Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
HEARST EXPECTS
TO SPLIT VOTE
POLITICS is MIXED BADLY IN
NEW YORK
FUSION PROMISES TO CONFUSE
SEVERAL FACTIONS
Fight for scomptroller and Borough
Presidents viii Probably Result
in the Sacrifice of Heads
of Tickets
tBy Associated Press.l

ment of William r. Hearst that he
would be a candidate for mayor of
Greater New York is generally ac-
tant part of the ticket nominated by
| Tammany Hail.
Mr.. Hearst's stipulation that the
other candidates on the ticket which
he will head must be the same candi-
dates named on the Republican fusion
ticket will be accepted, and this Is
taken to indicate that the nominees
for controller and borough presidents,
being named by both the Hearst and
Republican fusion tickets, will poll a
much heavier vote than the heads of
their tickets.
| When Tammany approved the candi-
! dacy of Judge Gaynor for mayor ii
was commonly believed that the DEM
ocratic leaders cared little as to who
would be mayor and planned to accept
! a strong man like Gaynor to carry
| through the Tammany nominees for
controller and borough presidents.
| The controller and borough presi-
dents, with the president of the board
of aldermen and the mayor, consti-
tute the board of estimate and appor-
tionment, which controls the finances
| of the city.
without the support of this board
the mayor is practically powerless,
the board having such power that 1t
practically can dictate the mayors
policies.
Will Split Vote
This move by Mr.. Hearst means that
the mayoralty vote will be split in
three ways, between Barnard, Gaynor
and Hearst, while the votes for the
members of the board of estimates will
be divided among the Democratic NOM
inees and those jointly supported by
the Hearst following and the Republi-
can fusion ticket.
Four years ago when there were
three entire tickets in the field Nc
Clellan was elected mayor with 100000
votes. Hearst polled 223,0O0. The Re
publican ticket was given $4,000. Had
the Republican and Hearst tickets been
combined, their total vote of $4,000
would have hopelessly buried the DEM
ocratic ticket The candidacy of Hearst
is considered move principally to pre-
vent Tammany Hall from electing the
members of the board of estimates.
Sporting men who are always quick
| to wager money on the outcome OF
political campaigns and who look at
political moves from an unbiased view
point were of the opinion that the
Hearst candidacy weakens the ind1-
vidual chances of Otto T. Barnard, the
Republican nominee, thus strengthen
ing the Individual chances of Gaynor.
while it greatly strengthens the posi-
ton of those candidates on the Re-
publican fusion ticket for controller,
president of the board of aldermen
and borough presidents.
lndorse Ticket
Tammany Hall, which captured the
Independence league at Its primaries,
held the convention last night and
formally indorsed the Tammany ticket.
! MI orcfu uttnnnrtnrS ranTRaniZiD0 9
under the name of the Civic Alliance,
and 1t will be under that title that Mr..
Hearst will conduct his campaign.
Hearsts entry into the contest for
mayor Of Greater New York attracted
widespread attention today and marked
the opening of what is expected to be
! a hard-fought campaign.
The main Issue as defined by Mr..
Hearst is whether the control Of the
city government by Tammany Is to be
maintained or overthrown.
The Civic Alliance, under whose au-
spices Mr.. Hearst will run, began to-
day the circulation of petitions for the
nomination of Hearst on an indepen-
dent ticket The acquisition of the re-
uuired number of signatures will be an
easy task.
Anti-Tammany men say that even
if Justice William ]. Gaynor, the DEM
ocratic nominee, Is elected they will
accomplish the real practical defeat OF
Tammany if they put into office the
nominees on either the Republican or
the Civic Alliance lists below the head
of the ticket
A Tammany mayor, they say. would
be nearly powerless without control OF
the various boards operating the city
government At the same time they
! point to Judge Gaynor's recent refusal
to accept responsibility for the minor
candidates on the ticket with him as
evidence if elected without his asso-
ciates on the ticket he will refuse to
stand as a Tammany mayor.
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welcome the president and his party,
has the honor of having two represen-
tatiyes on the harbor commfttee-Dr.
w. A. Weldon and e. D. Seward.
San Pedro school children will be
the. first in the greater city to wave
the flags in greeting to the nation
chief executive. Lining Paclnc avenue
will be the children from this city and
those from Wilmington, Gardena and
other districts adjacent.
Tonight the city presents a gala ap-
pearance The streets are gayly dec
GRATED with flags, while many OF the
buildings are likewise bedecked with
, the Stars and Stripes.
| Down on the water front the torpedo
| boats which have been engaged in tar
get practice for some weeks past are
| tied along the dock, the jack tars be-
ing given shore leave during the pres
| ident's visit. The United States reve-
nue. cutter McCulloch, in command OF
Capt. Daniels, is at anchor IN the
turning basin and it's launch will act
as an escort to the president during the
| inspection Monday morning of the
Great harbor of the southwest.
-a-S-eS
WANTED, FIFTY SQUARE PIANOS
We have no square pianos on hand,
hut have one school wanting five to