The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-23
FIGURE Of GAYNOR
. IS BULK|NG LARGE
Even Murphy, the Tao
turn, Admits His
Strength.
MUCH OPEN TALK
IN HIS BEHALF
Highly Probable That New
York's Mayor Can Have Norni-
nation for Governor if He
Wants 1t, and General
Opinion Is That He
Does.

New York. September 22.--Gaynor
sentiment took form and assumed
direction In Democratic circles hero
to-day more rapidly than at any
other time since his name came to
the front as possible candidate for
Governor. State Chairman Dix had
brought word of how large the figure
of the Mayor bulked from a. distance.
but until to-day New York leaders
had been reticent. Partly, they Were
restrained by the continued silence of
the Mayor himself, and partly by hesi-
tation as to how they would fare with
Mayor Gaynor at Albany and John
Purroy Mitchell. now acting Mayor. in
his chair. But to-day there were two
developments of interest.
In the first place. there was much
open talk for Gaynor among district
leaders who gathered at Tammany
Hall, and those who heard it could
only account for 1t on the supposition
that 1t had warrant from those higher
in the councils of the society.
Murphy Admit. 1t.
In the second place, Charles f. MUIR
ply. the taciturn leader of Tammany,
publicly admitted the strengtn OF the
movement toward Gaynor. while care
fully reserving any declaration of his
own attitude.
Murphy said: The sentiment of the
State seems to favor the nomination
of Mayor Gaynor for Governor"
BY many Tammany men this decla-
ration was taken to mean that Muir
ply had brought away from his re-
cent visits to the Mayor at ST. James
some intimation of his attitude to-
ward a nomination, and that the
MAYORS own action in permitting the
publication of his long letter to his
sister In Utica, relating his personal
recollections of the attempt to assassi-
nate MIN. had been correctly inter-
pie.eo as equiyaien; to an announce
ment OF his willingness to run
Mr.. Murphy's declaration was made
in the presence OF a delegation of
politicians who went to Tammany Hall
on an errand quite unconnected with
Mr. GaSnor. They called, in. fact. to
urge the claims of Representative
William Sulzer. whose boom has been
most actively put forward The Sulzer
boomers eagerly spread the report of
their conversation on account OF what
Murphy said further.
Sulzer Second Choice,
sul2sr is also much talked about
ne continued. II have had men going
through the State, and they report that
the people seem to want the Mayor
choice"
state headquarters to-day that the
temporary chairman of the Rochester
convention would be Alton h Parser
former chief Judge of the State Court
or Appeals, and Democratic candidata
Tor President in 1904. For permanent
chairman. Edward M. Shepard and n
mentioned .iy
Neither Chairman Woodruff or ~.
republican State Committee. nor tba
progressive leader. Chairman c;r,sco,,
OF the New York County Com,nit t.aa
Attached Importance to the suegas,,on,
To-Day OF a movement to comnron,jsa
on the temporary chairman OF tbs
Sala.osa sara convention by dropping botb
y oi.'e resident sherman and Colona1
roosevelt and selecting Senator Paa.
Both declared that they entertainas, ~.
thousht of compromise Both vii,
leaVe for Saratoga to-morrow ,-,a,.t
noon. s4tef
Politicians AShaxt.
New York. September a2.-Bv far
Inc most interesting feature Of rba
democratic situation at the moment is
.,ie pIeler 1eud between William r,
iiealst ana Mayor Gaynor. which has
se broken out into open war
1are Democrats are aghast ~ ~.
possibilities of the trouble this na'.
portend. and that. too, at the vary
hour when prospects were seemins
nrishtest and there appeared nothtno
70 mar victorious future.
it is certain now that lie Gavnor ,s
nominated for Governor, he viii ha
fought to the end by Hearst ana :,
IS not impossible that Hearst. IN order
TO assure Gaynor's defeat and the alsc.
tlon or Republican. might run 90
an lndependant candidate. as he did
IN the mayoralty campaign.
me present acute crisis was nre.
oipitated by Mayor Gaynor's letter =,
his sister. published a few days Acc
in which the mayor, by inference a,
least, charged that Hearst's newspapey
attacks were responsible for the a..
tempted assassination Of the mayor
Touched II Sore Spot.
IT Is easy to understand that th,s
charge was touching upon the raw
With vengeance. Mr.. Hearst had
been accused by Theodore Roosevelt
OF responsibility for McKinley's assas-
snauon through his newspapers, ana
| Hearst's friends know that nothing
ever struck quite so deeply into his
soul as that charge.
SO It Is by no means miraculous
that when Mayor Gaynor charged a
| similar responsibility in his own case,
| Hearst should take 1t as mortal ar
front Hearst comes back at him to-
day In cabled statement which bris-
| ties With insult and defiance.
Politicians were discussing nothing
else to- day and of course all agreed
| that there is no possibility of healing
the breach between the two men. and
| that they will devote their principai
l efforts now To irving to DESTROY each