New-York tribune., 1909-08-22

IND POSSIBLE PARENTS
ARE HOVERING ABOUT.
"You Claim It," Is the AdU1ce
Heard by Murphy, McCaren,
Woodruff and Parsons.

boom ever does balloon.
Justice Gaynor is In Europe. probably fully
conscious OF the probability that when he
reaches Quarantine his return delegation Of
newspaper men in mighty concert win fire
him the question. ''Vyin you run?" That is
question for the Justice to handle. He
viii recognize IT by its gait. JUNCTION and frayed
habiiments as soon as he gets inside of Sandy
Hook
Charles f. Murphy and his friends will tackle
the Gaynor question in a somewhat gingerly
manner at the conference OF county representa-
,ives AT the Democratic Club Wednesday
might. Senator Patrick II McCarren already
hes tackled IL, and he is no better satisfied with
the situation than he was on election night in
1883. when Gaynor and Schieren trampled the
-fcLaushlin- McCarren machine in the mud
That something is likely TO develop at the
democratic Club conference Is admitted by Mr.
iAurphys friends. Because of this Mr.. Murphy
changed the date yesterday for the meeting OF
she Tsnmany general committee from Tuesday
night the night before the conference. 10 Thurs
idsy night. the night following II.
We don't know of anything that is going 10
break loose in the conference" said a member
OF the executive committee last night. but the
chief thought IT would be well TO be on the safe
'eide snd SO he changed the date for holding the
Fy7eeting''
Oddly enough the Republican leaders are
~ q
rrorainent members Of the Republican County
Esecu;ive Committee in Kings are urging State
Chairman Woodruff 10 'cut the Gordon knot
by coming out for fusion ticket with Gaynor
FOR Mayor-provided Tammany and McCarren
sie not annex the Gasror boom ahead Of him.
President Parsons Of the Republican County
4-omnlittee also has encountered the zone of in
ruencs" exerted by the Brooklyn justice. Two
vr three of the New York County district lead
'ers wishing TO gamble on the chance of pick
.ng winner" have urged Mr.. Parsons 10 come
out for Gaynor soon practicable before
Tsmmany has taken him UP. making him the
:usion candidate. and leaving il TO the justice, IL
elected. TO cause grief or Joy the organization
snen after be begins his reign at the City Hail.
PETITIoNING THE JUSTICE.
Last Of ALL or. perhaps moro correctly speak !
sng, first of all various hotfooted statesmen ia
Brooklyn have got petitions for the nomina- !
1ion of the Justice They are not the usual /
petitions. They are petitions addressed to the /
5ustios personally asking him please TO SAY the
word allowing the people to do the rest The /
sponsors Of the Gaynor boom in Brooklyn at this |
sme seem 10 be Durbin B. Van Week. Deputy /
Commissioner of Taxes and Assessments in the /
Brooklyn Office, and Maurice Y. Thean. Mr. |
Van Week has the reputation of being a
'sooner' i'm politics. He believes in nominating
his man before the convention is called to order.
Van Week has been at times Henry George
man, "a Bryan man. Coer man, a Hearst man,
and now nc IS = Gaynor man. II any one thinks
lie does not know Brooklyn politics he viii do
wen 10 make d second guess. because lie does. /
a circular letter which IS being sent broadcast
Through South Brooklyn is addressed to Justice
Gaynor al the Borough Han, and says among
other things.
The approaching municipal election : the
tf
sou arc hereby respectfully urged 10 declare
9Our willingness 10 accent p nomination bv pc
rition for the Office OF Mayor and Lead the peo-
ple in their fight against those who have OBJ 4
siructed tho progress IF the city for the last six
.ears
For six wears large percentage Of the money
paid into the city treasury has been stolen or
age1enr Tor taxpsvers or bop6bol6ers has hen
heard from the City Hall Nearly seven lean
wears have the rent payers strap hangers and
taxpayers suffered; nearly seven lat years for
she politicians and their friends who have &C
~sss 70 the city treasury They che people,
know ) GU could and would stop the waste and
ssxtravagance now rampant, suppress the Grim
-nsls that have been allowed 70 overrun the city
sn return for votes prove that public Office IS 2
pphlic trust and that the City Hall is not in
sended Z clearing house for tat contracts 10
politicians heal tho wounds Of poor OLD Kew
YORK which YOU declare to be bleeding at every
pore" Il your honor VIII only say the word, the
voters viii do the rest
~ TEFIR OWN BLOOD.
The foregoing IS the general tone Of the letter,
snd al the bottom are blank spaces for The citi-
vens bleeding al thu pores % sign their names
sn their own blood, II they wish 20 90 so
In the mean time in Brooklyn the very people
snost distastefui 70 Senator NcCarreu are in
5orsirg Gaynor for Mayor II is q fact that
Senator McCarren's political machine would
rontinue 70 run smoothly II Controller Metz
could succeed himself The Senator, therefore.
would like 10 see Justice Bowling nominated
soT Mayor and Metz, for Controller. and Nc
'SoTan renominatod. In the 9Th Assembly Dis
sric. Q! Kings. TON" Mcclure who was dropped
srorn profitable berth in the Controllers Office
sor incompatbility Of political temperament is !
cut for Gaynor. Caynor is the primary issue in the
Sth. and Mccaueu does not like the looks Of IT,
The same thing rs happening in Queens, where
Zoe" CASSIDY, the Id boss. wishing TO regain
control has come out for Gaynor hoping 10
beat Borough President Gresser ar the pri-
,nsries
Various Tsnmauy district leaders are telling
Boss Murphy these days that while they do not
wish % interfere, etc, they have discovered that
7heir people want Gaynor. SIR. AIurphv has
heen Informed by pobple close 10 Senator Nc
Csrren that MCCarran win not stand for" GAY
nor unless Gaynor is FIRST chosen as the candi-
date Of the Kings County Democratic organiza-
'ion. Murphy las q good memory. and he
knows from experience that when McCarrsu
saws q thing like that be means il.
one trouble with MI. Murphy is That he does
not know whether Justice Gaynor would take
= Tammany nomination. The tangible portion
al Justice Gaynor's record is that portion which
gave him prominence a. a srnasher Of the old
water ring" in Kings in 1898. Charles j. Muir
phy does not object to water rings. dock board