New-York tribune., 1910-09-19
DOESN'T REMEMBER G|CK
LETTER, SAYS GAYNOR
Mayor Refuses to Acknowledge
Alleged EpiStIe on Governor
ship Question.
AT WORK FOR HIM UPSTATE
Declares He viii Not Talk Poll
tics, Not Knowing Whether
or Not He VIII Be
Candidate.
rBy relesraph 10 me tribune J

rBy Telegraph 70 The Trfounei
ST James. Long Island. Sept. IS
Navor Cavnor still refuses TO talk about
the GovernorsEip and the political sItua~
ton though he does not have 50 nHcn
hesitation about writing letters. He vas
in the barnyard looking over his pigs
this afternoon when he was asked aoouf
the latest news from upstate. coming
from Saratoga in copy Of letter tne
Mayor had written to Frank Click secre-
tary of the Saratoga County Democrats
Convention
Il won't say a word about politics.
the Mayor said. starting across the yard
L won't be forced 70 talk about the
Governorship. don't know whether
viii be candidate or not
This letter that you wrote 20 Nr.
Click SAYS that you viii have 10 conside-
the matter carefully in the near future"
the Mayor was told.
We'll. I suppose VIII he said -b1r
I am not going to talk about it now"
Did YOU write that letter to Gtck2''
he was asked
II don't know he replied 4 DON'T
remember it
That doesn't mean that YOU deny tire
letter. does tt2
No" the Mayor replied. 1T means
Just what 1 said. I don't remember It.
that's all I may have written it and I
NAV not. but don't remember it.
Mayor Gavnor also denied again any
knowledge of the work that is being
done through the state 70 secure in
d0rsement for him for Governor by the
Democratic convention This work is IN
charge Of Maurice Minturn. VINO Sue
ceeded John Hettrick publicity man
for August Belmont. with headquarters
at FishkiH-
Traced to August BeIn-ont.
Nintrrn does not acknowledge that he
is working for Mr. Belmont. but a youns
man who recently took $4,000 Up to Fish
kill from New York said that he had
formerly been 2 stenographer for Mr.
Belmont and now paid all OF Ninturn' s
bills for him. A Fishkill printer. who
had A large bill against Minturn, go-
his money in eleven 800 bills in less
than an hour after the arrival Of the
Young man from New York
! Charles F Murphy. leader % Tam
many Hall and the new Democratic boss
IF the state has been here 70 see the
Mayor twice within the last few weeks.
but each time it has been said that poll
tics was not discussed
ColsneI Alexander :. Bacon said rha
same thing after his visit last week.
and added that he did not think Mr.
Gavnor would be strong enough TO make
campaign this year. Privately. Colo
mel Bacon told his friends that he
thought Mr. Caynor might be induced 10
become candidate
The opinion is gaining ground that II
enough delegates 60 TO the convention
with instructions for Mr.. Ciaynor. 50 that
he can say that he is the choice Of the
nAonIe and not Of Tammany. he viii take
the nOuina ton. But ne does not want
m make the race as Tammany's candi-
date although he will be glad TO have
the Nurphv Endorsement. In his cam
naign for Mayor Mr.. Gaynor insisted
thar he was the candidate Of the Demo
cratic marty. and not OF Tammany Hail.
and this is the position he wants 10 oe
sbIa 10 take if he runs for Governor.
Many Visitors from New York
The Mayor did not take his usual walk
to-day but spent his time on the porch
and around the barnyard- His VISITORS
v-ara Robert AdamsOn. his secretary.
and Fire Commissioner Rh1nelander
waldo. who came together from the
citv in an automobile.
park Commissioner Higgins Of The
Bronx and F V Burgevin- super1ntend-
ont of the Broub Park, formed another
r,si, Of visitors. while Charles H HYDE
(,i+,- Chamberlain and mana ger Of Mr.
Gavnor's campaign for Mayor. came
alone
After their visits the Mayor said that
ba was not going 10 talk any more.
either socially or for publication. for
the next week and it was again de-
cIared that politics had not been dis
Cussed
Rudolph Block. Who had a prominent
Mace in the mayOraIty campaign as q
friend and adviser Of Mr. GaynOr. vas
another visitor spending three hours
with the Mayor
The Mayors voice still troubles him a
great deal IL is weak. and he still
has the cough that follows even a short
use OF his voice. But in other ways he
seems to be rapidly regsining his