The sun., 1905-09-04
MCCLELLAN, FORD, GAYNOR.
v.y re A THREE.CORNERED
rJCHT FOR THE MAYORALTY.
,,, me Ch,ef Interest OF tho Politicians
Now Is in tho Action Of County
conventions Regarding Jerome-Hls
Cnances as an Independent Slight.

Politicians. Republicans and Democrats
,,rdcred Yesterday William Travers Je-
rror,e's authoritative statement from Lake
'G .,nia saturday night, in which he said: Il
.ir not under any circumstances be a
andidato for the office of Mayor at the
sa.,hcoming election" Some OF the al
,.aad wise ones then declared that 1t looked
~ ,be,n as if the three candidates for Mayor
Gsoree Brinton McClellan-Tammany.
ex-senator John Ford-Republican.
william j. Gaynor-Hearst.
There Is no doubt, of course, about Mayor
MoClellan's nomination, but some said
l.hst certain amount Of maneuvering and
soubIe shuff,ing will have to be gone through
order to convince New Workers that Mr..
Ford and Justice Gaynor como out OF the
boy only in response to volcanic outbursts
for municipal ownership Of public utilities;
and SO forth and so forth.
Mcclellan has at his back the issue Of
Xoood government, which his political ad-
Sorsares have temporarily abandoned for
,ba nlatform of the Populists and Socialists.
Mcclellan. in other words, oonfronts his
onnonents with the most excellent admin
;stration Of the city's affairs IN twenty
wears. and the fact that under his direction
The city Is building its own gas plant
Mr.. Ford relies for support upon his
advocacy of the original State Franchise
IA, law, which was 30 crude and ineffective
that Theodore Roosevelt, Governor at that
time was perforce compelled to call an
extraordinary session OF the Legislature
and substitute, amendments OF his own
before the law could be made constitu-
tional. How Gov. Roosevelt thought 1t
advisable to conciliate Mr.. Ford and Abe
Grlber. Mr.. Ford's Senatorial sponsor at
the time, in order to secure Mr.. Ford's
vote (Which was absolutely necessary to
the amendments which made the law con-
stitutional is another story. That's In the
box yet.
Justice Gaynor's friends say that be Is
municipal ownership man from con-
vction. They also say that he will not
accept the Hearst nomination for Mayor
Il Mr.. Jerome is not on the ticket with him
for District Attorney.
What will the Republican county apd
the Tammany county conventions do about
MIR. Jerome for District Attorney That
WAS the next question put by the politicians
yesterday. The Tammany county conven-
ton is to be held first, on Oct IL. The
Republican convention is to be held the
next evening, Oct 1S. Mr.. Jerome, run
ming as an independent candidate for Dis
trict Attorney, cannot, in the opinion OF
the politicians who talked yesterday, come
within gunshot of election.
The most liberal estimate was that MIR
Jerome on an independent ticket would
get about 10000 votes. In other words
It was insisted, Mr. Jerome must be in.
dorsed by Tammany or by the Republi-
cans and the Citizens Union, acting jointly
with other fusion organizations. in order
to te elected. That is the cold mathe-
matical presentation Of the situation as
told by organization men.
Leader Murphy and Mayor Mcclellan
and their advisers, together with the execu-
! tive committee, will determine the action
Of Tammany on the matter. MIR. Odell and
Mr.. Cutting will decide for the fusionists.
Most problems to be solved, If any really
exist, between now and county convention
time will, in the judgment Of keen poll
ticians yesterday, be subordinated to the
action of the respective county conven-
tions concerning an Endorsement Of Mr..