New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-04
JUDGE GAYNOR SAYS NO.
DECIDES THAT HE CANNOT RUN FOR
MAYOR OF BROOKLYN
IF THERE WAS SOLID PARTY BACK OF HIM. 1T
WOULD BE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONFIDENCE IN PROVIDENCE.

IF THERE WAS SOLID PARTY BACK OF HIM IT
WOULD BE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CONFIDENCE IN PROVIDENCE.
Judge William J. Gaynor dashed to the earth yes
terday the hopes Of the enthusiasts who were push
Ing him for the Brooklyn Mayoralty by sending to
the committee from the citizens meeting a declna-
ton OF the honor they proposed to thrust upon him.
The letter is characteristic one the salient feat
ures OF which follows:
am thankful that have always felt dIsincl!ned
10 run for public Office | saw early that IT is not
unknown Writer of one little book Gained and read
by every denomination Of CHRISTIANS has done more
I lie o %&aN'a ina" all the "'s" VINO ever "s'' pun
The Judge says the citizens meeting called
without his consent that II he had received the
united nomination Of a divided political party he
would have felt constrained by sense of public
duty to have for Mayor. Continuing, he says:
could not. in due respect TO the exalted Once
now hold as all VIII admit, descend from rom 70 S
same party Profesns the same SD1ec' eI nor
can ] stand in an attitude OF apparently trying 10
enforce my nomination The manifested opposition
to by the leaders of one oresnizltion may Az %
wise. No doubt IL Is unse.hsh and sincere though
may not be able to see H. Anyhow ! accept II IA
cheerfuly as | dd two years ago. me nttie u,i
to aid in lifting government up IN l;rookiyn an
making it better was done with no expectation ,S Sp
thought Of running for once; so that Wng" one
genial for me to get OUT OF the way anu II - '''
In concluding he says:
Allow me to say what have so often said. ana
what ! would put as a live coal on the head OF
politics and state politics should have nothing % 90
with local politics and elections. ne sehei a. ""
even now in our common schools one one lnstltu-
,ion which Is the sole hope and guaranty o. the
continuance OF all our other institutonsl VII 80
IN tho covernment Of our cit The spectacle Of
the city Of Brooklyn acquiring. ny me Po~er Oh
Of the hard-earned money Of its rent-payers and
taxpayers large plot OF properly L2r pa for ~
he civ only that it's Mayor and other officers may
straightway turn II over TO elevated Faapoaa en- ~
nora lions as a gift has Just been done al me
Fridge. will then be Impossible in brooklyn The
spectacle of few politicians ana spesqa,Grs gG5 t
ting from government one year Without DTS PTS ne
as gift the right to build bridge across y,,b bhe
officials TO decker with them about buying II Dack
for government the next year at vast sum our 1i
then be Impossible in Brooklyn.
Ideas are the soul OF organizations and history
teaches that one just idea VIII shatter the strongest
The Mayor Of Brooklyn. with practically all the
novers Of government vested in his own hands, mas
b,IsoDby of free and enlightened government.
as IL Directly touches the people az every point,
and concerns individual liberty and right than the
ne T-nited states have looked forward to see
The government Of Brooklyn in all this an object
nHIy an exaItatlon or dream; but think not-I
think not 1t will all be in Gods time
The opinion pretty generally prevails IN Brooklyn
that Edward ". Shepard will be nominated ior
Mayor by the city convention Of the Shepard!ies on
Saturday afternoon. AL hope of harmony between
the two factions OF the Democratic party is now
practically at an end. Charles J. Patterson VIII
probab bly, be nominated for and the
reforrners will probably place a complete ana sepa-
rate ticket in the field report was circulated last
night TO the effect that Almet F. jerks would re-
sign from the machine ticket in the interest OF har-
monv but when friends Of Boss Mclaughlin were
asked about IT, they said it was not true. When Mr..
Shepard was seen at his Office No III Broadway
yesterday. he said:
fho
ter1av finally end harmony" or not. on our side
we are proceeding vigorously on the bass OF a
compete and separate ticket OF our own. our
Executive Committee meets tomorrow eran ming. y
Campaign Committee viii then be appoint Our
campaign headquarters will probably be opened to-
morrow | have placed services AZ the l.sp osl'
OF MY friends in the organization 20 be used by
them as deemed most effective for our purposes.
THE Eagle in a short doube-leaded small plea
editorial urges the nomination Of Edward NJ shep-
ard with a recasting of the judgeshlps and fun
reform ana union Democratic ticket;