New-York tribune., 1909-10-02
HOT CAMPAIGN COMING
LOW AND WINS TO HELP.
Bel0ted Budget TTnkenng Follozcs
BannQrd's Criticism.

Although II will be somewhat late in starting
owing to the diversions of the Hudson cele-
bration the Republican city campaign this year
according TO the plans now being laid by the man
ayers. VIII be Of the snappiest in years In
addition to more than the usual number of large
rallies. there will be scores of small meetings in
various parts Of the city every night After Mon
day, October L. the campaign will be in full swing
Mr. Barnard will speak on Monday afternoon at
the exhibition Of the Committee on Congestion in
Madison Square Garden, but the opening gun of
the campaign, so far the Republican organiza-
uon is concerned viii be fired on Thursday night
when a reception will be given for the city and
county ticket at the Harlem Republican Club, No
9 West 124th street.
The ratification meeting will be held in Cooper
Union on Friday. October s In addition to Mr.
Barnard and hts colleagues on the city ticket the
speakers will be Charles s. Whitman. candidate
for District Attorney. and Job Z Hedges
Ex-Mayor Seth Low has a letter to Mr.
Barnard saying that he expects TO take an active
part in the campaign. William NJ WINS some time
ago assured MI Barnard that ne would take the
stump and Henry l. Stimson who was prom
inenty mentioned the fusion candidate for
Mayor, on his return from shooting trip in Lab
TadoT, yesterday expressed his desire to aid in
every possible way TO elect the ticket
Camp Hughes Of last fall, at No. 252 West l25th
street, has been renamed Camp Bennet and meet
ings viii be held there every night
The headquarters OF Mr.. Barnard. on the eleventh
floor Of she Fifth Avenue Building. are a busy place
The anteroom is filed all day with men Offering
their services IN this good cause. The Republican
candidate for Mayor learned yesterday that the
present administration was engaged in vigorously
pruning the budget, which had threatened 10 go
beyond all bounds
Il wonder" he said 'if this activity has any
thing 70 do with the fact that IN Chicago stated
that next years budget promised to reach SlS5OOo
co., by way Of illustrating the extravaganza Of the
present administration Since then hear that thew
have taken a sharp pruning knife to the budget
probably with eve 10 the conliae campaign. 7
hear thev hope TO whittle it down 10 $50 Oo0
hope it is true but It ought to have been done
before"
There no formal meeting Of the cor,r7i+to. or
candidates Of the fusion conference YESTERDAY brIt
z. II. Outerbridge and RAYMOND V Tnrersou
chairman and vice-chairman OF the Hundred talked
over the Brooklyn and Bronx situation informally
with others interested in the movement They are
confident that the snarls in these boroughs will he
untangled before the borough and county conveu-
tions next week
Considerable pressure is being put on the Repub-
lcan leaders IN Brooklyn TO nominate Lewis u
Pounds a real estate dealer for Borough Torasi
dent, but they say they are still open to conviction
that an Independent Democrat would make a bette-
run. II is assured that the makeup Of the county
ticket VIII be non-partisan In character
The Municipal Democracy which was one OF the
first organizations to name Justice C,ay-nor for
Mayor, has given the fusion forces to understand
that 1t desires 70 support the fusion ticket for all
offices outside OF Mayor
IN The Bronx the Independence League has made
overtures 10 enter the fusion movement but an
parently its chief is to get the nomination for
Borough President. II has candidate in John
Kirby, architect and builder No definite settlement
of the fusion ticket viii be made before Tuesday or
"Wednesday, the convention having been adjourned
TO Ihursdav- The Bronx Republican leaders want
to what the Independence Ieacue. civ, convan-
uon will do before giving that organization any
place IN the fusion movement in the borough
fusion conference viii he held AT Tho FroDv
Lyceum Fulton avenue and l69th street on Mon !
dAy night IN addition to Borough President two
ooroners. eight aldermen and four Assemblvn,en /
VIII he chosen in The Bronx this fall