New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-27
GAYEOR MEN NOT SURE
Uneasy OYER T4MMANY.
prsnor1ng a Petition TO Use IN Event
11ot Conpention Turns Him Dozen.

-, friends OF Justice Gaynor are not rely
sItoeether upon the promise OF Charles +.
~ - that the justice would receive the Aarn-
W. domination for Mayor In view OF the fact
ns,s anv OF the district leaders in Manhattan and
US .., catholic Church interests are protesting
-. she nomination OF the Brooklyn jurist, the
no are preparing petition by which Justice
- nav be nominated az sn independent cam
60. are prosecuting their work with vigor-
er.,beau /. Towns. the Brooklyn lawyer. who
N- sEsrre Of the petition said last night he had
- t,an 1000 signatures-about $500 in Manhat-
- . 40 in Brooklyn and loo each IN Queens and
ahr,ond Il cannot say when re shall file our
-.s.,on said Mr.. Towns last night. ut cannot
= s,ss before Tuesday sny way under the law.
-..-h states that such petitions must be fled not
-,ore than thirty-uve and not less IMAM twenty
ssys prior 10 election
The men who are engaged in getting up the peti-
.,on cali themselves the ''Gsynor Nominators, but
liner name may be chosen before application for
-lsoe on the ballot is made.
The emblem chosen is the figure known as the
.,s--~ goddess OF liberty" This figure was used
:. ,re 1rst IS gold piece issued by the United
s.s,es Because they were found TO be overweight
- Gains were withdrawn from circulation soon
,.s- their issue, and only few OF them sre ex-
tsnt friend OF Mr.. Towns who has one OF the
ns has permitted its use for the purpose OF max
sns steel engraving.
rhsrles F. Murphy was IN consultation with the
-smunany leaders yesterday over the makeup OF
,te citv ticket, but decision was reached any
- the names already mentioned for Controller eErd
President OF the Board OF Aldermen. II has been
,sctlcally settled that the nomination for Borough
president shall go 20 the SullivanS II Sheriff
Tbosnss F. Foley does not capture the prize VIII
,su B. Ellison IS likely 20 get 81 Ex-Shcr1T
NICHOLAS J. Hayes wants the nomination. but Il
,in probably go 20 no other than a Sullivan man.
Thomas ?. McAvoy seems 20 BE- the most likely
nominee for Sheriff. with James J. Hagan and
eugene F. Mcguire still IN the running
strangely enough. there does not seem 20 he =
large crop Of candidates for the three Supreme
court nominations 20 succeed Justices Edward
Patterson. c. II. TrusG and c. ?. MacLean, whose
,s--ns expire. Justice Truax vill be renorainated
bit the others are practically barred rom e re-
nomination account OF age Friends Of ex-Cor-
porarion Counsel John J. Delsny 90 think that
be will land Supreme Court nomination this year
:. Durham Morart member Of the Tammany
law committee. is also candidate for judicial
nomination.
The subcommittee % the city committee on or
rsnEaton viii meet within day two 20 decide
On the officers Of the convention. which viii be held
On Thursday. u consists Of Augustus van wyck
Eugene Lamb Richard. Sheriff E. S. Harvey. OF
Queens: Eugene T. Mcguire and Daniel 2. Cohalan
Never before has the demand for tickets 20 the
city convention been slight This may be due
% the interest IN the Hudson-Fulton celebration
buf 50 far there have been only few requests for
fioksts although the convention Is only four days
OF