New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
United Choice of Murphy, Me-
Cooey and Other Leaders
Designated by Demo-
cratic City Committee.
GAYNOR is NOT MENTIONED
Platform Pledges Municipal
Economy, Lower Taxation,
Better Transit Facilities,
and Protection of
Civil Service.

For Mayor-Edward Everett Mccall,
chairman Of the Public Service Com
mission and former Justice Of the Su.
preme Court.
For ControIer-Hernan A. Metz, Of
Brooklyn, manufacturer, former Con.
troIIer. 1906 1910, and Congressman
from the 10th District.
For President Of the Board Of Alder
men-Joseph A. Goulden, Of Tho Bronx,
an insurance man and Congressman
from the 23d District.
This ticket, selected by Charles F.
Murphy. John H. McCooey and one or
two other leaders at conference at
Delmonico's Thursday night, was
adopted last night without a murmur
by the Democratic City Designating
Committee at the Lexington Avenue
Opera House.
Rather should IL be said without a
murmur of protest. There were many
strictly oratorical murmurs, increasing
10 high flown eulogies of the candi-
dates and vehement defence OF Tam,
many Hall from attacks Of "psuedo re-
formers and "hypocrites."
Ii was evident that Tammany was
preparing to face the fight of its life to
put through a dyed in the-woo ticket.
which IL successful would put that or
I IntA
in the city government a platform,
which. coming from Tammany sources,
/ sounded strange, pledged the organiza-
I tion to economy, decrease in taxation,
/ increase in transit facilities and pro-
lection Of civil service employees.
Mayor Gaynor Never Mentioned.
| Not once was mentioned the name OF
! Mayor Gaynor, who was turned down
! for denomination. But all the way
| through the speeches there was the de-
/ fiant note OF an organization that in
tended to put only organization men on
guard. When Speaker Alfred E. Smith
was seconding the nomination of Con-
gresham Metz he threw out his arms
and cried: Another thing about Metz
is that he is an organization Demo-
crat" The committeeman, thinking
probably OF Gaynor. uttered shouts of
| Joy at the prospect Of what they would
get In the way Of patronage il their
| ticket should win.
George NJ. S. Schulz. OF The Bronx.
had been picked as the candidate for
| President OF the Board of Aldermen,
| but Congressman Goulden was at the
same time selected as a substitute
| Schulz resisted every pressure brought
on him yesterday TO accept the des-
| ignation. He had Just been named by
Mayor Gaynor as city magistrate for
term of ten years at 5000 a year.
He did not want to give up a sure thing
| for an uncertainty. Congressman
Goulden protested, but he. like Chair
man Mccall and Congressman Metz.
yielded to the pressure Of the leaders.
The committee held two sessions. one
beginning at 3:45 o'clock, when the roll
was called and the formality OF ap-
| pointing a committee to draw up AZ
platform was observed. This session.
lasted thirty minutes. Before the COM
mittee went into session again at I:1S
| o'clock Murphy McCooey and Cons
gresham Fitzgerald dallied over an
elaborate dinner in Delmonicos. Other
members of the committee fretted and
fumed and ate sandwiches and drank
beer in Terrace Garden, in the same
building with the meeting hall.
No Word from the Mayor.
1t was rumored that delegation oc
citizens had called 10 see Murphy OH
behalf OF Mayor Gaynor's renomina-
ton, and there was some gossip OF
stand by some Of Gaynors friends in
the organization. The stand did rot
materialize, however. and Murphy said
he had heard nothing OF Gaynor dele
&: tion.
William Chesebrough headed dele
CATION from the City Economy League
to urge the selection OF Robert l..
Dowling, president Of the City Invest
ing Company, for Controller. They
made no impression on the boss.
1t was a typical Tammany gathering,
staged Just as a convention would have
been in the old days. There were the
decorations mostly American flags
and in the gallery an excellent band,
which played popular airs and every
now and then brought the men to their
feet with a patriotic air.
The usual crowd of district heelers
were present an hour before the COM
mittee was called TO order. They stood
chatting in the street in the corridors
and at the bar. The bar did a good
business.
Reports that Metz and Schulz had
refused 10 go on the ticket were cir
culated, and there was all the exciting
gossip Of regular city convention OF
the old school. Each member Of tho
committee had nice blue badge. while
Mr.. Calvin and the officers had pink
ribbon insignia.
Murphy. McCooey, Congressman
Fitzgerald and half a dozen other
leaders conferred in an anteroom.
They were said to be pleading with
Metz to accept the Controllership end
with Schulz to run for President Of thu