New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-09
NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
STARTING A GAYNOR BOOM.
FRIENDS OF THE JUDGE WANT HIM TO
BE MAYOR
A MEETING WILL. BE HELD AT THE CLARENDON
TOMORROW NIGHT WHICH IA LIKELY
TO MAKE NEW FEATURE IN THE
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION.

TO MAKE A NEW FEATURE IN THE
DEMOCRATIC SITUATION
The Gaynor BOOM which. when II orst developed
this year. looked upon as sort OF perennial
Joke has grown into formidable movement TO-
morrow night there will be organized at the Gar
endon Hotel league which will have for Its chiei
purpose the furthering Of the Gaynor boom. Al
Judge Gaynor should refuse definitely TO permit his
name TO go before the city convention the orgahi-
cation will be disbanded but Will endeavor 10
force the nomination of man as much IKE WIZ
lam j. Gaynor as can be found WITHIN the coh''neS
of the Greater New-York
The Gaynor movement has received much
strength from two unexpected sources. 1t has been
learned in Brooklyn that David b. Hi is iriehu'!
TO the nomination Of Judge Gaynor The other
source OF strength is the announcement by CON-
troler Fitch that he is not candidate for Mayor
but Is in the race for Controller. This gave 10
Rrooklvn Democrats their first glmmer OF hope
that they might be allowed to present the candi-
date for Mayor They do not seem to think that
even Tammany Hall would be greedy enough 10
demand the nominees for both OF these TWO Dig
offices As Fitch has big lead to be named 10
succeed himself, Brooklyn shouio iuihis" man
for Mayor. they say.
The information that ex-senator iiil 'i''i.Ns
favorabv Of Gaynor was learned as the result Of a
recent conversation between Elliot panforth chair-
man of the Democratic State Committee, ana
State Senator from Kings County. Mr.. Dan1ortE
himself spoke most 1aNoraDi! Vi the pio'Ni'" -
ist and said that he had elements OF strength ina.
were posseseed b. no other man whose name hao
been mentioned far in connection win inns
office. Brooklyn politicians. who know the CLOSE
relationship that exists between Mr. Hill and MT
Danforth assert that in matter OF this Klno 'ne
State Committee chairman only voices the senu-
Inents Of his chief
The originators Of the movement which VIII
assume material shape tomorrow night are men
who belong in the labor and radical wing OF the
Democratic party. They the men who have
whooped il UP for Gaynor for several years. This
wear they seem TO be more dangerous than for
merly. because Of the spread of radicalsm In
Democratic ranks for which the Bryan free-slver
campaign was responsible. 1t is roughly estimated
that there are thirty thousand TO forty thousand
Of these men who are still fighting over the issues
of the late campaign. and wherever one mee's
them they all give Gaynor their first choice for
Mayor
declaration by Controller Fitch that he was can.
didate for Controller and not for Mayor. Several
men many of them members of the Democratic
League invited a number Of known friends OF Judge
Gaynor to meet in conference. AS result or ms
there organized what was called the Ciiizens
Committee of the Greater New-York. Or. t. Louis
Fogarty. OF the Sixth Ward. personal friend OF
Judge iiaynor made chairman of this commit
tee The secretary OF the committee Is Eugene ,,. ",
Brewster a young lawyer. who wrote several miles
of essays on free silver for brooklyn paper Iast
fall.
the nomination of Judge Gaynor wnen tnls new
League begins work. In fact Judge Gaynors name
may not be pushed until he has given permission Tor
the pushing.
This league is intended to do ultimately for Cay
nor about what the Citizens Union is DONG ior SEN
are Alfred b. Cruickshank. ]. T. McKechne, Charles
Frederick Adams and Richard Whalen