New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-11
NEW ALLY FOR BARNARD
Albert B., Kerr, as President, Plans
rigorous 4ction.

One OF the most effective forces In the campaign
for the election of Otto T. Barnard as Mayor Is
expected 10 be the Barnard Campaign Club. It
shas been organized among the all shades
or political beieI who believe MI BannafS is the
best man to lead the anti-Tammany fight Albert
b. Kerr. a Democratic lawyer is president and
there are five hundred charter members Postal
cards have been out broadcast TO men who
are known not to be connected with any of the
regular parties. and within short time it is
pected they will have five thousand active workers
enlisted under the Barnard flag
Mr.. Barnard will be the principal speaker at the
opening rally Of the organization. in the assembly
hall Of the United Charities Building on Wednes-
day night Henry l. Stimson former United States
District Attorney. VIII also speak.
Edwin o. Hotter is treasurer and Henry H
Curran is secretary of the club The following
comprise the executive committee: Walter F. Car
ter Amos Pinchot Walter W Prise William F.
Atkinson. David NJ. Goodrich, W Il Brice, Arthur
N Salomon. Charles A. Kostad and James A.
GaHney. Among the vice-presidents are: Henry
De Forest Baldwin Robert Grier Monroe James
Byrne Robert W de Forest. Edward B. Whitney,
Erskine Hewitt. Carl Schurz. Robert Erskine Ely.
George l. Rives. Felix NJ. Warburg Henry L.
stlmson' Isaac y. Seligman. P. Tecumseh Sherman.
NJ Marks
MONDAY mass meetings will be held in the BUSH
ness district each day, and speakers bureau will
De maintained fo- the purpose of enIisting young
o4alors IN the cause The plans of the leaders in
the movement contemplate so large a task as MAX
ing house-to-house canvass in the interests of
Mr. Barnard
Owing to the fact that all the energies of the
fusion forces will be devoted to getting out the
registration to-day night meetings have been
Planned Tomorrow night Mr.. Barnard will open
the camp that bears his 149th street and
Third avenue
10 Charles S Whitman the fusion candidate for
District Attorney has received a large number of
letters offering support. Many lawyers have re-
quested the privilege of going the stump for
him A number Of those who supported Mr.. Whit
man when he for the Court of General Sessions
two years ago say they expect to attract a large
body Of Democrats to his 1t is believed that
large number of the young men who would have
worked for the election of William Travers Jerome
will now vote for Mr.. Whitman.
Ex-Mayor Seth Low has written TO Mr. Whitman
expressing the hope that the city will be fortu-
nate as TO secure his services. When Mr. Whitman
was running for the Court OF Ganefal Sessions Mr.
Low wrote:
II the people OF the city could know we'll as
do of what great value alert and intelligent
services were when you were the citys legal rep
resentative in Albany. In discovering and defeat
ing the resurrection of all manner of defunct rail
road schemes and other efforts to benefit private
! interests at the expense Of the community. there
would be no doubt Of your triumphant election
! Following are the meetings. with the speakers
which have been arranged for to-day and to-mor-
row by the Republican County Committee
/ Monday-Noon. 18th street and Union Square
Committee Of One Hundred headquarters. H.
/ Tuesday|Noon: 18th street and Irnion Square
/ Committee of one Hundred headquarters-(i orge
/ McAneny and c. 9. Cogan; 5 p m. opening of
/ Camp Barnard, 18Th street and Third avenue
/ Purroy Mitchell Charles s Whitman and Cyrus c.
/ Miller Douglas Mathewson will preside