Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-27
NOMINEES WORK AARO
Gaynor, Barnard and Hearst
in Endurance Test.
DOWN FOR MANY SPEECHES
Campaign in New York City to Have
Hot Ending.
BALLOTS NOW BEING PRINTED
"White Slavery" Issue Kept in Fore
ground by Opponents Of
Tammany.
BALLOTS NOW BEING PRINTED

| NEW YORK. October o1.-With the last
battle over the official ballot, to be voted
next Tuesday. finally decided by the
courts and the printing of the 100000
edition well under way. the candidates in
| New Yorks three-cornered mayoralty
campaign prepared today for the final
! stages OF the contest.
All along the line the big artillery
of the contesting forces is to be kept in
constant play from now on. The mayor
atty candidates themselves will limit their
! endeavors only by the bounds of their
| physical abilities.
| William r. Hearst. after day of rest,
resumed his active campaign today. To-
night he will appear with several can
didates on the fusion ticket at meetings
in Carnegie Hall, upper Manhattan and In
the Bronx.
| William j. Gaynor the democratic can
didate with Tammany Endorsement. SPOKE
| last night in Staten Island and Is schedul-
| ed to speak today several times, as Is
Otto T. Barnard. the republican nominee.
some OF whose engagements are IN the
republican strongholds on the upper west
| Side, where it is expected to wake UP
the republican old guard to increased en-
thusiasm for the republican-fusion city
! ticket.
White Slavery Issue In Foreground.
| The white slavery" issue Is kept well
| to the front by the anti-Tammany cam
paisners. New charges and counter
charges in connection with 1t are making
| their appearance frequently during the
active hours of the political day.
Gaynor and Barnard both spoke in
Manhattan last night. Hearst made 1t
night of rest.
| Gaynor addressed a gathering under
| the auspices of the Democratic Union at
| Saith street. Barnard appeared before
| labor mass meeting at Cooper Union.
Neither brought out anything new In
their speeches. but covered ground that
has been gone over before
During the afternoon the republican
nominee addressed the Womens Repub-
lican Club at the Waldorf. He deci%red
that. if elected. he would appoint women
to the board of education. His remarks
were received with applause.
Judge Gay1or issued a statement in the
afternoon with reference to his suit Tor
libel against the Press Publishing Com
pany, publishers OF the New York World.
a suit which was instituted because the
Evening World, although supporting
Gaynor opened its columns to Arthur
Brisbane, editorial writer for the Hearst
papers. who wrote the article containing
the alleged libel.
Gaynor Declares War on Libelers.
In his statement Gaynor said:
1T is time that libelers be taught a
lasting lesson in this great and enlight-
eEed city through the criminal law. I
now pledge myself to the people of this
city that, when elected, and Mr.. Battle
comes in as district attorney. l. shall teach
them that lesson. 1t is time that New
York was freed of them.
Since the coming to this city of GER
tain Individual assassination by libel and
SANDER and self-laudation, have been
turned into system and trade here.
Honor to the newspapers who honorably
oppose me-"
The white slave charge is denounced
on all sides by Tammany leaders as false.
and libel on the name Of the city. 1t was
announced last night that the Grand
Lodge Of the Independent Order Of Birth
Abraham was arranging for a mass
meeting to protest against the charges
so far as they relate to Jewish women.
Hearst followers were jubilant las: night
over the supreme court decision eiminat-
ing the names OF democratic candidates
from the Independence League emblem
Hearst, spending a night OF retirement
from stump and platform, made no per-
sonai comment on the decision
Murphy Accuses Hearst.
Charles F. Murphy, according to an in
| terview last night, is quoted as saying
that Hearst met him twice in the summer
of 1904 and solicited his aid to obtain
the democratic. presidential nomination.
Hears has denied throughout the pres
en-, campaign that he ever was friendly
| to Murphy, and has explained that he
| was indorsed by Tammany when he ran
for governor against Hughes, but at no
| time was reconciled to Thmmany meth
DDS. He has said emphatfcally that he
| never asked Murphy for any political
! favors
In addition, ]. Sergeant Cram, one Of
| Murphy's prominent lieutenants, is also
quoted as saying that Hearst, through
| his agents, offered several hundred thou
sand dollars for Tammanys support at
the ST Louis convention.
COCHRAN BALKS AT NASTINESS
Mudslinging Campaign Comes in for