Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-27
GAYNOR AGAIN DENIES
HE IS A CANDIDATE
Declares, However, He Made
No Pledge to Serve Out
Four Years as Mayor.

NEW YORK, September o7.-The fol-
lowing letter from Mayor Gaynor tc
John A. Dix, chairman of the democratic
state committee. stating that he is not a
candidate for the nomination for COVER
nor. was made public last night:
''ST. JAMES, September %, 1910.
Dear Sir:
II have further considered the mat.
ter as you requested, when you called
on me here with Mr.. Mack last Wednes-
day, but can only reiterate to you that
1 am not a candidate for nomination for
governor. This must have been well
known all along, for have written it to
many people during the last six months
I am not Influenced in my course by as
sertions made here and there that ]
made an agreement or compact during
the mayoralty campaign to serve out the
four years If elected. These false asser-
tons are made by persons who opposed
me and voted against me, and would dc
so again.
Made No Agreement.
Il made no such agreement certainly
did not make it with those who opposed
me and voted against me. ] could have
had no compact with them. It takes two
sides to make compact. Nor did make
1t with those who nominated and support,
ed me. They did not ask for it, I did
say OF my own motion and at the re-
quest of no one that 1 purposed to de-
vote the next four years to the service
OF the city. But this only started a hue
and cry against me that l should make a
pledge or compact to that effect. which l
refused to do. And il I had made a
pledge, that could not prevent the voters
from electing me to some other office.
"A am we'll aware. as has been pointed
out to me. that there are some large
things which a governor could readily do
fer the city of New York, by oversight
and legitimate interference, which the
mayor of that city cannot do without
much time and difficulty. IL at all.
Among them I may mention the planning
and construction of comprehensive sys-
tenn of subways, with a single fare over
the whole system. which, in the dis
cordancy or duality Of government, or
both. now existing In that city is diff
cult and pFotracted matter. But never
theless my wish to remain as mayor is
such that do not become a candidate for
nomination for governor May add that
as matter Of fact the Office of mayor
of the city of New York, considering the
power and the constant occasion for the
exercise Of the highest functions of free
government lodged in it, Is second to no
Office in this country save one.
Not Considering the Future.
Many tell me and write me that in TAX
ing this course / give up my future. But
I shall not take myself or my future into
consideration. None of US has a future,
but only the present. And II thought
had future I should be content to in
trust 1t to the people of the city of New
York.
Il trust that the convention will nomi-
nate some one who Is not mere dealer
in political commonplaces and jingles OF
the last twenty-five or thirty years, but
who has kept pace and grown with the
times, and whose absorbing purpose will
be to make the government of the state
In all its branches, general and local, in
tellieent. honest and decent, and to lift
it up and make 1t an object lesson to the
whole nation. If to do this he has to be
more Or less meddlesome, we will all for
give such meddlesomeness, If kept fairly
within the law. Sincerely yours.
wv. J. GAYNOR.
John A. Dix, Esq, Chairman. ETC."