New-York tribune., 1909-09-28
METZ TO RUN ANYWAY
Sanctions Petitions for Independent
Nomination for Present Office.

Controller Metz seems 90 be In earnest IN hie
discrimination 20 succeed himself yesterday 2 -
announced that independent nominating peuuOhs
were being circulated in his behalf with mas sahS
ton and that ne in the fight for the COh'iOi
lership as a matter Of principle
The Non-Partisan Business Mems Association
SIS going ahead with Metz nominating peuuOHs
with nv knowledge" said the Controller Ihey
already have about five thousand signatures anu @
that is than enough 10 nominate me -s ~
friends in that organization have asked ING ~
stand as a candidate, and ! know OF no 'ea0O"
Why I should not. II ought 20 be understood as
a matter OF principle whether business man VINO
has made sacrifices TO conduct the affairs or the
Finance Department in a bUslnessAke way AOL
four wears is 70 be turned down at the beck anu
nod OF the leaders OF the organization without
tsfvinr the voters a chance 20 voice their sentl-
ments
"I shall not run with the purpose OF beating any
particular candidate, but rather with the purpose
Of winning I do not make any concealment or
the fact that would like TO finish reorganisa-
tion OF the Finance Department begun two or three
years ago and fully under way. IL will be
for the benefit OF the city 10 have that work I'm
ished up. and that is why am disposed 10 run as
a business mems candidate If the Democratic City
Convention does not see its way clear TO renomi-
nate me"
The Metz boom is being watched with great in
terest IN Tammany Hall II is looked upon a
counter attack by Senator McCarren on the Tam
many machine for naming Gaynor as candidate for
Mayor without consulting the Brooklyn leader
The McCarren know that il is the same as
settled that Gaynor is 10 be nominated and THAI
Tammany will for geographical reasons name a
Manhattan for Controller. This Will put the
laugh on McCarren. who usually has something
up his sleeve" for any such emergency. This
time il is Metz.
The Controller is a high spirited man. and the
way that Tammany is going ahead with its pro-
gramme OF snuflng him out has made his blood
bOii Let him an independent candidate for
Controller, and the chances that William A.
Prendergast. another Brooklyn man. the Republican
and fusion candidate, viii De elected.
Controller Metz's strength independent can
didate is estimated all the way from fifteen thou
sand 70 thirty thousand votes. according TO the
strength OF McCaTren's desire punish Murphy for
ignoring him. McCarren is figuring, apparently,
that Prendergast would be infinitely better than
straight Tammany man. and that he would not
allow the Controllers Office be used 20 destroy
The McCarren organization in Kings.
There IS thing. and only one, the friends Of
the Controller say will keep peace in the fam
sly, and that is the denomination Of the Controller.
That would be taking both the Mayor and the Con-
troler from one borough, and the Murphy men say
that such a thing is preposterous. McCsrren
not II in that light Charles F. Murphy is
aware Of the danger OF provoking McCarren into
finish fight and he is keeping the Controllership
up in the air"
IF Justice Gaynor is nominated for Mayor, viIl
Brooklyn get anything else?' asked Of Mr..
Murphy yesterday.
"Oh, there are other candidates from Brooklyn"
said he Metz is candidate Cf course, Metz
for Controller"
Mr Murphy then asked II the McCarren men
tad made formal request regarding places on the
city ticket
I thought the provisional committee running
things over there" said he However. they have
made no request for a place the ticket I have
had formal request Of this sort from anybody
IN Brooklyn"
Mr.. Murphy said that none OF the leaders had
made formal complaint against the idea Of running
5aynor for Mayor. There have been some COM
plants agains; Gaynor the candidate for Mayor,
but none from the leaders" said he.
delegation OF business from Queens called
sn Mr.. Murphy Yesterday and urged him 10 bring
about the nomination Of President MCGOWAN Of
he Board Of Aldermen for Mayor. The delegation
included James J. II. QuinIan. George Ryan and
George Potles. They told Mr.. Murphy that Mr..
MCGOWAN the strongest for the head of
he ticket, and that if nominated he would have
ne support OF thousands of Independent Republi-
well his regular party vote.