The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-28
GAYNOR REFUSES
BEYOND ALL DOUBT


| lFNNs 'N'
nomination for Governor there was an
immeiiata change in the situation
Charles = Murphy, the Tammany
leader, John A. DIX. the state chairman.
and the upstate men who are working
| in the interests Of James \ Ravens and
Thomas NJ Osborne. between whom and
! Edward NJ Shepard Of Brooklyn II now
ss~ms that the fight for the nomination
lies. were 81 the opinion that the con
/ vrntIon would undoubtedly nominal"
Mr.. Gaynor. They said frankly tina
they did not look upon Mr.. Gaynor's
] Monday letter as other than a repetition
. IL what he has 80 frequently said. that
he was not seeking the nomination.
that ~ didn't want ~. hut at the same
/ time he might b@ induced Ia accept II
. II Il came To him from "a -'Ih-ttntlil
majnrity of the delegates.
With that idea IN their minds Mr.
Murphy MIR Dix and -everal other leaders
who reached town during the afternoon
said that the only problem that they had
g. work out Was To- find running partner
for MIR Gaynor Even in this city, to
which Mr.. Hsvens belongs, hts Managers
admitted b-fore tn" arrival q the GaynoT
letter that u Mr. Murphy desired the nomI-
nation of Mr. Gaynor that nomina tIon
would be- made So firmly were the
managers 81 the Havens movement
impressed with this idea that they said
that although Sir. Havens was "ut Tor
the first place an the ticket he might bs
induced. h-cause 70 the wide demand
for Gayn"r. Ia consider an invitation
90 run for Lieutenant Governor
Mr. Gaynor's latest letter Immediately
changed that situation. When the text
IL u MAS made known here there were
hurried calls for conferences. Charles
= Murphy. John " McCooey. Dan To-
halan. Norman D. Mack. J Sergeant
cram. State Chairman Dix and william
j. Conner- the former chairman ~ the |
State COMMITTEES. met in the Gen"see
Valley Club.
From such Information a. a-ne from |
the meeting room u was gathered that |
nothing would he decided upon with |
regard 10 candidate until after further
Conferences had h~en held Tomorrow.
The understands ~ that the choice
will rest between MIR Havens Edward
VI Shepard and Thomas NJ Osborne.
with the chances. AZ the time - writing.
~ the selection IL Mr. HaVens Mem
hers uf tine conference from the lower
part of the State advocated the nomina-
ton 81 MIR shepard hat u IL Understood
that they were outtalked Ivy the upstate
men
When Mr. Sul1er heard that Mr. GAynor
would not accept q nomination he said
MIR Gaynor told me a. long ago a. last
March that he would under no Circum-
stances he a candidate for Governor, and
~ was because 81 what he then told me
that I cams out a. a candidate for that
once n | had not had the fullest faith
in what he told me would never have
become a candidate against Mr. GAynor.
and the letter that ne has issued tonight
refusing to take the nomination. even II
the Convention should give Il to him
shows that the statement he made 10 me
was given in the hest % faith. The Gay
nor letter makes the outlook for my \
nomination brighter than AZ any time
since ! have openly sought that nomina-
tinn
Although Mr.. Sulzer seems 80 confident
81 the nomination. the opinion here -
that he has no chance - getting Il should
the nomination for Governor 60 o. Mr.
Ravens or 20 MIR Osborne Their. - the
greatest likelihood that Congressman
Sulzer will he nominated Tor The second
place on the ticket and It - said that he
has intlmAted 20 his friends that he will 4
TAKE that nomination. II
Mr. Shepard. who has the draft ~ the
platform, refused 10 give any indication
as Ia the lines on which the platform
has been drawn II can he stated that n
will contain n very strongly worded plank
IN favor Of direct nominations Ths
plank IL tn he pat IN the platform for IN.
purpo-" ~ coun'sractIng any effect that
the Republican party may make IN the
To obtain capital ont 81 the
direct primaries cry The Shepard com
mitte- N unanimous in its purpose TO
advise a direct primaries plank. bat
there IL some division NJ opinion a. to
whether uIr~Ct primaries should tie ap-
pl II - stat" elections and mayoralty
ele, 'fou- e cities ~ the first and second
class II ~ believed that Mr. Shepard
thinks 'haf tn" doing away Of the State
convention system and ~ the conyeu-
tiousy-tem ~ the larger cities would he
impraci lcahl".