The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-08-28
GAYN0R URGES UNION.
Wants Friendly OrEa auisatlOus e
Combine Under the "Shovel.'

Combine Under the "Shove1."
Mayor Gaynor wrote a short letter
yesterday to X. Ross Appleton. chairman
Of the Gaynor League. advising all the
organizations which have come out for
his denomination to combine. Mr.. Appleton
assumed this letter to be documentary evi.
dence that the Mayor intends to run.
Robert Adamson. the Mayors secretary,
and Fire Commissioner Joseph johnson,
the GaynOr campaign ma nager. went down
TO st. James yesterday. where the Mayor
Is taking a rest. They said that the Mayor
was piqued when he was told that there
were people in this town who were wait.
ing for a definite personal assurance from
him that he would rum
This Is the letter which Mr.. Adamson
brought back to Mr.. Appleton. a. he made
II public last night at the Hotel Breslin:
Il understand that different orsanisa.
tions have procured about 10000 sigma
lures to petitions for my nomination for
Mayor. but under different emblems
cannot too strongly urge that all these
organizations be brought together under
one emblem. namely. the e..blem Of the
shovel"
Sure GaynoP VIII Res.
Mr.. Appleton met Mr.. johnson and Mr..
Adamson at the Breslin. After he had
talked with them he told how sure he was
that Mr.. Gaynor intends to run again for
Mayor OF New York
I'VE have opened permanent headQuar.
ters at the Hotel Breslin." he said. which
will be In charge Of Joseph johnson.
chairman Of the campaign committee. We
intend to proceed as rapidly as possible to
bring. together all Of the organizations
20 Mo-
now procuring signatures under different
emblems and to unite their efforts in Sc
curing signatures under the emblem OF the
shovel.
I'VE have decided upon this course at
the suggestion made to mo by Mayor
Gaynor In his letter to-day. In order to
secure harmony Of action to this end q
conference Of the various Gaynor orEani-
zations has been called at the Hotel Bres-
lin tomorrow evening at o'clock.
IN this connection ! wish to make II %
emphatic a. possible that Mayor Gaynor
has entered this fight with his old time
vigor and spirit and will make the race
at the head Of q complete ticket, from
Mayor TO Aldermen. When Mr.. johnson
and Mr.. Adamson visited the Mayor at
st. James to-day he expressed astonish-
ment that any one doubted his deter. |
mination to run.
Statemest Next Week.
'sThe Mayor said he would bs In the |
city early next week and that he would |
then make a full statement Of his posi- |
tion. He expected to be in the city to- |
day. but he has been suffering from Q |
recurrence Of throat trouble due to his |
wound. which will necessitats his re- |
naming at st. James the rest OF the |
week."
Mr.. Appleton would not say how many |
of the fusion candidates would bs asked /
to 90 on the 0synor ticket. But he was /
sure that his committee would be able |
TO bring about real fusion BY themselves. |
"As . matter Of fact" he said. I'VE are |
the only real fusion committee"
Herman Ridder. n. Ross Appleton.
chairman of the Gaynor League: Fire
Commissioner Joseph johnson and sx-
Congressman William g. Bennett. who is
'ytns to lead Republican, into the Gay
" fold. had . talk yesterday about the
ayors plans for q campaign.
Mr. Bennett fought Mitchels nomina
on In the Republican city committee.
nd whom he lost set about nndipg an
other candidate for tho Republicans to