New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-21
MAYOR IN A QUANDARY.
He Is 4d0ised to GiUe Up GoUermor-
ship Aspirations.

Msyor Mcclellan is likely to be Smoked out"
on the question OF whether. if reelected he will
STAY at the City Hall for four years An i'm
portant conference was held at his headquarters
in the Bartholdi Hotel early last evening before
the Mayor went to Brooklyn. It was attended
by the Mayor, Charles F. Murphy Justice
O'Gorman. Of the Supreme Court James W
Osborne and others. Some OF those present If
was learned, advised that it would be good
politics for the Mayor 10 come out with a
straightforward statement saying that he will
serve his full term if reelected
Mayor Mcclellan is anxious TO run for Gov
ernor next fall. and in 1905 stand as a candidate
for the Presidential nomination. This plan will
be wholly upset if he gives pledge to stay at
the City Han in case Of his reelection It be-
gins 10 look as If he would make the pledge. as
his chances OF winning on November : are none
TOO brilliant
Both Murphy and Mcclellan are much disap-
pointed at the poor start Tammany is making In
the campaign Things have gone wrong all
along the line. The Hearst boom is growing
more and more formidable and Wins looks more
and more like the winner. McCarren's county
ticket Is doomed 20 disaster In Brooklyn, and
thee is no telling how heavily the vote against
the Tammany city ticket on the other side of
The bridge viii be
The latest break was made by Walter S
Logan, chairman OF the ratification meeting In
Tammany Hall on ThursdaA night Nj Logan
Is q member OF the law committee Of Tanmany
Hall The leaders were OF one mind about hav-
ing Mcclellan run next fall. but they didn't
want anything said about It Along came MI
Logan and let the cat out of the bag by saying
thai Il was the understanding that Mcclellan is
20 run for Governor naxt year, and that Patrick
Francis MCGOWAN. the unknown statesman Of
Gas Commissioner Oakleyss Pensacola Club. viii
succeed Mcclellan as Mayor and hold the place
for three years.
T-,-s- IN f-SeIT is rank enough ~ rta-+Io ~ i,
average taxpayer. but II is worse when II is
considered. that Alderman Little Tim Slllli-
van yiCe-chairTnan Of the Board Of Aldermen
VIII succeed 10 the presidency. and have a seat
n the Board OF Estimate and Apporhonment,
with three votes.
After this new deal the Board Of Estimate and
ApporIionrlent, the franchise granting body Of
the municipality, would consist OF MI MCGOWAN
Commissioner Oakley's man. three votes; Her
man a Metz, Patrick Il. McCarrens 'un-
known" three votes: Timothy P. Sullivan. Big
TINS understUdy. three votes.
Nine votes control the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment II this should not be enough
the three guardsmen already named would be
reinforced by James ". Ridgway, Patrick Nc
CarTen's other handy man. with two votes. ana
Joseph Cassidy. OF Queens with one vote, and
M Ahearn Borough President, two votes The
only speculative quantity left in the board
would be MI Haffen. Borough President Of the
Bronx who usually rides the Murphy-Mc-
Cya-reu band wagon. If George Cromwell. Bor-
ugh President. should be reelected he would
have one vote against fifteen Mr.. Cromwell Is
z Republican and invariably votes right on i'm
portant measures
what would happen to the city with an
IS 100000 unpaid city gas bill, S150OO0OO0
worth CT subway franchises and $160O00.0O0
n spand on E water works in the CatskiIls all
hanging IN the balance is not a matter Of con-
lecture. Every intelligent man knows what Mo
Car-en stood for' at Albany last winter.
When & Tribune reporter yesterday went to
the most responsible quarter for Information
with reference TO the Mayors decision in the
matter or holding 70 his Office II he should
be reelected he was informed that there was
no information on that point Just now.