New-York tribune., 1909-10-09
BANNARD OPENS FIRE
AT THE RATIFICATION
FUSION CANDIDATES 1T
COOPER UNION.
Fast audience Harmed Agaiust
What 1T Must EFPect from -Four
Years More of TammaHy.

introduced at the ratification meeting in Cooper
Union last night.
The crowd that packed the haH TO the limit
came up on its toes when Mr.. Barnard stepped
10 the platform at the close Of ex-Judge Whit
mans address, and cheered uproariousIy. But
when Mr. Barnard was introduced IT seemed as
If the shouting would never end Long roaring
cheers swept over the hall, and when the swell
would begin to die away some enthusiast would
jump on his chair with a shout. "Oh you. Ottor'
and the cheers would break out again and wind
up with the rythmic swing. Barnard Barnard.
Bannardr'
Three cheers for our next Mayor,' would
bring forth the roars again. and when Mr.. Ban
nard would think he was going to have chance
TO speak there would be Three cheers for Ban
nard."
The crowd seemed 10 take delight in allow
ing him to think he was going to have the
opportunity to make his voice heard. and then
1t would break forth with fresh Outburst that
meant minutes more of shouting. When he was
at last allowed TO begin his speech it was only To
have every sentence punctuated with rOars OF
applause.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
The evening had been chock-a-block with en-
thusasm for the fusion ticket The meeting
started late for Cooper Union audience, and il
took few minutes 10 warm up. But only a few
minutes Walter NJ Chandler got it going
in the first half dozen paragraphs of his speech.
which was the opening gun pave the way for
the candidates And after that the applause
was almost continuous. Every speaker was
greeted with round after round of cheers and
when Charles s, Whitman walked in while Mr..
Chandler was talking the latter had TO stop and
move aside while the audience mounted the
chairs for Mr. Whitman
Every one Of Mr.. Whitman's telling points-that
he punctuated with the query Where was
GaynOre" was greeted with saIvos of applause
ike the firing OF great guns. Mr.. Whitman lett
little of Justice Gaynor and the Tlmmany ticket
when he through and it seemed as if the
audience had left little of their lungs 1t was
hard To imagine where another cheer would come
from 1t seemed as if all the noise that had been
vouchsafed to enc crowd by careful PTovidence
must have been used w.
But right there was whore the crowd fooled
the individual who stood at one side and won
dered. George McAneny was cheered wildly.
William \ PrenderSast got has share. and they
raised the ROOF for Mr.. Barnard and watched it
settle back into place, and raised it again. and
then just To show what they could do they
shook the massive stone columns that supported
the roof.
If Mr.. Barnard ever had any doubts as he has
suggested bout whether he should run for
Mayor, they We're resolved for him last night az
Cooper Union. and hc must have gone hOms
feeling thar thy TeorIe of New York wanted him
for Mayor He knew that the people were tired
of Tammany and Tammany graft and believed
his promises for business administration.
BANNARD'S WORDS FIND MARK
John Purroy Mitchell. candidate for President
Of the Board of Aldermen, had given = few eV-
amples of how Tammany does business NJ.
Whitman had offered few more Instances ,.t
Tammany methods and called attention TO sons
of the men Justice CsaynoT was expected 70
carry into office behind his cloak cf respectable
ity- George McAneny had supplied his testf-
mony from broad experience. and Mr.. Prem
dersast had added his warning The people
we're ready Tor Mr., BanHard's businessIike state
ment from a business man. He told them what
kind of an administration they ought to have
and how u get it, And his words went straight
home To every heart IL that crowded hail Mr..
Barnard said.
II IL is essential that the Mayor OF New York
Guy should be an -retor cannot quality: bus
II TINS vast buslu~=s corporation requires u
business man Win some knowledge OF social
conditions and social wants L beg leave To Oiler
my services Perhaps your Mayer requires not
much d silver speech as al IRON Jdu 4 thin4-
this city wants less talk ana mOle perform
ance. especially as 90 subUays. Waste has been
ehoffno,s. but water that LAS gone the
dam IS difficult 60 recover. The story of the
past IS most depressing and you viii hear much
of il in this campaign am more Interested in
The NavOr is like the president of a great
corporation Tie Board of Estimate and Ap-
pordonment are the directors. They vote uuun
appropriations, the contracts for subWays pub
lie buildings schools. bridges. parks rlay-
81 oundS and the expenditure OF vofr hundreds
Of millions The Nayt- makes certain :tpn.int-
ments of officials but the hoard spends vorr-
money The budset may be S4tlWmOtn newt
wear and In four Years this aggregate viii he
huge.
There are sixteen votes IN This cosr.l Of direc-
iorS Tho Ma,"r has only three the Contr.Usr
mon three The five Borough Presidents 1tvs
soy ON iu all Tar0T1"uy c.,v~S rot so r,lglch 80
elect ~" Neyor. Hith bis three votes u wants
centred of The board of directors. Then IL can
waste and pocket YOUR money Fovr wears more
1t can milk the
VOTERS As SHAREHOLDERS
The voters are the sharehode-s in this COM
penN' n' unhSe other ps rattons they have
tle u'9Dae uent. to change The rresi,lert s',7.I
~ bVtiu .,' dTect"rS That opportunity is on
November = The questions be- fore Won are ~,
YOU want changeP Are Won sa. ede V-hor,
do YOU want To spend your money You -,nsf
uecloe i on November > 1909 you cannot
llidNe di'o'ilGr cnanSe until Mover her 1919 II
= SIMPLY business pFOVOSitila Are vou con-
tent 20 leave YOUR affairs in the tender care y
!, 4 IsInindhy H9H until 1919? You cannot dodge
WAIT u pay my aekrov- l-,lsrn~nt to the
"hi'nltter 81 Cne Hundred. M. citizens Irni0n
the ttcvt laud Democracy and other f-slre anil
% NF Mitchell Mr. McAnenv. Judge Steers ana
ir Miller Tor non n-raTtiSan ticket rht.Seu from
various political PARTIES. u offers "a board ~
directors made uu of fotIr RrauhliranS r@pre-
Scil llls eight votes. and four Of Itrulat.rafl.
if'tu' IrtET'rutlhS 'iSit votes 10 offers va.t
e. iSht men welded together i'm colnrnon h,n6
"T union opposed 20 Tammarv u.isrll~
We ash You to lay aside yoCr o utieal prefer
~uc-S and for eo0d soveruTn. m ss',,,,s. -
You may wish that the head Of vO'ir ticket we're
not Republican I am Republican and 4 AZ,
proud OF u. bUt Z want 20 say on nv part thar
: : an ~ ne, SO hide-hound hut that have voted
I"r iiernocrats. and hone YOU in turn viii net
pTrnit prejudice ." stand in the wav Of a moV~-
went 70 STOW rFeet and waste and thereby sun