Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-29
FOLLOWS HIS OWN WHIMS
Will Not Serve With an Opposing
Board of Estimate. ....
WHAT IS LIKELY TO HAPPEN
Republican Candidate for Mayor
Making a Favorable Impression,
Contrasted With the Others.
Special From a staff Correspondent

Special From staff Correspondent
NEW YORK. October ae-Judge
Gaynor keeps his campaign mana gers
on the ragged edge of anxiety all the
time. They don't know from one hour
To another what he is likely to do or
say. They hill him for a meeting and
If he doesn't feel Just in the humor to
go he doesn't. When he starts in to
talk they hold their breath lest he may
Say something to shock the sensibil-
ties of half his audience
Last night he disappointed 1000 people
gathered in the New Amsterdam Opera
House to hear him; just failed to show
up. He was also due to speak at Carnegie
Hail. but the Hearst boys framed up a
game on him. They stacked the meeting
for Hearst. with the intention of greeting
the judge with Hearst Outburst, but the
judge got wind of it and kept away
Judge Gaynor added spice of interest
TO his talk last night by declaring that If
the fusion city officials below him were
chosen he would resign if elected. He
would not sit in the board of estimate il
it were composed of men opposed TO his
ticket.
But that is what. is likely to happen.
according TO the views of some OF the
political managers here. 1t Is easily
within range of probabilities. it Is said.
that the fusionists may win the cen
arolier, the president OF the board OF
aldermen, and elect other members of
the board OF estimate, and yet not elect
the mayor
Would Not Suffer Handicap.
The reason assigned by Judge Gaynor
for his threat OF refusing to serve unless
tie Tammany city ticket is elected with
hat D. n hiS Ira dc hel
NJ in his heaven-born mission to save
id reform this town. Oh, yes, that is
LIS NJ ssion. and he is the only enc who
do it. fits egotism is majestic. 1t is
Nut lI,tlc simple vanity such as most
Any vi Us might have ON some subject,
Du. towers tU Himdiayan heights, peak
t,l'ui: peak.
Narh the shrewd Mr.. Hearst in a con-
t.ost. While the judge is talking THIS
80, Nh. tiearst causes TO he printed III
a ho.nDei ef newspapers as d paid adVeI-
Ise.ucat d quotation from an editorial In
|. Brookl!i Eagle which paper sup
I.vrts Judge Gaynor This editorial re-
r..S tI.dt Mr. Hearst has promised, II
e.cctcd, to avail himself of the services
.. an advisory board, including authori-
ta.ive professional men. the most efl-
cicnt specialists, engineers and cnurch-
men, the. lie may have the advantage
ot the best counsel, and the WlSeSt
Thought and the ablest executive quail
ties.
ii.is is all admission as we'll as a pro-
gram. 1t implies that the candidate is
not laboring under the delusion that he
knows il all. 1t shows that Mr.. Hearst
is not exploiting himself as Superhuman; /;
that he realizes there are limits to lndi-
Vidual possibilities and that even trans
cendent genius itself cannot do every
thing.
Nor il there any doubt that the pro-
gram was formulated in good faith. Mr..
Hearst has interpreted it in his own busi-
ness There are no reasons for suppos-
ing that he would not do for the city
what he has been doing for himself
and do 1t we'll
Murphy's Prediction.
Boss Murphy has suddenly taken a
great interest in the Hearst campaign
and declares Hearst will run second He
is fooling you. he doesn't believe any
such thing He Is touting Hearst in the
hope that he will convince some republi-
cans that the best way to beat Gaynor is
TO vote for Hearst and thereby draw
strength away from Barnard who Boss
Murphy knows has grown to be for
midabIe adversary.
II Is remarkable how successful the
rival traction interests which are behind
the mayoralty campaign keep out of
sight They are not discussed. prObab bly,
upon the theory that the pot is ashamed
TO call the kettle black, and both sides
arc averse to starting something.
Boss Murphy did hint at Ii yesterday
when he darkly suggested that Mr.. Hearst
was friendly to the Interborough, but he
did not go far enough to furnish occa-
sion for some one to come back at him
with the charge that Tammany was in
inical TO the InterborouSh In favor of an
other group of traction interests.
Barnard Making Good Impression.
In the midst OF all the elimination and
recrimination, rantings and revilings of
the other candidates. the republican candi-
date for mayor, Mr.. Barnard. has main
tanned a consistent attitude and has
bounded away increasingly along one line
He insists upon business-like admins
,ration of the city's affairs. He does not
make high-sounding promises use
tiowery phrases He Is as plain as an old
shoe. but talks business, business. all the
time.
His course is beginning to attract atten-
tion by its contrast to the actions of the
others II Tammany could have nomi-
mated a man of his type there would
have been need of campaign-just
have opened the polls and dropped in the
ballots
In ease the fusionsts should not elect
majority of the board of estimate they
have another card up their sleeves to
that il II falls out that Tammany gets
Or in the state legislature, will amend the
charter OF Greater New York and limi,
the power OF the board.
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