New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
MAYOR DODGES COFFINS
Is Carefully Shipping Everything
Suggesting q Dead One.
No more rides In electric ambulances!
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No more rides In electric ambulances!
No speeches to undertakersl
Mayor Mcclellan hereafter will do nothing d.
rectly remotely connecting his personality with
dead things.
The New-York State Undertekers' Association
yesterday tried to rope the Mayor into making a
speech at their annual gathering at the Brighton
Beach Hotel to-day. but the Mayor SHE'D at the
suggestion. He has showed it of on to DR.. DaT-
lington, and. If the doctor doesn't do it. and do 1t
right. just like not his next appeal to the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment will be dis
regarded
1t is a sign of the approaching Mayoralty cam
paign that the Mayor is watching OUT for signs
and harbingers and omens, well as lunches.
and is doing nothing which, IN the par
lance of the Bowery. will queer him. Mayor
Mcclellan shows his Tammany training when he
studiously avoids 'hoodoos." Tammany believes
IN them and, while the Mayor himself for hlmsen
is not superstitious. he is conscious that ne is
only part of the machine and that with other fac
in the machine, the horseshoe and the rapplIs
foot stiu potent for good or i'll
Three delegates from the New-9ork State onoer-
takers Association called at the City Hall yester
day and asked to see the Mayor. Secretary OBTien'
who at times is graver than any undertaken III
the United States. told the Mayor that the en-
balrners were waiting TO speak TO him.
They want you to address them at their annual
convention at Brighton Beach tomorrow SAID
Mr.. OBrien
who did you say?" asked the Mayor, looking
his secretary full in the eye.
The New-York State Undertakers' Association
said Mr., OBrien, with q suggestive Wink
'Er-ahem-er- -er-er-give the emba Inning ira ia
ternty the compliments of the CIty Hall, SAID the
Mayor, and tell them that tomorrow Is my oqSy
day. l shall be exceedingly busy tomorrow IN
deed. shall be confined 10 this office with puoho
duties OF and pressing Importance from the
time reach hero in the morning tn late ,, in tn the
afternoon" continued the Mayor. Just tell them
that, and them or my most distinguished
consideration. I realize that the undertaken is a
person considered, and my decision to forego
the pleasure of addressing the State association
Is not formed without regret, but official duties
have the CALL
Mr., O Brien started toward the door.
And said the Mayor. as his faithful diplomat
halted for supplemental orders. ''If they should
happen TO say that they be the beach all
this week, something like that, just make it
plain that shall be exceedingly occupied all this
week"
Mr.. O'Brien was Just the point OF leaving
when q happy idea struck the Mayor.
Tell the gentlemen that while shall be occu-
pied shall send a substitute Health Comnis-
sioner Darlington. a most agreeable and intelligent
gentleman. He will be delighted TO join the fes-
dvites of the undertakers. and will enlighten them
with his counsel
DR.: Darlington last night spent considerable time
wondering whether the Mayor intended the assign
rnent a honor act of repriSal- Several
weeks ago DR.. Darlington coaxed the Mayor
ride in a city ambulance Jokes cracked
about the ride and the Sullivan said that IL
would prove to be hoodoo.