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SORROW COUNTRY ME Expressions of Syrc.pathy from^ Executives and Legislators. BLAME RECKLESS* CRIHCISM Private Affairs of Officials Should. ' p e Free from Publicity. Says Philadelphia Mayor. Philadelphia- Aug. ?. — "The news/ of the licwtins of Mayor Gaynar is a terrfbfc thing.*" ■bM >' or John E. Reybum of this ifv -I hope lie Ts not as seriously hurt j •1 fa reported. New York people* whom 1 j have met pecni • -, be deeply impressed with Me administration and expressed to me a 'eelins of pride In it. •The trouble with a public officer of this Kind is l*** l to ° rnucli publicity is given to his personal movement?. If the surveillance ♦o which he is subjected was confined to ' fcis pubiic ac»s and dusies it would be bet trr . * I am not saying this to carp or criti- ■ cisc, but a public official pets so much of j it That he ■a very little privacy." Mayor Ueyburn is constantly under p;:arrT : o f City Hall detectives^ At the beginning I n < his administration he was opposed to a.l •vvlyeuard. but was prevailed upon to hav<j a man detailed with him at all times. Boston. Aug. ?. — Mayor John F. Fitz perald said to-dny: "'The v ■■■ ■ of the attempted assassina- | tion of Mayor Gaynor sends a shock throughout the civilized w»>rld. He is one. of the nod forceful and original charac- I ters in public life. This attempt on his ' Mfc should teach ■ lesson to those whose, specialty is reckless and malignant < r:tl i-ism of officials whose views are not ill nrrord with tlwir own." \ l>rnver. '. .c '• — The Colorado I>cgfes l&ture. which convened in extra spssi?\n to-day, unanimously adopted a con. urn jr. resolution expressing horror at the at tempted assassination of Mayor Gaynor of New York. The resolution, which wars Telegraphed 10 New York, follows: "We cannot ■express in language ssnffl cienxly strong our condemnation of this crimf^ against popular government." McAlester. OVxlsl, Aus;. ?.— The news of ihe shootlns of Mayor Gaynor caused pro found sorrow among the Conprresptnen as sembled here for the Gore investigation. -Mr. Gaynor hi?p shown himself to be one of the ablest men this country pos «.fso«:." - Congressman i". W. Saun ders. of Vircinia. Senator Thomas P. Gesne, of Oklahoma, said: "I know Mayor Gaynor r»ersonally. The loss of his services to than country would be a severe blow to progressive staiesmanship." Poiton. N. V., A-ip I. — Barovsh President G<onr» McAneny of Bfaahsfttstts. who is spending his vacation here, sent the fol lowing BBeasasßß to Mrs. W. J. <;avnor, at N>w York, to-day "Have been inexpressibly shocked by new?. The Mayor has w»)n not only the prafeful iiiibkl hnt I believe the affection of the mass of the people of the city, and "h^ir hearts will be with him and you. Earnestly hope for speedy recovery." San Francisco, Ausr. 9. — Mayor McCarthy of this city -•-■ • th* 3 follc/Rinp: tf-legram to Mayor Ga>Tior of New York to-day: "Please accept th*> dee-pest and most sin cere sympathy from the community of San Francisco, which joins me in this ex pression ot profound r**.-r-t and of indigna tion at the outroce committed. The good people of this city and state will praj; for your early and complete recovery." Baltimore. Aue. I — Mayor Mahool sent the following: tflecrarn to '••■_ Mayor of NeW York to-day . "Our people are shocked beyond expres sion at the outrage upon your Msjhly es f^med Mayor. A l«=-iinf7 of kp^n distress pervades <-"J7 whole community. Kindly pive us • tfaer details.*' Th* 1 f^llou-infi: rr_ppsa£?Fi wras received yes terday from Governor Franklin Fort of N<^- 3?~5+-y at Bprlns 1 ,ak*>: •■a telephone in^ssajye neasßun me as to your recovery. sJ9 J^rpeympn are in c«=r>F«:"i that so dastardly an attack on your lif <» should have, occurred in thi.'- state. May Fpeeiy recovsiry be yours. You are ihe kinn of man this country cannot spare." Samuel Ben. :■•- •■■:•■ Nt at the P«nn- Eylrania Railroad, ■wired a mensaee of con dolence front Dadelphin. The t^letrram. sddrpss^-d -.. Secretary Adamson, rpad: "The attack on Mayor <»avnor was a shock to friends ■- ••] the country at lartre. I ■ -< hop*> h«> -u-ill recover and be able to continue tbe sjrsnl and beneficial work Bathing 6irf" TpHE first of a series of hand some midsummer cover designs, for which the Sunday Magazine of the NEW-YORK TRIBUNE s famous, will appear next Sunday, August 14 BEAUTIFULLY LITHOGRAPHED IN COLORS "I he Bathing Girl" is drawn b\ Tro\ and Margaret Kinney ( p'jpulark known as The Kiinc\s.) The special cover (Ji sign for the issue of August 21 will be a typical one by lanes Montgomcr} Hagg, and will, the issue of August 28 will come the final two-figure oover by Howard Chandler Climtj . li.cse three cover designs will be weil worthy of preser liiiM. for readers of PHE I RIU! INE will not often find more striking art series. Ke tiicmbcr. "The Bathing Girl" htgms the Series next Sunday. ORDER THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE IN ADVANCE. CARRYIXC MAYOR GAYNOR FROM THK STEAMSHIP. he has inaugurated for the city of New Fork." Kdward M. Shepard wired to the Mayor from Lake George: "Am shocked inex pressibly by wicked attempt on you. and pray for speediest recovery of your splen did Midi beneflcient energy.'" From Controller \\"illiam A. Prenderpast. ■ • -in London, came a cable dispatch to Mr Adamson, which read: "It Is my sin tsere hoi* that repoit reprardinp injuries sustained by Mayor ar^ exaeporaied, and that ho will escape any serious conse quences from this unpardcmahle deed. Fl^ase cahlo me Hotel C'arlton latest re ports." .T'llin GSalvin. A<-timr Mayor of Cincinnati, artred to the Mayor's secretary: "People of '"incinnati unmeasuraWy shocked by at tempted assHssination of Mayor Qaynor and earnestly pray for liis recovery and for th^ punishment of assassin. Convey rrfy ■ - mat regards him and family." Mrs Gaynor received a telr-uram from George L Haecr. president of the Lawyers' Club, of Buffalo, in which he paid: ''The members of the lawyers' club, of P.uffnlo. ;;: gi. ved and shocked at the dastardly attempt on your distinguished husband's lif^ We extend Btnceresi s\-mpath\ nnd earnestly hope for his speedy recovery.*" Lou Banders, president of the Missouri ■A'i'-- I^-ae-iie. wired his sympathy to Mr A'lamson from S?. Louis. In his rr.fssapp he said: "Deeply regret wound ing of Mayor Gaynor. Hope for his speedy • ry." I■• • telegrams were received from ihe mayors of St. 1/ouis, Baltimore, Detroit. X» v. Orleans, Charleston, P. C, Toronto bj other cities. EDITORS APPRAISE GAYNOR Tributes to His Worth from Pa pers That Opposed Him. "The New York Bun" payp: Disappointing the expectations of those vho opposed i:ls election and surprising the highest hopes of bis friends. Mr. Gay nor I if! been a memorably ifiident Mayor, vigilant always to the public interest, wise wnh a certain 'aklng simplicity, eager to correct abuses, singularly brave, Intelli gent and alert, full of human and homely lai-f Those who like us doubted the wi - dom of his election bear hearty testimony to the superior wisdom of the people ;ni<l to hit nig] Qualities, and trust that he will liv^ to continue his admirable public ser pntally. to know by a l;;ip umous fume how he has earned the good will of his fellow citizens. 'The New York Times" says: From the very outset he was found equal to the duty and opportunity of each suc cessive day. Neither quarrelling nor in triguing with any faction, neither court ing nor fearing any <•■! of Interests, meet ing his official associates as he met the body of his f« low citizens, with simple, Irank and manly good will and good sens.-, trying to do what, deliberately considered. seemed the right thing at the moment, v ith a mind singularly open to the changes vhich larger knowledge and riper reflec tion might bring, he has won the confi dence and respect of the people oi the city as no Mayor ever before has done. And It is a peculiar testimony to the essential strength Independence and integrity of his nature that, while be has gained the respect of those who opposed his election, he has literally created a civic sentiment, a standard of public obligation, in his own na'rtv to which Its managers were unsym pathetic, but which Is so strong that poli- Hcs Is really a different thing from what i- "lias ever been, or without him could h've been We all think of him as a vig orous self-poised, loj»l and resolute man. who "has wrought well and wisely for the eood of the whole community. May he be soared to realize, as he could not have done without this experience how much -his people" honor and cherish him! The Now York American says: From the murder of the Mayor of Chi cago in 1893. to that of the Mayor or Roanoke. Va.. the other day. the instances of private violence against public officers al Cvha"ever may be the palliation of regi cide rd the murderers of high officials in d°snot<«: lands, political l assassination in America can mean nothing but that the Ax" la too weak and life too cheap. Th- abhorrence of the crime is as uni versal as the hope for Mayor Gaynor*s speedy recovery- '•The New York Herald" says: Never in the history of the city of New York has a crime committed in this vicinity so shocked the people of the Lnitwi States as the effort of a discharged cits employe yerterdny to take the life of the city's chief executive. Prom the President down to the hum lest .niz.r, the crime horrifies, and th. effort of the would-be assassin to ex plain away I Is action only makes the crime moi p abhoi rent. murder Mayor^Gaynor is The attempt t< murder Mayor Gaynor Is more than an attack upon an individual It Is an assault upon the majesty of the law and Upon the great city of which he Is Sf .. (!j ,V On the word of the would-be murderer the only reason be had for at ie n.ting to kill whs the refusal of the Mayor to interfere with subordinate offl ti/AVin the propel discharge of their dv ll In his term In office Mr. •-'•■•"•■ r ,,'•■',, \ of ,Is V-ealoti-s endeavoi to accomplish rttaJ ■,.',,': and to place the administration .of i' "it? upon an honest business basis, has l! " ,',,. I--.. )-■■•' for bitter, unwarranted ■'•' , ■ The^e attacks, however. ... no way SgSSfili Public opinion, which, with re ;.;;:,!. unanimlt?. has B u«tained bU ,,.,,, make New York whal .very 1:1 ", ritizen wishes It to be ..., exam of economical, efficient ' administration. •The New York V. ...id" says: ..,, bs ;i 9*rty. Mayor Gaynor bad : tss£ ff»i drew his authority. bul it was lie uho lur tbe initiative «nd the NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. l!) 10. an unmistakablp impulse for good to every municipal agency. In him -were centred many hopes of patriotic citizenship in a sphere much wider than that of his office. In his ripening; career good men saw much that was promising for city, stat» and country. Following the shock which a deed like that of yesterday everywhere produces must he the solemn realization that the loss of such a man by mean' S r> foul and wanton could be regarded only as a na tional calamity. OUTSIDE PRESS VIEWS Unite in Praise of Mayor — Yel low Newspapers Blamed. [By T^lPßTaph to The Tribune. 1 Boston. Aug. 9.— "The Boston Herald" will say editorially to-morrow: The effort yesterday morning of a dis charged employe of the New York City Dock Department to kill Mayor Gaynor us the latter was about to sail for a well earned vacation in Europe ■ shocked the country. That he should have Keen made the tar get for the bullet of any man is one of those ironies of history which are seen whenever fanatics or crazed persons take It upon themselves to award punishment and dispense justice on men whom they deem to be tyrants. Of all New York's mayors .he has shown the most courage, the .most social vision, the most capacity to get needed constiuc tive reform work done. Those who formerly suspected him are now his wannest cham pions. A new type of man has been set at work leading the various departmental activi ties. Financiers have been brought to be lieve that their share in fostering city wel fare will be met by official action that is rooted in principle and common sense. [By Tf!»eraDh to The Trihune ] Cincinnati. Aut'. 9 "The Enquirer" wffl pay to-morrow: To reform and govern honestly the municipality of New York was considered a task so herculean as to be wellnieh >m possible. Mayor Gaynor entered upon it quietly, without any flourish, and from the outset, putting aside all partisanship and ■ •■■■ consideration but Die best interests city, devoted himself heart and soul to cutting out abuses, reducing; expenditures rm-i giving the city an upright business ad ministration, so far superior to anything it has had in many decades that the very at mosphere of the place seemed changed. It would Indeed be a calamity to New York to lose him. His death would terminate a very interesting and promising career and bs a cause for general mourning. I Bj Tflppraph to The Tribune.] Springfield, Mass . Aug. 9. "The Spring field Republican" will say editorially to morrow morning: If anybody was to be struck down for such ;i cause h was properly the .Mayor, but the aggrieved officeholder, in striking at the Mayor, ba.= struck a blow which will serve ciniy to arouse the people all through tii*- land to greater and more relentless determination than ever to clean up their local governments and keep them dean. The sacrifici . whatever It is to be, -will !,.■ fur the great <-ause with which Mayor Gaynor has become so greatly an.i prac tically Identified. If he should die. we could rejoice at i»a.-=i that bis death meant something of the nature which Garfield's death meant, and if he Hves, as seems to be the promise, we shall rejoice ;ill the more that this greai capacity for efficient ;<n<i honest public service has been pre served to the country for further employ ment. St. Louis, Aug. $.- "The Globe Democrat" editorially will say to-morrow: The motivp of Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor of New York, may have been a lit tle more sordid than was that which aimed the blows whit h struck down Lincoln. Gar field and McKinley, but the culpability was the same. Usually the victims are worthy men. It is so in the case of yesterday's crim^. Mayor Gaynor is literal, liumane an<i personally popular. Two tilings are made plain by Gallagher's crime One is the culpability of the v.iin-v press In denouncing miscellaneously and indiscriminately all men in high public of fice. The other is the necessity of providing greater safeguards for heads of great com munities The sympathy of the whole country, irrespective of party or locality, will be extended to Mayor Gaynor in this extremity [ By TVlegraph to The Tribune. | New Orleans, Aug. ft— "The I'icayune" will say in an article by T. K. I "avis, the editor, to-morrow: The atu-mpted murder, which will douht !>■>;- be fully consummated, from the serious nature of the wound inflicted on Mayor Gaynor, emphasizes the curse .which dominates American politics. A gang <>f politicians get possession of a city or state and hold xhf government until they claim an actual ownership of public affairs, so thai if a rascal shall be turned out for mis conduct \\c resents it as an attack on Ms personal and property rights. The only remedy Is for two political parties nearly evenl] balanced to oppose each other in every state and municipality. ACTING MAYOR'S REPLY Sends Word of Mr. Gaynor's Gondition to All Inquirers. '|',i all the messages received from various sources Acting Mayor John Pur ,,, Mitchel sent the following reply: I thank you for your kind message. Surgeon* say the Mayor's condition is hopeful, but are unable t., give definite D ews until Mite, ;, n examination has been made. I< .UN' PURR* >V MITCHEL, A.t nig Mayor. COMMISSIONER BAKER RETURNING Rutland. vi , Aug. 9.— Police Commission er W. K. Baker of New York City was at . ls gammer camp here to-day when »he news reached him of the attempted assassi nation of Mayor Gaynor. He immediately started for New fork In hi- automobile. DEEP SYMPATHY SIRED Shooting of Gaynor Calls Forth Praise for His Work. THE ACTING MAYOR SPEAKS Waldo, Coler, Charles F. Murphy and Lloyd C. Griscom Add Their Tributes. In addition to expressing sorrow at the shooting of Mayor Gaynor and of regret that a public man should be subject to such an attack, every one yesterday in | discussing the occurrence spoke in the highest terms of the work the Mayor had been doing. Acting Mayor Mitchel said: "It was an atrocious deed. It seems a shame that a man in New York City can't ! do his duty without running Into some ; thing of this kind. I am deeply grieved at what has happened. I feel, as every | other good citizen feels, that everybody in i New York City needs the Mayor at the helm at this time. He is the best Mayor that the city has had within our recollec ! tion. He lias a duty to perform, and I jam glad the indication is that he will get i well and that to-morrow we will hear I that he is out of danger. Fire Commissioner Waldo said that he j had not gone to the pier to see the Mayor I off because he had understood that the | Mayor wished to slip away as quietly as I possible. ■It was a horrible crime," he said; "one j that ought not to be possible. For a man : to be subject to a murderous attack for | doing his duty is terrible. The Mayor has done excellent work, but there is much yet for him to do." Thinks Assailant Crazy. Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, was at Good Ground when the news reached him. He sent the following state ment to Thomas F. Smith, secretary of Tammany Hall, for publication: "1 was greatly shocked at the news of the attack upon Mayor Gaynor. His as sailant, it seems to me, must certainly have been demented. I sincerely hope, in common with the entire community, that the Mayor's wound is not serious and that he will soon fully recover his health and strength." Lloyd C. Griscom. president of the Re publican County Committee, said: "It seems Incredible that such an outrage should be possible. It almost seems idle to express our sympathy and sorrow. The news that he will recover ts more than grateful." Former Borough President Coler of Brooklyn, who called at the City Hall to learn the latest news from Hoboken, said: "Public office is no longer safe. her a man's character or his life may be exacted as the penalty for doing right." "Things are getting to be as in the days of the Roman Empire, when a man would be killed for trying to do his duty," de clared J. Noble Hayes, who was one of j the men appointed by The Mayor to wind up the Aqueduct Commission. Awful, Says Magistrate Breen. Magistrate Matthew P. Breen said: "I am shocked. It is awful. It will hurt the people of New York all over the world. I can imagine the- shooting of a king or a but not of an officer of a republic—espe cially one who is rendering such magnifi cent* and effective service to the com munity." "It is a curious thing." William Grant Frown said, "that the men who are mur dered or attacked in this way are the men who most typify democracy. Lincoln, Gar field and McKinley were the most demo cratic of men. Although I am a Republi can I have always admired in Gaynor that simplicity that made one fp^ l that he was destined fo be an important figure in the country." •It is simply terrible." said Daniel C. Cohalan. "To think that such a thing should take place at a time when he was doing so much goon for the <ity that h» \o\ ed Opponents Know His Worth. "It almost seems as if we had hardly pent out the message to the Mayor wishing him good luck and a pleasant voyage." said Cyrus C. Miller, President of the. Borough of The Bronx, "when word came that Mayor Gaynor had been shot. He is the. best Mayor that New York ever had. We men who were opposed to him at the elec tion have learned to appreciate almost more than any one else his true «orth and ability.'' "No words i-an express how deeply I fpel over this affair," said I >ouglas Math^wson. Acting Controller. "Sfttina with tbe Mayor in the Sinking Fund Com mission. I have come to know and ap preciate how earnestly he is striving for the good of the city. He has always been patient and courteous and shows a wonder ful instinct for getting at the true inward ness of things." EXCITEMENT IN WASHINGTON Capital Heard That Mayor Gay nor Had Died Early Yesterday. I From The Trihuri" Bureau. 1 Washington, Aug. 9.— The news of the at tempt upon the life of Mayor Gaynor was the principal topic of conversation in Washington to-day. Extra editions of the local newspapers were in great demand, and the telephone wires in the newspaper and telegraph offices were kppt busy by anxious persons who wanted to know the latest news from the bedside of the stricken Mayor. A report that Mayor Gaynor had died nt 10:30 o'clock caused considerable excite ment, and threw a hush over the gossip on the affair. Assistant Secretary Hilles of the Treasury Department had just fin ished reading a letter from Mayor Gaynor when a messenger came into li is office and said: "Mayor Gaynor has just been shot and is dying." In an editorial to-night "The Washington Star." in part, says: "A city executive, head of tin- largest and most Important municipal government In the Western World, had been stricken down with deadly intent by a discharged employe of whose existence he was pre viously unaware, of whose grievance he bad never heard. Fortunately, the as sassin's bullet failed to reach a vital spot ami his \ictim lives. While the wretch awaits such punishment ;is the law may administer, which 1n the interest of public security and for the protection of govern ing qfticials throughout the country should be heavy. The intention plainly was to kill, and the intent and not the rosult should measure the gravity of the offence. "The shot of the wretch Gallagher, who thus achieves notoriety such as he never could have galntd by any exercise of his own good qualities, Is calculated to re dound to Mayor Gaynor's political ad vantage. His enemies must Join In the denunciation of the arould-be slayer Ap praisement of li i^ excellent qualities will overwhelm criticism of his actions which hay«» aroused opposition, it may prove that Urn assassin, through his bad marksman ship, has done Mayor Gaynor a service rather than an Injury." MR. GAYNOR'S BROTHER WEEPS Thomas L. Gaynor Learns of Shooting at Home in Springfield, Ohio. Bpringnela, Ohio, Aufj. '• Mayor g,i\ n ,,i■■« brother, Thomas 1- Gaynor, wepi bit t.-iiv to-daj when he was told of the shoot- Ing of the Mayor. "I can't say whether I will go to New York or not It all depends upon .my brother's condition," maid Mr. Gaynor. JOHN PURROY MITCHEL. Acting Mayor of th*> city of New York. MIGHT HAVE SAVED MAYOR Police Aide Knew Gallagher, but Stayed on Duty at City Hall. BUSY DAY FOR MR. MITCHEL Rushes to Hoboken in Borrowed Auto, Then to Hospital — Many Messages and Callers. Prom the time the first new? of the shooting of the Mayor became known the Mayor's office in the City Hall was fairly swamped with visitors, calls on the tele phone and messages by telegraph and by cable expressing sympathy and asking for the latest particulars. Little business was transacted, and almost every one hail enough sense not to try to bother tbe Mayor's office with business matters that were not ursrent. There were one or two, however, w^ho insisted upon seeing the Acting Mayor on making trivial complaints, but lieutenant Kennel, of the Police Department, tne Mayor's aid, per suaded them to go away. At one time, soon after the reports of the i shooting reached Park Row. several hun dred people thronged the corridors of the City Hall to 'earn if the rumors were true. Lieutenant Kennel readied the Mayor's office, a? usual, just before 9 o'clock. He had not been asked to go with the Mayor to the dock, and expressed the greatest regret tl.at he had not. as he was familiar with Gallagner's face, and would probably have recognized him in the crowd around the Mayor on the boat. About 9:."f» o'clock a report drifted Into the City Hall that Municipal Court Justice Sanders had been run down by a train at Arverne, long Island. Kennel called up Arverne and was »alking, when somebody broke' in on the wire and said: 'Mayor Gaynor has been shot in Hoboken." The liertenant was lust about to ask Brno wns talking and for more information, when the unknown man was switched off. and Kennel was talking again with Ar verne He lost no time in hanging up the receiver and calling Police Headquarters. They did not know anything about the shooting, but just then the reporters came in with the news. Lieutenant Kennel got Hoboken Police Headquarters on the wire. and confirmed the report. Meantime Acting Mayor Mitchel bad heard the news. He was in the ott\cr of the President of the Board of Aldermen. In tbe Emigrant Savings Bank. ju?t before 10 o'clock, when Deputy Attorney General Ezra Prenti.-e called him up. ••The ticker has Just announced that the Mayor is shot.' said Mr. Prentice. •That must be wrong." said the- Acting Mayor; "I have not heard it." But he immediately got Lieutenant Ken- j nel in the Mayor's office, and on learning j that the news was correct went to the <"lty ; Hall. There he beard that the wound was | serious, and made preparations to go to Ho boken at one. He had to elbow his way out through a big crowd that had gathered in the corridors of the City Hall by this. time. He could not find an automobile. I ami Lieutenant Kennel rushed up to a pri vate car, explained the circumstances, and; asked the owner if he would take the Act- j ing Mayor to Hoboken. Arthur E. Beggs. vice-president of a concern at No. 92 Will- | lam street, owned the car. and was running I it at the time. He at once consented to take the Acting Mayor to Hoboken. "When Mr. Mitchel returned he said he had gone to the hospital, but had not tried ; to see the Mayor, as the doctors had for- | bidden any more visitors. The Hoboken detectives, with Gallagher in custody, got on the same elevator with Mr. MitcheJ In t" 1 ? hospital They were taking him to the Mayor's bedside. Mr. Mitchel had learned that there were a number of witnesses to the shooting, and, believing that further identification was unnecessary, he stopped the detectives from taking their prisoner to the Mayor. Mr. Mitchel recognized Gallagher as a man who had come in to see him three or four times within the last few weeks to get him to intercede with the Dock < 'om missioner to take him back. Gallagher had sent Mr. Mitchel a number of letters, in which he said his 'bread and butter— not his porterhouse steak" had been taken from him. Soon after President Mitchel left the City Hall for Hoboken persons of prominence began to come in to ask regarding the Mayor's condition. Among the first was Reginald Walsh, the acting British Consul General others were George H. Cortelyou, former Secretary of the Treasury, now president of the Consolidated Gas Com pany Felix M. Warburg. John D. Crim nins Louis L. Trlbus, acting Borough Pres ident of Richmond: Philip J. Donohue, treasurer of Tammany Hall; Stephen C. Baldwin Ralph Peters, president of the Long Island Railroad, and J. Clan, Consul General of Denmark. GAYNOR FOR PRESIDENT Strong Sentiment for His Candidacy in the Northwest. I B] T«legi :u.h t.. Th.- Trtbua*. i St. Paul, Aug. 9. The attempted assas sination of Mayor Gaynor was Ihe cbiet topic in political circles here to-day. He has many admirers la Minnesota, and should he live s majoritj of the Minnesota delegation to the next Democratic National Convention will probably advocate his nomination for the PresMeney. Frank Day, secretary of tne Democratic State Committee, said: "Mayor Qaynor has a strong hold on the people of the United Stat'.-. and is the Inevitable candidate for the Presldencj Hs has been my choice for President for .-tx months." PYederick E Lynch, National Commit teeman nays Qaynor will be ohm a sec ond Theodore Roosevelt if he lives. Minnesota tavors him for President Richard T O'Connor, leader of tbe St. Paul Democracy, .-al.;: • n he lives, at least »< portion of the Minnesots delega tion will !»■ itistru 'ted for him at UN »f*r national convention.** MITCHEL NOW ACTING MAYOR Only Thirty, His Career Notable for Attacks on Graft. John Purroy Mif.-h«»l. President of the Board of Aldermen, now Acting Mayor and successor to Mayor Gaynor should th» latter's wound prove fatal, has had a brilliant career in his short political life. Four years ago his name was practically unknown outside his own immediate circle of friends. At that time he occupied an unimportant position in ono of the city departments. Yet that was t' c beginning of his career. No opportunity has pre sented itself to this man. so young in years, that he has not grasped and used as a foothold in his climb to political and civic prominence. Mr. Mitchel is only thirty years old. a nephew of John D. Purroy, a former Fire Commissioner of this city. After leaving college he took up the study of lav.- and was graduated from the Columbia Lira- School. With his legal training to back him. Mr. Mitchel entered the Corpo ration Counsel's office, and when Mayor McClellan ordered an investigation of Borough President Ahearn's office it was young Mitchel who worked most tireless- '■ ly as Commissioner of Accounts. It was this investigation which launched him on his career. Starting from this time. April 22. 1907, Mr. Mitchel drove out of office men whose political machinations had not be*>n at tacked hitherto. He showed neither prej udice nor favoritism, and h*> conducted a honsecleanlng notable fur Its thorough ness. In his siiort tenure of offl>» as Com missioner of Accounts, Mr Mit<hel wa* responsible for the removal from office of three Borough Presidents, a Ftrc Commis sioner, s license Bureau chief and his two deputies, a number of lessor officials who were l c Ki>lated out of office, and for many indictments handed down by the grand Jury By the time the last election rolled around Mitchel had become known as "the watchdog." and the fusion leaders select ed him as their candidate for President of the Board of Aldermen. Mr. Mitchel is one of the younge-t men over nominated for so important an osEcs in this <ity. H*» was born in New V-.rk City, of Scotch and Irish parentage WAS WARNED MANY TIMES "Hard to Guard Against Luna tics," Mayor Gaynor Replied. Friends of Mayor Gaynor have repeat edly remonstrated with him for gofng about the city without protection, bat the Mayor is r;ither set on such subjects, and the warnings of his friends did not Been to make much impression on him. His Ideas were given in a letter to Charles Wainhlatt. a lawyer, last March. Th.? lawyer wrote to him to say be did not think it safe for the Mayor to go around the streets and ride in public con veyances without some escort The Mayor replied: "I thank you very much f'>r your kind letter of March 2T, but I hflvo no fear about going out alone. I do not think any one would do me any harm unless he was a lunatic, and it is hard to guard yourself against lunatics." More than the usual number of cranks who frequent the City Hall have been at tracted to it since the Mayor has been there because of his announced batnition of giving everybody a square deal ami see ing pvervbody who wanted to see him. In previous years Lieutenant Kennel, who, through long years of experience has been able to spot these cranks and turn them away at the door, has exercised tiiis discre tion. But he has not felt so free to do so under the present Mayor Kennel went w;th Mayor Mci'Ullan everywhere and al ways accompanied him to the pier when be sailed. Gallagher first wrote to Mayor Gaynor in May. At that time he complaine.i because Dock Commissioner Tomklns has aaabjaed laborers to jobs .is watchmen, while he (Gallagher), who was listed as a watchman, was getting lower pay. I^ater Gallagher took his grievance to the Conmrisw tomi s si Accounts and saw Mr. Boyle, then chief accountant, several times. Mr. Boyle said yesterday that Gallagher seemed unbal anced and was continually abusing public officials. Gallagher kept writing to the Mayor and the letters were answered by Robert Ad.itu son, the Mayor's secretary. In addition to writing. Gallagher vWted the Mayor's office on a number of occasions and saw Mr. ftllilSBBWI and William V, M- loney. who went into his grievance .it BOOM length. After coounucucating «!th Doei Commissioner Tomklns it was decided that nothing could be done nw him. and a letter to that effect was written to him on Satur day. Monday, about '• o'clock, be tried to see the Mayor, bul Ueutensart Kennel toM him it was impossible ami he weal away PROWLING ABOUT CITY HALL Patrolman Saw Gallagher There Last Thursday, He Says. Patrolman Thomas Harney, stationed in the City Hall, said yesterday that he was mire that he hiiil sees Gallagher last Thursday in the corridors and outside the building. The man was walking up and down be fore the great entrance, looking at the second story windows and muttering. Then he came into the building. Harney said, and paced up and down the corrida* until the patrolman became suspicious. "I walked i p to him and asked him what he wanted," said Harney. "He looked at me wildly, shifted on his feel and then walked out. 1 kept ray eye on htm until he walked away. It was Gallagher all tight, and he was thinking mischief then." REMOVE MAYOR'S BAGGAGE. Surveyor Henry heard almost Immediate iv after»Mayor Uaynor was shot about the attempted assassination. lit- Inspectors wanted to know what to do with the May or's baggage. They were Instructed to have it taken from the steamship and removed to the Mayor's Brooklyn home. This was done. DIFFER AS TO SUCCESSOR Varying Opinions on fditchef* Tenure if Mayor Dies. MAY HOLD NEW ELECTION Commissioner Page Thinks So, but Lawyers Say Mitchel Will Serve Out Term. Opinion.' differed somewhat last night as to whether or not President Mitchel of W.m Board of Aldermen, would fill out the UO exp:red term of Mayor Gaynor. at case of the latter's death. # The language of trie charter is somewhat ambiguous, according to lawyers, but the majority opinion yes terday seemed to '■>»• that President Mttchal would continue as Mayor for the full term in such a contingency. On the other hand, Charles B. Page. Commissioner of Elec tions gave out a statement contending that the Mayor's successor would have to be sleeted at the next election If he should] die. before October '.'- Section 23 of the charter reads: Whenever there shall be a vacancy la the office of Mayor, or whenever, by rea son of sickness* or absence from the city. the Mayor shall be prevented from attend ing to the duti<M of his office, tne President of the. Board of AMermen shall *»ct as Mayor, and possess ail of the rights and powers of Mayor during such disability or absence. In case of vacancy he shall so act until* noon of the first day of January' succeed ing the election at which the Mayor's sue-* cease* shall be chosen. It shall not be lawful for the President^ of the Board of Aldermen when actinic a* Mayor in consequence of the sickness or absence of the Mayor from the city to ex ercise any power of appointment or re moval from office unless such sickness or absence of the Mayor shall have continue-! thirty days. The Board of Aldermen shall »lect a vle«» chrurman to preside over their meeting, who shall possess the powers and - perform the duties of the President of the Boar.* of A _'' lerTn<?n _ . - - . when the President of tne Hoard of Aldermen Is acting: as Mayor. Corporation Counsel Wat«on did not w!?H to discuss such a contingency •■ the May or's death, but one, of the assistant corpo ration counsels who has been in the office for many years expressed the opinion that the language of the statute meant that there should be no election to fill a vacancy in the Mayor's office until the next sched uled eW-ctlon for Mayor. The statement of Commissioner Pag* of the Board of Elections follows: "In case of the death of the Mayor prior to October 15 it looks to me as though **<% would have to have an election to name hisr successor this fall. Appendix I. Section 3". of the charter provides for an election dur ing the odd-numbered years of all municipal officers, but there is a saving clause whlclv" says except to fill vacancies." la the event 1 of the Mayor dying prior to October 15 tsw*aj| will be a vacancy, and. in my opinion, this*! will necessitate an election to select his sue-* Will Mr. Michel would then be Mayor until January 1. 1911." If President Mitchel should become Mayor; Vice-Chairman Bent would become the Act-**. inj: President of the Board of Aldermen. I but he would serve only until the expiration j of his term of office, which is for two years- ! The new board that takes office on January 1. 1912. would elect another vice-chairman, who would act as President of the Board of Aldermen for the remainder of the Mayor' term in case President Mitch*! should re main as Acting Mayor for that length of time. ACCESS EASY TO STEAMER. There was some gurrjrise expressed that! Gallagher should have been able to boarct the steamship without opposition. It was learned yesterday that there are no regula tions regarding the admission of persona to steamships before sailing Every person not a passenger is permitted up the gang plank on the presumption that he wishes to see a friend who is about to sail.- The members of the crew exercise guardianship over the saloons to see that the possessions of passengers are not molested, but there is no other supervision. It was said at some of the steamship offices that the shooting of the Mayor might lead to closer inspec tion of visitors. For nthrr new. about Mayor Gay nor see Pace T. RESORTS. NEW YORK. THE ULSTER & DELAWARE R. R. offers complete train service Is the Catskill Mountains noted lor picturesquo and romantic scenery. The glorious air. the magnifi cent views and comfortable accommo dations are a sreat attraction in this mountain region, which is a paradise for children and a sanitarium for every body. 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