New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-29
.GAYN0R ENTHUSIASTS
HOLD FIRST MEETING
$50 Adherents of Mayor Gather
in Hotel BreSlin at
AppIeton'S Call.
NOTIFICATION WEDNESDAY
City Executive Will Then Form
ally Announce from City Hall
Steps His Intention to Head
Independent Ticket.

The first meeting Of the Gaynor sup
porters representing various orgsniZa-
ticns of business men and so-called Gay
nor leagues throughout the city, was heiu
last night in the basement of the Hotel
Bresl!n at Broadway and 18th street. the
meeting was under the auspices OF the
MAYOR Gaynor Fusion and Nominating
League and fl response To the call OF X
Ross Appleton. chairman Of the league
Joseph Johnson. Fire Commissioner. the
manager Of the Mayors campaign pre-
sided.
II was decided to hold n notification
meeting" on the City Hall steps next
Wednesday al 1890 p. m. al which the
Mayor will speak and formally announce
his intention to run on an independent
ticket committee. consisting OF the
chairman Of each Organization represented
al last nights meeting. will wait upon the
MAYOR at that time and act AZ commit
tee Of notification and escort About o9o
Gaynor enthusiasts attended the meeting
In calling the meeting TO order Commits
tioner johnson said.
Il want TO state simply the purpose OF
this meeting II is this: When we went
out 10 St James Yesterday, OF course We
never had any doubt whatsoever as 10
the MAYORS candidacy-the Mayor was
asfonished. and seemed hurt that anybody
should question II at all. We suggested
10 him that the movement and sentiment
I'm his favor was growing so very fast
that We were hardly able TO cope with II
eNcept in an organized way. and We
wanted 10 get 20 work on 1t and get into
the midst Of H.
we suggested 20 him that ne permit
representative citizens and representa-
tives OF civic and other bodies Of Ne"
York CITY TO see him at some early date
al the city Hall and tell him PUBLICLY or
this public demand for his candidacy and
his reelection. and ne agreed to H. ana
We have settled upon next Wednesday at
30 O'Clock. at the city Hall
NJ Appleton. urged the assemblaee to
MI, forth their best effort 10 re-elect inc
man who rad actually been Mayor Tor the
las, four years he said II was the hrS'
,I,,e in his experience In city affairs that
,.ho, citizens had business 20 transact
vim tho Mayor they had been able to find
hin, az the CITY Hall and transact their
business there.
Des,i,e ,hc MAYORS suggestion that all
IN. independent organizations when
favored his candidacy for reelection
should get together under the shovel
como ~ the Gaynor advocates yesterday
ur.-e mn, inclined to accept the Mayor
.tip'. I'm hl. letter 10 r. Ross Appleton
.s an ultimatum that he would run on
an indepcndcnt ticket. Herman Ridier'
vbo has been actively cooperating Win
Fire Commissioner Johnson and other
Gaynor campaign managers, SAID ne
would feel assured Of the Mayor : posi-
tion when the Mayor made a more DEL
Unite statement defining IL
81 don't know that the Mayor has said
vet that he will run independently 'aiu
Mr. Rldder. Hts letter 10 MI Appleton
Yesterday intimated as much. but VIII
feel better satisfied when / hear nm say
ca himself II IS time enough 10 tax
about the rest of tho ticket after the
Mayor has definitely said that be VII
-un expect that ne will make su n
statement when he returns TO the CITY.
Mr. Rldder said he favored the indorSc-
rent Of District ATTORNEY Whitman on
the Cavnor ticket II was understood
voe,erdav that the Gaynor managers al
r.sdv had offered Mr. Whitman the nom
nation. and that the District AuorheS
had minated he would accept
There apparently was no DOUBT Nes'er-
dav In the minds q Fire commissioner
Johnson and his heutenants At the Gay
nor Headquarters at the HoteI bTes III
that tho Mayor would run. Johnson OK
handed the campaign headquarters 10 IT.
clude most Of the rooms on the thIu
foor Of the hotel. commissioned stan 81
stenogra pliers and typewriters' ana start
cd righ, I'm 20 get out campaign literature
Ex-Congressman william ;. Benne'
and eeveral less conspicuous Republican
ho,,.rs were among the callers AT the
Gaynor headquarters Mr.. Bennett haiu
ne already was reaping harvest from
his suggestion to have Republicans "r''
IN the name OF Mayor Gaynor on the prl-
mary ballot. although his suggestion was
only twcntv-four hours old.
"-trce made the suggestion last
rigb," said Mr. Bennett, Il nave been
dclGEed WIN HltSHoN'' ~
calls in approbation OF the idea as the
o,lv course for Republicans who really
uan, 70 beat Tammany. Since the COM
,,,i,,ee NJ I07 turned down Whitman ana
NtcAnenv. the only hopeful candidates
,boy had the only course now is to nomi-
rsta Nsvor Gaynor. who has Just oeen
Iynched by Tammany Hall because ne
fthG
Come of the enthusiastic Gaynor boom
ere threw out the suggestion Yesterday
that eventually Mr. Mitchell might be per-
euaded 10 withdraw from the head OF the
fusion ticket and permit the name OF
Mayor Gaynor to be substituted. These
| mon asserted that sooner or later Mitchel
( uould realize the weakness OF his can
did,cv Mr.. Mitchels friends were GER
tain there was not the slightest chance
of his withdrawing.
Some OF the Gaynor managers maze
overtures 10 Republicans In Brooklyn yes
,erdav. IL was said to repudiate Mitchell
and support Gaynor Such proposition
was said 10 have been put up to Jacob
Ijvingston. the Brooklyn Republican
/ leader. but Mr.. Livingston. on his own
account and in behalf OF the Organization
in Kings. turned down the Gaynor ennis
| saries
! Albert Ottinger. a former Republican
leader of the 18th Assembly District. Is
fa.l.t In