New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-12
.GAYNOR SOON TO ASK
FOR A SECOND TERM
His Statement Already Written,
Says Report, and May Be
Published in Ten Days.
SURE OF GOING ON BALLOT
Nomination Assured by Petition
Now Ready to File-Some Say
Tammany Feels Forced
to Accept Him.

Mayor Gaynor will announce his candi-
dacy for denomination within week or
ten days His announcement. II is I'M
derstood. will be made in a letter in re-
Spouse to the efforts now under way TO
consolidate number OF Independent
organizations I'm favor Of his candidacy.
In other words. the Mayor will have a
little fusion" all Of his own.
Those in the confidence OF the Mayor
say he is practically convinced that Tam
many Hall will renominate him 10 head
their ticket. His friends. however. DO
not intend TO bank on any such action.
And anyway, il is considered better 10
launch the Gaynor candidacy under in
dependent auspices, the same as was
done four years ago.
The Business Mems Committee. famil-
iary known as the Committee OF one
Thousand, organized about six weeks ago
to promote the candidacy OF the Mayor.
yesterday completed the preparation or
petitions by which. they say. he will be
placed on the ballot as an independent
candidate no matter what action is taken
by Tammany Hall. These petitions have
been circulated quietly in a selected cir
Gle OF men. there being no public attempt
10 get signatures. Great care has been
taken in preparing the petitions. and
those back Of them were willing TO wager
yesterday that they would be accepted
by the Board Of Elections as perfectly
legal in every way. Only one name has
been placed on a sheet and each sigma
ture has been sworn to separately.
These petitions have been put away to
be filed at the proper time. The law says
they must be filed within certain time
after the primaries, but they may be filed
as much sooner as is seen fit IL was
said yesterday they would probably be
filed Just before the meeting Of the Tam
many Hall designating committee. which
will come in the week OF August 1926.
The Business Mems Committee, which
has headquarters at No. 50l Fifth avenue,
in charge OF W. r. Barker. secretary %
the committee. will swing banner across
the avenue within few DAYS announcing
that William J. Gaynor is their candidate
Tor Mayor this fall As this committee IL
not incorporated and has no emblem, the
Municipal Democracy. an organization
started four years ago in the interest ~
the Mayor. and which was the first 10
formally place him In nomination. will be
used. II is the intention OF this body 10
use the independent nominating petitions
already prepared to place the Mayor on
the ballot under its own emblem, which
is a miniature Of the City Hall.
When William Lustgarten. who has
been active In the Business Mems Com
mittee. was asked Yesterday what or
CARNATIONS would be likely 10 20 into the
fusion movement he replied.
we stand ready 10 fuse with any or
Gauization on the basis Of the Mayors
denomination. We will not exclude any
organizations. and will be- willing 10 fuse
with Tammany Hall 10 the end that the
Mayor ne renomnated."
Those who arc closely in touch With
the Tammany situation say that although
Charles F. Murphy has not actually de-
creed that the Mayor is 10 be renomi-
mated. the general understanding e that
il NAV he found necessary 10 Iut MIN ~
The head Of the ticket. Tanmanv men
have been told 10 govern their actions a'-
cOrdlngly That is one reason why the
Tammanv members Of the Board or A.
dermen are vigorously engaged In defend
ing 'he police administration N Commls-
sloner Waldo and in trying 10 defeat the
report OF the Curran committee.