The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-22
MAYORALTY With GAYNOR OUT
LAWYERS rNCERT WHiT
MTTCHELS TERN WOULD M.
the PurrOy Name HAS Not Been Grateful
20 Tammany for Years Nobody hut
GaynoF u Much Talked Oi Here
Go1 the Head Og the state Tickct

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| There were further conferences of Dem
ocrats IN New York city yesterday in
which Chairman John A. Dix 81 the state
committee and Charles 2. Murphy. leader
/ OF TammAny. participated. and this time
number Of Democratic lawyers were
also present. In the event OF Mayor
Gaynor's nomination for Governor at
Rochester next week there was a desire
/ to learn what the Charter OF the city said
concerning his SUCCESSORS term VI ONCE
Some Of the lawyers held that should MIR
Gaynor Iva nominated for Governor and
/ resign as Mayor by October IS his Success
sor could he nominated and elected this
/ fall. Other lawyers thought that John
I Purroy Mitchell. PresitNnt at the Board
Of Aldermen. vino would he Mayor in the
event Of Mr.. Gaynor's elevation to the
Governors chair. would hold the Office
until "A year from January 1 and that his
successor could not 10 elected until a
/ year from this fall. The Charter says:
Whenever there shall he a varancy in
! the ONCE Of Mayor or whenever by reason
1 Of sickness or absence from the city the
Mayor shall he prevented from attend ng
to the duties 81 his ONCE the President 81
1 the Board of Aldermen shall art as Mayor
and po--es- all the rights and powers Of
Mayor during such disability or absence
In case Of Vacancy he shall 50 at until
noon OF the frS' day Of January succe~d-
ing tho election at which the Mayors sue
ces-or shall he chosen
The public officers law says that in the
case of an officer appointed" to nh a
vacancy in an elective office a successor
shall he elected az th. first annual election
,g.A,s 81 -,
There are lawyers who think that the
Law is not clear and that Mr.. Mitchell
would he Mayor for Mr.. Gaynors fun
term unless the Charter should he
amended.
IL IL known that IN some quarters that
the prospect OF Mr. Mitchell succeeding
Mayor Gaynor as head Of the city even
until January l, 1912. Is not received with
serenity. There il legend in TammAny
that the name Il Purroy means trouble
to the organization. Henry II. Purroy.
John Purroy MitChel's uncle. was a con-
slant thorn IN Tammanys flesh. He
fought Richard Croker up hill and down
dale. At one time he was powerful
enough 20 have twenty eight 81 the Pur-
roy family on the city payroll ~ the
Democratic national convention Of 1893.
which nominated Bryan the first time.
Henry l.. was a delegate. He observed an
apparent difidence on the part Of Tam
many at Chicago toward Bryan after the !
nomination. tie believed that John c. |
Sheehan. temporarily the head Of Tam |
many while Mr. Croker was in Europe,
would he swAved nv his brother. " illiam
T Sheehan, who VAS outspoken in his
opposition to Bryan.
HRurg ID purrOv bnrrtadlNy laff rh.c. -,
for New York and IN this city spoke up
M his we'll known resonant tOnes for
Bryan and the platform Henry d. l.
that by the course he would
cut the ground from beneath John T. /.
and Richard Croker and Captur. 7
control of Iammany On the theory that
the organization would be- forced to he
regular no matter what the personal "
views Of MIR. Croker or John q. Sheehan
might he. John &. Sheehan however
from Chicago quickly hoisted the Bryan 4
10 to ! banner and Henry u. was check
mated. In 1897. ~ the three cornered
fight for Mayor between Van Myck /
Tracy and Low, Henry d. Purroy sup
ported Low. In the lses fight for Gov
ernor between Augustus Van Wyck and
l Theodore Roosevelt he supported Roose-
Welt and in 1850 he supported Mckinley
In opposition TO Bryan In 1879 he de-
manded Of Louis + Hafen. then the
Democratic nomination for Congress.
the seat nov held bv Representative
Joseph A. Goulden OF the Eighteenth
district. and was turned down. soon
after this Henry ID PIrroy died.
John Purroy Mitchell was appointed
by Mayor Mcclellan first 10 the tan de.
partment Of the Corporation Counsel's
Office and next as Commissioner Of
Accounts. and 4 was upon Mr., Mitchels
reports that John + Ahsarn. President
= 4. a. a -
Hanen. President II Bronx borough.
were removed by Gov Hughes. Mitchell
was nominated by the fuzioniSts last ,
fall for President Of the Board Of Alder
men and indorsed by the Independence
l.eag que Mr.. HearSts organization
Ia the event 81 Mr. GaynOr'- elevation
tn the Governors chair Mayor Mitchell
would without doubt control the Board
n Ultimate and he could ai-p remove AZ
will every mothers son appointed 70 office
by Mr. Gaynor Hence the conferences
with the lawyers and the desire 10 obtain
their opinions a. Ia the term 81 Mayor ,
Gaynor's SUCCESSOR. ,
Chairman Dix will return 20 Albany this
morning He said yesterday, There IL a
tremendous sentiment for Nlayor Gaynor
up the State II Mr.. Gaynor consents to
run he will undoubtedly be nominated
from one 81 the up state counties hut New
York city zs-efns TO be pleased with iis
Mayor aud prefers Ia keep him where he
IL
MIR Dix. speaking ~ his recent tour Of
the state said: found almost every
where | went that the Republicans felt
they had been deceived by tho promises
made by the Republican Administration
And am constantly IN receipt OF letters
from people who style themselves dis
satisfied Republicans
The recent utterances Of our present
Governor tending To concentrate govern
ment in the individual are a departure
fundamental nFlnranlaa n 4
eminent Of the people. and in another
exhibition OF those tendencies that have
prevailed AZ Washington in the period
The dominant party has been in control
Too long have policies been thrust at the ,
D~ople II 10 time for the people TO guard !
with jealous care the privileges bestowed