New-York tribune., 1909-10-07

Caynor. and then discussed the Tammany can
didate in considerable detail. He said:
/ am not going to pay my respects 10 Judge
GaynOr. When he gets of the bench which ne
seems 10 treat more as a perch. and when ne
dissolves partnership with the Deity the time
viii come for me 10 pay my respects 10 him.
which ] viii do either in terms Of respect or ot
despising him Judge Gavnor said the other day
that he had a yght 10 take everybodys vote
There IS no doubt that he has a right 10 take
eVervhOdy'S vote. but there are some votes when
no one ourht 20 want He has a right TO take
Judge RoesChs vote hut what self-respectinE
man would rick that vote mp from the gutter
with a slowed hand? He has right TO take the
votes of an the vice and crime subsidized by
Tim" sullivan. He runs al the head or the
vilest ticket the city has ever known
Judge Gaynor has right 60 believe himselt
fhe wisest that ever lived He has right
70 make himself partner Of the Divine Power
and DE has q right TO make Murphy one OF the
three with himself TO make UP the divine power
But by tho time he has taken Roesch and
''Christy" sullivan into the partnership he viii
have the saddest collection ever seen. man
50 anxious FOR Office that ne is willing TO lend
his name as a cloak for Tammany Hall which
means syndicated crime. 10 own New York for
four years certainly must mistake his feiloW
citizens If he thinks they viii vote for HIM
He has been personal agitator from the
bench Tor wears. He either should have run Tor
Office four years ago when he had the oppor-
tunty but not the nerve or he should nave leit
politics or left the bench, 10 devote hlTnseI 10 10
what ] know was a carefully devised conspiracy
between the bench the one hand ana GRIM
inals on the other 10 get control Of this city
CHEER IYINs's ATTACK.
ar. Ivins's statements about Gaynor were
uildly cheened After he was through the Tam
many men over in the corner subsided. MT
wins explained carefully that he came 10 the
meeting as a Republican that he was Repub-
lcan in national and state politics but that in
city politics he owned allegiance 10 no party,
he paid rather mild tribute TO Mr.. Hearst,
saying that he did not see why one should not
speak a good word for a fellow citizen simply
because he was OF another political faith He
then talked al considerable length on the tene-
Tnent house problem, and said that he came TO
the meeting 10 advocate ballot reform
In the course Of his remarks Ny. WINS took
time for a few more words about Gaynor
He spoke about the Public Service Commission
bin. and said that It had received the hearty
support OF Mr Hearst
But Judge Gaynor." he said. 'but into ar
7icle from the bench on that hill more OF envy,
more of malice and more untruthfulness than I
have ever seen in the same space in my life.
What constructive suggestion have We had
from Judge Gaynor?' MI Wins said again.
.'Not one lie has said nothing about the play
grounds for children. nothing about what shall
Ice done with BlackwelrE Island. nothing about
the development Of the city. He is carrying the
banner for the gang
The meeting last night was said 10 be without
official authorization. The purpose Of it was
acknowledged 10 be 10 force Mr Hearst TO run
for Mayor. and II was expected early in the
evening that Charles f. Gehring and other lead
ers Of the Independence League would be pres
ent There was evidently a strong hope and
belief on the part Of many that Mr. Hearst
would be present. Mr Gehring, however, came
in late, and Mr.. Hearst did not appear. Three
men were thrown out in the course OF the per
formance. /. :. Bedford being elected twice.
Two overflow meetings took care Of the crowd
outside
Immediately after the adjournment the chair
man announced The nominating committee as
follows: DR.. J. O Bush. Sylvester L. Malone
William A. Coakley DR.. William / Sirovitch
and Dr. Joseph H Byrne. The chairman also
called a meeting Of the committee, 10 be held
forthwith, al the Hermitage. in Seventh avenue
Adr- Allen was 10 act with the committee, II was
stated.
Chairman Charles G. Gehring OF the County
Committee Of the Independence League ex-
pressed himself early this morning as being
greatly pleased with the result OF the meeting
He said he had not heard from Mr.. Hearst since
the meeting and therefore could not say whether
he would change his mind and accept.
There viii be a formal notification soon, al
which M Hearst viii have 10 commit himself
He may take the matter under advisement or he
may answer al once, but in any case the league
leaders are hoping that he viii accept.
There some talk after the meeting about
the other places on the ticket and il was ru-
mored that Charles s. whitman the fusion
candidate for District Attorney would be In
dorsed John Puroy Mitchell who is running
for President OF the Board Of Aldermen on IN,
fusion ticket. WAS also favorably spoken OF.
Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Gehring had a long tall
yesterday but discussed chiefly the organization
II the new party. its name and emblem anl
where il would have lis headquarters
The straw vote which has been taken during
the last couple Of days showed a large rnajorit,
for Mr. Hearst, il was said. But il was pointed
out that the tickets were distributed where the,
would naturally come into the hands Of Hears
supporters. one OF the Hearst leaders an
nounced that the ticket would get so per CEN
Of the votes cast on Election Day.