The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-28
AM A CANDIDATE NIXON.
rs THIS M'LAUGHLIN'S CALL OF
MURPHY,S HAND?
What's He Mean? Murphy Asks--LOOks a.
II Kings Might Present Nixon and
Threaten to Run Hin, AnyhOw-Blufr
for Blur. Politicians Interpretation.

Lewis Nixon, ship builder and ex-leader
Of Tammany Hall, came out openly last
night as a candidate for Mayor. He said
he want ed the Democratic nomination, but
the language of his statement is open to
the construction that he'd take an indie
pendent nomination. Mr.. Nixon said:
II am a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Mayor Of the city Of New
York. This statement IL made with full
knowledge Of the uncertainties in the
Democratic situation. l desire to mako
it clear that am willing to stand with those
Democrats, however small their number,
who believe that the Democratic party Of
this city should lead and not follow in the
forward march of municipal reform
Mr.. Nixon declined TO enter into any
explanation Of his statement, but said some
enlightenment might be found in the last
two paragraphs of his interview in THE sun
Of Sept. g. There Mr.. Nixon was quoted
as saying Of the issues on which the elec-
ton would lie decided:
These issues are police blackmail and that
sp which breeds ,bsr hs
prestige. The Democracy has not been
beaten on these issues by Republican votes
alone. by any means 1t has been beaten
apparent that continued repression Of the
Democratic spirit Of reform. which has mani
tested itself In the recent enormous defec-
Na fu ns sfd y eanaS S
plain that no subterfuge or tricky expe-
dients or insncerities Of any description
ceptabe to the rank an and Ale Of the Democ-
racy, or to the people at large.
The DEMOCRATIC party Of The, city has all
the issues n its favor except ,t these t tTo
dead weight when 1t makes up its mind to
do so. Its right to dominancy will be re-
stored as soon as IL does There can be
which the party explicitly and without equiyo-
cation commits itself to the reform for which
the city has four times voted In ten years.
Mr.. Nixon's declaration was read to
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall.
Does he mean that he is candidate
for the regular nomination." asked Mr..
Murphy.
In reply Mr.. Murphy was asked if he
put that Interpretation on it.
We'll, don't care to comment on it,"
said Mr.. Murphy. Friends of Mr.. Murphy
said that Hugh Mclaughlin had caused
the Nixon statement to, be put out as
counter to Mr.. Murphy's advertised pro-
gramme to indorse Grout and Fornes
Mr.. Mclaughlin has been saying right along
that Lewis Nixon met his ideas of man
big enough to be the Democratic nominee
for Mayor this year He has talked Nixon
right along, and the Brooklyn Eagle, which
has been zealously promoting the Nixon
boom. called on Mr.. Mclaughlin to come
out and have candidate against Mcclellan.
Mr.. Mclaughlin didn't come out, for his
representatives in the Democratic city
Committee declared on Thursday night
that they had no candidate.
Afterward came the story from Four
teenth street direct that Circuit and Fornes
would be Endorsed as a blow to McIAughlin's
power. There were negotiations in the
early part of yesterday between Mr.. Nixon
and the Willoughby Street outfit, and at 4
o'clock Mr.. Nixon's statement was written.
Then he went to New Dorp on his yacht.
To present Nixon to the regular conven-
ton as the Kings county candidate is now
supposed to be part Of McLaughlin's pro-
gramme with the further threat to Murphy
of supporting Nixon as an Independent
candidate. Mr.. Murphy doesn't believe
that Mclaughlin would bolt the regular
ticket, and he regards the Nixon movement
as bluff just as the Mclaughlin men look
on his Endorsement scheme as bluff.