New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-05
FUSION LEADERS TURN
THEIR GUNS ON GAYNOR
Preliminary SkirmiSh to Pre-.
Cede Battle Which Begins
After the Primaries.
MURPHY KEEPING SILENT
Tammany Campaign Not to
Start Before Oct. l, He Tells
Friends - Mitchell Gets
the Whitman Leagues.

the Whitman Leagues.
Leaders OF the fusion movement have
decided to train their guns on the can
didacy Of Mayor Gaynor for time. They
do not believe it wise to begin the regu-
lar campaign for the fusion ticket until
after the primaries and many Of the
leaders are in favor Of holding of the
"Whirlwind" business until after Octo-
Der /
Charles F. Murphy also has told his
friends that the Tammany campaign will
not begin much before october I. In the
mean time he has passed word around
that none OF the Tammany candidates
shall get into any political controversy.
Edward E Mccall, chairman Of the Pub
lie Service Commission. had intended 10
answer the attack Of John Purroy
Mitchell. He suddenly changed his mind,
however
When Borough President McAneny ar
rived here in the Adirondack Express
about midnight he was asked whether
he had received, directly or indirectly
any offer OF place on the Gaynor ticket.
He replied:
4 have talked informally with some
OF Mayor Gaynors friends. but nothing
authoritative was said"
Mr.. McAneny was asked IL he would
accent Endorsement lie replied:
we can't decide that until the situa-
ton develops more fully. and until some
definite proposition is made to US. Then
i. ~.
Mr. McAneny said he had received no
direct word from Controller Prendergast.
He said he had sent him a cable message
several days ago but it had no bearing
or the present political situation
McAneny has engaged passage on the
Mauritania. sailing on September 10 and
he plans to remain away until october 1.
Think Mayor May Quit.
Fusion leaders believe that Mayor Gay
nor may be driven out of the race II
strong enough fight is made against him
before he returns from his vacation. Jo-
seph NJ Price. chairman Of the fusion
executive committee. started thc attack
Yesterday After he had read the fare
well statement Of the Mayor he picked
out these words:
Spectators. hooters. swindlers. scoun-
d-els. corrupt scamps villany, hungry
grating leaders and miserable political
srafters." Mr.. Price added;
The above are only a few character
cations Of Tammany. taken from Mayor
Gaynor's statement Of this afternoon.
And yet the Mayor says, I never did
anything 70 them except what tended TO
make them respectable This is the
point that should be driven home 10 all
New Workers This is the same Tam
many that the Mayor took nomination
from four years ago. This is the same
Tamnany that has been in existence dur
ing the four years OF the Mayors admin
istration. This is the same Tammany OF
ten DAYS ago, and never did he do any
thing except 10 make them look re-
spectacle until he was denied renomi-
nation by the Tammany organization.
"One OF the eight men that Gaynor
characterizes as those miserable political
Erafters that sat down at Delmonicos' Is
John Calvin. -Four years ago he ran for
q position on the Board OF Estimate on
the Tammany ticket with Mayor Gaynor'
and since then the Mayor appointed him
10 an irremovable $1,000 Job as Com
missioner Of the Board OF Water Supply.
Mayor Gaynor also mentions in his
statement the fact that contracts can
now be put through the Controllers Office
without the payment Of graft Mayor
Gaynor has had no power over the Con-
troler's Office. This cleaning out was
due 10 the fusion nominee for Controller.
William A. Prendergast. who was elected
or the fusion ticket four years ago, and
whose candidacy Mayor Gaynor tried TO
defeat at that time.
The way 10 fight Tsmmany is 10 fight
it, and not begin when Tammany turns
you down"
Norman Hapgood. chairman OF the gen
eral fusion committee. expressed himself
on Gaynor in this wise:
u don't think he will be in the race on
Election Day. This early barking lie not
fooling anybody. He has shot his bolt
He will withdraw from the contest within
c month"