New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12

I will tell you something more ludicrous yet The
enrolment was only hye here and six there and
ten there. and the highest l have heard of was
tWenty-tour Why, there wasn't ballots enough at
lot box. and those who carried them for me had
only to go with one or two friends to the polling
place TO carry the whole thing. Why my friend
Mr.. Boulton here who stands next to Hearst came
to me-.Oh, Murphy stole everything" Why"
says MI Boulton have known you a long time.
Do you mean 10 say that because Hearst says it?
had no more to do with it than one Of my dogs
that were lying on the stoop. and I said Now
have district over in Brookxn t S09
you are leading man-tt must be one Of the most
me how many ballots were cast at your primary"
Well. poor Bouton is of the fellows in the
oa onq ep b9 s e 10 f5e h na he
I got there at o'clock judge. ana there was one
Who stuffed the ballot boxes over here in Brook
aa rea d al a7 ana t9e sT a6 n b l
here, too? Oh, gentlemen, it is contemplate. You
him Let him stand up like man prolonged
applauseD am but one weak man. out Of train,
ing as pubic speaker at least nIteen years and
actually unit 70 go before an audience, but I say
his SIS 900 G6o that bV the Eternal am not AFRAID
to meet him before the intelligent public.
that carried the primaries Of the league conven-
ton! ton, Qid the convention meet? had The prom
Mr.. Hearst wouldn't let the convention meet Did
here and the worst days that ever existed here
who when convention had been duly elected,
babe the convention TO assemble? II can't as
.
It. and Mr. Hearst says TO the chairman of the
can't cali stboBab tbe statute YOU Of t fs s Ge
{ 6n 5e s9q cal It, and am o advised that
because these things are now all regulated by
Now. I may say Just this in conclusion about Mr.
Hearst: He came into politics not many years ago.
throughogt the Wes Ic IN s1c0 Win da grGas MINES
prlnceIy estate one of the largest in America, not
60 very large. with this young man sole heir and
what was the first thing you heard of him? The
President of the United States and that immedi-
W two hnndPe d IN ese eveG one on
them from the states which the politicians call the
he had never been in public life. and yet he as
suned to say that with his $50 100000 he could be
President Of the United States not by growing up
10 it, but as we say, per salnum; at a bound. a
the White House. with Greek fire and bands and
rockets and the explosion of bombs-per sainun
the heads of all the statesmen Of the land,
men whose hairs had got white serving their
That is the first we heard of him in the East.
he didn't land and he forthwith began to Quarrel
didn't see why he couldn't be President with so
taken by his hand and power Of his wealth. And
%agn ne eouIdn get II ne began 70 qnaTreI WIZ
and to abuse every man from end OF the
hour. Ny friends. the Presidency Of the United
States will not be up for sale until we have lost
our liberties and until the time arrives that We
are no longer mt for liberties Well. he came
down peg and came 10 New York and said ne
would like 10 go 10 Congress. and they sent him.
When he ran for Mayor four years ago the fact
was revealed that he answered I think only five
g g36 5r d Sr his whole term il Congress
then he ram for ayo and d he t s IN e ATd
0sSa. ana and ne made lavish expenditure
seen No poor man can run up against such an
Iposii Ion as nat Money was spread broadcast
were Of an enormous sum, and there is very little
doubt that good deal was spent which was not in
the returns, and maybe necessarily did not have 10
go in the returns. And two years later or a wear
with those whom he had abused, with the TigeT
and with all; with the man up in Buffalo. whose
name cannot forget-Conners, who was chairman
OF the state committee. Why. they had his doornat
worn out curing the summer they lived and feast
ca IN ms mouse, and he was cheek-by-jowl with
them He didn't go TO Europe that summer; he
Cd 10 run and he came out with an interview the
eve OF the convention. saying. II will not retire
man: Why I had no intention Of getting in his
way I dldnt want TO be Governor. Why. they
refused to run for Governor. Don't you know that?
He has not.
Robert r. Moore said.
am no speaker. and I think that the admirable
all that you have come for. have great pleasure
IN meeting you here this evening Twenty-eight
/ years cast my first in this good old civ
Of BROOKLYN II elected shah do everything can
/ competent administration thank you very much
John F. Calvin said.
For myself can only say that this nomination
entirely unsought by me, and If elected I will
enter upon the duties OF the ONCE unpledged and
in exchange for the nomination is business train
ing. and the greatest function. TO my mind. of the
president OF the Board OF Aldermen is seat in the
Board of Estimate. I have managed TO be sue
CessfuI my business, and I hope that my
business training will enable TO pass intelli-
gently upon the various problems that come before
that board
To me the city OF New York is a great corpora
ton the greatest in the United States 1t has four
and a half millions OF stockholders. and the hum
bIest stockholder in that immense corporation will
receive the same consideration at my hands as
public officer the most wealthy and influential
The meeting was called by the Allied Commit
tees for Municipal Ownership and called to
order by Michael f. O'Connor. Judson G. Wall
was the permanent chairman. Charles Frederick
Adams was introduced the first speaker to
take I'D the time until the arrival of Justice
Cavnor He was only well started in his speech
when Mr. Gaynor arrived. being greeted by great
and long continued applause. Mr.. Adams rather
objected to being stopped in his speech. which
he was enjoying as much any one in tho
house He tried to stop the cheering, but ind
ing himself unsuccessful made way for Mr.
Gavnor after reading a set Of resolutions rati-
fying the nominations of Mr. Gaynor, Mr. Moore
and Mr.. Calvin
4 notable characteristic of the audience was
the absence OF Tammany men and the few Nc
Carren men who graced the meeting with their
rresence Bird :. Coer sat on the stage in the
front row He vas received with considerable
applause but he took part in the cheering
for Mr. Gaynor In the early part of the jus
tees speech while Mr.. Gaynor was telling Of
his career. Mr. Coler seemed considerably bored
He rolled and unroIled small flag and devoted