New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-25

The statement went on to say that re-
ports received daily at Bannard's head
quarters showed that the plurality for
him on Election Day would go away be-
yond the figures given
MR.. PARSONS'S STATEMENT
The statement issued by President
Parsons is as follows:
Were the election held tomorrow
Barnard would have not fewer than 252.-
600 votes, GaynOr not more than 100000
and Hearst not more than $4,000. and
Barnard would be elected by a plurality
of more than $4,000. Yet he would have
received fewer votes than Hughes did in
1908 or 1906. than Higgins did in 1894
and than Low did in 1903. when Low
was defeated. In New York County
Barnard would receive not fewer than
131. 900 votes Gaynor would receive no.
more than 10000 and Hearst not more
than $4,000.
The foregoing is the situation as il IS
to-day. Barnard is growing stronger
constantly and on Election Day he Will
have not fewer than $4,000 votes in this
county and not fewer than 2S0.00O in the
city.
Tammany has worked a ruse that has
succeeded in fOOling some people When
Hearst was nominated Tammany saw
tlaC II meant BdIlIlStIQ GlcCllo0 ullCSS
something could be done to divert the
votes from Barnard Tammany there
fore put out the story that Barnard
would withdraw. There was not a word
of truth in il: il was an insult 10 Ban
nard: there was no authority for II but
Tammany Hall. and Tammany Hall was
the authority for it. 1t fooled some peo-
pie temporarily. But Barnard did not
withdraw. His campaign became more
and more vigorous
Again Tammany had to do something
10 divert votes from Barnard. and 50
'Tammany said the fight was between
GaynOr and Hearst. Murphy himself
put out that story. still striving 70 cut
off votes from Barnard. He knew that
only a limited percentage OF Barnard
votes would go to Hearst in any event.
but he hoped that they would be enough
To leave Barnard with too few votes to
win
All those interested in the anti-Tarn-
many cause should realize that Tam
many Hall has been attempting TO mis-
lead them. and any man who wants
Barnard elected and thinks OF voting for
Hearst is being duped by Tammany and
is uncOnsciOusly playing Tammany's
game.
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
No mayOralty candidate has ever had
a more vigorous campaign in his behalf
active in il. The heads OF the great
mercantile houses in the drygOOds dis
trict are taking a vigorous personal in
teTest in it, and under the leadership OF
John Claflin have started monday meet
ings on Broadway, are raising such ban
nerS as Tammany will let them ard ara
arousing the community to the great Op-
pOrtunity that pTesents itself 10 put a
business man in the Mayors chair. DEM
ocrats by the thousands are enlisted in
Bannard's cause. and. in addition. he has
the steady and determined support OF thu
Republicans. the Committee Of One Hun
dred. the Citizens Union and the Cleve-
land Democracy,
Our county and borough tickets viii be
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Tammany Hall has known for some time
that its county and borough tickets wers
licked, and that PrendeTgast and Mitchell
were elected II GaynoF does not want
20 be Mayor II Moore and Calvin are not
10 be elected. then he had better abandon
his fight
We have ebeen liberal in our allowances
OF the Hearst vote. He has many en-
thuSiastic followers. This is particular
ly so in certain localities. In others they
are moderate in number. Not mal1y or
them come from our ranks.
Those who want Tammany beaten
and Barnard elected should understand
that they must vote for Bannard for
otherwise they will throw away their
votes. The Republican vote is holding up
we'll, and with the thousands OF Demo-
Gratis that have come, are coming and