The San Francisco call., 1909-11-03
HEARST DEFEATED
WITH SMALL VOTE
Tags Along Third in Race With
Total Strength of Less
Than 10000
Republican Fusion Forces Elect
District Attorney of New Z
York County
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borough presidencies was close, but lat
est returns favored the republicans
fusion nominees. while in. Queens
(Long Island) Lawrence Grelsssr (in-
dependent and antf-Tammany1 was
elected.
with a total OF IS votes in. the board
OF estimate *the +. republican fusion
forces. even counting out the election
OF the borough presidents Of the Bronx
and Staten island, WIN yet have II
votes, two more than the necessary
majority. ....
Hearst. once defeated in mis- contest
FOR the mayoraIty against Mcclellan in.
1905. went down again today with a
total OF less than. 10000. 40 against
approximately 245.0Oo Tor Gaynor and
$4,000 for Barnard. -: :.
with bat 5s election districts out Of
1879 missing. the total vote OF the
greater city. for the. three @candida;es
was as follows: Gaynof 2s3.S7o,* Ban-
nard 1899. Hearst L4s.549:::
This gives Ca ypof- a dead of Fo,4TI'
over Barnard and 95;32f. over Hearst. 4
Elected on His Record
NEW YORK. Nov. William !: J.
Gaynor. who snow. becomes. mayor OF
Greater New York. was elected on the
strength. Of .his personal record as a
Jurist and his: stand for personal lib
erty and a.1lberal sunda =. although
the Tsmmany candidate, he: main
tained throughout the: campaign that
no boss shanS dictate 10 him. and one
Of his favorife remarks was that il
there were to be any sWa lowing be-
tween him snd.the- Tiger, he ultimately
would be found. on the outside.
Gaynor was prom inentlN mentioned
~ a democratic vice presidential pos
sibiiity last year. and in Sa4s he de-
-clined the democratic: nomination for
governor. He has been a near eandi-
date for mayor Of New York for years,
but as he expressed himself TO friends.
he wanted 10 be sure Of 'election-to
be elected ma Yer and then governor,
with a view of becoming president OF
the United States, - n = =.
BACKED BY TAMMANY <.>..
Backed by Tammang in the cam
psiEn just ended, Gaynor was Bitterly
assaued by pulpit and bar: not TO
mention the bitter attacks by Hearst,
who repudiated him after having
agreed TO support him. and: the: less
personal attacks Of Barnard. HIS
enemies sought TO show that in his
capacity as justice of the: supreme
court he had tried to defeat the pur-
pose Of anti-betting legislation in this
state. but the candidate, while denying
sthe charges briefly, declined to answer
at length what he branded as lies.
During the campaign William NJ
Twins. republican candidate for mayor
IN 1905. publicly charged Justice Gay
nor. then on the bench, with misusing
his Office for political purposes and
challenged him TO bring proceedings
for sdisbarment.
District Attorney Jerome called him
a political chsrlatan, shown in. the
past TO be totally destitute of politi-
cal courage and whose erratic ability
is tinged with a morbidness which. is
almost akin to insanity combination
Of a delnagogue and fanatic.
Justice Gaynor. who is 5S years old.
married.. and the father OF eight chill
dren. first attained prominence in con-
nection with a tax payers suit. which
he caused TO be brought against Hugh
Mclaughlin. one time democratic boss
OF Brooklyn. in the course OF which he
saved the city $1,000 000
BROKE POWER or McIxANE
In similar suit against the Brook
lyn elevated railways he collected an
other million for the city IN back taxes.
In 1888 he was elected TO the state
supreme court. and while member
of the court. he broke the power Of
John Y. McKane, boss OF Cohey Island.
and sent him 10 Sing Sing for election
frauds MeKsDe's downfall. was di-
rectiy the result OF his defiance OF
watchers at the polls. appointed by
Justice Gaynor. coupled with-.:his an
nouncement 'Injunctions don't go
here.
He supported Bryan in his first CAM
paign and Hearst for governor in 1905.
Ills pressing OF the charges against
Police Commissioner Bingham. grow
ing out OF the Duffy case. involving
the right OF the police TO hold the pict-
ure OF an unconvicted person in the
rogues' gallery. led directly to the re-
rnoval of General Bingham and brought
Gaynor into renewed public attention
3ust before the fall campaign opened.
In his speech OF acceptance Gaynor
said:
II shall not take a nomination to
which IS annexed any pledge--promise
or condition whatsoever, other than
10 he mayor in fact"
Lose 10 Legislators
NEW YORK, Nov. THE election
throughout the state for members OF
the assembly resulted in the choice
Of a lower branch OF the legislature
having a republican majority OF about
IS. as compared with a republican ma
sority OF IS in the last assembly.
city and town elections were held
AT many points with varying results.
Louis Thurman. democrat. was
elected mayor OF Buffalo; James b.
NcEwan. republican, mayor OF Albany;
Hiram N Egerton, republican. re-
elected mayor OF Rochester; Edward S.
Schoneke. republican. mayor Of SYRIA
cuSe: Daniel Sheehan. democrat. mayor
OF Elmira: and Dr. Charles c. Duryer-
democrat. mayor OF Schnectady.
Croker Remains Silent
NEW YORK. Nov. Richard
Croker. Tammany's old chief, heard the
returns tonight at the democratic club.
II was the first time he had been
there on an election night since Seth
Low defeated Van Wyck.
What do you think OF it2' he was
asked
Pm not thinking" said Croker with
a smile. I'm out Of politics now, you
know. I've not mixed in il and I don't
want 10. I shall stay in New York
Eve days more. but / viii not advise
with the leaders OF Tammany hall.
am going TO Florida. 1 intend 10 stay
IN the country about six months and