The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-08
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Municipal Ownership Pick Him Tor mayor
since Gaynor Doesn't Peep.

Municipal Ownership Pick Him Tor Mayor
since Gsynor Doesn't Peep.
Since the Municipal Ownership League
people failed to get an answer to the caoe
they sent on Tuesday to Justice oaynor
asking him II he would be their candidate
for Mayor, they are turning to keoordef
Gofi as their next best choice. 1t was SAID
yesterday that the heads Of the organiza-
ton had made up their minds TO walt on
Mr.. COT within the next day Of two to ask
him II he would be likely to be In receptive
mind II the fusion nomination should 10
offered to him.
Tho M. o. L. men spread the report last
night that Recorder Gof. they had reason TO
belive, would DO acceptable to the Cit
liens Union. Apparently the chief leaguers
thought that the failure Of Justice Gaynor
to reply to their message before ne sailed
to this country on the Baltic on Wednes-
day could be taken as an indication that no
would not respond to their overtures. Prob
ably they viii learn moro than they know
now by about next Wednesday, when the
Baltic Is due.
William r. Hearst Is coming back on the
same ship with Justice Gaynor Mr. Hearst
owns the Municipal Ownership League
and the probability is that his representa-
tives In that organization may receive
some instructions by wireless before
the fusion nominating committee meets
on Monday night which may put different
aspect on the situation these men were
working up last night.
Another item Of gossip which was heard
yesterday was that Senator McCarren
had been again assured that it would be
left to the Brooklyn Democratic organiza-
ton TO name both the candidate for Comp
troler and for the vacancy on the Supreme
Court bench in the second district It
WAS added that Senator McCarren in his
desire to have Herman Metz nominated
for Comptroller despite the wish Of Mayor
Mcclellan that Comptroller Grout should
be renominated, had decided to offer to
Mr.. circuit the nomination for the vacancy
in the Supreme Court which will be left by
Justice Burr.
Among the names which have been men,
toned as possible fusion candidates for
Mayor is that OF Jacob A. Riis. Mr.. Riis
put an end to the boom started by his
friends by saying yesterday that nothing
could induce him to take such nominal
ton. Once Of the reasons he gave was: I
have no desire to be set up as man OF
straw and knocked down to help make an
election day He added: =,
j want TO see George a. McClel eleCteQ
Mayor, and shall vote for him and urge
all my friends to vote for him. As have
said before, he has made an excellent Mayor
I don't approve Of every appointment he
has made-who does? But, weighing my
words ray he is the best organization
Mayor New York has ever had, and be.
lieye the people are generally satisfied
with him and admire and trust him. In
his independence and public spirit he is
not Tammany man-he is more like a
Citizens Union man. In fact, don't
hesitate to say that Mayor Mcclellan is as
much q product OF Citizen Union sentiment
as of Tammany organization. He is a
blend, and the best part Of the blend ia the
spirit that has made the Citizens Union
such useful civic body. This is no year
it seems to me. to g ect Fusion candidate
for, Mayor; Mr.. Mcclellan has made good.
reelected District Attorney. l am for
both"