New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26

w J. GAYXOR.
Mr.. GaynOr was born In 1872. at Whie'tone.
oneida County. ~ V. where Ne spent his yo"'h
upon a farm. lie attended the public school In Ills
native district and went from II 10 the WlitesDoro
seminary. lie then taught IN school In 81, Louis
Mo- and studied law there and IN Boston. In $50
he TO Brooklyn and engaged In newspaper
work. reporting law aud pcricctins nis legal
Information In 1879 he admitted to tho bar
In Kings County. and lie has since devoted his entire
professional attention 10 the practice OF the law
In his profession he came into prominence In con
nection with the suits connected vita the Koyai
Baking Powder Company la which william H"ger
was hi. client and IT, gained important victories
In ia. suit the validity ~ the charters OF te
elevated rsilroad- he was Of the counsel OF
criminal cases. the most Important In which he eas
figured have been III. trials OF Thomas ArmSii )ns
for shooting his st-pathcr and Darwin j. MrSer"i'
FOR shooting Theodore Larbg. and In both Ills clients
were acquitted. Bu, Mr. Gaynor became most
prominent IN the suit which be began In behalf oil Mr
Urgl,r 10 prevent tine purchase 10y the city OF tt'
property Of The Long Island Water supply company
for tie cAorbltant price OF si.25o,ooo two years
ago.
Mayor Chaplin and Controller Jackson lad practically
contaminated the purcha,e when H." facts were MADE
publlc md III. proceedings were begun to prevent
III. waste 81 the public money Intended Mr
Gaynor conducted the alone against Corpora''o
Counsel jerks. aided by the Mayor and Controller
both iswyers and cx-CorpOratIon Counsel w I.
lie WITT and after winning 1t In uh" lower court
fought the appeal IN the court OF last resort. "r'
If. oppoucr,s were reinforced by cy-Judgr Danforih,
and he beat them all. III" result was ulr complete
defeat Of the plan fo,s, the property upon The cry
and a commission has just declared the property To
be worth only SJ'O,OoO.
After the Board Of supervisors voted last fail TO
hv \t.Or AZ klukrI or
m. resolutions ordering the payment Of the b' oi
n H. Southnrd for reviewing ttanis for ia" Columbus
celebration parade and Of T. Aldridgr for dee prati1
Of the county buildings. Mr. "aynor began suits I"
recover the money. which are still pending III OIL
sul, nj, client f. Tnoma> M,Cann whom Nj Gaynor
defended when supervisor o'Ericn sued MN 'or
SANDER. and IN the other hi, client I, H. H. Appleton
NJ. Gaynor egnn tho suit In behalf Of John Atkinson
f., declare invalid the grant Of n RAILROAD franchise
In Union st. by the Aldermen. who refused the Oh'r
~ s3O Oob by q rival company, which has Just p'li
tried. II the COOPERATION Counsel hils 10 carry o"'
,h. ,niunclion, Of the Grand Jury to she the city
official, and contractors 10 recover the money iIesaN
Maid fnr the columbus cclrbtation Mr.. Gaynor has
nruI ed 10 begin such suits. He has been unspar'ns
in his dcnunca,lon Of the ilcsality Of the acts OF
Mayer Boody In thi, work Of reform IN mun'c'pll
administration Mr. tnynor la. been I'M active and
ardent supporter Of tc movement for the CONSERVATION
Of New Yol.s aud brooklyn. and In an address before
the Zeal Estate Exchange this subject he PROMISED
to have something to say In the Mayoraty campaign
next fail Many II hi, hicUi, think that hc Is him
elf the ideal man for Mayor and that h. should hav"
,h larger opportunity afforded by that Office for con
tlnuing his work % ref Mr.. Gaynor VIII address
tlc urookIvn Yonng Republican Club In the Johnston
iulding on Tuesday evening upon Annexation,
or Greater New York.
Tho consideration OF pc Sibr candidates for Mayor
In the coming campaign la, cnsr)s'cd considerable
Mac. I.,lt iS IA
no mean, cnamourcd Of the Office. and that he IS not
,yri,nc 10 be- rcnominacd unless II shall be- deemed
NECESSARY To indicate "a, administration by re
election Ills liking for public once w'ud nave b'eh
heller grntincd had he remained In Congress but IN"
jemocIatic leader, feared that II Mayor chaplin were
renominacd he would be opposed aud beaten 10y VIII
lam zicslcr who declined the Republican nomination
when lac learned that Mr. Body WAS th" Democrat;
candidate The name Of Edv ard l.. knbllcsch has
bccn brough, forward lCr the Republican nomination.
and II he could BE- induced to accept lac would receive
not only the full party support but also the votes
Of large independent element In the community
The work Of enrolling Republicans under the care
Of a Provisional Comnitcc named By the Brooklyn
ymnr Republican club has now been In progress
for MONTH and the names Of al least l3OOO voters
have been recorded. The work Is going for
ward systematically In each ward. and al the election
districts are being covered by canvasset' Tue
uIts from, some OF the strongly Democratic wards
ar. a sunrise 10 the Managers. IL J. proposed > |
iucrea.c the Provisional Committee until cath wnid
and ,ovn m the city and county has three |
upon II. making Committee 81 one
Hundred.
Tn. annua! town meetings and spring elections VIII
be held IN the four county town, Oh Tuesday. April
The Office Of Justice II the Peace l. the princlpa!
ono /, be nl'cd III Fhibusl the Republican As'"-
cistlon has appointed william II. Garrison. Foster
[. Beckus ard Charles l.. Jennings committee 10
name a candidate II l. thought likely that george
r. Case Will lie the nominee. aud lie viii PROBABLY |
he opposed by John t. simpson Democrat IL |
Kenneth +. SUTHERLAND ha> been noni |
ra,.d by both Republicans and Democrats. and Will
be supported by John y. Mokanr.
I, /. expected That the Republican Reorganization |
commi,tc. o. Tllr'y.two Will hold meeting thi> |
week 10 consider the plan watch subcommittee hn'
ic.n working over and pcrfecng In dciail- for The
Inst ter DAYS Tie fun committee viii report TO IN
,iructions given IN February
The announcement that Mayor Boody fav"raiy con |
sdcred the proposition TO advance tho fee Tor hf''
class liquor licenses 80 per cent has aroused the |
opposition 10 Liquor Dealers Association and some
~ the hot h. aided members have threatened that they
viii remember this when the Mayor comes up Tor |
Office again. The cooler ones hasten to deny this
but they will present arguments against the proposed
increase at q conference In the Mayors once TO-
morrow