A Mayor for President?

The possibility of two New York City mayors running for president in 2008 has led many longtime dwellers of the five boroughs wondering if they have gotten off the subway in Bizarro World.

Mayor Bloomberg has not committed to run, but he appears to be inching in that direction. From today's Times:

Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President

By SAM ROBERTS

Buoyed by the still unsettled field, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is growing increasingly enchanted with the idea of an independent presidential bid, and his aides are aggressively laying the groundwork for him to run.

While it may seem that the city is the last place on earth to look for someone electable to leader of the free world. the idea has been broached before.

In 1904, political bosses at Tammany Hall were so frightened of the consequences of Teddy Roosevelt being re-elected to the White House that they tried to convince the mayor to join the race.

January 15, 1904
TAMMANY HOPES TO NOMINATE M'CLELLAN
PLAN TO RUN HIM AGAINST ROOSEVELT FOR PRESIDENT

ALBANY, Jan. 14--From an authority high in the confidence of those who control Tammany Hall at present it is learned that if Theodore Roosevelt should be the Republican nominee for President the choice of the New York Democrats at the St. Louis Convention, if Tammany has its way, will be Mayor George B. McClellan of New York City.

What may be even more surprising is that four years later Roosevelt was floated as a possible candidate for mayor.

December 22, 1908
ROOSEVELT AND MAYORALTY

Dr. Lyman Abbott was told yesterday that a minister in Brooklyn intended to preach a sermon suggesting that a movement be started in this city to have President Roosevelt run for Mayor next year, and asked whether he thought Mr. Roosevelt would accept.

"Mr. Roosevelt, in my opinion, would not accept such a nomination," said Dr. Abbott. "It is unreasonable to assume that he would even think of it, in view of his announced plans. He is to sail for Africa soon after March 4, and will be gone fifteen months. Therefore he will not be here at the all during the Mayoralty campaign."

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