New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-12

DID,CY OF MAYNARD.
. change came over the face of the political situa'
,,on in BROOKLYN yesterday william }. Haynor posi-
lively declined the proffered ndependeh. hohi"a'on
for Mayor and the mass-meetinS calied lot 'nn
evening in the Academy Of Music was apah'ohea'
Mr. Gayn5r was then nominated Tor JUSTICE OF 'hs
supreme Court by the Republican judiciary Con-
vention but he declared Vsien Informed OF the
nomination. that he would not accept H.
There WAS special meeting Of the Executive
Committee OF the Citizens Union yesterday AZ
noon and a letter from Mr. Gaynor 20 "inam
G. Low the president Of the union was teaa ana
oonsidered The letter announced that Mr Gaynor
would accept the nomination for Mayor under no
circumstances. and said that ne was cahdina's
for no office IL was then decided, after fuI con-
s!deraton. to give up the projected mass-nleeohs
which had been called to nominate MT Hayhor
The Republican Convention for the lid JUDICIAL
District was held yesterday afternoon In the Brook
lvn Court House. Hugo Hirsh was chosen 10 pre-
side and John c. Kinkel Samuel Murphy ana
racoh Rrenner were made the secretaries. The
name Of william J. Gaynor for the vacancy to oe
caused by the retirement Of Judge Barnard from
the Supreme Court Bench was presented by . +.
Kneeland who said that the Office should seek inc
man. and not the man the Office. The nomination
was seconded by George +. Elliott. United States
District Attorney Johnson. Horace H. Dresser anu
George Wallace w. II. n. Cadmus spoke In oppo-
sition to the nomination of a Democratic candidate.
and urged the placing OF Republican In the hed.
He nominated Albert f. Lamb. Samuel Murphy
opposed Mr. Gaynor. saying that II would be better
to vote for Pearsall than for Gaynor. Mr. Elliott
said that Mr.. Lamb himself faVored the hoi''ia-
ton of Mr.. Gaynor
When the roll was called there were 50. nty-fve
votes for Gaynor and thirteen for Lamb The
Duchess County delegates refused to vote, on the
ground that it was more of Democratic than
a Renublican convention. A motion to make the
rou,na tion unanimous was defeated. committee
~ one for each county was appointed 10 carry out
the wishes of the convention. Strong resolutions
were adopted condemning the candidacy OF Judge
MAYNARD for the Court OF Appeals. They were the
same as those adopted by the New-fork bar Asso'
citation. ,
Mr. Gaynor when Informed OF the nomination.
said that he would positively decline 10 accept IL
He could not bear to have 1t thought py any ohs
that he had been looking for a nomination Tor
office.
Late last night the Executive Committee OF the
ci,,zars. Union reconsldered its determination TO
abandon to-nights proposed meeting and the meet.
inc viii be held in the Academy Of Music, -
understood that Mr. Gaynor VIII De nVri aas LUZ
Mayor regardless Of his previous decnnatiohs ~.
The Democratic convention In the new WIN
Senate district met in the Thomas jefferson Bulli-
ing in Brooklyn yesterday anu notni' AZ ia Ds
tr,ct There was no opposition in the convention.
hut John y Mckane tried hard early IN the Jay
to get Mcau SeMo no. s an
and the Justice OF the Peace in GraSesehd' TnS
ranged the Mitchell-Corbett prize hght , Mchane
mel a fiat refusal, and then suggested NC, airy.
The latter does not live In the district ana o os
sired TO retire from active politics a, 'he c.oss
OF his present term in the senate Senator roe one
term and before that was president OF the brooA'
Ign Board OF Aldermen.