New-York tribune., 1909-10-20
ODGE GAYNOR INSIDE"
IND SO THIS is TAMMANY
HALL? HE ASKS.
lIisses the Tiger Which He Intends
TO SscallOr-CaIIs Hearst Big
ger Boss than Murphy.

:, mas ratifying time at Tammany Hall last
-,,b, Policemen stood around the braves
.'shed in and smiled. They seemed very much
:, home and there was no man handling The
0,or of the big meeting room was covered with
eawdust. which gave it familiar feel 10 their
fest. william J. Gaynor received the greeting
f,be faithful when he entered. Tammany took
i,s hat of 10 the Judge.
And when the candidate took the platform and
,.e cheering had died down he wanted to know,
hooking around with seeming wonder. whether
.hs, was really Tammany Hall He then said
10 had never been there before: actually had to
,eephone TO find out how TO get there.
Not long after that he declared that the lead
srs Of the party had very kindly permitted him
10 write the subway plank in the platform. But
he had never sought any nomination. he said,
and was an absolutely free man politically. This
brought forth scattering cheer. Passing at
,ention only was paid to Mr.. Bannard's cand-
6scy. but for Mr.. Hearst there were many
broadsides. and still more when the audience
showed that il liked that sort Of thing.
Nj Gaynor said there were some things he
Usnted 10 do if elected which would take him
all Of four years. No governorship was as inn
nortsnt as the mayoralty OF this city, he said'
adding that the Office was next in Importance TO
the Presidency
References
in silence in a period where reference was
made 10 the citys finances and the subway con-
sitions Judge Gaynor accused city officials OF
having been derelict in their duty, but he did
moi mention any names and the Tiger was
ominouslv silent. II was when he pitched into
Mr. Hearst that he waXed rhetorical And Just
about that time he took up manuscript ana
read what he had prepared to say. Many per-
sons got up and went out then.
CHALLENGES HEARST AS a FRAUD.
Hearst he challenged as a fraud OF his al
lsred pretences, he said they were enough TO
rroduce nausea, but he did not use that word
His ulainer speech. however, pleased TammanN
In his manuscript Mr- Gaynor had prepared ms
declaration Of independence. IT was TO the
eract that if any man believed he intended
N abandon his life record against bad govern
-,ent if elected that should 60 TO the polls
and vote against him
II Moore were elected Controller and Calvin
,resident Of the Board of Aldermen the Tam
msnv candidate said he would not by me
r,erual" let the persons who had wrecked the
rbv-sv have a look in when the new subWays
we're built Plenty Of Tammany cheers fol-
WED this Plenty more came when he said
tha Hearst Was in league with the subway
i.sss.
Ftsn Judge Caynor paused. saying that ne
Il. him 20 60 on, but a decided exodus set in.
Il vas not a real simon pure Tamunany crowd
nat greeted the Tigers candidate There were
hmilisr faces on the platform. but none looked
militant
Nearly all the Tammany candidates spoke
Thomas F. smith called the meeting 10 order
vel after $50 O'Clock. and George J. Gillespie
vas the chairman. Mr.. Smith is the secretary
Of Tammany Hail. and stranger would have
F4l,a ror1iy1
ton by the tigerish cheer that greeted him.
Outside in the street mere were three overflow
meetings. but the crowds were not large.
JUDGE GAYNoRs SPEECH.
Mr Gillespie began TO introduce Mr.. Gaynor
with hourishing euogy. and was proceeding
when the candidate reached the platform. The
cheers cut the introduction short, and for four
minlNes with the assistance OF brass band
there was a demonstration. Mr.. Gaynor said:
And so this is Tammany Hail. 1t is the first time
ihst ever was here In fact as S strange as u may
over here in Manhattan, did not even know
fore eaving my house exactly how 70 get here.
Nov YOU see how little or how big this world Is
after all: and really is il Tammany HauG But
where is the Tiger? That Tiger which. they say. is
gong q swallow me up nut %Gn IN sTn s1 @ here
that il there happened 70 be any % swanowlng e+ Oe
q all unlikely that may De on the outside OF me
Tdo not want to boaet about that: but that is the
nay feel about H. but see no Tiger mere, 19u
dressed in lie viTtnous Borough OF Brooklyn and
other parts Of the city And if really you & nave
70 Tiger, why didn't you send around 10 FaTsos 1s ;
Sugar Trust Hall and get the loan OF their IlgerI
he rea, Bengal Tiger OF -partisanship which
tskes candidate or Of the executive coInniuSIe
q the rnachne-and the treasurer and money col
leetor ar thst-and nominated. or brought 10 a
morning, ia an ali night saloon, which we 90 @ @n9t
noE over IN Brooklyn midst me Ieilisio =. q s,lS
IN the table after session beginning al cIoCk &
a. night and lasting until O'Clock uhe heAI
Whs} would have been said by The public press
n this city II the leaders in the Democratic paItE
state and picked 5ut a city ticket-picked out Ihe.
yor Wili? well. I do not deem such thing
sense II lroTrietv ia the Democratic party. or
rather he more accurate. among the leaderSIIap
tHst Tloec people protest too much-oh- how ex-
snsite and how yirtuous they are ana now terTlDle
We'll beg 10 say 10 them that. man for man.
ar 81 ieas e,,5i nan Tor man to nine-tenths OF
vel party and just as desirous tor eoou go go
torked shoulder 10 shoulder with men OF both
lailonalte in the section Of the city from when
sAay with base and low government and to litt I
1toseTrment up wherever that work Is nnaer noe ~, Wy
= there are Republicans And the Republican, and
lsinocrats Who worked in that kind OF work didn I
,e4e ANYBODY and didn't stop Hhlle eneageG eigS III
- inquire into the national politics Of ANYBODY.
Bengal Tiger Tor the occasion why didn't you send
fniglnd 20 the cage OF Mr. Run-for-Every-Ofhce
ltaFst and get his tiger because IL tiger goes
80 boss, certainly We have seen no such boss
man III sc 5ene 81 politics IN ne time oI ne 9ioes'
sy ,e cost q delegates. pays their railroad fsTe
sses and keeps > good share OF them even on his
-. IVll The year round That Is corrupting politics.
of ,s5 @ 8S q rn6s e for &c G1reraer o. and ieS
n rhcate Of expenditures of $4,000 10 say nothing
A41osng exactly what bis left hand is doing
none, gSni fas friends that = il IS match against
for s..fssafT 10 spend $4,000 personally 10 run