New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-26

graph. scores Of attorneys got busy taking affi-
davits TO show how their party had been stolen
and conferences We're held 10 devise some way Of
recovering il. The abduction was plotted a year
ago, according TO league leaders. At that time
Tammany ordered that fifteen of her should
enroll as Independence Leaguers in every election
district in the city. These accessions at the time
gave the leaguers much joy. Subsequently they
discovered that the growth of their party had not
been so rapid had appeared.
As result Of the fusion failure, the Repub-
licans held a convention in Carnegie Hall Thurs
cay night and nominated the following ticket
For Mayor-OTTO T. BARNARD Manhattan.
For COntroier-WILIIAM A. PREGNDERGAST. BROOKLYN.
President Board Of AIdermen-JoHN PTRRoY 1IITcHEL
Manhattan.
otto T. Barnard is president of the New York
Trust Company, treasurer Of the Republican
County Committee and identified with phian-
thropic work He is personal friend OF President
Taft William A Prendergast is recognized in
commercial circles as one Of the leading credit
experts Of the country. He is unusually
effective campaign speaker. John Purroy Mitchell
is q Democrat. grandson Of John J. Mitchell. Irish
patriot. He is a Commissioner Of Accounts. ana
such brought about the removal Of Borough
Presidents Ahearn and Hafen-
The Republican platform includes the follow
ing planks, among others.
All future slbvay= should Re owned by the city.
We favor such action as will secure as speedily as pos
eight-hour day for all employees Of the city
i fn 6 fss sariae or 52er5 fa days PAY
three platoon system Tor the police force
Considering that the greatest problem of the
c.ty's government for the next few years is going
to be largely a financial one said Busy Man. I'VE
viii be exceedingly lucky II get MI Ban
uard for Chief Executive. How has the
President been getting along with his Western
tour"
AT Montrose, Colo. he formally opened the
Gunnison tunnel, part of great irrigation sys-
TEN TO benefit that state. At Pueblo he announced
that he would not make his speech on the conser-
walton of natural resources-the topic of supreme
interest IN the country through which he win
pass during the next two weeks-untu he reaches
Spokane, September ..
AT Denver the President expressed himself for
the first time since entering the White House
the subject of swollen fortunes. He declared that
he holds the same views now that he did in 1907
when he delivered a speech on the subject. Tt
seems TO me now. as IT did then said he that
the proper authority reduce the size of fortunes
is the state rather than the central government.
Let the state pass laws of Inheritance which shall
require the division Of great fortunes among th.
children of the decedents and shall not permit
a multi millionaire TO leave his fortune in trust
so as 10 keep II in mass. make much more
drastic the rule against perpetultes which obtains
al common law, and paen impose a heavy and
graduated inheritance tax which shall enable the
state 10 share largely in the proceeds OF such
large accommodations Of wealth which could hardly
have been brought about save through its pro-
lively the concentration Of wealth IN one hand or
a few hands viii be neutralized and the danger
10 Republic that has been anticipated by
continuation through generations Of such accumu-
latng fortunes VIII ne obvated
ole also took up the corporation tax adopted as
a part OF the Payne tariff BILL and defended A. as
against the proposition 70 IaIaass dizsat i-Aaza-