New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-31
BARNARD PRAISES fusion
BRINGS Out Issues Of Campaign
in Statement to Citizens.
"SHORTEN MURPHY'S RC|GN"
Fusion Offers Only Opportunity
to Weaken Tammany This
Year, He Points Out.

In a strong statement issued last night
Otto T. Barnard. the fusion nominee TOT
Mayor in 1909. clearly brought out the is
sues this fan and showed it to be the duty
OF every good citizen TO vote for the fusion
ticket. He praised fusion and declared that
with il Murphy and 1ammanv Hall could he
beaten. but without It Murphy could easily
control I'm an of year Ike this, when
there were no notioual. state or local issues
standing out with great prominence.
Mr. Barnard said:
Fusion ir New York County this year
furnishes tho only opportunity 20 Weahen
and shorten the reign or MurpnN.
Tho theory trat Republicans should nom
iuato straight county ticket ana Stah1
up and he counted Is acceptable 10 many
RepubliCaus VINO fail 30 register ana VOC
when a. fusion ticket ia nominated 'neF
are not much interested m lo'a! govern
ment Ia matters Of morals ana religion
many have aXuerien"ed an eC4'2eV m gol lS
/ No. Inc stake rather than Yield a hair =
I breadth but 7 fail 20 see any service 10
the cause Of municipal government N tni'
county i'm New York city II the Repu'-
n is Democratic county possessed by
Nurlnv. ard in the absence oi uauonaI
state or mavOralty election me question:
/ f.. shall Murphy nll the ofq'es %, dPPo,n.
; niert. rs n were, or shall we hoid an e.e1'
with three parties in the field an election
! would be f8rccaI Hr could elect an III,
criminal ticket With Union OF ri me n Re
against MURPHY. he r. beaten thle-s y
rublioans su'k Tho election or ID"
, proved IL -.
4 Republicans should vote the fusion tickc,
urop Nrrphv To fa~ him .n 1903 ard
+ then hard him the rest ~ tho tate IN lfl'
and then su'k in 1911 is not orthodox VA
/ taro. n is 2 .i.ly waste or uh'' Ino'e'
and ginger -.
/ Nothing worth having vas e~or aeon.
T rlfshad hv Intermittent action. Let MS keep
+ tatterirE ~ Murphy twelve months III NJ
v"ar, every year. unnl we ger III I, sl,r,
every one who agrees with this platform
should step right I'm behind and push. r.
+ Cardless OF co'0r. religion o. personal prop
ertv Everybody against Murphy. Is
perfectly clear 70 me. and have no uo"O''
+ ar fears about the proposition.
. This yea there Is "a Shcr1, surrogate
and tho~o are four Judges 20 elect
Shall Murphy name them y r,,' FI W.
have an election. Judge scott: however
had served many wears CTeditanlF. ana
: i,,dge who has thoroughly stood the tes,
ri a term OF service should be taken our
Of politics and have his experience ano
This treorg bv the way. Is tho converse
. Of the Western recall iu New l"i" W.
believe IN retaining, not recalinss, ,...-,.-,+,
Bffr vr- NOT renOriUat" Surrog'l'
Fowler ard Judges Peudieton and Coma ian
The doctrine as To nine-Wouin JUDGES y
. g,gr ,,+fo~41 u NAV he that some one OF
60 p, scr,, -ssDec.s is better than sOm'
ono Of those nominated. Ever Fo'eI MAJ
have judicial preferences. -.--....,,
BIZ II one OF the niUe-uoutHs ,."!dll.
candidates had been nominated by lusIVN
wiz nor logically nominate all three
Service Of few months on the 6encn DOE
not necessarily prove ovefNnelnll- "a
uacitv It is not q thorough test Nc "a
/ Aesocfatlo~ finds all the caUd dates on Doti
tickets OF good ability and character
Qualifications being equal. RepuolGa-'
should favor the fusion ticket 10y. JuuN
and Surrogate ln order 20 cut out MlFpI
patronage Its roots run under the court
houses. -,-..r,
AS 10 the Sheriff. Republicans s1oal1
surely vote for Mr.. Hopper, the ius.9li
c9-dida+o fail 10 see how any Repuo
Wrar can select the Murphy candidate f9
Sheriff Mr. hamburger. rom any sIanu
point. and remain a Republican or HIeh'
Of good city government.