Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-11
GAYN0R KNOCKS RIVAL
Says Hearst Promised to Sup.
port Him for Mayor.
FIRES OPENING BROADSIDE
Issues Statement and Letter in Sup
port of His Charge.
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION
Democratic Candidate Alleges Bad
Faith Upon the Part Of In
dependent Opponent.
FIRES OPENING BROADSIDE
REVIEW OF THE SITUATION

NEW YORK, October lin a state
ment full of sting and spite William ].
Gaynor, the democratic nominee for may
or of Greater New York. fired his first
big projectile of the municipal campaign
last night in an attack on William Ran
dolph Hearst, candidate Of the Civil AL
lance
Early last week Mr.. Hearst issued a
statement saying that he would not run
for mayor, but would support Justice
Gaynor. Two days later he accepted an
independent nomination for the office.
Surprised at this action, Justice Gaynor
issl ed a brief statement charging Hearst
with breach of faith. and last night he
came out with a statement and a letter
supporting to show that Hearst had
urged him to run for mayor nearly six
months ago on "any ticket" and pledg-
ing his support.
To strengthen his statement Justice
Gaynor first made public letter ad-
dressed to him by Rudolph, Block. who
occupies an editorial position on the
Hearst papers. Under the date of October
9 Block, while 'regretting exceedingly to
be drawn into the affair."" reviews what
purports to have been the details of
meetings between Hearst and Gaynor
early last summer. The letter says, In
part:
No Reservations.
Shortly before Mr.. Hearst left for Eu-
rope last summer he asked me to bring
you to his home. I think this was the
second or third time you had ever seen
him.
''He asked you If you would not run
for mayor in the fall. and said: I don't
care what ticket you run on. I'll sup
port YOU"
Commenting on these circumstances,
Justice Gaynor's statement says:
'"To this statement of Mr. Block 7 add
that after returning from Europe 1 saw
Mr.. Hearst in September, according to
promise. He said that he had in no way
changed his mind, and that he would
support me whatever ticket I ran on or
this repeatedly and with apparent ear
nestneSs.'
Justice Gaynor here reviews the incl
dents which led up to Hearst's repudia-
most painful shock I had ever expert
enced." and breach of trust such as he
never encountered before.
|, Meanwhile" continues the statement.
the primaries of the independence
League had been held, and it was found
that a decisive majority of the delegates
chosen were in my favor. Thereupon Mr..
Hearst would not permit the convention
to be called. No other party boss ever
went as far as this. It is said that this
may be an indictable offense, and 1t is
being looked into.
Hearst Cries Fraud.
AFTER the primaries Mr.. Hearst began
to cry fraud, as usual, and that his bal
lot boxes had been stuffed No one could
vote at the league primaries except its
enrolled members. as every one knows.
In fact, the enrolment was a mere skele-
ton, most of the districts having only
a very few on the roll. and only q hand
full voted at the great majority of the
polls.
'And yet the bald statement Of Mr.
Hearst that Charles F. Murphy. or Tam
many, or some one, stole his primaries.
or stuffed his ballot boxes seems to have
been gulped down by every partisan news
paper in the city.
"Mr. Hearst now repudiates his league
party, will not permit the convention to
be called. and is having himself nominated
by petition against me. I am fully con-
scious that his great estate of from
$50, 600 900 to So, OOO, 600 gives him a huge
advantage over me in one respect, but
am ready to meet him before the people
of New York.
'T suppose we are about to witness
again such lavish use of money by a
candidate for Office was never before
witnessed in American politics."