New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26
Constant Reader Tells Him
What He Missed in Last
Weeks Paper

HAS Dr. Cook produced proof yet that he dis
covered the North Pole?r asked Busy Man as he
met Constant Reader last night.
He will not do so for some time" replied the
latter He got home this week, and was warmly
welcomed by enough of his fellow citizens 10 con-
vince him that large part Of the world gives MIN
its confidence, but he declared firmly that ne m
tended TO submit his proofs first OF all 10 the Ohl-
yersity Of Denmark al Copenhagen for the reason
that the Danish authorities We're the first to in
s0rse his claim and honor him with medals he
acknowledged that he did everything in his power
10 conceal his discovery of the pole from Peary
v,lar they were both in the Arctic, because he
wanted 10 be the first 10 announce II 70 the world.
and for other reasons which he declined 70 dis
close Peary landed al Sydney, y. 5, and, leaving
his vessel there. went 70 his home in Maine he
announced his intention 70 decline all public honors
,r-I his controversy with DIT Cook has been settled
~ oo,,,e+sn- authority He reasserted. however,
his confidence that he can conclusivey prove that
Dr. Cook has deceived the public, and he placed
proofs Of his charge in the hands OF General
Thomas L. Hubbard president Of the Peary Arctic
Club"
..-fu the Roosevelt GET here in time 10 take any
mart in the Hudson Fulton oelebration7" asked
Busy Man.
..-rba roosevelt" replied Constant Reader, was
detained at Sydney IN an effort 70 recover from
certain frnpulsive Canadians who poured over her
in 2 hunt for souvenirs, when Peary went ashore,
the entire collection OF data made By Professor
Donald Mcmillan the orpithoIogy Of the polar
regions which was stolen from ms cdbIH by Fol'0
Of them"
..It takes all kinds OF people 10 populate uni
verse % unused Busy Man HAS an antl-IAIh-
mann, candidate for Mayor been Ciscovered2
Justice William J Gaynor Of BROOKLYN was
g5~vraIlv nominated by the Democratic Union also
b, the Municipal Democracy an organization com
se6 Of mem bers Of several political bodies which
came 10 grief at the last mayoraty election ana
,ybfc, has been rehabilitated for the purpose OF
talrtrg an active part in the coming campaign
re however stil welcomes the Endorsement OF
-rsnnanv Han II ne can get IT, He issued 1ate-
,,e,+ addressed To the Public which described
80 action % the Committee of One Hundred In re-
fnsinR 10 nominate him unless he would promise
not 10 accept q Democratic nomination as an eX-
l,il,ir,on of the disgracefu partsanship ever
witnessed in this city except one The attitude OF
the one Hundred. he declared. was IN violation OF
"a. state constitution, and, he believed or the
Penal Code
Not at all alarmed by this denunciaton, the
committee on candidates OF the political bodies OPP
nosed 10 Tammany met for conference on Wednes-
dav night but failed 10 agree upon nominee.
rba Tndepeudence League withdrew from the fusion
.,,ss fr, wrath because II coNld not get all II
asea but this was not felt 10 he much loss to the
,,s,,,ert because friends Of Charles +. Murphy
"a ,,st "a ,ed the Independence League primaries
a. 80, Assembly district in Manhattan and The
-, The leaRuers the most astonished
~ ., the citv when they woke up 10 md that
sa,ogates 10 all the league conventions had been
,,or1ina,e6 by Tammany men. Then they few
..,s a. terrific excitement Governor Hughes
- "a, Attorney General appealed 20 by tsle-