The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-09
ACCEPTS THE NOMINATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
 FOR MAYOR.
States That He Win Support the Fusion Ticket Against the Tam
 many Hall Element-- Wants
 Independents Endorsement.

New York, Oct S.--After two days of silence, William Randolph Hearst announced to a crowd of waiting con. stituents at an early hour this morn ing that he would accept an Indepen- dent nomination for mayor of New York, provided that his associates upon the city and county tickets be substantially the Republican-tusion nominees as aredy selected. His statement, outlining the conditions upon which he will accept, is in part as follows:
 Whether l am a candidate or not will support the rest of the Fusion ticket nominated opposition to Tammany Hall When the Indepen dence League committee withdrew from the Fusion conference, it de elared that it still stood ready to sup. port frank and honest expression of progressive principles and .anal. dates. irrespective of party. This is your opportunity to substantiate that declanation. Nominate me if you so desire, with the greater part of that Fusion ticket behind me and will run.
 "The candidates nominated in the Fusion ticket are worthy of support. The ticket is already in the field. If we nominate another ticket. both tickets may be defeated"
 If We nominate the Fusion ticket, Tammany Hall will be defeated. And, if Tammany is defeated the citizens will win.'
 MT. Hearst goes on to say that he thinks his chances for election would be better on a straight Independence ticket, but that he was not consider. ing his personal chances alone, but those rather of the city at large. n other words he wishes the endorse ment the Independents to enable him to head a ticket simply by sup. planting Otto T Barnard, who has ben nominated by the regu Republi. can party and endorsed by the SO. called Fusionists.
 In his statement, MT. Hearst repu. diates his endorsement of Justice VII. liam Gaynor, the Democratic nominee, whom he announced several days ago he would support
 During the day, to insure a party name, legal steps were taken to reg. ister the Civic Alliance under which title Hearst will make the race if his requests are complied with. The choosing of this new name was made necessary in that Tammany Is charg ed with absorbing the old Indepen. denee League machinery at the re cert primaries.
 Everything was prepared today to pave the way for Mr Hearst to head third ticket momentarily, and dur. HE tue dlleiHCOii VI Ndn ItpOitch thdt q statement would be forthcoming from him. The statement did not come. however. and lyeaders of other political interests kept the pot boil ing with a series of lively statements.
 Supreme Court Justice William J. Gaynor, the Democratic mayoralty nominee, issued an Interview, in
 which de diselaimed responsibility for the nomination of alleged unfit candi dates on the Democratic county and
 borough tickets; Charles r. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall. accused accused the Republicans of urging
 Hearst to enter the field In order to detraet from the Democratic vote; Herbert Parsons. the Republican can didate chairman repeated his for mer charges that .Tammany was plan ming wholesale frauds and offered re- kwards aggregating $l7.5o0 for the de teo.ion of repeaters.
 The Fusion forces opened their ac- tive campaign for the Fusion-Repub- llcan ticket tonight with ratification meeting at Cooper nion, at which
 Otto Barnard, the Republican mayor.