The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-27
GAYNOR NOT
A CANDIDATE
Doesn't Seek the Nomination
for Governor
DOESN'T INDICATE CAUSE
II Nomination Is Trust Upon Him, How
eycr-He Denies Any Agreement
to Keep Out Of the
Race.
DOESN'T INDICATE CAUSE

New York, Sept. 27.--Mayor Gaynor
issued last night for the FIRST time a
formal statement saying he is not a
candidate for the Democratic nomina.
ton for governor.
The mayor does not say, however,
what course he win pursue in the event
Of the nomination being thrust upon him.
The statement, dated yesterday, in the
form OF letter to John A. Dix, chair
man OF the Democratic state committee,
followsi--
Dear Sir; / have further considered
the matter as you requested when you
called on me here with Mr., Mack last
Wednesday, but can only reiterate 70
You that / am not a candidate for nomi-
nation for governor. This must have
been well known all along, for I have
written il to many people during the
last six months
Il am not influenced in my course by
assertions made here and there that /
made an agreement or compact during
the mayoralty campaign to serve out
four years if elected. These false asscr-
tions are made by persons who opposed
me and voted against me and would do
so again.
q made no such agreement. ] certain
" did not make it with those who OPP
posed me and voted against me. / could
have had no compact with them. II
takes two sides to make compact.
eNor did | make IL with those who
nominated and supported me. They did
not ask for it. l did say Of my own
motion and at the request Of no one
that purposed to devote the next -four
years to the service Of the city. But
this only started hue and cry against
me that should make a pledge or com
pact to that effect, which | refused to
do. And if had made pledge, that
could not prevent the voters from elect
ing me to some other office.
q am well aware, as has been pointed
out to me, that there are some large
things which governor could really do
for the city Of New York, by oversight
and legitimate interference, which the
mayor Of that city cannot do without
much time and difficulty, if al all.
"Among them / may mention the
planning and construction Of compre-
hensive system Of subways, with sin.
gle fare over the whole system, which,
in the diseordance or duality of govern.
ment, or both, now existing in that
city, is a difficult and protracted mat
ter.
But nevertheless my wish to remain
as mayor is such thar do not become
a candidate for nomination for governor.
May add that, as q matter Of fact,
the Office Of mayor Of the city Of New
York, considering the power and the con.
slant occasion for the exercise Of the
highest functions Of free government
lodged in it, is second to no Office in
this country save one.
MANY tell me and write me that in
taking this course give up my future.
But shall not take myself. Or my future
into considerations None Of lis has i
future, but only the present. And if /
thought that | had a future, I should
be content to entrust it to the people
OF the city Of New York.
4 trust that the convention win nom
mate someone who is not mere dealer
IN the political commonplace and jim
giles Of the last Is or 50 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, intel
ligent, honest ana decent mud TO lift
II up and make it an object lesson to
the whole nation. Ii to 10 this lie has