The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-09
FINALLY CONSENTS
TO ACCEPT
HEARST AGREES TO BECOME
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF
GREATER NEW YORK

New York. oct. s.-William II.
Hearst announced at midnight that
lie would accept the nomination for
mayor as rendered at an independent
mass meeting at Cooper Uhion We'd
nesday night.
MIR. Hearst's statement outlining
the conditions uTnn which he viii ac-
cept is in part as follows:
Whether / am a candidate or not.
] viii support the rest of the fusion
ticket nominated in opposition to
Tam;nany Han. When the indepen-
dencc Ieasgc committee withdrew
from tie fGsicl conference ii de-
cared that IL still stood ready to
support n frank and honest expression
of progressive principles and candi-
dates irrespective of party. This Is
your opportunity to substantiate that
declaration. Nominate me If you 50
desire with the greater part OF that
fusion ticket behind me and will run.
Worthy of Aid.
The candidates nominated on the
fusion ticket are worthy of support.
The ticket is already i'm tn. field II
we nominate another ticket both tick
cts may be defeated. II we nominate
the fusion ticket Tammany will be
defeated. And If Tammany is de-
feated the citizens will win
Mr.. Hearst goes on to say that he
thinks his chances for election would
he better on a straight Independent
ticket. but that he was not urging his
personal chances alone but rather of
the city at large.
In other words, he wishes the in
dorsement Of the independents to en-
able him 10 head ticket simply By
displacing otto T. Barnard who has
been nominated by the regular republ
lican party and indorsed by the So
called fusionists. Mr.. Hearst repudi-
ates his Endorsement of Justice Gay
nor. the democratic nominee whom he
announced several days ago he would
supper.
Legal Steps.
During the day to insure a party
name, the legal steps We're taken To
resiste.' the civic alliance" under
which title Hearst viii make the race
il his requests are complied with The
choosing of this new name was made
necessary in that Tammany is charged
with absorbing the old independence
league machinery at the recent pri-
marics.
Numerous statements were issued
during the day. Justice Gaynor I'm
an Interview disclaimed responsibility
for the nomination of alleged unfit
candidates on the democratic county
and borough tickets; Charles +. Muir
ply. leader of Tammany Hall ac-
cused the republicans OF urging
Hearst to enter the field. in order 10
detract from the democratic votes:
Herbert Parsons. the republican
county chairman. repeated his former
charges that Tammany was planning
wholesale frauds and offered rewards
aggregating sl7.5oo for the detection
OF iepeaters.
Active Campaign.
The fusion forces opened their act
i've campaign for the fusion republic
can ticket tonight with ratification
meeting at Cooper Union at which
otto Barnard, the republican mayor
atty nominee. pleaded for "A business
administration Of the city government
Justice Gaynor's statement issued i'm
reply To Hearst's challenge, called the
attempt to hold him responsible for
the nomination of his minor associates
on the democratic ticket dishonest
and fraudulent"
The whole thing" he said, looks
scandalous to me and do not be-
lieye MIR. Hearst will lend himself 10
shiftless political charges Every
body knows that l am not RESPONSE
BILE for local nominations made In the
boroughs. II Tammany, local or
ganization of Manhattan. has nomi-
mated unfit candidates then let the
voters of Manhattan defeat these UNI
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