New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
GAYNOR FOR MAYOR
MAY RUN INDEPENDENT.
His Candidacy May Bother Fusion
ists ODDOsed to Tdmmdny.

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Justice Gaynor will for Mayor this fall De
veIopments in the situation since the return of the
Brooklyn iurist from Europe on Sunday make such
a statement possible at this time. Representatives
of five Independent organizations, some or then
composed of delegates from other organizations
will meet in Brooklyn next week to appoint JOINT
committee which will ask Justice Gaynor TO accept
an independent nomination. Leaders in this move
ment who have talked with him are satlshed that
he will accept 1t is understood that he VIII resign
as Justice of the Supreme Court soon as he has
wound up the work in hand in connection with
his position the Appellate Division. Second De
partment.
Not only will the joint committee name Justice
Gaynor for Mayor. but 1t intends to name an inde-
pendent ticket for the county and borough offices IN
Brooklyn.
What other organizations regular or independent.
will select Justice Gaynor their candidate for
Mayor it is impossible to say at this time III may
be said, however that the friends OF the 1ust'ce
are firmly convinced that he win against any
man that the Republicans Democrats can name
Those in charge of the movement said last night
that they have been surprised by the offers or sup
port for the Justice received from Republicans and
Democrats both in and out of the regular organ
iZatons.
Republican leaders have said that it would be
impossible to consider the nomination of Justice
Gaynor unless he would assure Them he would not
later accept Tammany Endorsement. Those VINO
have the Brooklyn jurist for .-ears and are
familiar with his present attitude that he can
not be expected to make any such pledge He be-
eves strongly in the theory that the character o.
the candidate is Importance than the ticket
which he runs. and that man who has an
nounced Independent candidacy should hold 1t a
duty to accept any Endorsements that are made In
good faith.
II would seem, however. that the position taken
by the Republican leaders would preclude the pos
sibility of their accepting him as II fusion candi-
date. Chairman Outerbridge of the Committee or
one Hundred has also expressed the opinion that
as an anti-Tammany body the committee could not
well support man running on tie Tammany
ticket. But there not few members OF the
committee who advocates of Justice Gaynor'
and is well within the range of possibilities that
the naming of Gaynor may result in serious hitch
in the development of the anti-Tammany fusion
idea.
Justice Gaynor was in the city yesterday to at
tend to some of his court work. returning to st
James in the evening. He declined to discuss pohtl
cal subjects "No nomination has been offered to
me-" he said, "and I cannot that 1 am called
upon make any statement at this time
Justice Gaynor took out to St James with MIN
large packet of petitions asking him to accept
nomination on an independent ticket. Blank peti-
tions were sent out broadcast from anonymous
source while Justice Gaynor was abroad Hun
dreds were signed and sent to his offices In Brook
lyn before he returned. They have been coming IN
ever since.
appoint committee to offer independent nomi-
nation to Justice Gaynor the Boards OF Trade
Conference, representatives of labor bodies. the
Brooklyn Municipal Ownership League. the Mu-
nicipal Democracy and the Civic Union "a BROOK
Iyn body that has been inactive since 1900. The
representatives of all these bodies have been In
structed for Gaynor for Mayor but IN adultloh
they are to select a complete county and borough
ticket for Brooklyn, and this may take some time
It was said night. however, that formal
offer of an independent nomination would be MADE
to Gaynor before September 90
The Boards Of Trade Conference was organized
at a meeting in the Johnston Building, BROOKLYN
on August 10. Twenty-seven civic organizations
sent reDresentatfves Two weeks ago, at con-
ference os representatives OF labor organizations In
Brooklyn which declared for Justice Gaynor Ior
Mayor twenty-three labor bodies were represented
It is said that twcnty-cne other labor organiza-
tions have asked to join the movement since then
The Municipal Democracy, which is composed or a
number Of former Independence League men anu
others declared for Justice GaynOr some time ago
The Civic Union is composed largely or lndepehdeht
Democrats opposed to the leadership of Senator
NIcC'arren The Brooklyn Municipal ownership
League of which Sheriff Michael j. Flaherty IS
the head declared for .iaynor on Thursday nsht.
The call for next weeks conference Will De
issued by Michael E. O'Connor, chairman or the
conference committee of the Boards Of Trade Con-
ference Other members of the committee are
Thomas F. English, Bartholomew Hunt John l.
WiIoughby and Clarence A. Phaien
Active work of organization for Justice Gaynor
will be begun once. Gaynor clubs VIII De
formed in every Assembly district in the city and
blanks for enrolment therein will be widely dis
trhuted
Various Democratic organizations have already
come out for Justice Gaynor for Mayor. The club
OF William r. Mcclure. leader OF the ant-McCar-
rem forces in the 9th Assembly District Brooklyn.
hung a Gaynor banner in front of its clubhouse
three weeks ago On Thursday night the followers
of William A. Doyle, who is fighting the McCar-
a
District. Brooklyn, came out for Justice Gaynor.
John A. Hefernan, secretary to Borough Presi-
dent CoIer, announced that his chief in favor
of Gaynor, although the Justices nomination for
Mayor would render impossible the nomination OF
Coler for Controller.