The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18
MAYOR ELECT GAYNOR::
"A TUD

head u Of the window. There on the
street, outlined in the dim dawn. was
Justice Gaynor.
II Just walked over here said the
Judge. who lives several miles away. "to
ask you to take a stroll! with me-"
Good heavens. judge. it's too early
protested his friend.
Nonsense" said the Judge. Its the
best time Of the day to walk. The sun
hasn't had a chance to burn the freshness
out of the air. Get your clothes on
lcone along
He did so, and. according to the chron-
iclers In Brooklyn. the lawyer walked witt!
Gaynor from Williamsburg to the Brook
lyn bridge, across the bridge. and up to
Fourteenth street, where the judge cheer
lily remarked to his fagged-out companion.
Well. we've had a nice walk, haven't
we? I see it's 9:A5. I'll have just time to
get over to Brooklyn and open court
Not only Is his manner rough and I'm
pleasant. but his way Of speech in public
is harsh. When he attacks what he be-
l!eves to be an evil he does not use the
language that is associated with supreme
court justices. 1t comes straight from
the shoulder, often slangy. always lido
matte. frequently IN words Of SUR
prising coarseaess. When he is deliver
ing 2 speech he stand with his hands
clasped behind behind him, his eyes burn-
ing. and deliberately shoots his denulcia-
tons out without q gesture. To say this ia
not to say that he Is epigrammat:c. On
the contrary, the coarse and slangy things
he says are usually unrelieved by humor.
When thereIis q. trace OF. wit about them
it 10 usually borrowed.
For Vice President.
Last year his nomination. for vice presi-
dent on the Bryan ticket was practically
assured. e his opponents began circu-
lattng privately among the delegates
charges that he was a renegade Catholic
and q divorced man. These charges went
to Lincoln via the telephone. with the
stentorian Ollie James ct the Denver end.
and so frightened the Peerless Farmer
tnat john w. Kern was nominated In
stead.
The same story was sprung on Murphy
this year when he thought of nominating
Gaynor for mayor. but Murphy heard
1t all before at Denver, when he was the
OF the Gaynor vice presidential
Doom. Gaynor was educated in the Chris
tian Brothers school. and many Of his
relatives are Catholics. but that Gaynor
himself was ever a Catholic Is denied by
his friends. It has passed as an accepted
fact IN Brooklyn for SO many years that
denial comes as a surprise. but Mr..
aynor' early religious experiences are
In so much darkness that II is
impossible to ascertain the facts now. A
leading Catholic priest in Brooklyn asserts
1t In private conversation as q fact. It
be remembered, however, that the
same thing was asserted with equal possi-
ttveness regarding James G. Blaine and
other public men. and unless Mr.. Gaynor
chooses to lift the veil. the denial Of his
friends must necessarily be accepted.
Gaynor Is So years old. In person he
IS short. but well made. HIS beard
which he always keeps closely
trimmed. is now white. HE eyes are the
most remarkable part Of his face. They
are clear a~ndhsearching. n always aimed
ut yours when you speak to him.
He never looks dow or sideways. and the
freshness OF his manner makes the steady
gaze of his eyes extremely disconcerting
visitors who are not sure Of Their
ground.
Like him or not. he is an extraordinary
character. New York is in for some Wig.
n exciting, II not exactly halcyon.
experiences.