New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-05
GAYN0R A POSSIBILITY.
MAY BE FUSION'S CHOICE.
Municipal Oumership Faction to Pre-
sent His Name for Manor.

Justice William ]. Gaynor, of the Supreme
Court, is regarded in fusion circles as likely to
be the choice of the conference or the anti
Tammany people when they finally pick candl-
date to run against Mayor Mcclellan. The Mu-
nicipal Ownership League will present his name
to the fusion conference on Thursday night
With District Attorney Jerome no longer
factor In the situation for Mayor. there is lively
speculation about the prospective candidate.
President Cutting of the Citizens Union SAID
last night at his summer home at Tuxedo Park
that he would make a statement to-day setting
forth the position of the Citizens Union, now
that Mr. Jerome has made ii clear that In no
circumstances will ne accept a nomination for
Mayor
The Citizens Union long ago as last Janu-
airy officially gave notice that in it's Judgment
only an Independent Democrat could be elected
Mayor this fall. The Republicans are disposed
to be generous in all things pertaining to the
makeup oe the city and county tickets.
The municipal ownership delegates will be on
hand on Thursday night with the names of
Justice Gaynor, Justice Seabury and John Fora
as eligible candidates for Mayor. Now that Mr.
Jerome is out Of the race, probably the Citizens
Union will not insist upon any one.
If the name Of Justice Gaynor IS presented to
the conference his friends are confident that the
Citizens Union will accept it. Justice Gaynor
still has three years on the bench before the
expiration of his term. His friends said last
night that he would resign his office If the anti
Tammany forces fit to nominate him. In
1893 he made one of the greatest campaigns In
the political history of Kings County. 1t was
Mr.. Gaynor who laid the plans that trapped
John Y. McKane and his henchmen in Graves
end, and it Mr.. Gaynor who followed up the
election frauds and sent McKane and his pals
to prison.
AS a candidate for Justice he In nine
counties, making up the Second Judicial District
In the county of Kings, the old city of Brooklyn.
he abreast with Charles A Schieren. re-
ceiving more than 10000 plurality, and overcom-
ing the Democratic machine vote. plus about
5000 illegal ballots In the year that David B.
Hill for Governor he refused the Demo-
cratic nomination. On the bench he has not
hesitated to criticise mercilessly the police for
their alleged arbitrary and cruel practices.
shielded by law. Hardly month goes by with
out a declaration from Justice Gaynor which
unusual comment.
The McCarren machine is in bad repute in
Brooklyn on account of the work of McCarren
on the gas bills at Albany. With Justice Gaynor
as candidate for Mayor. his friends conf
dent that he would sweep Kings County with
record breaking plurality.
This disposition of the first place on the fusion
tiChel WOulQ make IL feasible IOr the second
place to go to Citizens Union man, and it is
believed that of the type Of ex-City
Chamberlain Gould will be named for Controller.
1t may be Mr.. Gould himself
The Republicans more for ticket that
will prove winner than they do for places on
the ticket, and the candidate for president of the
Board of Aldermen may also be Citizens
Union man.
The Brooklyn Republicans will present the
name of ex-Mayor Schieren to the conference on
Thursday night but if the Republican leaders
should decide that it is good policy to allow the
first place to go to an Independent Democrat
probably Mr.. Schieren's name will be presented
only in a complimentary way.
When 1t comes to framing platform il is ex-
pected that there will be a clean cut declaration
for municipal control and operation of all
pred and expiring gas and electric franchises.
The Republican conferrees not willing to
go further than this with the municipal owner
ship idea believing that this is far public
sentiment will justify it. The estimate has been
made for city gas plant, and the enlargement
of this idea to give the consumer gas at reason
able rates is regarded as reasonable and logical
With Tammany record, from Mayor Nc
Clellan and Charles z. Murphy down, stand
ing in with the lighting trust. 1t is expected
that municipal ownership of gas lighting, with
50-cent gas for every householder, will prove
most effective campaign issue.