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/ yesterday ssa trnt h. wa aut rfepsfrd
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Bui he ptnmiarl ihai his reply would 10
sent w. them irfofr tho meeting on Monday
efterpooh ~ the ferfrsrn' vea ~ The tvo
Bodies, who ali continue To rail- them
selves fusionida although ou,side ~ u
small Ur,inan organization IN Brooklyn
they ARE all that is lof ~ tho fusion muvo.
mont.
Although Justice tlnynot vaa quoted
yesterday ~ making a statement which In.
timatsd that hs would not take tho Odsll.
Hearst nomination William lIalpin and
Mr.. Hearst'a men are strongly ~ tho belief
from tho communications thoy have re-
reived from the Judge that he will accept.
There sccm- 10 be aomc grounds for their
confidence
From the time the WhItc star steainshlp
Baltic reached Quarantine on Thursday.
when Justice Gaynor wnA met down the
bay by Messrs. C;illeran and IIaviland.
two Of tho four conferecs representing
Mr.. Hearst In the fusion Confabs Mr.
Uaynor has under,tood the situation. and
the fact that he has withheld so far def
mite amFwer to the proposal made to him
n taken to show that he has not yet made
up his mind, The likelihood is that Mr.
Gaynor will consent to run.
The emoluments Of his Office NJ Su-
preme Court Justice are not likely To In
Huence him in any way The commissions
he will receive az executor I the Iegler
estate will place him above any considera-
tions regarding the salary he will lose
should be resign from the bench to become
the combination candidate for Mayor.
Mr.. Halpin went to Garden City, l.. l..
yesterday, but, speaking over the telephone.
he said that he had received no word from
Justice Gaynor and that he was disnclined
to put much faith in the printed interviews
that the Justice had stated that he would
not be willing to take the Mayoralty nomina-
ton. Mr.. Halpin was 40 little impressed
with these printed statements that he said
he expected to be able to give out to-day
OF tomorrow morning a statement con-
cerning Justice Gaynor's course that might
prove interesting reading
What Justice Gaynor is quoted as saying
at Ridgefield Conn. to Brooklyn Eagle
reporter when pressed on the subject of
the mayoralty is Really l must believe,
after the number of times I have refused
to accept nominations for Office that there
can be no one left who believes that | am
a candidate FOR Mayor, much less seeking
q nomination. or that it rs necessary for
me to deny it. 1t is all very irksome to me,
and wish there was an end Of fiu'Tf ,1s
That there is to he lively time at the
meeting tomorrow night Of the city COM
mitee of the Citizens Union WIZ made clear
yesterday by Timothy Healey one of the
radical members of the organization who
is responsible for thecalling Of itire specis'
meeting. ... G,bniiYl 70 .,
I'VE will make protest at the meeting
OF the city committee on Monday night
against Mr.. Cutting Is bolt, said Mr.. Healey.
& I'VE do not believe it was Justified and
we don't believe the Citizens, Linen should
be taken out OF the campaign To my
mind it looks as if Mr., Cutting was getting
ready to go over to Tammany Hail. and
ems M oI Union p'ph with him. 1T It has been said
that Mayor Mcclellan il reelected will
appoint DR.. f.. r. l.. Gould as City Chamber
lain and should not be surprised If such
Is the plan.
"We want John Ford for Mayor, and if
Mr.. Cutting wants to quit we will con.
tinue the fight for him and municipal
ownership While Mr. Cutting is un-
doubtedly strong in the city committee,
do not believe that committee wants a