The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-10
GOTHAM POLITICS
AGAIN SIAhERING
,Tammany Now Worried
Over Chances of
Winning.
REPUBLICANS THINK
TIME HAS ARRIVED
With Hearst to Pull Votes From
Democrats, They Hope
to Win.

NEW YORK. Oct 1O.-Rapid develop
ments Of sensational nature have in
jected ginger into what promised to be
the most coloriess municipal election in
the history of New York city.
Tammany, which expected a week ago
10 have a walk-over in a contest APP
parently destined TO be listless and I'M
interesting. is now in state of panic
and viii have to fight strenuously and
more aggressively than ever before to
win.
The appearance in the campaign OF
William Randolph Hearst, whose indie
pendence League primaries emblem and
new party name. the Civic Alliance.
were stolen, the former by Tammany
ohieftains. the latter by AIcCarrenites.
lent to the campaign the element Of
uncertainty and strife which had been
lacking.
Hearst Is Determined
Eearsts INDIGESTION as to whether he
would accept the nomination being over,
he is now fighting mad and determined
TO win. His barrel is open again,
long list OF orators has been engaged
and he will direct most of hts fighting
against Tammany, paying scant atten-
tion TO Barnard, the Republican candi-
date. Tsmmany VIII also be the target
of the Republicans, who nope that
Hearst will appropriate enough votes
from the Democrats to make Barnard
an easy winner.
The kidnapping Of Hearst's new Civic
Alliance by Senator McCarren. the
Brooklyn chieftain, was rOundly de.
nounced at the Hearst headquarters, at
the Hermitage. today as a piece OF dirty
politics. This coup was scored yester-
day when squad OF McCarren men
from the Kings County Democratic
Club hustled across the bridge with a
petition bearing the name and emblem
OF Mr.. Hearsts new party. organized
after Tammany had grabbed the indie
pendence League.
They fled the petition with Election
Commissioner Dooling just nineteen min
utes before the Hearst messenger ap-
pesred with the bona hde petition OF
name and emblem.
Says Trick Will Fail.
Charles H. Gehring, Hearst's man
zEer. said today that the trick would
fail because he had filed with the sec
rotary of state thirty-six hours before
the name and emblem of the Civic Al
lance. He did not think il made any
difference anyway under what emblem
Hearst ran. He could be nun under
a straw hat. II necessary" he said.
The withdrawal OF District Attorney
Jerome from the race as a candidate for
reelection did not cause a ripple Of ex-
element today among politicians. al
though It was a source or regret today
TO the voters who do not regard a mu-
niclpsl election I'm this city as quite
complete without the picturesque dis
trict attorney being seen and heard on
the platform with his vitriolic and apt
observations on the other candidates.
Mr.. Jerome Won't Speak.
Mr. Jerome left today for LakeviIIe.
his country home. and is busy around
his machine shop. il is said ne will
not make a speech during the campaign.
Justice Gaynor is at St. James. L. l.,
today and refused 20 see reporters UNI
less ne knew them personally. saying
that he fears the Hearst cohorts are
sending spies IN an effort 10 get in
side material for use I'm speeches. It
is known that the Hearstltes want 10
ask the Tammany candidate some lead
ing questions on which he does not
care 70 venture answers except con-
fidentially.
Some OF the Brooklyn Tammanyites
we're indignant today when they learned
that Justice Gaynor had returned 10
Schuyler Parsons. president OF the
Coney Island Jockey club, a check for
500, which Mr. Parsons had sent TO
him as a campaign contribution.
Later they learned that Justice Cay
nor will not accept contributions OF any
kind. IN his letter to Mr.. Parsons, Jus
tice Ca ynor indicated that this viii
probably be a mud-slinging campaign.
Will Win Oaly on Record.
IF my life work for good government
and those engaged IN II is not suff-
cient 70 elect me. I do not care 10 be
elected, and 7 shall be entirely content.
You see the base lot who are already
barking and lying at my heels. ] cx-
pect the opposition Of every scoundrel.
but 7 am ready To meet them all. and
20 down If the people OF this city are
content 10 let them put me down"
In a letter TO Abraham AbrahamsOn,
a Brooklyn merchant. returning 81 600.
Justice Gaynor said that he had decided
not 20 use a dollar I'm this election, but
Re hoped 20 win out on his record.
The sUffragettes say they will take
part in the campaign. They have d.
rected their first questions at Barnard.
He answered them seriously, saying he
believed in equal pay for equal work.
Registration is below that Of four years