New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-19
m CONSIDER GAYN0R
zsuE TO CONE UP SOON.
Tbs Hundred Says Beating Tam
many Is Not Enough.

,,.-,ond Y Ingersoll. chairman OF the executive
stree Of the Committee Of One Hundred. said
.r-dav that Justice Gaynor's name would be one
:, .hose taken up at early date in connection
,.s the Hundreds Endorsement OF a candidate for
Mayor ,-,,
-. ,here are many Democrats in the Committee Of
= hundred some admirer OF Justice Gaynor will
:. an early date urge the committee 10 indorse him
. MAYOR The committee candidates meets to-
.rrovr 10 organize and talk things over. am not
:. nostion 20 discuss candidates, for no one can
~ ., this time what the committee will do"
.yIow about Jerome? WIN the committee on can
,iastes discuss him, tOo?"
THAT Is for the committee itself to decide said
Az Ingersoll. The fundamental object OF the
~-rnittee Of one Hundred is 10 bring about the
action Of the best for the positions which go
:, make up The Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
,rsnt That is the great executive board OF he
,v controlling the expenditures and actually de-
c5ng what sort OF government we shall have
whether the committee will go beyond the con-
,seration Of candidates who will be members Of
che Board Of Estimate depends on circumstances
The Office Of District Attorney Of New York County
g 4 vastly important one. see how the com
,ripee might make county Office of this u,asn,
,uae an exception and decide 10 indorse some can
saate for the place. But don't know what IN.
committee VIII DO.
rs the Committee Of one Hundred an anti-Tam-
many organization?
The Committee 81 One Hundred said Mr.. In
rersoll is moi using catch phrases like .anti-Tsm
many II is an organization for I'll. purno,. .,
.nsuring better government in the city OF New
York"
Professor Franklin II. Giddings nrofesso- ., ~
Ncsl science Al Columbia University and a mem
ser OF the committee on candidates OF the IN
6red. said that The Mayor Of New York should have
o Grover Cleveland backbone and that the Issue
vii se more than heating Tmrnanv.
sThe first qualification Of the idea, -.., -.
candidate" said h. is that he must no 3 me,
with Grover Cleveland backbone. In the ssoord
place he should have some ideas and above All ho
ought have the idea that reform in this ,ou b.
20 be something positive distinguished from ,ho
everlasting negative business IF irving N va, g.,
somebody for Office That's far as the average
candidate gets. Speaking for myself think re-
The candidate for Mayor ought 10 have been horn
since the last ~ the animals got out If the al,
] don't care particle for the political professions
# the candidate for Mayor. No reform is soi,s %
amount to ANYTHING IN This unless II Ia. some
bigger purpose than 10 beat Tammanv Rea,i,r
Ismmsny IS simply part n that old negative pro
CANINE. and we've got have positive mo-
CANINE this wear.
We have got ~ have schools We've IN, ~
have street railroads as nearly possible ADEQUATE
fT the needs Of the community and rim for ,ba
hsneht OF the people instead Of for The benefit ~
fleyes We want an administration OF such de-
rsr'nlsnts as tho Tenement House Street Cleaning
and Park departments that viii actually make
dsosut and comfortable living conditions in New
York irrespective ~ tho special interests which
TIES departments touch
Reform must not cp Al the idea ~ a business
tks administration That's good enough as far a.
4 goes, bur II does not 20 far enough In replv n
caucsns that these things cost money my answer
+ that enough money is lost and wasted by the
Esmanasemont and mssppicaticn Of public reve-
nus every year 10 give The people the things they
ned snd propose 10 have. ! for one don't suppose
70 1n change human nature and put an end 20
tzt but think q is possible 70 make the graft
tE dyTy W on little more liberal basis With ,he
T1aAe BY Grafters mean grafters in Office and
~ q ofce-especially the so-calied honest graft
Fn
! en- Democrat. have never been called
tngang else. Sometimes I have voted for some
rsTucrsr candidates ~ the other tickets be-
AeVe that the question n principles and policies
mould have due weight. and conditions might be
flch that would not vote for the man whom
regarded as Individually hest because Of other out
weighing conditions"
Professor Gddings. like % his colleagues
q ne Committee OF One Hundred was voluble in
" INCLUSION u principles but significantly silent
Wien asked 10 name his candidate for Mayor