Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-09
GAYNOR DIsClAlMS RESPONSIBILITY
Supreme Court Justice Says He HAD
Nothing to Do With Naming OF Al
legged Unfit Candidates on Demo
cratic Ticket-Suffraqett Hats
Speaker at Republican Meeting.
lRv Associated Press.l

NEW IORk, OCT. S-Aller
days of silence, William Randolph
Hearst announced to crowds OF walt
ing constituents. at an early hour
this morning that he would accept
an independence nomination for may
or Ct New York provided that his as
soc.ates upon the city and county
tickets be substantially Republican
Fusion nominees, as already selected
His statement, outlining the condi-
tons upon which he will accept, is III
part as follows:
whether | am a candidate or not
| will support the rest CT the fusion
ticket nominated in opposition 10
Tammany Hall.
When the independence League
committee withdrew from the fusion
conference it decided that it still
stood ready to support a frank ana
honest expression of progressive prin-
ciples and candidates irrespective OF
party; this is your opportunity to sub
stantiate that declaration. Nominate
me if YOU so desire with the greater
part of that fusion ticket behind me
and / will run.
Candidates Worthy Of Support"
The candidates nominated on the
fusion ticket are worthy of support.
The ticket is already in the field. III
we nominate another ticket both tick
cts may be defeated. If We nomi-
nate the fusion ticket Tammany will
be defeated. And if Tammany is de-
feated the citizens will win
Mr.. Hearst goes on to say that ne
thinks his chances for election would
be better on straight Independent
ticket. but that he was not consider
ing his personal chances, but rather
of the city at large.
Gaynor DiscIaim Responsibility.
Supreme Court Justice William
]. Gaynor. the Democratic mayoralty
nominee. issued an interview in which
he disGaimed responsibility for the
nomination of alleged unfit candidates
en- the Democratic county and borough
tickets. Charles F Murphy. leader OF
Tammany Hall, accused the Republi-
cans of urging Hearst to enter The
field in order to detract from the
Democratic vote. Herbert Parsons.
the Republican county chairman. re-
heated his former charges that Tam
many was planning wholesale frauds.
and offered rewards aggregating w.
500 for the detection CT repeaters-
contesteo be Three-sided.
II became a certainty today that the
mayoraIty contest would become three
sided even if Hearst persists in his
refusal to run. As proof Of this
group of independents fled notNe
with the board Of elections that their
organization will b. known as the
Civic Alliance"
With the adoption Of this new name
It is believed that the old Independ-
encc League. under whose banner
Hearst conducted his former fights.
will cease 20 play an important part
in New York politics.
The fusion forces opened their ac-
tive campaign for the Fusion-Repub-
lican ticket tonight with ratification
meeting in Cooper Union. al which OF
TO T. Barnard. the Republican mayor
atty nominee. pleaded for q business
administration Of the CITY government.
sUTrsgette stops Speaker
A slender woman in white upset
the smooth flow of campaign arcu-
ment a. the big OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ratification meeting tn Cooper Union
tonight Removing her hat and ris-
ing from scat in the center Of the
han she demanded Of Otto J. Fan
naTd who was making hts opening
speech as candidate for mayor. wheth-
Of he fsvored votes for women.
The woman was Miss Maud Ma
lone. president Of the Harlem Won
ans Suffrage Union. She was forced
20 call a SECOND time. What about
votes fcr womsn7' before Mr.. Ran
nari replied.
He said that he had answered the
oucsfion and that ~ would appear m
an iufervicW IN q morning paper on
Sundv. Ofher than this he declined