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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.
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