New-York tribune., 1909-11-01
LAUGHS AT GAYNOR
AUDIENCE TICKLED.
Practically Calls Preceding
Speaker q Lunatic.

"iiliaih j. Gaynor spoke yesterday after
noon oefore the Peoples Forum, an insti-
tu'ion established by the Rev. Madison C.
reters' which meets Sundays in the
AUDITORIUM of the Masonic Temple, Brook
Hh' Although the forum is partly religious
IN IT'S nature, the meeting had nothing of
religious aspect. II was typical po-
hucal meeting. About six hundred or
seven hundred men and women attended.
Mr. Gaynor did not arrive until o'clock.
Meanwhile E. r. Gilman. John Fl. McCooey
and Arthur Somers briefly told the audi
ence why they thought that the Demo-
cratic ticket should be supported. Mr.
Sorners said he was a Democrat probably
because his father had been one before
Elm and because he was brought up to
believe In Democratic principles. He is
considered one of the best known and
highly respected of Brooklyn Democrats
and is prominent Catholic worker.
Mr.. Gaynor's topic was "Non-Partisan-
ship in Politics." Early in his remarks
he attacked the man who Is member of
party simply because his father belonged
to it before him. The audience snickered
The justice took the laugh as a compliment
to his remarks. His head is bowling
Wilderness" he continued, and he made 1t
quite clear that he believed such a voter
unfit for the franchise, If not an absolute
lunatic. The more vituperatons he poured
upon the head Of the imaginary partisan
the more the people laughed.
The candidate opened his address by an
nounclng that circulars had been sent to
all enrolled voters of the city within the
last TWO days with the intention of arous-
Ing religious hatred against him. Lying
circulars, he called them. that no paper
would print" And this is almost the
year 2oU. he said. He had figured out
the cost Of the circulars and had made
up his mind that $1,000 had been paid
for them. The postage itself, he declared,
would have cost S140co. --e said that
more than one man had been involved, for
no one man would have put up such
sum. The circulars were mailed 10 New
York City from Chicago Il didn't sup
pose such thing was possible, he said.
For the most part his speech was made
up OF selections from all the other speeches
ti2t ne had made in the campaign. He
told of his friendship for clergymen and
MS peilet IN the nine-tenths of the peo-
pie who are good and want honest gov
ernment. He described his efforts for
non-parusan government in Flatbush and
III DtOohiS H. Tie tOld or the SlanQerS
that had been aimed at him. repudiated
the declaration that he now, or ever
would be- dominated by any political boss;
declared that he would do everything in
his power to retain and heighten his repu-
tation If elected; made clear his Views in
favor of municipal ownership and con-
troll of public utilities: emphasized his be
lief in -partisanshp in local affairs:
maintained that he was nominated by the
law-abiding nine-tenths of the people, and
not by a party or boss, and insisted that
If elected. he would do all the swallowing
that was 10 be done
AS for his defamers he announced that
If sympathetic district attorney were
elected with him he would see to 1t that
they would soon be ornamenting the
neighboring penal institutions. He took
rap at the papers and declared that If
he had five supporting him. as one candi-
date has. he would soon have the people
convinced that he had done everything
that had been done In the city for years.