Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
HOT TALK IN THE AIR
Campaign for New York May
orally Warns Up.
UGLY CHARGES PROBABLE
Rival Interests Battling Fiercely for
Supremacy.
INNUENDOEs BANDED ABOUT
Hearst's Reasons for Refusal to
Support Gaynor-The Lat
ter's View Of It.
[NNUENDOES BANDED ABOUT
Special From n STAFF Correspondent.

Special From Staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK October 1S.-UgIy charges
will be made before this political cam
paign Is over. affecting the motives of
men who are figuring prominently in the
candidacy and management of the contest
for control of the city government. They
are being whispered already amidst
buzz of incredulity or acceptance. as the
Individual feels, but they will have to
come to the surface before long.
The statement is heard in every direc-
ton that the contending traction interests
of New York, looking to the future of
the transportation problems which must
be worked out and which involve untold
millions of dollars. are back of the Tam
many and anti-Tammany tickets the
rival interests supporting rival candi-
dates.
The charges which are banded back
and forth with great freedom seem almost
Impossible OF belief. One should proceed
with great caution in repeating them,
lacking absolutely veritication, which. of
course. would be difficult. The principals
are pleased to laugh them down alb
Surd. but they cannot be laughed down
to the man in the street. the citizen and
the taxpayer, who fears the worst and is
prepared TO believe it.
Rivals Have Favorites.
groups of traction interests have their
favorite candidates and ticket. The point
which concerns the public is to what ex-
tent have these interests manipulated af-
fairs to bring about the existing anom-
alous and involved political situation
in New York.
So all the politicians, great and small,
and the business men and the folk down
In Wall street are puzzling their heads
a a CoiY a inc nf ha YYnlt n.
ical mixup, and seeking possible ulterior
motive in every move. Some of the wisest
old owls among the politicians will tell
you that there are features of the case
which battle their understanding, where
upon they will let out a string of con-
lectures. oftentimes too weird to print, and
sure to bristle with libelous statements.
The dear public, now standing On tip
toe and with eyes and ears strained, un-
derstands that there are two groups Of
traction interests-one the Belmont-Ryan
combination, the other known as the Brad
ley-Gaffney Steers outfit. Each has its
political affiliations, some of which are
known and others suspected.
Choice of Tammany.
Tammany is supposed to be partial to
the ey-GaffneySteers combine.
fighting the Interborough and Ryan and
Belmont. The inference Is that Ryan
and Belmont are anxious to embarrass
and that they welcome the appearance
in the campaign of anything tending to
that end
This brings us back again to considera-
tion of the candidates who will COM
pose the board of estimate and appOr-
tonment, that board which will direct
all the Improvements and handle the
traction questions. You will recall that
below the office of mayor, the candi-
dates for the offices making up the board
are the same on the Hearst ticket and
the regular republican ticket. 1t would
make no difference whether Mr.. Heart
Mr.. Barnard were elected mayor, the
members of the board of estimate and
apportionnent would be the same in
either case.
Your old friend William NJ WINS. whom
You recall as republican candidate for
mayor against Mr. Hearst in 1905, and
who is now running the Hearst campaign,
frankly says he does not care very much
whether Mr.. Barnard Mr.. Hearst heads
a victorious ticket He wants the men
below them.
Tanmany is still in dazed condition
over the entry of Mr.. Hearst into the
campaign and wondering why he did it.
II gave Tamnany such a jolt that 1t is
still seeing stars. There appears to
he no question that Mr.. Hearst gave Judge
Gaynor assurance OF support of his
mayoralty candidacy That comes to
me from SO many reliable sources. at
first hand-from men to whom Mr.. Hearst
gave the assurance-it cannot be disre-
sarded
Hearst's Reasons for Change.
Mr. Hearst declares that he changed
his mind because Judge Gaynor allied
himself with Objectionable Tammany
characters the ticket. rendering sup
port of tie ticket impossible to any one
who opposed Tammany methods and men
al their worst. Mr.. Hearst's friends say
that Is "A reasonable exclamation 1o1ical
and should be accepted.
Mr. Hearst goes further, and says:
L don't care whether you elect me
mayor or not. in fact, I would prefer
that you would not. But elect the fusion
candidates on the rest of the ticket, to
put Tammany out Of business"
What does Mr.. Hearst get out of it, you
ask? Well for one thing he gets yindi-
cation from "a class which has reviled
him for years, he gets into good political
company. he is hailed grand man
Who once was denounced.
What Judge Gaynor Says.
Judge GaSnor declares that Mr.. Hearst
is playing into the hands of Ryan and
Belmont, and Mr.. Hearst won't even get
mad. but tells the judge that it is a bad
dream The activity of Mr. WINS i'm the
campaign leads the mind directly to trac-
tion quarters. He has been associated
with various traction interests for many
years. Tammany is now sending out its
scouts TO try to locate MIR. WINS traction
interest IL this campaign.
In all of this ruction the republican can
didate Mr.. Barnard, has had to play
second fiddle. He takes it good naturedly
and refers to himself as 1.-The lonely
child" With two such picturesque char
acters as Mr.. Hearst and Judge Gaynor
in the field the modest Mr. Barnard is
being overlooked.
But from the lurid talk that you hear
in any gathering of business men and
politicians about the traction magnates
alleged connection with the campaign
somebody will go to Jail for libel before
the fight Is over-or will have to shut up
N. o. NJ
Ten-Year-Old Kills His Mother.
NORTH BAY. Ont, October 18-Mrs