New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
GHOST Of GAYNOR
GOES TO GOOD GROUND
Murphy PerpIeXed as to What
Tammany'S Attitude Toward
Mayor Should Be.
WARNING SENT TO TIGER
CITY Executive Serves Notice on
"14th Street" He Will Run
Independently-McCooey
Hostile to Him.

While Charles +. Murphy, with a few
n his close advisers. discussed the polti-
caI situation in the seclusion Of the sum-
NOR home Of the Boss" at Good Ground
yesterday. the under leaders gave them
selves over 20 gossip They had heard
Vavor Gaynor was to be turned down;
then. on the other hand. they had been
told the Mayor was sure Of the nomina-
zion As a matter Of fact. however. from
a souce as close to Murphy as any in
the CITY. il was learned he had not set
lied the perplexing problem Of what 10
do with Gaynor.
The Mayor has served notice on Murphy
through Fire Commissioner Johnson. who
&c 10 be his campaign manager. that he
all run independently and that Tam
many Hall may nominate him or not as
A. sees ~. There has also been the fur
,ber lrtmat!on that, if he runs as an
irdependent only. the remainder OF the
r1aces or his ticket may be taken by
the candidates Of the fusionists. This.
n course. would make IL more than pos
sible that the Tammany candidate Tor
Navo- might be elected. but that the
remainder Of the Tiger ticket would be
defeated by the fusionists.
John II. McCooey. the Kings County
leader is opposed 10 the nomination Of
the Mayor There is no secret about
this He has held TO that position TOT
the last three years. Not at any time
during the administration Of the Mayor
has he been able 20 get anything nut
indifferent treatment al the hands OF the
chief Executive. Every request he mas
made has been turned down. IL was re-
portod yesterday McCooey had lranKN
told the Mayor his attitude at the CITY
Hall on Thursday.
II is easy 10 see how McCooey would oe
only too glad 10 have the New forh
County Democrats name the candidate LOT
1rs,or for the Kings County organiza-
t,on would then get the candidate Ior
co,-roIler NcCooey has been trying 70
get former controller Herman \. Metz
,, become a candidate again for that
office. II has much patronage. ana the
T;roollvn organization never wandered
through so much clover as it did when me
1,~ool,vor man was at the head OF the
r-frarce Department. II Metz VIII not
listen 10 the request that he run McCooey
has the name Of Julian D. Falrchilo 10
suggest for the nomination.
II may he said. however. that Murphy
will not take 10 heart too much the long
i,.o ~ Kings County 70 get the Controller
shin He will do with Gaynor as ne
,bfrke hest entirely in disregard OF what
NrcCooav NAV think. but and there Is the
,ro,,ble the Manhattan and Bronx leaders
have no love for Gayncr, and they are
saving there is nothing to the idea thaI
the Sulzer scandal at Albany Is going 20
s.,r, them this fan II they run straight
Tammany man for Mayor
Murphy is too shrewd not 10 reaNze '''a'
csv,or has considerable amount or per
scraI strength and would run on MS rec
ord rather than as a Tammany man. IN"
orestion is whether they can anoro 70
,,r, him down. II they think they can
vim without taking him again they VIII
,~obab1v nominate Justice victor D..
Dovling Chairman Mccall Of the PUBIC
ser,.,,e commission or John +. GAVIN
rriends of Mr. Calvin were busy yesleI-
dov booming him for tie nomination. ne
-an for President Of the Board OF Aiuer-
men four years ago, and has always DeeN
q Great favorite Of the organization.
NIurnhv purposely put the meeting OF
the city designating committee OIL ui'''-
the last rnoment-Saturday afternoon
no would have as much light on the STU
alton in the opposition camps as posslo'e'
He will watch the sentiment there car
rullv the coming week. and II is prooaD'e
the Democratic city ticket Will not D"
framed beyond the possibility OF chahse
until the last Minute. 1t has about peer,
decided that Catholic shall be placer
ON the ticket for Controller and that II
rossible. the President Of the Board OF
Aldermen shall come from The Bronx