The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-26
Tannary Would Use Emblem
 of Independence League
FERvID ORATORY ON TAP
Political War In New York City Goes MerriIy On-Hearst Declares He Would Not Reappoint 6lng- hs {
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New York, October 25.zsc, m R. Hearsts former political q . aization, known as the independe sague. the machinery of which W .bsorbed by Tammany Hall at the recent primaries. bobbed up tonight as a legal technicality which may seriously mterfere with the preparation of the official ballots for the municipal election to be held November 2. Clarence J. Shearn, counsel for Mir. Hearst, appeared before Supreme Court Justice Gerard at a night session of that tribunal tonight protesting against the ap- pearanee of the names of democratic candidates under the independence league emblem with the result that the court or- dered that the printing of the ballots be suspended until arguments for both sides can be heard tomorrow.
 This order was made over the protest of Assistant Corporation Counsel Hahli, who insisted that if such drastic action were taken there might not be time enough to deliver the ballots for election day.
 The manager of the printing firm in charge of the work said that the plates were made and that the company had expected to begin printing tonight, but the court was abdurate and directed that if necessary the ballots might be pre- pared minus the independence league em- blem, to be added later In clearing Up the case in court tomorrow 1t may be necessary for MT. Gaynor, democratic
 nominee for mayor; J. F. Calvin, nominee for board of alderman, and Robert Moore, democratic nominee for comptroller, whose names appeared under the in- dependence emblem to appear as wit nesses.
 While the independence league has lost
 its old-time prestige in this city and is now strictly speaking an organization of
 Independent voters, the adoption of the name by Tammany Hall was considered
 an asset to democratic candidates in that
 it might lead Hearst supporters to vote
 under that emblem
 Fervid oratory.
 While lawyers were arguing in court of this latest phase of the campaign, fervid oratory by the three candidates for mayor was going throughout the greater city. Judge Gaynor addressed a gather
 ing. of Columbia students and others at the university late today and spoke before labor mass meeting at Cooper Union tonight
 MT. Hearst spoke first at the Murray Hill lyceum in the heart of New York city proper and then crossed over to
 Long Island where he spoke at Col lege Point and Long Island city.
 MT. Barnard, the republican nominee, delivered a series of addresses in Brook lyn.
 The Hearst and Gaynor speeches to- night paralleled each other in many re- spects Both dwelt at length on police re- form and both criticised Gen. Theodore A. Bingham, recently busted as police commissioner. Heretofore Hearst has made little reference to the police. but Gaynor has emphasized in nearly all of his addresses his views on personal lib erty." Hearst followed along these same lines tonight.
 Mr. Hearst Talks. He said in part: Tt has been stated that l would make various appointments
 if elected mayor, among them the re- appointment of General Bingham as po- lice commissioner. These statements are absolutely untrue and unauthorized.
 .'I have nothing to say as to the per- sonal history of General Bingham, but apart from his honesty, he is not at all the kind of man that I would ap- point as police commissioner
 "As to what he considered proper aut thority of the police. he said
 If I am elected mayor the police shall not be ordered to maltreat nor insult any American citizen who is not crim- inal. The police shall never behave like Cossacks of Russia and ride down their horses upon innocent, law-abiding cit lzens.
 He refrained entirely from alluding to Gaynor, whom he attacked in most of his speeches. but of the republican nom- nee he said:
 MT. Barnard is a genial gentleman and do not want to speak disrepect- Gull rfl h I,trt rcf fall fIa fan As far as I can see MT. Bannards bus mess experience has consisted in acting as a sort of dummy agent or director in various companies for one of the really big creative business men in Wall street. If Mir. Barnard is elected he will merely be peg put in this particu- larly political pot by big men playing the game"
 Mir. Gaynor Talks. In his Cooper Union speech after re- viewing police issues and attacking Hearst, Judge Gaynor referred indirect ly to the white slave charge as made in a recent anti-Tammany magazine ar- ticle.
 we want to end this slandering and defiling of the city" he concluded, and we want a government in the interest of the whole people and conforming to the will of the people,"
 The white slave issue would not down today but 1t was answered from almost every source in the democratic ranks. In a statement issued tonight by C. F. Murphy, leader of Tammany he repeated that the accusations were a liSei on the name of the city and wound up with the declaration that it is up to Herbert | Parsons and Representative Bennett to disclaim the attack or stand accused of indorsing it."
 MT Parsons and MT. Bennett" the statement says, remain silent while they are using this lying article as cam paign document. Let them come out and either indorse such stories or acknowl- 1 edge that they believe them. If they think such conditions exist they should call upon the district attorney and grand l jury to act at once"
 John F. Calvin, democratic candidate ] fir president of the board of aldermen. offered to give $10.OO0 to the writer of | the article s10OO0 to the Barnard cam | paign fund and an equal sum to any l charity if McClure's Magazine could pro- duce reasonable proof that any Tam | many leader is interested in the profits | of white siawe' traffic He said he was N A. . =