New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-12
FALSE. SAYS GAYN0R
REPLY TO HEARST RETORT
Block, Jari8t's Defender, appointed
to LuCratiUe Commissions.

smarting under the flashing administered by
William r. Hearst. whose retort to Justice Gay
nor's version Of their political conferences left
the Justice in a pathetic light than ever.
Justice Gaynor replied yesterday to Mr.. Hearst's
charges and said that what he had said was the
whole truth. characterizng what Mr. Hearst had
said as false
The spectacle Of Justice Gaynor twice visiting
Mr.. Hearsts house In effort to obtain his sup
port, while he allowing the plain people" to
think that the office Of Mayor was pursuing him
with distressing opportunities save the city,
caused Tsmmany men to smile-and vince Out
wardly they We're loyal TO the head Of their city
ticket. Among themselves they make the air blue
with their remarks about the showing that GaynOr
making as a candidate. Serves us right for
not taking Bowling" was the verdict at the Wig
An extraordinary phase OF the situation Is that
Justice Gaynor apparently rewarded Rudolph
Block, one of Mr.. Hearst's employees. for his ac-
tivity in behalf Of the jurist's mayoraAty boom
The Committee Of One Hundred has been looking
up the court records and has discovered that Jus
tice Gaynor appointed Mr.. Block To various highly
rsmunerative Supreme Court condemnation COM
missions. one of them having to do with the Cats
kin Aqueduct awards
AS the controversy stands now Justice Gaynor
and Rudolph Block, the Katzentammer Kid editor
OF The American" state that Mr.. Hearst pledged
himself 10 support Justice Gaynor for Mayor on
any ticket Mr.. Hearst denies the allegation as
herts mat JusuCe Gaynor came 20 him three times
hat in hand and accuses Mr.. Block. who stands
by all the Gaynor statements. OF being without a
sense Of honor.
Justice Gaynor's latest statement, in reply TO
Mr.. Hearst's retort, given out at his home in
Brooklyn yesterday, follows:
The fact is exactly as I stated it. He sent his
editor, Mr.. Block, with the request that I meet
him I went 10 his house with the editor. and all
have left the editor to say what occurred and he
has told He refused 70 falsifv for Mr. Hearst
Fur6pe went and saw WI" NJ FesTst again as he
had requested and I had promised.
These are the only times. His statement that
went once twice thrice hat in hand. he has
10 invite Mrs. Gaynor and myself TO very large
| see his belittlng remarks about Mr.. Block.
people are IaTnlIlar with the signed articles
fine article every month in Mr.. Hearsts "Cosmo-
Mr. Hearst asked me TO run for Mayor four years
ago also Was it then only TO betray me, now?
When Charles P. Murphy was asked about Jus
tioe Gaynor's statement Tammany Han yester-
day. he said
4 have read what he said. and believe every
word the judge says"
Mr.. Murphy told that Mr. Hearst had said
that instead Of his sending for Justice Gaynor the
justice had gone him. hat IN hand and that he
presumed he had also gone 70 Murphy.
AS 10 that statement" replied the leader Of
Tammany Hall. lit is absolutely untrue Judge
GaynOr never came 70 hat in hand or any
other way I have not seen him since the nonnina-
ton. but may rest assured that ne will be first
/ in the race"
rs Tammany Hall circulating petitions for the
nomination of the Democratic city, county and
borough tickets under the name and emblem of the
Civic Alliance" Nj Murphy was asked
There no petitions circulated in the name
Of the Civic Alliance any other party. The Re
pubcans are doing all that Why; when some of
the Independence League leaders went 70 the
headquarters of the Independence League and
asked for petitions they told that the Re
pubhcans had all the petitions but TO get
and give them all the assistance they could