New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-23
HUGHES, NOTHEARST
G4YNOR GIVES CREDIT
FOR CHS REBATE.
Candidate Addresses Languid
audiences and Dodges Cas-
ady's Friends an Queens.

10 n CtOWQ OF perhaps Iuftc IloUSdAAN
redhot Cassidy supporters in Queens last
night, at Sehutzsn Park. William J. Gay
nor, Democratic candidate for Mayor.
spoke for more than an hour. There was
little or no cheering. for he never men
toned Cassidy's name.
once they thought he was going 10 speak
a word for the Queens Borough politician.
when he referred casually TO the fact that
there was a fight on In Queens, but he
steered away from that quickly. evidently
determined not to antagonlze any sdher-
ents of dresser who might be present.
He made an involved apology to Mayor
Mcclellan for seeming to have accused
him of corruption In a previous speech.
but even the apology left the inference still
wide open.
Further than that the Judge did not say
anything that he has not said before, unless
it was his reference to Otto T. Barnard,
delivered with certain ''huhs,'' which the
judge affected.
THE man who runs this city on business
principles" he said, "-huh-there's more
than that to It. The city of New York is
a most highly complex legal and political
machine"
That was his only reference during the
night TO Mr.. Barnard, the rest of his
speech being taken up largely with a
repetition Of his previous attacks upon
Hearst: TO which his audience was decided
~ apathetic.
CONDEMNATION COMMISSIONERS
Judge Gaynor gave some time to an at
tack on the system OF condemnation COM
missioners, sanctioned by Tammany for the
last six years.
There has been much abuse in the past
in the acquiring OF land" said the judge,
and then he proceeded to tell them Of the
manner in which the Supreme Court ap-
pointed condemnation commissioners.
In the course of the story he told them
that they should not think that because
the appointments came from the Supreme
Court they were all right.
In taking away from Hearst the credit
for the reduction OF the rate of gas. Judge
Gaynor said that Governor Hughes, then
MI Hughes" he said, had done the real
work in that fight. and that statement
brought forth hearty round Of applause
incidentally the Judge offered "ten to one
mat Hearst had some Of the gas stock in
his pocket" and added that Mr.. Hearst
probably wouldn't take the trouble to deny
1t.
AS ne has previously done, the candidate
las' night again went into the matter of
MS selection. He didn't lay 1t on the cal
mighty this time. but said that It was the
democracy OF the whole city, and that it
was nonsense to say that Tammany was
responsible for his nomination.
The whole city nominated me. and I'm
on the city ticket. and there are only two
other men on that ticket he said .sAIr
Moore and Mr.. Calvin" Judge Gaynor
did not mention the names Of the Tam
many nominees Roesch, Haag or Hasan
lie pleaded. however, for the election Of
moore and Calvin, saying that he wanted
no empty sceptre in his hand.
In a few words he referred to the Bel
mont tunnel. saying that the present suit
over its possession was wrong and ought
to be stopped.
STANDING ON HIS HEAD.
Just before he ended his speech the Judge
devoted some time to explaining the mat
ter OF his personal tax assessment. The
whole system Of personal taxation was
wrong. he said and should be dfscon
ttnued and added on to the real estate
tax.
The audience was singuIarly quiet
throughout the judges address. the only
spontaneous bursts of applause coming
from few local references to ''ciam dig.
gers" and truck farmers which he an
Piled TO his audience from time 10 time
Il have hardly missed word" said the
judge in concluding. Have you noticed
IT.? Then almost as an afterthought he
added, 'Hearst's sixty-five millions and
Bannard's unlimited capacity for collecting
millions! If money counts I am deader
than a door nail. But guess I am all
right. Money is not everything. They
stand on their money. II they want to
know what 1 stand on I respond that
stand on my head and nothing else in this
campaign at which the audience an
plauded.
II you want to know why this crowd
don't yell themselves hoarse over this
said one man in the front row, as Judge
GaynOr made his way out, 'Just wait till
Joe Cassidy comes in, then you'll see what
they're here for
Robert r. Moore. Democratic candidate
for Controller. and John F. Calvin, candi-
date for president of the Board of Alder
men. followed Judge GaynOr at Schuetzen
Park and preceded him at Flushing. to
which town the judge proceeded after his
Long Island City speech, which he repeated
to the Flushing crowd.
MRS. DARDEN GETS DIVORCE.