ratification meeting N
addition TO speeches by the candidates on the city
/ ticket, George McAneny candidate for Borough
President and Charles S. Whitman. candidate for
! District Attorney Henry L. Strnson and William
NJ WINS viii speak
Camp Barnard formerly Camp Hughes) at No.
! 252 West 125th street, and Camp Barnard No. z
at 149th street and Third avenue will be opened on
Tuesday, October y, and meetings will be hed in
them every evening, except Sunday. until the end
OF the campaign
Major F. H. +. Ebstein has been chosen as the
personal campaign manager for William A Prem
dergast candidate for Controller. They will open
campaign headquarters in the Fifth Avenue Build
ing tomorrow. II is understood that MY Prem
dergast will devote considerable of his time on
the stump to the record Of Justice C5aynor
/ 1t said last night that the Republican or
ganization in Kings County had practically de-
cided 10 accede 70 the desire Of the independent
/ element of the fusion forces for an independent
/ Democrat a candidate for Borough President
there. The man has not been definitely selected.
There change in the fusion situation in
The Bronx yesterday.
There seems 20 be good chance OF fusion
forces in Queens uniting independent Demo
crat candidate for Borough President If
Harvey Gresscr. the Democratic Borough Presi-
dent loses in his fight obtain control of the
Democratic borough and county convention from
Joseph +. Cassidy, there is a good chance II is
said Of the Gresserites supporting independent
/ Democrat the fusion ticket.
In this connection the name Of John F Quinlan
who postmaster Of Jamaica in the Cleveland
administration. is being prominently mentioned
Joseph II. De BragEa, Republican leader of Queens
IS said 10 be willing TO put aside for the
Borough President nomination if the nomination for
County Clerk is assured 10 him. But a complication
arises here because Theron H. Burcher chairman
Of the Queens County Republican Committee is
also an active asptrdnt for the shrievaIty nomna-
tion.