The sun., 1909-11-18
FUSION CANDIDATES PROMISE
UILL PUT INCOMPETENTs OUT
OF THE CITI'S SERVICE.
NCrtIruIT. Parsons and Barnard Not at
Republican club FcaSt-C on gressman
Rcnnet for Some Kind OF Direct
Primaries That Won't Impede Fusion.

primaries Tnat wont impede Fusion.
After all the speeches made last night
At the Republican Club. where the cam.
u4ign committee of the club and other
menbocs TO the number of about two
hundred in all. gave a dinner in honor OF
tne fusion candidates on the city and
county tickets, no doubt was left in a
listeners mind that the next four ye1rs
of city and county government will be as
nearly ideal as regular humans can turn
ont Judge Gaynor naturally wasn't
present, but there were Democrats galore
at the guest Ia BILE nd mong the spea 1ers
Timothy Woodruff was up at Kamp
kI kare and so couldn't come. Mr..
Barnard was down at Cold Spring Harbor.
l.. L. keeping an engagement he had
made long before he was even nominated
il was saiG. Herbert Parsons was in
Washington. Job Hedges was down as
a guest of honor. but nobody seemed to
know exactly what had happened to Job
John Purroy Mitchel-the Republican
club has split his name to j. Purroy
came in for a minute. He had been laid
up all day in bed and came in against
his physicians advice. Perhaps it's as
well he didn't stay away. for IL Mr. Mitchell
rad been present he would never have
been able to withstand all the beautiful
things said about him.
The Manhattan Borough President
elect. George McAneny. asked his
hearers and the public in general not
TO be influenced by the thlngs--the
efforts being made MIR. McAneny put
it-that now are happening which might
he connected with the career OF Herbert
Parsons. whom Mr.. McAneny eulogized
as clean. straightforward. efficient
leader
Congressman Bennett and in fact most
of the speakers paid sincere tributes
10 the character and ability OF Mr..
Barnard. And regardless Of what the
of direct nominations. Congressman Ben
ret was quite sure last night that direct
nominations OF some sort would be a
praisew orthy and enjoyable state OF
affairs.
The president OF the Republican Club.
Robert C. Morris, presided. William
= Prendergast sat at his right and John
Purroy Mitchell. for the few minutes. at
his left; Later Congressman Bennett
filled Mr.. Mitchel's seat. Strung along
the table on the dais were the successful
candidates. Mr. McAneny, Max 3. Grifen-
hagen. John \. Shea. Alfred X. Page
Richard II. Smith. Charles s. Whitman
William r. Schneider. Nathan BLUR and
Edward J. Gavegan.
Facing the guests Of honor were all
grades Of Republicans, in the eyes OF one
or two Of whom at least might be seen
a touch OF wistfulness as they saw the
three successful judicial candidates
. sitting there-men who had accepted
the judicial nominations that some diners
in the body OF the house had spurned
because they didn't think there was a
chance Of election. And it's SIT 500 a
year, for fourteen years, that job.
Setting aside these disconsolate ones
there were others present: William Blau.
Edward r. Finch, j. Castree Williams.
Louis Stern. Perley Morse, chairman OF
the COMMITTEES; Edward Lsuterbach, Ezra
Prentice, George w Morgan; Samuel
Taft, Travis II. Whitney. Charles II.
Young, Charles Hazen Russell Robert
y. Kenyon, Edward II. Fallows. r. A.
higgins. Merritt +. Haviland. Appleton
D. Palmer. Isaac n. SeIigman and William
II Tammany officials now holding down
subordinate places. had been present to
hear the things said about them in the
speeches that follow ed the toastmaster's
Introduction they would have neglected
their coffee and cigars. From the things
said about hangers on, -incompetents"
and folks like that and further remarks
about the limitations Of civil service re-
form one gathered that there are a lot
of Tammany appointees who are going
10 get the boots when the fusionists hang
up their hats in the city and county Offices
on New Years Day.
Especially were Mr.. McAneny and Mr..
PrenderEast smphatically enthpsiastic
them 70 throw out Tammany appointees
in the Borough President's and the Comp
troller's Offices when the first OF the year
happens along.
Toastmaster Morris began the speech
making by saying that the guests were
present to rejoice in the "disa ablement'
NJ Tammany Hall. Four years from now.
ne promised, the Tiger will be annihilated.
The speaker paid a tribute to Mr.. Ban
nard and then read letters OF regret from
both Mr.. Barnard and Mr.. Parsons
When the prolonged applause thatgreeted
Mr.. Bannard's name had subsidized every
body arose to the music OF America
and indorsed Mr.. Morris's tribute to Mr.
B%1nard by singing $50 say we all Of US
MI. Bennett also gave much praise TO
Mr.. Bannard and his clean methods OF
campaigning and then threw oral bou-
quets at Chairman Parsons. after which
he made a little speech for Mr.. Mitchell.
who had flown, and told his hearers that
would have said had he been well enough
tn remain.
The speaker here went into a long
tribute TO- Gov, Hughes. "a leader TO be
reasons for the following OF the Governor
ms Youngstown speech and the conf
dence put in him by farmers. mechanics.
vorkingmen and business men, Then
lrdulnR up 10 MS arguments Tor some
kind" Of direct nominations Mr. Bennett
.aid that a Governor with so big a fol-
lowing must be listened to at least when
he advocates a bit OF given legislation.
Mr. Bennett was not altogether explicit
when telling his own views on what kind
oi direct nomination legislation he ia
vored. He said he does not favor. how
ever, any kind OF direct nominations
ttat would interfere with fusion in New
York city. Only fusion. he thinks. can
beat Tammany Hall.
Mr.. Prendergast said that the elected
candidates should not feel their elation
70 much as the sense OF respon sibility
that rests upon them. The Comptroller
elect insisted warmly that he Is going TO
te the engineer" at the throttle when he
lakes up his work and that he's going to
surround himself with assistants who are
m sympathy with his views. Civil service
reform, he said. is not a safeguard for in
Competents
Judge-elect BLUR said he doesn't. be-
heve Justice should be blindfolded in this
city because here. IL her eyes are un :
covered, she will see nothing she
shouldn't" Mr.. McAneny, who followed.
mad fun with Mr.. Blur for q few minutes
and then he too launched into distasteful
laminany subordinates. Judge Whit