The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-09
CHANCE TO DEFEAT
TAMMAAY is MOTIVE
Charges and countercharees Are Made
Against Gaynor and Hearst Now
That the Candidates Are
All in the Field.

New York, October 9.-After two days
of silence. William Randolph Hearst an
no need TO a crowd of waiting constit-
u is at an early hour this morning that
would accept an Independent nomins-
for mayor of New York, provided
that his associates upon the city and
county tickets be substantially the re-
publican-fusion nominees, as already se-
lected His statement, outlining the con-
ditions upon which he will accept, is in
part as follows:
Whether l am a ca nddste or not
will support the rest of the fusion ticket
nominated in opposition to Tsmmany
Hall. When the Independence league com
mittee withdrew from the fusion confer
ence it declared that it still stood ready
TO support frank and honest expression
of progressive principles and candidates,
irrespective Of party This is your op-
portunity to substantiate that declaration
Nominate me If you SO DESIRE with tho
greater part of that fusion ticket behind
me, and | will run.
The candidates nominated on the fusion
ticket are worthy OF support. The ticket
is already in the field. IL we nominate
feated. If we nominate the fusion ticket
Tammany will be defeated. And il Tam
many is defeated the citizens will win
Mr.. Hearst goes on to say that he thinks
his chances for election would he better on
straight Independent ticket, but that he
was not considering his personal chances
alone, but those rather of the CITY at
large In other words, he wished the in
dorsement of the Independents to enable
him to head ticket simply by supplant-
ing Otto T. Barnard, who has been nomi-
nated by the regular republican party.
and indorsed by the so-called fusionists
In his statement Mr.. Hearst repudiates
his Endorsement OF Justice William ]. Gay
nor, the democratic nominee, whom he an
nounced several days ago he would sup
port.
During the day. to insure a. partv name
legal steps were taken to register the
civic alliance under which title Hearst
VIII make the race f his requests are
complied with. The choosing of this new
name was made necessary in that Tam
many is charged with absorbing the old
Independence league machinery at the re-
cent primaries
everything was prepared today to nave
the way for Mr.. Hearst to head a third
ticket momentariiy, and during the aft
ernoon 1t was reported that statement
would be forthcoming frem him. The
statement did not come. however. and
leaders OF other political interests kept
the pot boiling with lively statements.
supreme Court Justice William J. Cav
nor, the democratic mayoralty nominee.
Issued an interview In which he dis
claimed responsibility for the nomina-
tion OF alleged unfit candidates on the
democratic county and borough tickets:
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammanv
hall. accuses the republicans of urging
he oil f-,
tract from the democratic vote: Herbert
Parsons. the republican county chairman.
repeated his former charges that Tam
many was planning wholesale frauds. and
offered rewards sggregating 1900 for
the detection of repeaters
The fusion forces opened their acttve
campaign for the fusion-repubican ticket
tonight, with a ratification meeting at
Cooper Union, at which Otto r. Barnard.
the republican mayoralty nominee, plead
ed for business administration of the
city government.
Justice Gaynor's statement TODAY. is
sued in reply to Hearst challenge. called
the attempt to hold him responsible for
the nomination of his minor associates
on the democratic ticket dishonest and
fraudulent"
''rhe whole thing" he said. looks
scandalous to me, and l do not believe
Mr.. Hearst will lend himself to shiftless
political characters Everybody knows
am not responsible for local nominations
made in the boroughs II Tammany. .
local organization of Manhattan. has nom
mated unfit candidates. then let the voters
of Manhattan defeat those unit men at
the polls"
Charles E. Gehring, organizer OF the
new civic alliance, and members of its
executive committee, voted unanimously
early today to accept conditions as laid
down by Hearst Gehring announced that
he would begin the circulation of nomi-
mating petitions today.