The evening world., 1894-04-18
SMYTH FOR MAYOR.
Tammany May Put the Recorder
at the Head Of the Ticket
He Is Known Better as a Judge
Than an Organization Man.
Nomination for Recorder May he
Used to Tempt John W. Gofi.

Among the possible Tammany candi-
dates for the Mayoralty Is Recorder
Frederick smytn. 1t is given out that
the Central Power and his advisers are
seriously considering the advisability or
nominating the Judge. To this talk
may be traced the report that Mayor
Gilroy may not seek denomination, ana
which he declared to be premature, prob
ably because the matter had not been
definitely settled.
Under existing conditions, when Tam
many and Its leaders are in disfavoT.
the heads Of the organization. II iB said.
do not consider II wise to force an issue
by nominating man 80 closely identi-
fed with the Wigwam as Mayor Gilroy.
Their intention. according to those who
profess to know, Is to keep the organi-
zation in the background, and to nom
mate a man for Mayor whose connec-
tion with Tammany Hall has not
brought him into unpleasant notoriety
80 far. and who Is at the same time IA
loyal organization man.
Recorder smyth Is principally known
to the public as n Judge, and he has
been Judged pro and con by his judicial
acts and not as Tammany politician
and ofYicial.
By virtue Of his position as Recorder,
he ts a members of two very important
branches or the city government. He is
Sinking Fund Commissioner and one
OF the Commissioners for the Revision
and Correction of Assessments. In both
these Boards Recorder Smyth has acted
voted against comptroIIer m oil a,Grs Myers on the e
$b0.00c,0oo dock improvements and in
favor OF other measures that Mr..
Myers opposed In the public interest.
questioned by the leaders. and they be-
lieve that he would continue to give
loyal support to them and theirs in the
Mayors office.
Report has It that part OF the deep
laid scheme is the nomination by Tam
many Hall Of John w. Gon ns Re
corder, with the purpose Of strengthen
port Of the reformers, True or not true,
there Is method IN the talk Of an In
dorsement or the nomination OF Mr.,
Con by Tammany at this time. when
Mr.. Con- is about to lead an investiga-
tion OF Tammany departments.
Mr.. Con Is credited with an ambition
70 be Recorder, and the encouraging
talk that his political aim may be graft
lied, may be thrown out as a bat for
obvious purposes. but Mr.. COTS friends
have faith In his honesty and sincerity
OF purpose in his undertaking. and de-
clare that he Is not so duil as to fall
In such a trap.
Again, II is stated that Tammnny,
too. is sincere and will take up Mr..
Goff for political reasons. no matter
4 how deep he may burrow into and how
much he may expose their misdoings.
Both Recorder Smyth and Mr.. Goff are
Irishmen. The former would be relied
upon to poll the full Tammany vote.
and the latter would be depended upon
TO draw the support from the independ-
ent and arti-Tn rmany factions.
OF course Recorder Smyth's wishcs
would hnyp to he consulted Itiq
expires on Jan.l next. n rcnominated
and Reelected as Recorder. he ~ as
Bured of n position for fourteen years,
and about $2O,Oco a year. rhc Record
er's salary is 81, 900, and as IA member of
the Sinking Fund Commission and Com
mission for the Revision and Correction
OF Assessments he IL paid s?,0Gn He
also gets references from brother
Judges, estimated to be worth 5000 or
5000 n .'ear.
As Mayor he would be elected for two
years and would possibly get second
term, and the salary IL only $1,000 a
year.