New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
FEN DUBS," GAYNOR
SAYS, ON POLITICS
Too Busy to Discuss Presidential
Boom, He Declares, and Knows
Nothing About It.
HIS FRIENDS DO, HOWEVER
Two Apprentices Are Delegates to
Baltimore-Tennessee Offer
of Votes Turned Down
by Wire.

Mayor Gaynor positively refused to father
the Presidential boom his friends launched
Sunday night. when he was asked about 1t
yesterday at his office in the City Hail.
To relieve himself of any trouble about IL
he turned to an expression used by boys
playing marbles.
What do the boys say about marbles?
he responded when asked II he knew any
thing about the boom launched by his
friends, fen dubs. isn't It? Well. ! say
fen politics, fen dubs about politics. | cam
not discuss politics here: am too busy
To the suggestion that several of his APP
pointees were on the executive committee
of the new organization, which calls itself
THE Democratic Association Of New York
for Gaynor for President" the Mayor
simply repeated his statement that he
knew nothing about It.
John F. Calvin, who ran with the then
Judge Gavnor as candidate for President
of the Board Of Aldermen and who was
afterward appointed TO the Board OF Water
Supply by Mayor Gaynor; Thomas w.
Churchill, who was credited with being the
candidate Of the Gaynor wing OF the Board
OF Education for president of that body;
Joseph Barondess and Jeremiah T. Ma
honey, the last three Gaynor appointees to
the Board OF Education. are all members
of the executive committee OF the new Gay
nor boomers, but the Mayor insisted that
none Of them nor any one else had told him
| anything about the movement.
Archibald r. Watson Corporation Coun-
sci, was quick to deny that he had any
| thing to do with the new boomers. or in
fact that he even knew what they had
been doing.
AS stated in The Tribune yesterday
morning. Mr. Watson has been seen In
conference with William Harmon Black,
financial custodian OF the new Gaynor
boom. and yesterday Mr.. Watson admitted
that he had talked with Mr.. Black many
| times and that he was a personal friend
OF Mr. Black.
The Corporation Counsel insisted how
ever that Mr. Black had never talked TO
| him about this Gaynor movement.
! Mr.. Watson and Michael j. Drummond
the Mayors Commissioner OF Charities,
are delegates to Baltimore. They will be
expected to open the fight for Gaynor in
the New York delegation caucus at Balti-
more next Monday night. and It is ex-
| pected also that they will be very busy
among delegates from other states.
Not Afraid Of Roosevelt"
! The story that Mayor Gsynor would be
| afraid to run against Colonel Roosevelt,
which has been mouthed over by politicians
! for the last few days, was taken to Mr..
! Watson by friends 10 whom he Is said
! to have answered.
! If Mayor Gaynor is afraid OF any man,
! I haven't seen that mans shadow yet"
| Back Of this latest Gaynor boom move
ment, II was said yesterday, was the per-
| sistent and continuous effort OF his friends
led i'm certain instances at least by Mr..
! Watson TO keep his name and fame prom
inently before the country. Along that
line Of endeavor Mr.. Watson handled the
arrangements for the presentation to the
Mayor Of a silver loving cup In August.
1911. on the anniversary OF the Gallagher
attack With that for a start the COM
mttee organized on his behalf have since
kept country papers throughout the United
States well supplied with literature en-
bracing practically all OF the Mayors pub
lie speeches as we'll as his characteristic
letters.
Robert Adamson. the Mayors secretary,
has lust returned from Chicago. where he
was an observer Of the pre-convention
fight. and it is expected that he will
-, DO Adam
sons connections In the South where his
family has been prominent politically. are
believed to he factors of considerable
strength to the Gaynor movement.
Among Gaynor's friends there is no
doubt harbored that the Mayor would
get New York States ninety votes at Bal
timore, not only on the complimentary
first ballot. but as long as there remained
any possible chance of his nomination. AS
= Tammany politician pointed out yester-
day. such stand would be sure win
ner for Boss Murphy. II he could swing
other support to Gaynor he would be
credited with nominating Presidential
candidate; and. II he couldn't the position
of supporting Gaynor would give him a
basis for trading. and also keep him out
of entanging carly alliances
Cesare CONT, the Italian banker who
is one of the Gaynor boom committee,
called at the Mayors Office Yesterday af-
,ernoon and was shown in 10 the inner
rom, ahead OF several men who had been
there before him. He said that the move
ment by the committee OF which he is n
member had been spontaneous. and with
ont consultation with the Mayor. There
had been no trouble In financing II, he
added. but the expense had not been
| heavy.
late Yesterday afternoon the following
telegram AMI reply, in the form of a state