The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-07
FIGHT IN GOTHAM
TAKES NEW ANGLE
Hearst Holds the Key, and
He Is Strangely
Silent.

NEW YORK, Oct. THE political
situation in New York is badly COM
picated TO-DAY.
William r Hearst holds the key and
late today viii announce whether he
VIII accept a nomination rendered him
last nighN at 'non-p partisan" meet
ing held il Cooper Union at which a
demand was made that he become q
candidate for mayor in opposition 10
Tammany's choice. Justice CiaynOr. and
the fushion nominee, Otto II. Barnard.
If he consents 20 run. and his friends
believe he viii do so. a three-coTnered
fght for control OF affairs Of the great
or city is looked for which will eclipse
that of four years ago when Mcclellan.
Hearst, and WINS fought II out to a
finish and the former won by trifie
more than 1000 plurality.
Last nights meeting, was unique In
that William NJ. WINS. defeated four
years ago. as the Republican candidate
made a speech bitterly assailing Justice
Gaynor, who he declared was ''untruth-
fur and advocated third ticket move
ment headed by Hearst which he de-
elared was needed 10 ''wrest the control
OF the city from band of plunderers. -
Meeting Prolonged
meeting broke up and committee OF
five was named to call upon Hearst late
today and urge him to head the tight.
Until that committee sees him Hearst
declines to make public his intention. al
though yesterday he insisted that under
no consideration would he run His
friends assert today. however. that the
HeIndnd tnat ne be candidate is 50
Su0nE mat re cannot refuse.
Although Hearst positively declines
10 intimate what he will 90 prior to
the assembling of the committee TO Of
hcialiy notify him that he has been
nominated At 4 o'clock this afternoon,
Ills followers are going ahead with their
plans confident that he Will not refuse.
LAST nights bis meeting in Cooper
Union authorized the committee which
IS TO notify Hearst 10 take all steps
needed to place an antigraft ticket in
the field, and under that authorization
~ VIII sc ahead and name a complete
ticket. Every effort is to be made to
induce Comptroller Herman Metz, who
was elected with Mcclellan but who
was turned down by Tammsny. for re-
nomination, TO accept nomination with
Hearst for the job he now holds.
Nominated by Petition.
The Hearst ticket will be nominated
by petition. and the men managing il
declare that they are in a position e
secure 25oo0 SIGNATURES within twenty
AtAi AOiuN dtttI the ticket Is competed
The prospects of the third ticket wa.
che one topic of conversation at botf
Republican and Tamnlany headquarters
today Charles r. Murphy at Tamman,
Hall positively declined tosdiscuss IL il
any way. but his subordinates insiste,
that II Hearst ran they would publisht
broadcast bis Endorsement of Gaynor
Tammany is badly worried over Tia
prospects of having to fight Hearst. a.
well as Barnard. as the leaders admi
the New York editor viii split thde Gay
nor vote.
But if there is obvious anxiety al
Tammany Hall there is much iubila,
ton at Barnard headquarters Con.
gress nan William 5. Bennett, who is
managing the Barnard campaign. tool
no. palms TO conceal his satisfaction to-
day.
II Hearst runs nothing can proven
the election of Barnard" he said
Tammany and the Republicans ar
each accusing the other today Of plan
A ming TO steal the election through re
peaters. Tammany declares that il i
prepared TO prove that the Republican
have imported hundreds Of "gorillas'
from Philadelphia.