The Washington herald., 1909-10-26

New York. Oct. 25.-Discussion over the
municipal campaign in New York to-day
seems TO hinge upon three issues. Tam
many's alleged prodigality. better subway
facilities, and the alleged white slave
traffic
The Democrats declare they are 20 have
no difficulty in carrying the city for Judge
Gaynor by 9OOCO0 votes The Hearst sup
porters announce themselves as being
equally confident. and the Republican
fusion party believes It IS gaining strength
each day under the leadership OF otto
Barnard. the candidate for mayor
William Jay schieneIn. chairman Of the
Citizens Union. one Of the fusionist
bodies came out with "a statement to-day
that Mr.. Barnard will win by a FUN $1,000
majority. Mr.. schienelln places the Ban
nard vote at 10000. the Gaynor vote at
10000 and the Hearst vote at 10000.
about half what the latter polled four
years ago.
BnnnRrd Cites Case.
Mr.. Barnard has made a point in his
speeches Of the wiidnesS OF Tammany
expenditures during the last administra-
tions To-day at a MONDAY meeting in
Union square he spoke Of ventilating
apparatus which was recently installed
in the Criminal Courts Building at a
cost 20 the city OF $4,000, which was a
full $500 in excess Of the contract price.
Mr. Barnard is speaking a dozen times
a day. and his managers say that he viii
keep It up until the campaign Is over.
Tonight he spoke in six different places
in Brooklyn.
The article which was published In Nc
Clure's magazine for November on the
white slave traffic In New York has be-
come an issue Of burning importance.
Calvin Makes Reply.
John Z. Calvin. Tammany nominee for
the presidency OF the board OF aldermen.
answered with an offer 70 pay $4,000 in
case the allegations can be proven TO be
correct.
on the other hand. came assertions
from former Police Commissioner Bins-
ham. who was forced 20 resign last July
by Mayor Mcclellan. that he believed the
article 20 be substantially correct. He
refused TO give names. in fear that the
Federal investigation which Is now going
forward would be interfered with.
Thousands Hear Hearst.
William R. Hearst told 1000 persons in
Queens tonight that he is certain that
no would be elected mayor. He said he
might as well begin 10 talk about the
kind Of men ne would select to help him
run the city government.
He said he had nothing 20 say as 20
Gen. Bingham's personal honesty, but he
did not want the kind Of man that Bing-
ham was at the head of the police force.
He intended, he said, 20 pick q man from
the force itself and for the rest OF the
departments Il was mis- intention, he said.
to appoint the best business. financial,
and workingmen that lie could find II
he could not get all the men Of character
he wanted. he intended 10 ask a number
OF citizens TO serve as an unofficial
advisory board.
Gets Big Reception
Mr.. Hearst started of at the Murray
Hill Lyceum, where 200 people gave him
demonstrative reception. From the
Murray Hill Lyceum Mr.. Hearst automO-
piled TO Schuetzen Park. Long Island City.
He addressed there one Of the biggest
meetings he has ever addressed before,
outside Of Madison Square Garden Not
less than $500 people had packed them
selves into the main building of Schuetzen
Park, and they made large, important
sounds.
From Schuetzen Park Mr.. Hearst took a
long swing up to College Point where
I 2.500 persons were waiting for him in
/ Caiisen Hall. All Of these meetings were
I intensely enthusiastic.
GaynOr Kept Busy.
Judge Gaynor went campaigning on the
East Side tonight and finished up at
/ Cooper Union. he 1T into the police for
making too many arrests, and repeated
| his opinion that push-cart peddlers are
showed about entirely too much But the
/ nveliest part Of his speechmaking had
to do with the story McClure's printed
about Tammany's connection with the
white slave traffic.
] The Judge said: Il am able to say TO
all the dirty writer's in this country, that
I know you people down here (the judge
was speaking in Jefferson Hal, in Colum-
! bia street,. and you know me, and am
( able to say absolutely that the article is
a libel on everybody that lives down
here"
/ In Manhattan he attacked Hearst
/ savagely. saying that Mr. Hearst was
/ paying day by day big salaries to men to
write untruthful things about him in
venting insulting things he said that
/ Gov Hughes had gotten so cent gas for
{ the people, not Hearst. He said Hearst
was going around and putting himself and
promising the whole earth.