New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-12
GAYNOR NOT TO BE RUN.
AN UNrOUNDED RUMOR ABOUT HIM-THE
GEORGE MOVEMENT.

GEORGE MON EMENi.
4 report to the effect that h'charo |ro"7''
Nathan S;raus and Colonel William L. Brown
rad takcn part IN a conference with Justice
William l. Gaynor at a place in Western Massa-
chuse;ts on Saturday. with the purpose OF IN
ducing Justice Caynor to take the Tammahs
nomination for Mayor and Withdrawing oo'h
Robert A. Van Wyck and Henry George from
the field was investigated yesterday ana fouhu
TO he entirely without foundation. hicn"r"
Croker had gone pay short WISH 10 Na'hah
Straus. bot Justice Gaynor had remained III
Brooklyn, and there had been no conference OF
the kind reported
The Tammanv banner was flung out yes.er-
dov with Justice Van Wycks picture on 1t, ana
John C. Sheehan. in response TO all inquiries.
pointed to It and said that that would he ram
many Halls ticket on Election Day. when
votes were being cast The nominations. so MI
Sheehan gaid, would be ratified In Tammany
Hail on Thursday. and there would he good
list OF speakers, including Justice Van Wyck.
Senator German John b. Starchheld Thomas f.
Grady, Amos J. Cummings. Asa Bird Gardiner,
George b. Mcclellan. William sulzer and ex-
Governor Campbell. OF Ohio
Representatives Of the United Democracy were
declaring last night that Henry George was
bound to run, and could not be pulled OIL the
ticket with a team Of elephants The organZa-
ton would run candidate for Mayor against
Tammany on a free-silver platform anyhow
they said, and IL Mr.. George did withdraw the
organization would run a. d. Cruikshank. OF
Brooklyn, in his place.
Charles b. Slower the secretary Of the Demo-
cratic Alliance. was at the Union Square Hotel
al, Yesterday afternoon. waiting for an oppor-
tunity to see Henry George But. although ne
was somewhere In town. Mr.. George was mac
cessible to any members OF the Democratic Al
lance, and Mr. Slower openly charged the Gam
paign Committee with purposey keeping Mr.
George away from the headquarters ihe
Democratic Alliance Is all at sea. and does not
o,,;to know what TO make OF the situation Mr..
slower expressed the opinion that II he could get
IN Mr. George and point out how great mis-
taLa tho candidate was making In running coun-
tor IN the wishes OF the silver Democrats. he
oou,d induce Mr. George 20 repudiate the ar
roryeuent made by Tom l.. Johnson. ana put
I'm q tickle. that would be acceptable TO the
Alliance.
This .dicker was not made with Mr.. Georges
sanction" exclaimed Mr.. Slower. while DISCUSS
ing the situation. Il know that the deal was
made behind his back. and he has been force'
into II by his so-called friends. Mr. George IL
a man OF honor and principle. but these men III
here" pointing to the Campaign Committee
room are mere bunco- stecrers WORKING io'
their own ends. They buncoed us "a they pun
coed Mr.. George and II his candidature - uh-
successful Tom l.. Johnson and the Campa's"
Committee will be to blame.
Tho rumor that Tammany Hall contemplated
substituting Judge GaynOr for Judge van "!cH
WAS discussed with considerable animation III Tue
corridors OF III" Union Square Hotel yesterday
afternoon Henry George. jr. when asKed II MS
,a.ber uoud withdraw for Gaynor. said en-
phatically that his father would withdra" '''
no one. The campaign had gone so far. he said.
that for Mr. George II withdraw Wouid DE Nh
act OF unfalrnes. TO those who were working Tor
two ceorgc ticket, He declared that his father
was in the race to stay. and had every expecta-
,ion 81 success John J. Foote. the man who
trod on the tigers tail" one OF the visitors
IN IN. Union Square Hotel late in the afternoon.
He came direct from an interview with Judge
Gaynor and replying TO inquiries. said: The
abatement that Judge Gaynor will go on the
Tammany ticket in place % Van Wyck Is fake
Judge Gaynor told me positively that he had no
such meeting in Great harrington with Richard
Croker and other Tammany Hall leaders az mas
been reported lie told me that sine" his return
from his vacation two weeks ago. he had not
been further from BROOKLYN than Ne"-Nork
City. The substitution Of Gaynor for Van Wyck
would simplify matters greatly. bu; Croker
would never agree to have Gaynor on the ram
many ticket
.John r. White. Chcago's wcll-known single
tax advocate: II. V. Hetzel and q. Frank Ste
phens OF Philadelphia, are coming here to speak
FOR Mr.. George Mrs Mary T.. Lease VIII be the
principal speaker at a George ratifcation meet
iny to be held I'm the Majestic Hall. No. IN
East hundred and twenty hfth-st. tonight.
WARNINGS DEC1INAT1ON PROBABLE
Colonel George T. Wsring was officially Informed
yesterday afternoon OF his nomination :or Con-
troller by the Henry George party r.. Lawson
Purdy and DR. John T.. Girdner made mp the
Committee OF Notification. After privately con-
ferrng with tho committee. Colonel Warlng an
nounced that he would have no comment TO mako
on his nomination !or n few days. The opinion
that prevailed at the George headquarters yes
terday VAS that Colonel Warlng would eventually
decline the nomination but that in order to faclii-
tate the work OF obtaining the necessary signa-
lures 10 the nominations on the George city ticket
he would allow his name to remain until after to-
morrow.
Last evening the committee made attempts TO
induce Charles W. Dayton and John De Wit
Warner TO consider propositions 10 run FOR Con-
,roler: but both men, Il Is said refused 10 listen
III october IS 10 select Warnings successor on the
ticket.
CAMPAIGN FIREWORKS START BLAZE.
Inc nrSt campaign meeting or 'h' f'puDH'hil
organization In the XVIII Assembly District WINS
held last night In Wendells Assembly Room. In
West Forty -fourth-st. between Eighth and Ninth
aves Before the opening OF the meeting II cart
load OF campaign hrc~rsckera was discharged in
tho street causing the awning over the cigar store
at 30 800 West Foriy-fourth-st.. directly across
the way from the meeting hall to he set on fire
a general stampede followed. and had 1t not been
FOR tho timely Interference OF the police a nImher
OF children would have been tramplcd upon by the
crowd. Two thoughtful women the second floor
with the aid OF half n dozen pals OF water ex'in-
guishcd the flames before the awning was entirely
consumed