New-York tribune., 1909-10-15
GAYN0R DISAPPOINTS.
FALLS TO REPLY TO DIR.
UINSS CHARGES.
Tells Carnegie Hall audience He
Stands on His Record d-Miss
Malone Causes Upr0ar.

been expected that he would make some sort of
reply to the charges that have been made
against him by William NJ. WINS and Assistant
District Attorney Elder that he interested him
self in the effort to have the anti-racetrack
gambling law declared unconstitutional
This is what he said:
Il shall answer those who attack me simply
by my past life"
And further along he made this reference:
I'VE will leave all blackguards and mud
singers to go their own way Even though they
bespatter me- shall not turn TO answer"
While the great advocate of personal liberty
denOuncing outrages of the police he was
interrupted by Maud Malone. the suffragette.
who asked him to make his position on woman's
suffrage clear. Mr.. GaynOr was plainly trou-
bled. but after remarking that the question was
not pertinent to the meeting. he made not the
slightest protest when two policemen jerked her
into the aisle, twisting her wrists. and elected
her from the hall Then the speaker resumed
his harangue about showing liberation for all
sects and creeds and shades of political belief.
JUSTICE GAYNOR ANNOYED.
Justice GaynOr showed plainly that he was
annoyed by the incident declaring that most
men had enough Interruptions at home.
The speaker denounced those who had "slan-
dered' the city by getting up the exhibit of the
"scoundrels" and "defamers" Shut up and
get QUIT" he shouted. referring to them.
Using his familiar phrase he declared that, if
'by the grace of God" he wer elected Mayor
the slanderers would either shut up or find
themselves in a police court
Not a small part OF the speech was devoted
TO former Police Commissioner Bingham. to
whom Justice Gaynor applied such epithets
'buffoon," former chief butNr OF the White
House" "strut-abou and foreigner"
This grilling of General Bingham and biting
references to Mr.. Hearst and his newspapers
brought out the only real demonstration of the
evening When Justice GaynOr came in the
applause lasted less than a minute, with the aid
of a band. When he finished. after two hours,
the audience did not stop in its hurry to get
away to applaud more than a scant ten seconds.
Justice Gaynor was the first speaker but
nothing that Herman Ridder. chairman of the
meeting, could DO prevented half of the au-
dienCe from leaving the hall after the candidate
for Mayor done. While John F. Calvin
candidate for President of the Board of Alder
men, was trying to speak most of the remainder
of the audience made it's way from the hall.
There have been few political meetings held in
Carnegie Hall in the heat of a campaign which
were so lacking in enthusiasm as the one last
night which was to have been a monster rally
under the auspices of the Municipal Democracy
the Democratic Union. the Congress of Taxpav.
ers and other sO-called Independent organiza-
tions.
MR.. MURPHY ALL SMILES.
At o'clock there were five hundred vacant
seats in the orchestra. and only half the boxes
were filled. one of the latter, near the stage.
where a careful study of the candidate for
Mayor could be made, was later occupied by
Charles f. Murphy. who forced Justice Gavnor
down the throats of his leaders He smiled
quietly to himself times
The only decoration aside from the usual flags
draped around the stage was picture of Cav
nor's head in big &C." painted on black oil
cloth This exhibit hung from a box occupied
by William Lustgarten the youthful LAWYER
campaign manager, who is daring to show the
Sullivans how to Tammany campaign on
the East Side.
William Temple Emmett who. as prestden+ ~
the Congress of Taxpayers opened the meeting.
was telling what glorious chance there was TO
ann blow at the bosses and insure honest gov
ernment by voting for Justice Gaynor when the
candidate came in. He was escorted to the from
Of the platform by Deputy Controller PhiIlips
The audience cheered for half minute. Som4
Of them got on their feet Then the band played
My Country. 'Tis Of Thee ard the applause
was resumed for another thirty seconds
Herman Ridder, who was greeted bv A crv
of HOch der Kaiser" was introduced as per
manent chairman. Re said he had a speech. but
would hold it until later. He never got another
chance.
Justice Gaynor looked graver than usual as
he started to speak. 1t was plain that he was /
nervous, He thanked the audience for it's warm (
and almost noisy" greeting. for he said he
thought all his friends had deserted him whep
he read the papers
Then this veied reference to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Elder was made. Justice Gavnor +
said it was human nature to go back on ones
friends II YOU take some little man." he 3dd
ed, "and do him favor, pick him out of journal /
ism. may be, have him study law and commit
ment him on his first case and then send him
clients, if he be little man he will surely turn
around when the time comes and strike Won"
Justice Gaynor had just taken up the discus
sion Of personal liberty when a little woman.
dressed modesty in black arose in the audi
pncc about ten rows back What about
womans suffrage" she said. in a voice not loud
but clear and distinct Cries of Put her OUT"
came from all over the hall
Justice Gaynor motioned for quiet but in vain
Ia the tumult he managed to say: MY dear
lady. my dear lady, you nice amiable lady
but the question YOU ask me is not pertinent 10
this meeting. | shall ask you. Sc, as to keep me
out of all trouble to go first and consult my
nife."
But this is political meeting" said the
little woman in black. who proved to be Miss
Maud Malone. Of the Harlem Equal Suffrage
League.
CRIES or PUT HER OUT"
She was not bit rufied. but stood calmly
waiting TOR an answer. while the cries of Put
her OUT" grew louder and the Iolice rushed
down the aisle