The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-01
JUSTICE CAYNOR
NAMED FOR MAYOR
Democrats Choose Standard
Bearer for Campaign
TAMMANY WINS VICTORY
Platform Deals Broadly With National
Issues and Advocates Municipal
Ownership in Affairs of
the City.
TAMMANY WINS VICTORY

New York, September 30.AJustiee Will
liam Gaynor of the New York state court,
was tonight nominated for mayor of
Greater New York by the democratic city
convention.
The nomination was made with a great
demonstration of enthusiasm and by an
unanimous vote. Tammany had its way,
which initiates the democratic campaign
for the control of the city government
for the next four years OF the 1879 dele
gates represented Tammany had control,
to all intents and purposes of almost
the entire representation of the Boroughs
of Manhattan and the Bronx, mastering
91S votes
The Tammany cohorts were so strong
that they overrode with ease the oppo-
siton faction headed by State Senator
Patrick II. McCarren of Brooklyn, who
hoped to secure the denomination of
Comptroller Metz, Of that borough The
convention nominated for this office bob
ert NJ Moore. president of the CONNER
cial Trust company, the Tammany selec-
tion.
In the mayorality fight Justice Gaynor's
president of the New York Trust COM
pany, who was nominated by the repub-
licans a few days ago, and who has some
assurances of support from the fusion
lists. There yet remains the possibility
that the Independence league will make
the contest a triangular one by naming
a separate ticket.
Broad Platform.
The platform adopted by the democratic
convention dealt broadly with national.
state and municipal questions denouncing
the recent tariff legislation and objecting
to any interference in local affairs by the
state legislature. ~
I'VE believe the platform begins. at
| the general government should exercise
! only the power granted to 1t by the fed-
era1 constitution and the largest meas
| ure of self-government possible should be
given to all the different localities OF the
state to the end that home rule should
everywhere prevail, and that individual
liberty within the limit of the law be
insured in the largest possible measure
to all citizens.
I'VE believe that unnecessary taxa
tion is unjust: and we arraign the re-
publican party and President Taft for
their failure to keep their explicit
promise made to the country that the
tariff would be revised downward.
I'VE call upon our representatives in
the legislature of the state to vote
in the constitutional amendment au-
thorizing an income tax"
Municipal Ownership.
Regarding the city affairs the plat
form advocates among other things
municipal ownership and the building
of additional subways by the city.
There was no mention or even indirect
reference in the platform TO the re-
firing administration of Mayor McClel-
Ian, who led the party to victory four
years ago. This rather astonishing
omission called forth considerable COM
ment from delegates.
Outside of the mayoralty fight, chief
interest in the campaign will center in
the contest for district attorney, who
, will be nominated at separate con-
vention later. District Attorney Jeromes
attack on Justice Gaynor earlier in the
week makes it unlikely that his can
didacy for reelection will receive DEM
ocratic Endorsement. Mr. Jerome's at
tack received scornful, but brief men
ton from several of the speakers to-
night.
The republican candidate for mayor,
Otto T. Barnard, was also referred to
by several speakers. One of them,
spoke of Mr.. Barnard as IAN unknown
man, whose nomination was forced
upon the republicans by the Taft fam
ily."
Gaynors Record.
Justice Gaynorfi the mayoralty candi-
date. is a native of Oneida county, New
York, and is 5S years old. He became
nationally known nearly score of years
ago for his work in breaking up rings
within the democratic party and for
his action in securing the conviction of
John Y. McKane, known as the "Czar
of Coney Island" for election frauds.
Tn national politics a consistent and life
long democrat Justice Gaynor was NOM
mated for the supreme court by the re-
publicans. and since that time has twice
declined nominations for governor, Of
fered him by his own party. He was
prominently mentioned for the second
place on the national democratic ticket
at the Denver convention last year.
Justice Gaynor issued statement to-
night upon learning of his nomination
for mayor of New York. He said in
part
ST have not asked for the nomination
and 1t comes to me without even a sug
gestion of any pledge, understanding or
condition whatsoever. We have reached
the end of the old, and the beginning
of new era III lne government VI this
great city, which should be an object
lesson for good instead of a bad ex-
ample to the cities of the nation.
''Unlawful and annoying fnterferences,
oppression. lawless force and violence.
lawless arrests and imprisonments dis
honesty and corruption are doomed In
this city Ours is a government OF laws
and not of men. 1t must not be turned
into a government of men and not of
rT,l,a via of a rbi Ia a
greater menace to free government than
all other vices combined
Injunction Is Issued.